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Lawrence Gardner

Born October 29, 1964

Died August 18, 2014 · aged 49

Lawrence Gardner was a director of photography who typically worked on British documentaries.

Known For

Viva BlackpoolViva Blackpool · 2006
Viva Blackpool
★ 7.52006
MovieComedyDrama
Ripley is now an ordained minister and owner of the Chapel of Love. He's on a search for the prize that will bring him untold riches - the Jules Rimet trophy. But when glamorous Kitty De-Luxe is jilted at his altar, Ripley falls hopelessly in love.
The Day of the KamikazeThe Day of the Kamikaze · 2007
The Day of the Kamikaze
★ 6.02007
MovieDocumentaryDrama
Some called it, "enemy attrition at the lowest possible cost, without regard to human life." Entire squadrons of Japanese kamikaze pilots flew straight to their death - taking their enemies with them.
HG Wells: War with the WorldHG Wells: War with the World · 2006
HG Wells: War with the World
★ 6.52006
MovieDramaTV Movie
BBC docudrama telling the story of the father of science fiction, HG Wells, and his ambition to avert mankind's headlong course towards self-destruction.
Partition: The Day India BurnedPartition: The Day India Burned · 2007
Partition: The Day India Burned
2007
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Documentary about the effects of Britain's withdrawal from India in 1947 which triggered one of the biggest migrations in history. 15 million were displaced and more than a million lost their lives. The story is told through the testimony of people who lived together for centuries, but were forced out of their homes as one of the largest and most ethnically diverse nations in the world was divided. Dramatised reconstructions evoke some of the mistrust, violence and upheaval that ensued
Tsunami: Caught on CameraTsunami: Caught on Camera · 2009
Tsunami: Caught on Camera
★ 6.82009
MovieDocumentary
A minute-by-minute account of the Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami told through amateur video footage of people who were there.
The Age of StupidThe Age of Stupid · 2009
The Age of Stupid
★ 6.62009
MovieWarDocumentary
Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?
Nureyev: Dancing Through DarknessNureyev: Dancing Through Darkness · 1997
Nureyev: Dancing Through Darkness
1997
MovieDocumentary
Despite his HIV-positive diagnosis in the early 1980s, Russian-born ballet dancer Rudolf Nureyev continued to dance and work as the director of the Paris Opera, as chronicled in this documentary that focuses on Nureyev's final years. Through interviews with colleagues and friends and archival footage of his performances, the film touches on the dancer's early years, his success and his later years as he struggled to continue dancing.
Tales from the Royal BedchamberTales from the Royal Bedchamber · 2013
Tales from the Royal Bedchamber
★ 8.02013
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Lucy Worsley gets into bed with our past monarchs to uncover the Tales from the Royal Bedchamber. She reveals that our obsession with royal bedrooms, births and succession is nothing new. In fact, the rise and fall of their magnificent beds reflects the changing fortunes of the monarchy itself.

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