London Film School Graduates
The film industries of almost every country in the world are liberally sprinkled with graduates of the School.
A very short list might include:
Directors
- Terry Bedford
- Les Blair
- Don Boyd
- Harley Cokeliss
- George P. Costmatos
- Boaz Davidson
- Ross Devenish
- Bill Douglas
- Julian Doyle
- Steve Dubin
- Ann Hui
- Danny Huston
- John Irvin
- Ahmed A. Jamal
- Faris Kermani
- Mike Leigh
- Luis Mandoki
- Michael Mann
- Horace Ove
- Alessandro Di Robilant
- Franc Roddam
- Shimako Sato
- Ho Yim
- Migual Pereira
- Knut Erik Jensen
- Ron Peck
- João César Monteiro
- Eduardo Guedes
Producers
- Les Blair
- Don Boyd
- Mark Forstater
- Franc Roddam
- Iain Smith
- Chris Curling
- Simon Johnson
- Mark Kasdan
- Iain Smith
- Sara Duvall
Directors of Photography
- Howard Atherton
- Terry Bedford
- Curtis Clark
- Harley Cokeliss
- Steve Dubin
- Tak Fujimoto
- Bahram Manocheri
- Roger Pratt
- David Scott
- Geoffrey Simpson
- Ueli Steiger
- Ivan Strasburg
- Gale Tattersall
- Ian Wilson
Editors
Writers
Special Effects
Film Historians
Playwrites
- Howard Atherton - Director of Photography

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Fatal Attraction (1987)
The Boost (1988)
Mermaids (1990)
Indecent Proposal (1993)
Bad Boys (1995)
Gulliver's Travels (TV) (1996)
Lolita (1997)
Deep Rising (1998)
Hanging Up (2000)
Ohio Improptu (TV) (2000)
Pas de Trios (2002)
The Abduction Club (2002) - Terry Bedford - Director / Director of Photography
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Jabberwocky (1977)
Slayground - Director (1983)
The True Adventures of Robin Hood - Director (TV) (1997)
Harbour Lights - Director (TV) (1999) - Les Blair - Director/ Producer

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Number One (TV) (1984)
Law and Order (TV)
Honest Decent and True (TV) (1985)
Bad Behaviour (1993)
Jump the Gun (1996)
Stand and Deliver (TV) (1998)
H3 (TV) (2001) - Don Boyd - Director / Producer

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The Tempest (1979)
Blue Suede Shoes (1980)
The Great Rock and Roll Swindle (1980)
Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman (1982)
Aria (1987)
The Last of England (1988)
War Requiem (1989)
The Ruby Wax Show (TV) (1997)
The Girl with Brains in her Feet (1997)
Crossmaheart (1999)
Andrew and Jeremy Get Married (2004)
Passions of Louis Malle (TV) (2003)
My Kingdom (2001) - Curtis Clark - Director of Photography
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Blue Suede Shoes - Director (1980)
The Draughtsman's Contract (1982)
Alamo Bay (1985)
Extremities (1986)
Dominic and Eugene (1988)
Triumph of the Spirit (1989)
Talent for the Game (1991)
First 100 years: Clelebration of American Movies, The (TV) (1995) - Harley Cokeliss - Director / Director of Photography

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Battle Truck (1982)
Black Moon Rising (1986)
Malone (1987)
Dream Demon ((1988)
The Ruby Ring (TV) (1997)
Pilgrim (1999)
The Immortal (episode Deja Vu)(TV) (2000)
An Angel for May (2002) - George P. Costmatos - Director
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Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)
Cobra (1986)
Leviathan (1989)
Tombstone (1993)
Shadow Conspiracy (1997) - Boaz Davidson - Pioneer Director, Cannon Productions/ Producer
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Lemon Popsicle (1978)
Salsa: The Movie (1988)
Producer 57 Features. Latest: Air Marshal. - Ross Devenish - Director
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Boesman and Lena (1974)
Bleak House (TV) (1985)
The Happy Valley (1987)
Death of a Son (1988)
Free Trade
A Certain Justice (TV mini Series) (1998) - Bill Douglas - Director
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My Childhood (1972)
My Ain Folk (1973)
My Way Home (1978)
Comrades (1987)
The Bill Douglas Centre at Exeter University. - Julian Doyle - Special Effects / Editor / Director
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Jabberwocky (1977)
Monty Python's Life of Brian (1979)
Time Bandits (1981)
Monty Python's Meaning of Life (1983)
Brazil (1985)
Erik the Viking (1989)
The Wind in the Willows (1996) - Steve Dubin - Director of Photography/Now Director
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Cop
State of Things
Ferris Bueller (TV) Director
SeaQuest DSV (TV) Director
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (TV) Director.
Weird Science (TV) Director - Sara Duvall - Executive Producer
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1991)
- Mark Forstater - Co-Producer/Producer
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Number One (Co-Producer) (TV) (1985)
Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
Xtro (1983)
Not for Publication (1984)
The Silent Touch
Shalom Joan Collins (TV) (1989)
Grushko (TV) (1994)
Doing Rude Things (TV) (1995) - Tak Fujimoto - Director of Photography
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52 Credits as Cinematographer include -
Badlands (1973)
Death Race 2000 (1975)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Something Wild (1986)
Miami Blues (1990)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Night and the City (1992)
Philadelphia (1993)
That Thing You Do (1996)
Married to the Mob (1998)
Beloved (1998)
Sixth Sense (1999)
The Replacements (2000) - Mark Goldblatt - Editor

