Simon Langton

Directing

Simon Langton

Born 1941-11-05 · Amersham, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs. After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People was nominated for both a BAFTA award in the UK, and an Emmy Award in the USA. He later won a BAFTA award for the 1989 series Mother Love, starring Diana Rigg. He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA. He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of Rosemary and Thyme. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Langton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Whistle Blower poster
5.8

A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...

The Whistle Blower

1986

Casanova poster
4.1

The life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because he's viewed as an undesirable by the husbands and families of the women he seduces.

Casanova

1987

No artwork available
NR

Millie Hopkins is not happy when she sees her neighbour erecting a large cage in his garden. She soon becomes fascinated by the new 'pet'.

The Beast

1979

Nancherrow poster
6.2

The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.

Nancherrow

1999

Laguna Heat poster
4.3

Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.

Laguna Heat

1987

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone poster
6.5

British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.

Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone

1997

Anna Karenina poster
5.6

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Anna Karenina

1985

Anna Karenina poster
5.6

In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted. But in St. Petersburg’s high society, a relationship like this could destroy a woman’s reputation.

Anna Karenina

1985

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck poster
5.5

A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.

The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

1984

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NR

Part two of the three-part play by William Corlett about a young man's emergence into the adult world.

The Gate of Eden: Part Two - Sue

1980

Afterward poster
7.0

A skeptical family moves into their new home despite warnings of a resident ghost. They soon become believers.

Afterward

1983

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd poster
NR

Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her. When a gentlemanly neighbor makes romantic advances to her, she wishes her husband dead. Sooner than she hoped, her wish comes true—when her husband dies in a mining accident. When Charles Holroyd's body is brought home from the mine, and his wife and mother must wash him and lay him out for his funeral, we see for the first time the other side of the relationship between Mr. and Mrs. Holroyd—now, when it's too late.

The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd

1974

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10.0

The story concerns the relationship between Peter, a 15 year old boy, and Mr Faulkner, an old man whom he befriends. Mr Faulkner used to be a school teacher but had retired after allegations were made about him by a pupil. There was still gossip about him in the town. Mr Faulkner teaches Peter a lot about literature and introduces him to poetry and when Peter returns to school the two of them correspond. The friendship between them is threatened when Peter starts going out with Sue who disapproves of him spending time with the old man.

The Gate of Eden: Part One - Mr. Falconer

1980

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NR

Peter feels he has to choose between his friend, Mr Falconer, and his new girlfriend, Sue.

The Gate of Eden: Part Three - Peter

1980