Graham Greene
Writing
Biography
Died: April 3, 1991 (age 86) in Corseaux, Vaud, Switzerland
Born: October 2, 1904
Place of Birth: Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Known For
A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
This documentary takes a look at some of the most horrible and despicable murders in modern British history. From Jack the Ripper in the 1880s to Agatha Christie's best known stories.
Day for Night
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Omnibus
Omnibus was an arts-based BBC television documentary series, broadcast mainly on BBC1 in the United Kingdom. The programme was the successor to the long-running arts-based series 'Monitor'. It ran from 1967 until 2003, usually being transmitted on Sunday evenings. During its 35-year history, the programme won 12 Bafta awards. Among the series' best remembered documentaries are Cracked Actor, a profile of David Bowie, and Rene Magritte, a graduate film by David Wheatley, 'Madonna: Behind the American dream', a film produced by Nadia Hagger, and a profile of the British film director Ridley Scott. For a season in 1982, the series was in a magazine format presented by Barry Norman. The series was replaced by 'Imagine' hosted by Alan Yentob.
Earth and the American Dream
A beautiful and disturbing film recounts America’s story from the environment’s point of view. From the arrival of Columbus to the simple wilderness living of the 16th and 17th centuries, through the agrarian lifestyle of the 18th century, the changes from the Industrial Revolution, to the 20th century when most of the planet’s resources have been depleted — this film examines the North American landscape and all the wildlife destruction, deforestation, soil depletion and pollution that have been wrought to make the American Dream come true.
Omnibus - Graham Greene: The Hunted Man
A documentary portrait of Graham Greene, filmed as a traveling interview aboard the Orient Express from Paris to Istanbul. Directed by Christopher Burstall, the film follows Greene in conversation about his life, writing, and worldview, originally presented as part of the BBC’s Omnibus series.
Filmography
as Himself
as Reader (voice)
as English Insurer (uncredited)
as Himself (voice)
as Self (voice)