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Iain Declan Softley (born 30 November 1956) is an English film director, producer, and screenwriter. His films include Backbeat, Hackers, The Wings of the Dove, K-PAX, The Skeleton Key, Inkheart and the BBC adaptation of Sadie Jones's novel The Outcast.
Iain Softley is a British director, writer and producer of movies such as Backbeat, Hackers, The Skeleton Key and Inkheart. He was born in 1958 in London and studied at Cambridge University and the BBC.
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Jun 12, 2024 · Now, on the cusp of a special 30th-anniversary screening, writer and director Iain Softley (Hackers, The Skeleton Key) reflects on making his feature debut, wrestling with characters both iconic and unheralded, and the part Backbeat played in a classic Britpop anthem.
Iain Softley. Director: Backbeat. Softley was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, London, and Queens' College, Cambridge University, where he was a member of the college's dramatic society, the BATS, and directed a number of highly-praised theatrical productions.
Iain Softley. Highest Rated: 85% The Wings of the Dove (1997) Lowest Rated: 25% Trap for Cinderella (2013) Birthday: Nov 30, 1956. Birthplace: London, England, UK. London-born Iain Softley...
Tomatometer®Audience ScoreTitleCreditNo Score YetFresh audience score. 62%Director, ScreenwriterNo Score YetRotten audience score. 27%Director25%Rotten audience score. 24%Director, Screenwriter38%Rotten audience score. 45%Director, ProducerJan 11, 2024 · The director talks about his adaptation of Frederick Forsyth's novella, his challenges of building tension and paying tribute to WWII pilots. The Shepherd is a drama about a young pilot who faces mechanical failure and isolation in the sky.
Sep 25, 2020 · Iain Softley’s raucous tale of hack-happy Gen-X iconoclasts (including future A-listers Jonny Lee Miller, Angelina Jolie, and Matthew Lillard) banding together to liberate a virus stolen...
