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Gender: Male

Place of birth: London, England, UK

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Movie Involvements: 13

TV Involvements: 1


Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Iain Softley (born November 30, 1956) is an English film director. He was educated at St Benedict's School, Ealing, where he played the part of Thomas Becket in its 1975 production of T. S. Eliot's play, Murder in the Cathedral, and Queens' College, Cambridge. His movies include the Beatles film Backbeat (1994), Hackers (1995), The Wings of the Dove (1997), K-PAX (2001), The Skeleton Key (2005) and Inkheart (2008). Softley also has been developing an adaptation of Stephen Gallagher's novel The Boat House for Dimension Films, set in the English Lake District. He previously attempted to film the book in 1999, with Milla Jovovich in the lead role of a haunted and driven Russian émigré.

Most Famous Work

Inkheart
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6

Inkheart

(2008) Director
K-PAX
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7

K-PAX

(2001) Director
Hackers
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6

Hackers

(1995) Executive Producer
The Skeleton Key
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7

The Skeleton Key

(2005) Producer
Curve
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6

Curve

(2015) Director
Backbeat
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6

Backbeat

(1994) Screenplay
The Wings of the Dove
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7

The Wings of the Dove

(1997) Director
Trap for Cinderella
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5

Trap for Cinderella

(2013) Screenplay

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2015 N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Directing

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2013 Screenplay
1994 Screenplay
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2005 Producer
1995 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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