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A former advertising copywriter and maker of documentary films for the BBC. Franc Roddam has tended to make films about the morality and integrity of men. He made his feature directorial debut with "Quadrophenia" (1979), a finely observed coming-of-age saga set against a backdrop of teenage gang rivalry in 1950s Britain and based on a song cycle by rock group The Who. His first American film, "The Lords of Discipline" (1982) was a tense drama set in a military school while "The Bride" (1985) was a critically-panned but atmospheric reworking of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein"....
Full Bio & Milestones

Filmography

K2 - ( Director / 1992 / Released / Cinexus/Famous Players Distribution )
War Party - ( Director / 1989 / Released / Morava Film )
War Party - ( Executive Producer / 1989 / Released / Morava Film )
Aria - ( Director / 1988 / Released / )
Aria - ( Screenplay / 1988 / Released / )
The Bride - ( Director / 1985 / Released / )
The Lords of Discipline - ( Director / 1983 / Released / )
Quadrophenia - ( Director / 1979 / Released / )
Quadrophenia - ( Screenplay / 1979 / Released / )
TV Credits
The Canterbury Tales ( 2003 / Released ): Executive Producer
The Miller's Tale ( 2005 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

The Knight's Tale ( 2005 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

The Wife of Bath ( 2005 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

The Knight's Tale ( 2003 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

The Wife of Bath ( 2003 )
TV Episode Executive Producer

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Cleopatra ( 1999 / Released ): Director
Moby Dick ( 1998 / Released ): Director / Producer / Screenplay
Thar She Blows! The Making of "Moby Dick" ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Deadly Voyage ( 1996 / Released ): Executive Producer
Dogs ( Released ): Executive Producer
Full Biography (Back to top)

A former advertising copywriter and maker of documentary films for the BBC. Franc Roddam has tended to make films about the morality and integrity of men. He made his feature directorial debut with "Quadrophenia" (1979), a finely observed coming-of-age saga set against a backdrop of teenage gang rivalry in 1950s Britain and based on a song cycle by rock group The Who. His first American film, "The Lords of Discipline" (1982) was a tense drama set in a military school while "The Bride" (1985) was a critically-panned but atmospheric reworking of 1935's "The Bride of Frankenstein". After helming the unsuccessful screen version of the stage play "K2" (1991), about two men who set out to climb the world's second highest mountain. Roddam spent several years developing his small screen remake of "Moby Dick". The two-part USA Network original starring Patrick Stewart and Henry Thomas was well-received both by critics and audiences.

Profession(s):
director, screenwriter, producer, copywriter
Sometimes Credited As:
Francis George Roddam

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Education
London Film School London, England
Milestones (Back to top)
1998 Wrote, produced and directed the well-received small screen remake of "Moby Dick"
1996 Executive produced the HBO film "Deadly Voyage"
1993 Executive produced the six-part documentary "Dogs" (aired in the USA on A&E)
1991 Directed last feature to date "K2"
1988 Produced and directed "The War Party"
1985 Helmed the pallid remake "The Bride", co-starring Sting and Jennifer Beals
1983 Made first American feature "The Lords of Discipline"
1979 Feature directing and screenwriting debut, "Quadrophenia"
Worked as advertising copywriter/producer with Ogilvy, Benson, Mather for two years
Joined BBC as documentary filmmaker

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