Frederic Alan "Fred" Schepisi AO (born 26 December 1939) is an Australian film director and scriptwriter.
Schepisi was born in Melbourne, Victoria, the son of Loretto Ellen (née Hare) and Frederic Thomas Schepisi, who was a fruit dealer. Schepisi's credits include Last Orders, Roxanne, Plenty, Six Degrees of Separation, Fierce Creatures, The Russia House, and most recently Empire Falls, which won a Golden Globe for Best Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television, and for which he gained an Emmy nomination for best director.
Filmography
The Devil's Playground (1976)
The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)
Barbarosa (1982)
Iceman (1984)
Plenty (1985)
Roxanne (1987)
A Cry in the Dark (Australia: Evil Angels) (1988)
The Russia House (1990)
Mr. Baseball (1992)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
I.Q. (1994)
Fierce Creatures (1997)
Last Orders (2001)
It runs in the family (2003)
Empire Falls (2005)
References
^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Fred-Schepisi.html
External links
fredschepisi.com
A biography from OnlyMelbourne.com.au
Fred Schepisi at the Internet Movie Database
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