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David Gladwell

Born April 2, 1935 · Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK (age 91)

David Gladwell is a British film editor and director. His most notable films as editor include If.... and O Lucky Man! both by director Lindsay Anderson. In 1981, Gladwell directed the adaptation of the Doris Lessing novel Memoirs of a Survivor starring Julie Christie.

Known For

if....if.... · 1968
if....
★ 7.01968
MovieDrama
In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
O Lucky Man!O Lucky Man! · 1973
O Lucky Man!
★ 6.81973
MovieComedyMusic
An ambitious coffee salesman has a series of improbable and ironic adventures seemingly designed to challenge his naive idealism.
A Man You Don't Meet Every DayA Man You Don't Meet Every Day · 1994
A Man You Don't Meet Every Day
★ 3.71994
MovieDramaRomance
It's the mid-nineties in London and a couple meet through a lonely hearts column. She is an middle class English married woman, he is an lonely Irish mechanic. Despite the gulf between them they start an affair.
Memoirs of a SurvivorMemoirs of a Survivor · 1981
Memoirs of a Survivor
★ 4.21981
MovieScience FictionDrama
Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
Lost AngelsLost Angels · 1989
Lost Angels
★ 6.41989
MovieDrama
Rich L.A. party brat Tim spins into a cycle of despair after his parents divorce, and trying to fill the void with drugs and trouble only buys him a ticket to an asylum. But with the help of a psychiatrist who has taken an interest in him, will Tim try to pull himself out of the muck of teenage rebellion and ennui?
Hot Water AdventureHot Water Adventure · 1963
Hot Water Adventure
1963
MovieAdventureDocumentary
A promotional film for the Reykjavík district heating. The film blends documentary footage with a narrative adventure following two kids who get lost in the overwhelming industrial environment of the district heating factory.
Bombay TalkieBombay Talkie · 1970
Bombay Talkie
★ 5.61970
MovieDramaRomance
An English novelist travels to Bombay to watch one of her novels translated to film. She chases after the movie's leading man while the screenwriter chases after her.
Nineteen NineteenNineteen Nineteen · 1985
Nineteen Nineteen
★ 4.51985
MovieDrama
Two former patients of Sigmund Freud meet again and discuss their psychiatric treatment 65 years earlier.

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