David Leland

WritingBorn April 20, 1947 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UKDied December 24, 2023

David Leland (20 April 1947 - 24 December 2023) was a director, screenwriter and actor who came to international fame with his directorial debut Wish You Were Here in 1987.

Known For (46)

8.6

Band of Brothers

2001 · Series

Band of Brothers

8.6·2001

6.6

Time Bandits

1981 · Movie

Time Bandits

6.6·1981

7.6

The Borgias

2011 · Series

The Borgias

7.6·2011

5.0

Virgin Territory

2007 · Movie

Virgin Territory

5.0·2007

6.9

Mona Lisa

1986 · Movie

Mona Lisa

6.9·1986

5.9

Scars of Dracula

1970 · Movie

Scars of Dracula

5.9·1970

7.0

Made in Britain

1983 · Movie

Made in Britain

7.0·1983

6.5

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

1992 · Series

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles

6.5·1992

6.4

Wish You Were Here

1987 · Movie

Wish You Were Here

6.4·1987

8.1

Concert for George

2003 · Movie

Concert for George

8.1·2003

5.6

The Missionary

1982 · Movie

The Missionary

5.6·1982

6.0

Personal Services

1987 · Movie

Personal Services

6.0·1987

8.1

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

1981 · Series

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

8.1·1981

5.9

Julius Caesar

1970 · Movie

Julius Caesar

5.9·1970

5.9

The Pied Piper

1972 · Movie

The Pied Piper

5.9·1972

5.8

When Saturday Comes

1996 · Movie

When Saturday Comes

5.8·1996

5.1

The White River Kid

1999 · Movie

The White River Kid

5.1·1999

6.0

The Land Girls

1998 · Movie

The Land Girls

6.0·1998

4.9

The Big Man

1990 · Movie

The Big Man

4.9·1990

4.4

Checking Out

1988 · Movie

Checking Out

4.4·1988

6.9

Sherlock Holmes

1964 · Series

Sherlock Holmes

6.9·1964

5.4

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

2000 · Movie

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades

5.4·2000

7.0

Callan

1967 · Series

Callan

7.0·1967

6.2

Van der Valk

1972 · Series

Van der Valk

6.2·1972

6.7

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only

1983 · Movie

R.H.I.N.O.; Really Here in Name Only

6.7·1983

6.6

Play for Today

1970 · Series

Play for Today

6.6·1970

6.4

An Accidental Studio

2019 · Movie

An Accidental Studio

6.4·2019

7.8

Birth of a Nation

1983 · Movie

Birth of a Nation

7.8·1983

5.0

Gawain and the Green Knight

1973 · Movie

Gawain and the Green Knight

5.0·1973

5.6

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

1973 · Movie

The Love-Girl and the Innocent

5.6·1973

5.5

The Last of the Mohicans

1971 · Series

The Last of the Mohicans

5.5·1971

8.5

Reel Britannia

2022 · Series

Reel Britannia

8.5·2022

7.0

Target

1977 · Series

Target

7.0·1977

8.0

Flying Into the Wind

1983 · Movie

Flying Into the Wind

8.0·1983

3.0

Psy-Warriors

1981 · Movie

Psy-Warriors

3.0·1981

8.0

Golden Gordon

1979 · Movie

Golden Gordon

8.0·1979

7.5

One Brief Summer

1971 · Movie

One Brief Summer

7.5·1971

5.5

1917

1970 · Movie

1917

5.5·1970

7.5

Big Breadwinner Hog

1969 · Series

Big Breadwinner Hog

7.5·1969

9.0

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

1985 · Movie

Ligmalion: Or How to Help Yourself in Self-Help Britain

9.0·1985

7.0

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

2001 · Movie

The Making of 'Band of Brothers'

7.0·2001

8.0

Beloved Enemy

1981 · Movie

Beloved Enemy

8.0·1981

10.0

Tales Out of School

1983 · Series

Tales Out of School

10.0·1983

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007 · Movie

The 50 Greatest Television Dramas

2007

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016 · Movie

Alan Clarke: Out of His Own Light

2016

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

2009 · Movie

Victoria Wood: Seen on TV

2009