Anthony Page (21 September 1935 in

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) is a British stage and

film director A film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay (or script) while guiding the film crew and actors in the fulfilment of that vision. The director has a key role in choosing the cast members, p ...

Biography

When Page was 19, he went to Canada on a free passage with the

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and hitchhiked to New York where he studied with

Sanford Meisner Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group ...

. In 1964, he took over directing at the Royal Court when George Devine fell ill. He directed ''Inadmissible Evidence'' with Nicol Williamson.By George, he's done it In classic BBC style, director Anthony Page has tackled the lengthy but pleasurable task of directing Middlemarch Sutcliffe, Tom. The Guardian 5 Jan 1994.

Filmograpdhy

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Inadmissible Evidence Admissible evidence, in a court of law, is any testimonial, documentary, or tangible evidence that may be introduced to a factfinder—usually a judge or jury—to establish or to bolster a point put forth by a party to the proceeding. Fo ...

'' (1968) *''Male of the Species'' (1969) *'' Pueblo'' (1973) *''

The Missiles of October ''The Missiles of October'' is a 1974 docudrama made-for-television play about the Cuban Missile Crisis in October 1962. The title evokes the 1962 book ''The Guns of August'' by Barbara Tuchman about the missteps amongst the great powers and the ...

'' (1974) *'' F. Scott Fitzgerald in Hollywood'' (1975) *'' Collision Course: Truman vs. MacArthur'' (1976) *'' I Never Promised You a Rose Garden'' (1977) *'' Absolution'' (1978) *''

The Lady Vanishes ''The Lady Vanishes'' is a 1938 British mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, starring Margaret Lockwood and Michael Redgrave. Written by Sidney Gilliat and Frank Launder, based on the 1936 novel ''The Wheel Spins'' by Ethel Lina ...

'' (1979) *''F.D.R.: The Last Year'' (1980) *''

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'' (1981) *''Johnny Belinda'' (1982) *'' Grace Kelly'' (1983) *'' Bill: On His Own'' (1983) *''Murder: By Reason of Insanity'' (1985) *''

Second Serve ''Second Serve'' is a 1986 American made-for-television biographical film starring Vanessa Redgrave as retired eye surgeon, professional tennis player, and transgender woman Renée Richards. The film is based on her 1983 autobiography ''Second S ...

'' (1986) *''

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'' (1986) (TV miniseries) *'' Pack of Lies'' (1987) *'' Scandal in a Small Town'' (1988) *'' The Nightmare Years'' (1989) (TV miniseries) *'' Chernobyl: The Final Warning'' (1991) *'' Silent Cries'' (1993) *'' Middlemarch'' (1994) *''Human Bomb'' (1998) *'' My Zinc Bed'' (2008)

Select theatre credits

*''Inadmissible Evidence'' (1965-66) - Broadway *''Heartbreak House'' (1883-84) - Broadway *''A Doll's House'' (1997) - Broadway *''Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'' (2003-04) - Broadway *''Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' (2005)- Broadway *''Waiting for Godot'' (2009) - Broadway

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* * 1935 births Living people British film directors British theatre directors British television directors Tony Award winners {{theat-bio-stub