David Wheatley

1949-12-20 Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK 16 Credits

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The Mystery of Men

The Mystery of Men

1999

Director

1.0
Directing

Four middle-aged men concoct a scheme which involves them insuring their lives, so that if one of them dies the others inherit a tidy sum. Suddenly fa...

Imogen's Face

Imogen's Face

1998

Director

Directing

The beautiful Imogen has just given birth to twins, and asks her sister Amanda to cover for her while she spends time with her lover.

King Leek

King Leek

1997

Idea

A comic tale of competitive leek growing in the north of England, where the stakes are high and the tactics are dirty. Vegetable mad Malcolm has just ...

The Girl

The Girl

1996

Director

6.8
Directing

Adaptation of Catherine Cookson's novel. In mid-19th century Yorkshire, Hannah Boyle is left with the family of Matthew Thornton, the man her dying mo...

Nobody's Children

Nobody's Children

1994

Director

4.3
Directing

An American couple's battle through bureaucracy to adopt a Romanian child.

Hostages

Hostages

1992

Director

5.9
Directing

True account of the six men held hostage by religious extremists in Beirut during the Reagan-Bush era.

Prince

Prince

1991

Director

Directing

Story of how a family is affected very greatly by their Alsation dog Prince

Journey to Knock

1991

Director

Directing

Journey to Knock humourously follows three disabled men on their pilgrimage from the North of England to Knock shrine in Co. Mayo.

The March

The March

1990

Director

7.0
Directing

A group of several thousand Africans migrate westward across northern Africa and sail across the Strait of Gibraltar to Europe. Their message is: "We ...

The Fifteen Streets

The Fifteen Streets

1989

as Gilbert Culbert

6.2
Acting

In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the...

The Fifteen Streets

The Fifteen Streets

1989

Director

6.2
Directing

In northern England around 1900, the worker John O'Brien lives near poverty in a small house in the worker's district. He falls in love with Mary, the...

Starlings

1988

Director

Directing

Starlings are the charlatans of the bird world; they change their tune to match their company. In this comedy, Gary Wilson is the changeling; he loses...

The Magic Toyshop

1987

Director

6.0
Directing

After her parents are killed, a young girl is sent to London to live with her uncle and his family. Her uncle, who is a toymaker, secretly has the pow...

Land

Land

1987

Director

Directing

The Amazonian jungle, Brazil, 1987. Ruthless landowners are evicting peasants from their land. The peasants look to the priest for help, and are cont...

Brick Is Beautiful

Brick Is Beautiful

1986

Director

Directing

Steve thinks there is a fortune in reclaimed bricks. But how will his ambition affect his girlfriend, Maureen, and his mates, Brad, Dez and Snapper?

Profile of a Writer: Borges

Profile of a Writer: Borges

1983

Director

Directing

This documentary examines Borges' extraordinary life and work, using dramatizations of his most memorable stories and rare interview footage with the ...