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The Howling (1981)
The Ambassador (1984)
Rambo: First Blood (1985)
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Innerspace (1987)
Robocop - 2nd Unit Director (1987)
Terminator II (1991)
True Lies (1994)
Showgirls (1995)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Armaggedon (1998)
Detroit Rock City (1999)
Hollow Man (2000)
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004) - Eduardo Guedes - Co-Director
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Rocinante (1987)
Bearskin (1989)
Facas e Anjos (TV) (2000) - Ann Hui - Director
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Love in a Fallen City (1984)
The Romance of the Book and Sword (1987)
Song of Exile (1990)
Summer Snow (1994)
Eighteen Springs (1997)
As Time Goes By (1997)
Ordinary Heroes (1998) - Danny Huston - Director/Now Actor
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Mr. North (1988)
Becoming Colette (1991)
Leaving Las Vegas (Actor) (1995) - John Irvin - Director
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (TV Series) (1979)
The Dogs of War (1981)
Turtle Diary (1985)
Hamburger Hill (1987)
Robin Hood (TV) (1991)
Widows' Peak (1994)
A Month by the Lake (1995)
Crazy Horse (TV) (1996)
City of Industry (1997)
Noah's Ark (TV mini Series) (1999)
When Trumpets Fade (TV) (1998)
Shiner (2000) - Ahmed A. Jamal - Director
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Majdhar (1983)
Hotel London
Behind the Veil - Simon Johnson - Co-Producer
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Tale of a Vampire (1992)
Numb (2003)
Slaughterhouse of the Rising Sun (2004) - Mark Kasdan - Co-Producer
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Silverado (1985)
Dreamcatcher (2003) - Faris Kermani - Director
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The Sabri Brothers
Karachi Kops (TV Series) - Mike Leigh - Director / Writer
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Bleak Moments (1971)
Nuts in May (TV) (1976)
The Short and Curlies (TV) (1987)
Life is Sweet (1990)
Naked (1993) - BEST DIRECTOR, CANNES 1993
Secrets and Lies (1996) - PALME d'OR, CANNES 1996. OSCAR NOMINATION 1996
Abigail's Party (TV) (1997)
Career Girls (1997)
High Hopes (1998)
Topsy-Turvy (1999) OSCAR NOMINATION 2000
All or Nothing (2002)
Vera Drake (2004) - Luis Mandoki - Director
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Born Yesterday (1993)
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Message in a Bottle (1999)
Angel Eyes(2001) - Michael Mann - Director / Writer
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Miami Vice (TV Series Produced by his Company) (1984)
Manhunter (1986)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Heat (1995)
The Insider (1999) - OSCAR NOMINATION 2000.
Ali (2001)
Collateral (2004) - Bahram Manocheri - Director of Photography
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Bleak Moments (1971)
Number One (TV) (1985)
The Zebra Man
The Pan Loaf (1995)
Boxed (2002) - Horace Ove - Director
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Playing Away (1986)
- Kant Pan - Editor
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The Crying Game (1992) - OSCAR NOMINATION 1993
This Is the Sea (1997)
Best (2000)
Blessed (2004) - Roger Pratt - Director of Photography
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Brazil(1985)
Mona Lisa (1986)
Paris by Night (1988)
High Hopes (1988)
Batman (1989)
Fisher King (1991)
Shadowlands (1993)
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
Twelve Monkeys (1995)
In Love and War (1996)
King Lear (TV) (1998)
The Avengers (1998)
Grey Owl (1999)
The End of the Affair (1999) - OSCAR NOMINATION 2000
Chocolat (2000)
Iris (2001)
Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Troy (2004) - Alessandro Di Robilant - Director
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Il Nodo Alla Cravatta (1991)
Il Giudice Ragazzino (1994)
(All photographed by David Scott q.v.)
Un Paese di Sportivi (1998)
I Fetentoni (1999)
La Voce del Sangue (1999)
Forever (2003) - Franc Roddam - Director / Producer

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The Family (Created the TV Series) (1974)
Quadrophenia (1979)
Auf Weidersehen Pet (1983) (Created the TV Series)
Lords of Discipline (1983)
The Bride (1985)
K2 (1992)
War Party (1988)
Moby Dick (TV) (1998)
Cleopatra" (TV mini Series) (1999) - Shimako Sato - Director
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Tale of a Vampire (1992)
Wizard of Darkness (1995)
Wizard of Darkness II (1996)
Messiah from the Future (1997) - David Scott - Director of Photography

