Sam Mendes
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Samuel Alexander "Sam" Mendes, CBE (born 1 August 1965) is an English stage and film director. He has won two Laurence Olivier Awards for his London stage productions The Glass Menagerie and Company in 1996, and Twelfth Night and Uncle Vanya in 2003. He also received a Tony Award nomination for Best Direction of a Musical for the Broadway revival of Cabaret in 1998. His debut film American Beauty (1999) earned him an Academy Award for Best Director.
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1917 (2019)
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Andrew Scott | Mark Strong | George MacKay | Richard Madden | Dean-Charles Chapman
National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy (2019)
On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history.
Runtime: 210 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Ben Miles | Simon Russell Beale | Adam Godley | Gary Bland
Spectre (2015)
A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organization. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.
Runtime: 148 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Léa Seydoux | Ralph Fiennes | Naomie Harris | Christoph Waltz | Daniel Craig
National Theatre Live: King Lear (2014)
An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Runtime: 205 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Simon Russell Beale | Anna Maxwell Martin | Kate Fleetwood | Richard Clothier | Olivia Vinall
Skyfall (2012)
When Bond's latest assignment goes gravely wrong and agents around the world are exposed, MI6 is attacked forcing M to relocate the agency. These events cause her authority and position to be challenged by Gareth Mallory, the new Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee. With MI6 now compromised from both inside and out, M is left with one ally she can trust: Bond. 007 takes to the shadows - ...
Runtime: 143 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Naomie Harris | Javier Bardem | Judi Dench | Daniel Craig
Away We Go (2009)
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Veronica expecting their first child, Burt’s parents decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but ...
Runtime: 98 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Maya Rudolph | John Krasinski | Carmen Ejogo | Catherine O'Hara | Jeff Daniels
Revolutionary Road (2008)
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Runtime: 119 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio | Kate Winslet | Kathy Bates | David Harbour | Kathryn Hahn
Jarhead (2005)
Jarhead is a film about a US Marine Anthony Swofford’s experience in the Gulf War. After putting up with an arduous boot camp, Swafford and his unit are sent to the Persian Gulf where they are eager to fight, but are forced to stay back from the action. Swofford struggles with the possibility of his girlfriend cheating on him, and as his mental state deteriorates, his desire to kill increases.
Runtime: 125 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal | Chris Cooper | Jamie Foxx | Peter Sarsgaard | Scott MacDonald
Road to Perdition (2002)
Mike Sullivan works as a hit man for crime boss John Rooney. Sullivan views Rooney as a father figure, however after his son is witness to a killing, Mike Sullivan finds himself on the run in attempt to save the life of his son and at the same time looking for revenge on those who wronged him.
Runtime: 117 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Tom Hanks | Liam Aiken | Jennifer Jason Leigh | Paul Newman | Tyler Hoechlin
American Beauty (1999)
Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Runtime: 122 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Kevin Spacey | Annette Bening | Thora Birch | Wes Bentley | Mena Suvari
Company (1996)
The Donmar Warehouse production of Stephen Sondheim and George Furth's classic musical, starring Adrian Lester and directed by Sam Mendes.
Runtime: 140 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Adrian Lester | Rebecca Front | Clare Burt | Gareth Snook | Clive Rowe
Cabaret (1993)
A filmed stage performance of the 1993 London revival. Sam Mendes (American Beauty, Road to Perdition, Skyfall) directed this new production for the Donmar Warehouse in London's West End. It starred Jane Horrocks as Sally, Adam Godley as Cliff, Alan Cumming as the Emcee and Sara Kestelman as Fräulein Schneider. Cumming received an Olivier Award ...
Runtime: 106 min.
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Stars: Alan Cumming | Jane Horrocks | Sara Kestelman | Adam Godley | Loveday Smith