Direction: Francis Whately
The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Francis Whately. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.
Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (TV Miniseries)
2005 · Documentary · 360 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sebastian Barfield · Kate Broome · Anna Gravelle · Alastair Laurence
Cast Ray Charles · Sam Moore · Diana Ross · Lou Adler
7.6
97 votes
7.6
97 votes
Seven Ages of Rock (TV Series)
2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction William Naylor · Sebastian Barfield · Andrew Graham-Brown · Anna Gravelle
Plot Seven Ages of Rock was a BBC Two series, co-produced by BBC Worldwide and VH1 Classic in 2007 about the history of rock music. Each episode focused on one type...
7.6
690 votes
7.6
690 votes
How Art Made the World (TV Miniseries)
2005 · Documentary · 300 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robin Dashwood · Mark Hedgecoe · Ben McPherson · Nick Murphy
Cast Nigel Spivey · David Attenborough · George Miller
Plot TV Miniseries (2005). 5 Episodes. 1 - More Human Than Human 2 - The Day Pictures Were Born 3- The Art of Persuasion 4 - Once Upon a Time 5...
7.4
43 votes
7.4
43 votes
David Bowie: Five Years (TV)
2013 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francis Whately
Cast David Bowie · Brian Eno · Tony Visconti · Rick Wakeman
Plot David Bowie - Five Years is an intimate portrait of five key years in David Bowie’s career. Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie...
7.1
322 votes
7.1
322 votes
David Bowie: The Last Five Years (TV)
2017 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francis Whately
Cast David Bowie · Tony Visconti · Floria Sigismondi · Michael C. Hall
Plot A documentary about David Bowie's final two albums "The Next Day" (2013) and "Blackstar" (2016) and Broadway musical "Lazarus".
7.1
333 votes
7.1
333 votes
David Bowie: Finding Fame (TV)
2019 · Documentary · 91 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francis Whately
Cast David Bowie · Tony Visconti · Lindsay Kemp · Dana Gillespie
Plot Part three of Francis Whately’s Bowie trilogy. This is the David Bowie story you don’t know. The story of how David Robert Jones became David Bowie, how David Bowie became...
6.6
169 votes
6.6
169 votes
Glastonbury: 50 Years and Counting
2022 · Documentary · 100 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francis Whately
Plot A social and musical history of (probably) the world’s greatest music festival, as told by its principal curators, Michael and Emily Eavis, and many of the key artists who’ve appeared...
6.1
33 votes
6.1
33 votes
Dolly Parton: Here I Am (TV)
2019 · Documentary · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Francis Whately
Cast Dolly Parton · Jane Fonda · Lily Tomlin · Dabney Coleman
Plot In this documentary, the life, career and music of Dolly Parton are reflected in interviews with friends and companions and the artist herself, interlaced with clips of Parton's performances.
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Kim Philby: His Most Intimate Betrayal (TV)
2014 · Documentary · 118 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tom MaCarthy · Francis Whately
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Andrew Marr's History of Modern Britain (TV Series)
2007 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tom Giles · Fatima Salaria · Francis Whately · Robin Dashwood
Cast Andrew Marr
Plot Andrew Marr presents a history of Britain from the end of the Second World War to the start of the third millennium.
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Andrew Marr's The Making of Modern Britain (TV Series)
2009 · Documentary · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robin Dashwood · Roger Parsons · Fatima Salaria · Francis Whately
Cast Andrew Marr
Plot An epic account of the events that shaped Britain, from the death of Queen Victoria to the end of the Second World War.
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