James Marquand
He was born in Hammersmith, west London, the son of Welsh director Richard Marquand (Jagged Edge, Return of the Jedi), and his first wife Josephine Elwyn-Jones, an English screenwriter. His paternal uncle David Marquand, paternal grandfather Hilary Marquand, and maternal grandfather Elwyn Jones were all Welsh Labour Party MPs, and his maternal grandmother Pearl Binder, who was of Russian-Jewish descent, was an author and illustrator. Later, he was an editor on his father's final film Hearts of Fire.
Also recorded as James Elwyn Marquand
James Marquand
- Name
- James Marquand
- Birth Name
- James Elwyn Marquand
- Born
- 21 September 1964
- Birthplace
- Hammersmith, London, England
- Occupation
- Filmmaker
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
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His first short film, The Lesson (1998), was nominated for a BAFTA Kodak Award. He moved on to feature films when he wrote, directed, and produced his first film, Dead Man's Cards (2006).
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• Name — James Marquand • Birth Name — James Elwyn Marquand • Born — 21 September 1964 • Birthplace — Hammersmith, London, England • Occupation — Filmmaker • Father — Richard Marquand • Relatives — David Marquand (paternal uncle) Hilary Marquand (paternal grandfather) Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (maternal grandfather) Pearl Binder (maternal grandmother)
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James Marquand, a director, was born in 1964. The birth is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.
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Filmography
Marquand worked on the following films: • Year — Film — Director — Producer — Writer — Notes • 1999 — The Lesson — Short films • 2002 — The Complaint • 2003 — Run Piglet Run • 2006 — Dead Man's Cards — Directorial feature debut • Splinter • 2010 — Gnarr — Associate — Documentary film • | 2011 — Subculture — Short film • 2012 — I Against I • 2014 — One Night in Istanbul • 2015 — Pacific Warriors — Documentary film • 2016 — Between Two Worlds • 2017 — Beautiful Devils • 2024 — The Partisan
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- 1.Bevan, Nathan. Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script. Wales Online. 2014-03-02.
- 2.Bevan, Nathan. Star Wars Return of the Jedi director's son hopes to make film from his father's long-lost script. Wales Online. 2014-03-02.
- 3.James Marquand: About. Facebook.
- 4.Filmmakers Directory: James Marquand. British Council.
- 5.James Marquand. Rotten Tomatoes.
- 6.Dead Man's Cards. Stray Dogs Films.
- 7.James Marquand talks to Stefan Pape about directing as part of a trio. Fan Carpet. 2012-08-10.
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