Richard Laxton

Directing

Richard Laxton

Born 1967-07-05 · Londra

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Burton and Taylor poster
6.2

Legendary acting duo and married couple Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor prepare for a 1983 theatrical production of the play "Private Lives."

Burton and Taylor

2013

Effie Gray poster
6.0

A look at the mysterious relationship between Victorian art critic John Ruskin and his teenage bride Effie Gray.

Effie Gray

2014

Poldark poster
6.8

The Cornish military captain, now a member of Parliament, is drawn into the war with France while his son falls in with smugglers. Historical drama, starring John Bowe and Mel Martin, and featuring a young Ioan Gruffudd in one of his earliest roles.

Poldark

1996

The Night Watch poster
5.8

Four Londoners are inseparably linked by their wartime experiences. In a time when the barriers of sexuality and social convention have been broken down, they enjoy a freedom never experienced before.

The Night Watch

2011

Grow Your Own poster
6.5

A refugee family are given an allotment plot and are met with suspicion by the people who have worked the gardens for years

Grow Your Own

2007

An Englishman in New York poster
6.4

Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.

An Englishman in New York

2009

No artwork available
5.7

As a posse of South London DJs battle their rivals to the North, Danny (Walters) falls for a singer from the other crew.

Life and Lyrics

2006

Hancock & Joan poster
4.1

Drama which tells the story of comedian Tony Hancock's love affair with his friend's wife, and her fight to save the man and his career.

Hancock & Joan

2008

Hearts of Gold poster
6.3

An old-fashioned love story set in the South Wales valleys during the 1930s. Well-to-do doctor Andrew joins his father's infirmary, and in miner's daughter Bethan finds a spirit lacking in his previous girlfriends. The two fall in love, but their differing backgrounds prove a major sticking point.

Hearts of Gold

2003