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Simon Relph(1940-2016)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Producer
  • Director
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Scot Bill Douglas (1934-91) was a collector of cinema memorabilia and pre-cinema optical devices as well as being an award-winning filmmaker (Bill Douglas Trilogy). He put these devices into his last film, Comrades (1987), the story of Tolpuddle Martyrs.
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Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas and the Secret History of Cinema (2009)
Simon Relph was born on 13 April 1940 in Chelsea, London, England, UK. He was an assistant director and producer, known for Reds (1981), Zardoz (1974) and Damage (1992). He was married to Amanda Grinling. He died on 30 October 2016 in London, England, UK.
BornApril 13, 1940
DiedOctober 30, 2016(76)
BornApril 13, 1940
DiedOctober 30, 2016(76)
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins total

Known for

Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
Reds
7.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1981
Sean Connery in Zardoz (1974)
Zardoz
5.8
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1974
Jeremy Irons and Miranda Richardson in Damage (1992)
Damage
6.7
  • Producer
  • 1992
Some Girls Do (1969)
Some Girls Do
5.5
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1969

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Ploughman's Lunch (1983)
    The Ploughman's Lunch
    6.1
    • assistant director
    • 1983
  • Diane Keaton and Warren Beatty in Reds (1981)
    Reds
    7.3
    • assistant director
    • 1981
  • Yanks (1979)
    Yanks
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1979
  • It's Not the Size That Counts (1974)
    It's Not the Size That Counts
    3.6
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • Sean Connery in Zardoz (1974)
    Zardoz
    5.8
    • assistant director
    • 1974
  • The Hireling (1973)
    The Hireling
    6.6
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • George Segal and Glenda Jackson in A Touch of Class (1973)
    A Touch of Class
    6.5
    • assistant director
    • 1973
  • The Nelson Affair (1973)
    The Nelson Affair
    6.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1973
  • Oliver Reed, Brian Deacon, and Glenda Jackson in The Triple Echo (1972)
    The Triple Echo
    6.4
    • assistant director
    • 1972
  • Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
    Mary, Queen of Scots
    7.1
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Macbeth (1971)
    Macbeth
    7.4
    • first assistant director
    • 1971
  • Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
    Sunday Bloody Sunday
    6.9
    • assistant director
    • 1971
  • Three Sisters (1970)
    Three Sisters
    6.3
    • assistant director
    • 1970
  • Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
    Anne of the Thousand Days
    7.4
    • assistant director
    • 1969
  • Some Girls Do (1969)
    Some Girls Do
    5.5
    • assistant director
    • 1969

Producer

  • Clémence Poésy and Eddie Redmayne in Birdsong (2012)
    Birdsong
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • Get the Picture (2004)
    Get the Picture
    7.2
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Bugs! (2003)
    Bugs!
    6.9
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 2003
  • Hideous Kinky (1998)
    Hideous Kinky
    6.0
    • executive producer
    • 1998
  • Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, and Anna Friel in The Land Girls (1998)
    The Land Girls
    6.2
    • producer
    • 1998
  • The Slab Boys (1997)
    The Slab Boys
    5.8
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Ewan McGregor and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Blue Juice (1995)
    Blue Juice
    5.1
    • producer
    • 1995
  • Bridget Fonda and Jessica Tandy in Camilla (1994)
    Camilla
    6.0
    • producer
    • 1994
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1994
  • The Secret Rapture (1993)
    The Secret Rapture
    5.7
    • producer
    • 1993
  • Jeremy Irons and Miranda Richardson in Damage (1992)
    Damage
    6.7
    • co-producer
    • 1992
  • Brian Cox and Paul Reynolds in The Cutter (1992)
    The Cutter
    8.0
    Short
    • executive producer
    • 1992
  • Polly Walker in Enchanted April (1991)
    Enchanted April
    7.3
    • executive producer
    • 1991
  • Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, and Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
    Danny the Champion of the World
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • executive producer: British Screen
    • 1989
  • Comrades (1986)
    Comrades
    7.3
    • producer
    • 1986

Director

  • How to Enjoy Wine (1984)
    How to Enjoy Wine
    • Director
    • 1984

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Lanterna Magicka: Bill Douglas & the Secret History of Cinema
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Personal details

  • Born
    • April 13, 1940
    • Chelsea, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • October 30, 2016
    • London, England, UK(pneumonia)
  • Spouse
    • Amanda Grinling1963 - 2016 (his death, 2 children)

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    Son of Michael Relph

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