Simon Langton Trailers
Pride and Prejudice: From Page to Screen Trailer
Simon Langton (born 5 November 1941 in Amersham, Buckinghamshire) is a television director and producer. He is the son of David Langton, the actor who played Richard Bellamy in Upstairs, Downstairs.
After he had directed a number of TV drama series and serials during the 1970s, his 1982 dramatisation of the John le Carré novel Smiley's People was nominated for both a BAFTA award in the UK, and an Emmy Award in the USA. He later won a BAFTA award for the 1989 series Mother Love, starring Diana Rigg.
He is perhaps best known for directing the adaptation of Pride and Prejudice starring Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle in 1995, for which he was also nominated for a BAFTA.
He continues to direct for British TV drama, having lately directed a number of episodes of Rosemary and Thyme.
Most Popular Simon Langton Trailers
Total trailers found: 15
15 April 1980
Part two of the three-part play by William Corlett about a young man's emergence into the adult world.
07 December 1997
British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.
08 May 1979
Millie Hopkins is not happy when she sees her neighbour erecting a large cage in his garden. She soon becomes fascinated by the new 'pet'.
04 November 1995
A making of featurette about the translation of the classic Jane Austen-novel into a screenplay, filled with interviews with the director, the screenwriter, leading make up, costume and others.
01 January 1999
The basic story involves Loveday's struggle to keep the estate Nancherrow in the family after the death of her father.
17 June 1983
A skeptical family moves into their new home despite warnings of a resident ghost. They soon become believers.
08 April 1980
The story concerns the relationship between Peter, a 15 year old boy, and Mr Faulkner, an old man whom he befriends.
14 April 1982
Vice Adm. Horatio Nelson's remarkable naval career and troubled personal affairs are brought to life in this miniseries, which tells his famous story through the narratives of those who knew him best.
26 March 1985
In Imperial Russia, Anna, wife of the officer Karenin, goes to Moscow to visit her brother. On the way, she meets charming cavalry officer Vronsky, to whom she's immediately attracted.
21 November 1986
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War.
01 March 1987
The life story of an 18th century womanizer who's arrested, not so much for his crimes, but because he's viewed as an undesirable by the husbands and families of the women he seduces.
22 April 1980
Peter feels he has to choose between his friend, Mr Falconer, and his new girlfriend, Sue.
15 November 1987
Tom Shepard returns to his home town of Laguna Beach to escape his turbulent past. But the tranquility is shattered when he gets involved in the investigation of a series of grisly and bizarre murders.
08 May 1974
Mrs. Holroyd is married to a loutish miner, who drinks, patronizes prostitutes, and apparently brutalizes her.
24 January 1984
A shopkeeper is condemned by the police and the press for sleeping with a suspected terrorist.
