Directing

Don Taylor

Born June 30, 1936 · London, England, UK

Died November 11, 2003 · aged 67

No biography available.

Known For

Beasts: BuddyboyBeasts: Buddyboy · 1976
Beasts: Buddyboy
3.01976
MovieHorrorTV Movie
When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale's "Beasts" horror anthology miniseries.
Beasts: During Barty's PartyBeasts: During Barty's Party · 1976
Beasts: During Barty's Party
9.01976
MovieHorrorTV Movie
A suburban couple are held under siege by a pack of frighteningly intelligent rats.
The Winter's TaleThe Winter's Tale · 1962
The Winter's Tale
7.51962
MovieDramaHistory
Adaptation of the Shakespeare play.
Paradise RestoredParadise Restored · 1974
Paradise Restored
1974
MovieDramaDocumentary
A fictionalised biography of the latter years of the poet, John Milton. Now an old man, blind and out of favour, Milton seeks to leave a plague-ravaged London and set-up home in the countryside.
The ExorcismThe Exorcism · 1972
The Exorcism
10.01972
MovieDramaMystery
Four friends gather for Christmas dinner at an old cottage. Suddenly, there's a power failure and the phone goes dead. Then their wine turns to blood and the turkey makes them violently ill. Then things really get strange!
The VirginsThe Virgins · 2014
The Virgins
1.02014
MovieRomanceComedy
Nick and Mary have saved themselves for marriage, even though they will only have one night together before Nick deploys to Afghanistan. That night they accidentally lock themselves out of their cabin and end up on a wild adventure. They saved themselves for the wedding night, and now they'll have to save themselves from the wedding night. A comedy about waiting and waiting and waiting some more.
Theban Plays: Oedipus the KingTheban Plays: Oedipus the King · 1986
Theban Plays: Oedipus the King
4.51986
MovieDrama
Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.
FlayedFlayed · 1978
Flayed
1978
Movie
'There's absolutely no escape. No chairs or tables to hold on to, no fags to light or drinks to pour: no small talk or trivial daytime chatter. Just the naked person.'

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OmnibusOmnibus · 1967
Omnibus
7.21967
SeriesDocumentary
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.

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