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Il Nodo Alla Cravatta (1991)
Il Giudice Ragazzino (1994)
Vite Blindate (TV) (1998)
Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)
Fetentoni (1999)
La Voce del Sangue (1999)
Going, Going (2000)
Kiss of Life (2003) - Geoffrey Simpson - Director of Photography
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Green Card (1990)
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (1991)
The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992)
Little Women (1994)
Oscar and Lucinda (1997)
Some Mother's Son (1996)
Shine (1996)
Oscar and Lucinda(1997)
Life(1998)
Center Stage (2001)
Black and White (2002)
Paradise Found (2003)
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003) - Iain Smith - Producer / Co-Producer
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The Killing Fields (1984)
The Mission (1986)
Hearts of Fire (1987)
Mary Reilly (1996)
The Fifth Element (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
Entrapment (1999)
Spy Game (2001)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Alexander (2004) - Ueli Steiger - Director of Photography

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The Hot Spot (1990)
Singles (1992)
Chaser (1994)
Godzilla (1998)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)
Bowfinger (1999)
Les Visiteurs en Amerique (2001)
Stealing Harvard (2002)
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) - Ivan Strasburg - Director of Photography

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God on the Rocks (TV) (1990)
Cracker (TV Series) (1993)
Sharpes Rifles (TV) (1993)
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of Moll Flanders (TV) (1996)
Blonde Bombshell (TV mini Series (1998)
The Unknown Soldier (mini) TV Series
Endurance (1999)
Live From Baghdad (TV) (2002)
The Planman (TV) (2003)
Hear the Silence (TV) (2004)
Deadlines (2004) - Gale Tattersall - Director of Photography
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Comrades (1987)
Vroom(1988)
Wild Orchid (1990)
The Commitments (1991)
Hideaway (1995)
Tank Girl (1995)
From the Earth to the Moon (TV) (1998)
Pushing Tin (1999)
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV) (2000)
Thir13en Ghosts (2001)
Ghost Ship (2002) - Ian Wilson - Director of Photography
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Wish You Were Here (1987)
Dream Demon(1988)
Eric the Viking (1989)
The Big Man (1990)
Edward II (1991)
The Crying Game (1992)
Emma (1996)
Swing (1999)
I'll Be There (2003)
A Way of Life (2004) - Ho Yim - Director
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Home Coming (1984)
Buddha's Lock (1987)
Red Dust (1990)
The Day the Sun Turned Cold (1994) - "Best Film", San Diego Film Festival 1995.
The Sun Has Ears (1996)
Wo ai chu fang ... aka Kitchen (1997)
Pavioion of Women (2001) - João César Monteiro - Born: 1939 / Died: 2003
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RecordaçõsDa Casa Amarela (aka Recollections of the Yellow House) (1989)
Bodas de Deus (aka God's Wedding) (1999)
Vai E Vem (aka Come and Go) (2003) - Migual Pereira - Director
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Veronico Cruz (1990)
The last harvest (1992)
Sin palabras..Jujuy (1994)
Che... Ernesto (1998)
Historias de Argentina en vivo (2001)
Ensayo (TV Series) (2003)
The man who came to a village (pre-production) (2004) - Robert Leighton - Editor
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Stand by Me (1986)
The Princess Bride (1987)
When Harry Met Sally... (1989)
A Few Good Men (1992)
The American President (1995)
The Story of Us (1999)
A Mighty Wind (2003)
Alex & Emma (2003)
Shall We Dance (2004)
Rumor Has It (2005) - Knut Erik Jensen - Director
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Heftig og begeistret - på sangens vinger (Cool and Crazy) (2002)
Når mørket er forbi (Passing Darkness) (2000)
Brent av frost (Burnt by Frost) (1997)
Stella polaris (1993)
- Arnold Wesker - Playwrite and Author
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One of the key figures in 20th Century theatre, Wesker is the author of forty two plays and other assorted writings, including 'Chicken Soup with Barley'. His work, which includes scripts for TV, radio and film is continually performed world-wide, and translated in 18 languages
- Chris Curling - Producer
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Penelope - Executive Producer (2006)
Young Hannibal - Behind the Mask - Co-Producer (2006)
Esther Khan - Producer(2000)
My Son the Fanatic - Producer (1997)
- Ron Peck - Director / Writer

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Strip Jack Naked (1991)
Empire State (1987)
Nighthawkes (1978)
What Can I Do With A Male Nude - Director (1975)
- David Thomson - Film Historian, Critic and Hollywood Biographer
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Celebrated film historian, critic and Hollywood biographer. His 'New Biographical Dictionary of Film' has been described as “the finest reference book ever written about movies” (Interview magazine)
- Nic Gaster - Editor
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Venus (2006)
Brothers of The Head (2005)
Enduring Love(2004)
The Mother(2003)
A World Apart(1998)
"Knowing how a process works liberates the mind. Progress in film-making is inconceivable to me without formal education in cinema - for me it was two years at the London Film School."
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