Lionel Chetwynd

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Lionel Chetwynd

Writing 86 January 29, 1940

London, England, UK

Lionel Chetwynd is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer known for his extensive work in historical dramas and docudramas. Born in London and raised in C…

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Joseph

Joseph

8.3 1995 Movie
Quintet

Quintet

4.9 1979 Movie
Jacob

Jacob

6.7 1994 Movie
Ike: Countdown to D-Day

Ike: Countdown to D-Day

6.5 2004 Movie
NetForce

NetForce

4.9 1999 Movie
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

6.1 1974 Movie
DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

6.6 2003 Movie
Moses

Moses

6.9 1996 TV Show
Freefall: Flight 174

Freefall: Flight 174

5.7 1995 Movie
Doomsday Gun

Doomsday Gun

5.7 1994 Movie
The Hanoi Hilton

The Hanoi Hilton

5.3 1987 Movie
The Siege at Ruby Ridge

The Siege at Ruby Ridge

1996 TV Show

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Lionel Chetwynd is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer known for his extensive work in historical dramas and docudramas. Born in London and raised in Canada, he eventually became a naturalized U.S. citizen and a prominent conservative voice in Hollywood.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2023
    Lonesome Soldier

    Movie Writer

  2. 2006
    George Washington: We Fight to Be Free

    Movie Writer

  3. 2004
    American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential Election

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  4. 2004
    Ike: Countdown to D-Day

    Movie Writer

  5. 2003
    American Valor

    Movie Writer

  6. 2003
    DC 9/11: Time of Crisis

    Movie Producer

  7. 2001
    Varian's War

    Movie Writer

  8. 1999
    P.T. Barnum

    TV show Writer

  9. 1999
    P.T. Barnum

    Movie Writer

  10. 1999
    NetForce

    Movie Teleplay

  11. 1999
    Netforce

    TV show Teleplay

  12. 1998
    Human Bomb

    Movie Writer

  13. 1997
    Color of Justice

    Movie Writer

  14. 1996
    The Man Who Captured Eichmann

    Movie Teleplay

  15. 1996
    The Siege at Ruby Ridge

    TV show Writer

  16. 1996
    The Siege at Ruby Ridge

    Movie Writer

More credits
  1. 1996
    Moses

    TV show Screenplay

  2. 1995
    Kissinger and Nixon

    Movie Executive Producer

  3. 1995
    Freefall: Flight 174

    Movie Teleplay

  4. 1995
    Joseph

    Movie Screenplay

  5. 1994
    Jacob

    Movie Screenplay

  6. 1994
    Doomsday Gun

    Movie Writer

  7. 1991
    The Heroes of Desert Storm

    Movie Writer

  8. 1991
    The Marla Hanson Story

    Movie Story

  9. 1990
    So Proudly We Hail

    Movie Producer

  10. 1988
    To Heal a Nation

    Movie Writer

  11. 1987
    The Hanoi Hilton

    Movie Director

  12. 1984
    Children in the Crossfire

    Movie Writer

  13. 1983
    Sadat

    TV show Writer

  14. 1982
    The Hot Touch

    Movie Story

  15. 1981
    Escape from Iran: The Canadian Caper

    Movie Writer

  16. 1981
    Miracle on Ice

    Movie Screenplay

  17. 1981
    A Whale for the Killing

    Movie Writer

  18. 1979
    Quintet

    Movie Story

  19. 1978
    Two Solitudes

    Movie Director

  20. 1977
    It Happened One Christmas

    Movie Writer

  21. 1977
    Johnny, We Hardly Knew Ye

    Movie Teleplay

  22. 1976
    Goldenrod

    Movie Producer

  23. 1974
    The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz

    Movie Adaptation