John Irvin

John Irvin

1940-05-07 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK 39 Credits

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia John Irvin (born May 7, 1940) is an English film director. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, he began his career by directing a number of documentaries and television works, including the BBC adaptation of John le Carré's Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. Also, he made several action films in the 1980s including The Dogs of War (1980), Raw Deal (1986), Hamburger Hill (1987) and Next of Kin (1989). In the 1990s and 2000s, Irvin directed films such as Robin Hood (1991...

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Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind

2020

as Self

6.4
Acting

Explore the personal and professional triumphs and challenges of actor Natalie Wood, which have often been overshadowed by her premature death.

The Big Meeting

The Big Meeting

2019

as Self

Acting

Every second Saturday in July, since 1871, the city of Durham has been taken over by miners, trade-unions and the general public for one of the bigges...

Mandela's Gun

Mandela's Gun

2016

Director

Directing

Set in 1962 MANDELA’S GUN is a political thriller, based on Mandelas African Odyssey. As Commander-in-Chief of the Liberation Army Umkhonto we Sizwe (...

Garden of Eden

Garden of Eden

2008

Director

4.9
Directing

A young American writer completes his service in WWI and travels across Europe with his wife and her attractive Italian girlfriend. Based on the novel...

The Moon and the Stars

The Moon and the Stars

2007

Director

4.7
Directing

1939: Rome stands on the brink of World War II. In the midst of this political and social tension famed producer Davide Rieta is making a major film. ...

The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha

The Fine Art of Love: Mine Ha-Ha

2005

Director

5.6
Directing

A group of young girls are brought up in a college within dark forests and gloomy lakes. Young Hidalla and her friends Irene, Vera, Blanka, Melusine a...

Dot.Kill

Dot.Kill

2005

Director

4.2
Directing

Charlie Daines is a morphine-addicted detective on the trail of a psychopath who is setting up murders and broadcasting them live on the internet. As ...

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

The Boys & Girl from County Clare

2003

Director

6.0
Directing

In Ireland in the mid 1960s, two feuding brothers and their respective Ceilidh bands compete at a music festival.

The Fourth Angel

The Fourth Angel

2001

Director

5.2
Directing

Workaholic reporter, Jack Elgin takes his family on a working trip to India, but their aircraft is hijacked in Cyprus by a previously-unknown terroris...

Shiner

Shiner

2000

Director

5.4
Directing

The past catches up with a ruthlessly ambitious boxing promoter.

When Trumpets Fade

When Trumpets Fade

1998

Director

6.6
Directing

In WWII Western Germany, Private David Manning reluctantly leaves behind a mortally wounded fellow soldier and searches for survivors from his platoon...

City of Industry

City of Industry

1997

Director

5.5
Directing

A retired thief swears revenge on the lunatic who murdered his brother and partner, while going on the run with the loot they stole.

Crazy Horse

Crazy Horse

1996

Director

9.6
Directing

The legendary Native American chieftain refuses to go with his people peacefully to the reservation and starts a rebellion.

A Month by the Lake

A Month by the Lake

1995

Director

5.8
Directing

For 16 years Miss Bentley has been spending April at an elegant hillside villa on Lake Como. This year, 1937, her London society artist father has rec...

Widows' Peak

Widows' Peak

1994

Director

6.3
Directing

Scandal and mystery reign following the arrival of Edwina in a small Irish town populated entirely by widows. Edwina quickly falls out with the locals...

Freefall

Freefall

1994

Director

3.7
Directing

New York publisher Dex Dellum sends his fiancée and star photographer Katy Mazur to Swaziland to shoot the taita falcon. There she meets 'highman' (al...

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

1991

Director

5.7
Directing

The Swashbuckling legend of Robin Hood unfolds in the 12th century when the mighty Normans ruled England with an iron fist.

Eminent Domain

Eminent Domain

1991

Director

5.9
Directing

A high-ranking Polish politburo member is banished from the party, and must find out why. Set in 1979 Poland before the Solidarity events.

Next of Kin

Next of Kin

1989

Director

5.9
Directing

Truman Gates, a Chicago cop, sets out to find his brother's killer. Meanwhile, another of his brothers, Briar (a hillbilly) decides to find the killer...

Hamburger Hill

Hamburger Hill

1987

Director

6.6
Directing

The men of Bravo Company are facing a battle that's all uphill… up Hamburger Hill. Fourteen war-weary soldiers are battling for a mud-covered mound of...

Raw Deal

Raw Deal

1986

Director

5.8
Directing

Mark Kaminsky is kicked out of the FBI for his rough treatment of a suspect. He winds up as the sheriff of a small town in North Carolina. FBI Chief H...

Turtle Diary

Turtle Diary

1985

Director

6.5
Directing

Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd,...

Champions

Champions

1984

Director

6.8
Directing

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

Down at the Hydro

Down at the Hydro

1983

Director

Directing

Diedre and The Colonel separately attend a health spa and find themselves falling in love.

A Moment in Time

A Moment in Time

1983

Director

Directing

Colonel Hunt is a widower in his 60s. It is in search of health, not romance, that he books in for a week at the Elm Park Hydro and submits himself to...

Ghost Story

Ghost Story

1981

Director

6.1
Directing

Four successful elderly gentlemen, members of the Chowder Society, share a gruesome, 50-year-old secret. When one of Edward Wanderley's twin sons dies...

The Dogs of War

The Dogs of War

1980

Director

5.8
Directing

Mercenary soldiers Jamie and Drew are hired by a large corporation to liberate Zangaro, a small African nation, from an despot. Havoc ensues.

You Are My Heart's Delight

1978

Director

Directing

Two contrasting stories: one couple dream of leaving the city; another have left the countryside.

Alphabetical Order

1978

Director

4.0
Directing

Michael Frayn play part of TV series ITV Sunday Night Drama.

The Proofing Session

1977

Director

Directing

Graham, an executive, is ordered by his boss to look after a couple of out-of-town buyers - who make it clear they would like to visit a brothel.

Haunted: The Ferryman

Haunted: The Ferryman

1974

Director

7.0
Directing

A horror novelist and his wife go to a house in the country for a short vacation. However, they soon find that one of his novels is coming true when t...

The Nearly Man

The Nearly Man

1974

Director

Directing

A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.

Tomorrow Night in London

Tomorrow Night in London

1969

Director

6.0
Directing

Sporadically edited footage of London's streets and night life.

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt

1969

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Dramatically portraying the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the film reveals the conditions of virtual slavery which persisted throughout the Middle Ages, a...

Mafia No!

1967

Director

Directing

A BAFTA award nominated documentary about Danilo Dolci's 1967 march across Sicily as an expression of his fight against poverty, corruption and violen...

Bedtime

Bedtime

1967

Director

Directing

The film begins at the end of one act of love-making and ends at the beginning of the next and is a dialogue between two people who are neither in lov...

Carousella

Carousella

1966

Director

3.5
Directing

25min short documentary about Soho strippers which was banned on its first release by the British Board of Censors as head scissor man at the time Joh...

Go Go Go Said the Bird

1966

Director

Directing

Four young people pinpoint the attitudes that have contributed to the phenomenon of swinging London.

Gala Day

Gala Day

1963

Director, Writer

7.0
Directing Writing

A description of the various activities of Gala Day held annually at Durham when the miners and their families come to town.