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Danny Boyle

5 films · 1996 to 2012 · 1 on TSPDT
Born 20 October 1956, Manchester, England, UK

Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He has been described by the British Film Institute as "one of the liveliest and most unpredictable of British directors, adept at shifting genres and bringing a personal quality to whatever he tackles". His debut film Shallow Grave (1994) won the BAFTA Award for Best British Film.

Danny Boyle

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We wanted to make a film that felt like those early British New Wave films, like Saturday Night and Sunday Morning... films about young people and their lives, with a real grit.

On Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (Karel Reisz · The Independent, 'Danny Boyle: 'Trainspotting captured a new generation''

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