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Casper Wrede(1929-1998)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Casper Wrede was born on 8 February 1929 in Viipuri, Finland. He was a director and producer, known for Private Potter (1963), One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970) and ITV Play of the Week (1955). He was married to Dilys Hamlett. He died on 28 September 1998 in Helsinki, Finland.
BornFebruary 8, 1929
DiedSeptember 28, 1998(69)
BornFebruary 8, 1929
DiedSeptember 28, 1998(69)
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Known for

Tom Courtenay in Private Potter (1963)
Private Potter
5.7
  • Director
  • 1963
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
7.1
  • Director(as Caspar Wrede)
  • 1970
ITV Play of the Week (1955)
ITV Play of the Week
6.6
TV Series
  • Director
The Summer in Gossensass
6.0
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1964

Credits

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Director

  • Time and Time Again
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1976
  • Sean Connery in The Terrorists (1974)
    The Terrorists
    5.6
    • directed by
    • 1974
  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
    7.1
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1970
  • No! No! No!
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1969
  • En gal manns dagbok (1967)
    En gal manns dagbok
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1967
  • The New Inferno
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1966
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1959–1966
  • Sunday Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1965
  • The Summer in Gossensass
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1964
  • Tom Courtenay in Private Potter (1963)
    Private Potter
    5.7
    • Director
    • 1963
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1960–1963
  • The Barber of Stamford Hill (1963)
    The Barber of Stamford Hill
    7.2
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1963
  • The Rough and Ready Lot
    TV Movie
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1959
  • The Survivors
    TV Movie
    • Director (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1957

Producer

  • One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
    7.1
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1970
  • The New Inferno
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1966
  • Sunday Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1965
  • The Summer in Gossensass
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • produced by
    • 1964
  • The Rough and Ready Lot
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1959
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1958
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1957–1958
  • Television World Theatre (1957)
    Television World Theatre
    TV Series
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1958
  • The Survivors
    TV Movie
    • producer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1957

Writer

  • The New Inferno
    TV Movie
    • writer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1966
  • Sunday Night
    5.6
    TV Series
    • writer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1965
  • The Summer in Gossensass
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1964
  • Tom Courtenay in Private Potter (1963)
    Private Potter
    5.7
    • written by
    • 1963
  • Playdate
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Writer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1961
  • ITV Television Playhouse (1955)
    ITV Television Playhouse
    8.3
    TV Series
    • writer (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1961
  • ITV Play of the Week (1955)
    ITV Play of the Week
    6.6
    TV Series
    • adaptation
    • adaptation for television (as Caspar Wrede, as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1958–1959
  • BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
    BBC Sunday-Night Theatre
    7.0
    TV Series
    • adaptation (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1958
  • Television World Theatre (1957)
    Television World Theatre
    TV Series
    • adapted for television by (as Caspar Wrede)
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Caspar Wrede
  • Born
    • February 8, 1929
    • Viipuri, Finland
  • Died
    • September 28, 1998
    • Helsinki, Finland(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Dilys Hamlett1950 - 1976 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    He co-wrote "Hope Against Hope", with Ruan Mandelstam, which he directed at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester, England with Avril Elgar and Dilys Hamlett in the cast.

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    First husband of Dilys Hamlett.

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