Michael Radford

About

Director of the films Nineteen Eighty-Four and Il Postino, the latter earning him Oscar nominations for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.

Before Fame

He made a documentary for the BBC and worked with famed cinematographer Roger Deakins.

Trivia

His film Il Postino became the highest-grossing non-English language film ever made.

Family Life

He had three children named Felix, Amaryllis, and Linus.

Associated With

He directed a film adaptation of Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice in 2004 starring Al Pacino.