Stephen Frears Movies

The story of one of Britain's most celebrated actors of the 20th century, told by those who knew and admired him.

Documentary about Hans Zimmer.

Documentary about the beginnings and the Channel 4 years of the Comic Strip.

The true story of Stephanie Slater, a British estate agent who was kidnapped, raped, and held for ransom by Michael Sams, who imprisoned her in a...

A tribute of Howard Hawks by the British Film Institute.

This is a history of the England's Ealing Film Studios, from its beginnings in 1902. It follows the studio's successes through the 1930's, World War...

Thirteen filmmakers talk about Henri Langlois and their relationship with him.

Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes...

Thomas Able, once a successful writer, has not written since the war. He lies paralysed and dying. His family gather at the family home.

The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews...

Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...

Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and...

A married couple, after a life time of work and bringing up a family, retire and awaken to the fast changing world around them, the habitual nature...

British film-maker Alan Clarke was championed by the likes of Gary Oldman, Tim Roth and Ray Winstone - Stephen Frears even called him the best. And...

Alan Bennett's play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.

The Burning is Stephen Frears’ first film, a chilling exploration of racial tensions in Apartheid-era South Africa. On a sweltering...

A rare look at the the career of film director Pedro Almodóvar, especially his early works, with interviews with the director himself and his...

A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

Episode of the BBC Scotland television series focusing on Lindsay Anderson's 1968 film "If...", featuring interviews with star Malcolm McDowell,...