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Jon Amiel (born 20 May 1948) [1] is an English director who has worked in film and television in both the UK and the US. After receiving a BAFTA Award nomination for the BBC series The Singing Detective (1986), he went on to direct films, including Sommersby (1993), Copycat (1995), Entrapment (1999), [2] The Core (2003) and Creation (2009).
- 20 May 1948 (age 75), London, England
- 1977–present
- Film director
Director: Copycat. After studies in English literature, Jon Amiel graduated from Cambridge University and ran the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company, which often toured the USA. He became the Hampstead Theatre Company's literary manager and began directing there, relocating to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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Director: Copycat. After studies in English literature, Jon Amiel graduated from Cambridge University and ran the Oxford and Cambridge Shakespeare Company, which often toured the USA. He became the Hampstead Theatre Company's literary manager and began directing there, relocating to the Royal Shakespeare Company.
- May 20, 1948
Directed by Jon Amiel and produced for the BBC by Kenith Trodd and John Harris, The Singing Detective was, by any measure, an unusual and complex series. Over its six episodes, broadcast in the UK ...
An acclaimed British TV director, notably of Dennis Potter's surreal musical mystery drama "The Singing Detective" (BBC, 1986-87; PBS 1988), Jon Amiel successfully segued to features, gaining...
Jan 21, 2010 · Movie Review | 'Creation' The Great Evolutionist Bares His Own Soul. Share full article. Creation. Directed by Jon Amiel. Biography, Drama, Romance. PG-13. 1h 48m. By A.O. Scott. Jan. 21, 2010....
May 12, 2003 · An Interview with Jon Amiel - IGN. The director discusses his BBC mini-series version of <I>The Singing Detective</I>. By Ken P. Updated: May 20, 2012 7:14 am. Posted: May 12, 2003 1:11 pm....