Directing

Zelda Barron

Born March 31, 1929 · Manchester, England, UK

Died August 14, 2006 · aged 77

Zelda Barron (née Zelda Ruth Solomons, 31 March 1929 – 14 August 2006) was a British director, screenwriter, and producer known for films like 1989's Shag, and The Bulldance (1988). Under Skreba Productions, which she co-founded with Simon Relph and Ann Skinner, Barron went to work on her own films, including 1984's Secret Places, which she wrote and directed. She is also known for her work as a m…

Known For

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter · 1980

Coal Miner's Daughter

MovieMusicDrama

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Reds

MovieDramaHistory

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Valentino

Valentino · 1977

MovieDramaHistory

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Inserts

Inserts · 1975

MovieDramaComedy

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Forbidden Sun

Forbidden Sun · 1988

MovieMysteryThriller

Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.

Continental Divide

Continental Divide · 1981

Continental Divide

MovieComedyRomance

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee · 1970

Cry of the Banshee

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

Shag

MovieComedyDrama

Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.

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Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter · 1980

Coal Miner's Daughter

MovieMusicDrama

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Associate Producer

Reds

MovieDramaHistory

An account of the revolutionary years of the legendary American journalist John Reed, who shared his adventurous professional life with his radical commitment to the socialist revolution in Russia, his dream of spreading its principles among the members of the American working class, and his troubled romantic relationship with the writer Louise Bryant.

Script Supervisor

Valentino

Valentino · 1977

MovieDramaHistory

The untimely death of silent screen star Rudolph Valentino prompts the many women in his past to reminisce about his troubled rise to superstardom.

Continuity

Inserts

Inserts · 1975

MovieDramaComedy

A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.

Continuity

Forbidden Sun

Forbidden Sun · 1988

MovieMysteryThriller

Olympic gymnastics coach Francine Lake and her twelve gorgeous students train on the Island of Crete. The rigors of training preclude most sexual activity with the locals, thus the girls spend their evenings in quiet frustration.

Director

Continental Divide

Continental Divide · 1981

Continental Divide

MovieComedyRomance

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Associate Producer

Cry of the Banshee

Cry of the Banshee · 1970

Cry of the Banshee

In seventeenth century England Lord Whitman wages unending war on what he sees as the ever-present scourge of witchcraft, and many local villagers have suffered at his hands. But one victim uses her occult powers to curse his family, enlisting unknowing help from one of the household.

Continuity

Shag

MovieComedyDrama

Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsible weekend.

Director

The Brute

The Brute · 1977

Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diane to Millie, who is in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Tim informs Diane that if she doesn't come back to him, he will see to it that he gains custody of their son, Timmy.

Continuity

Sebastian

Sebastian · 1968

MovieDramaRomance

Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.

Continuity

Leo the Last

Leo the Last · 1970

MovieDramaComedy

Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.

Production Manager

The Triple Echo

The Triple Echo · 1972

The Triple Echo

After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.

Associate Producer

Secret Places

Secret Places · 1984

Young girls, soon to be women, sharing everything...except their secret places.

Director