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John Briley

Writer 11 / Author · 1964 – 1999 · 🎬 11 📖 1 · 🇺🇸 United States

Richard John Briley was an American writer best known for screenplays of biographical films. He won the Best Original Screenplay Oscar at the 55th Academy Awards for Gandhi (1982). As well as film scripts, he wrote for television and theatre, and published several novels.

All · 12 🎬 Movies · 11 📖 Books · 1

Drama History Thriller Horror Mystery

Highlights

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

1999

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

1992

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

1987

Frequent Collaborators

Derek Jacobi

Derek Jacobi

3 shared

Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen

3 shared

Alan Badel

Alan Badel

2 shared

Trevor Howard

Trevor Howard

2 shared

Kevin McNally

Kevin McNally

2 shared

Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

2 shared

All decades 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s

🎬 Movies

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien

writer

1999

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

writer

1992

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

writer

1987

Tai-Pan

Tai-Pan

writer

1986

Marie: A True Story

Marie: A True Story

writer

1985

Gandhi

Gandhi

writer

1982

Enigma

Enigma

writer

1982

Eagle's Wing

Eagle's Wing

writer

1979

The Medusa Touch

The Medusa Touch

writer

1978

Pope Joan

Pope Joan

writer

1972

Children of the Damned

Children of the Damned

writer

1964

📖 Books

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom

author

1987

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