Jeffrey Caine

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Jeffrey Caine
Born1944 (age 7879)
London, England, UK
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, novelist, actor
Known for GoldenEye
The Constant Gardener
Familytwo daughters and three grandchildren

Jeffrey Caine (born 1944) is a British screenwriter. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2005 for The Constant Gardener .

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He was educated at the University of Sussex and the University of Leeds. [1]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorOther notes
1995 GoldenEye Martin Campbell Co-writer with Bruce Feirstein, Michael France & Kevin Wade
2004 Inside I'm Dancing Damien O'Donnell
2005 The Constant Gardener Fernando Meirelles Nominated- Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated- BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film
Nominated- British Independent Film Award for Best Screenplay
Nominated- Writers Guild of America Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Nominated- USC Scripter Award
Nominated- London Film Critics' Circle Award for Screenwriter of the Year
2008Purple Mountain Simon West Unfinished [2]
2014 Time Out of Mind Oren Moverman
Exodus: Gods and Kings Ridley Scott Co-writer with Adam Cooper, Bill Collage & Steven Zaillian
2019 The Song of Names François Girard

Television

YearTitleOther notes
1986 Dempsey and Makepeace 2 episodes
1990–95 The Chief Creator - 35 episodes
Writer - 10 episodes
1996–97 Bodyguards Creator - 7 episodes
Writer - 2 episodes
1999 An Unsuitable Job for a Woman Episode: "Playing God"

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References

  1. "Jeffrey Caine". Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
  2. "Film battle brewing over Nanjing Massacre". The Hollywood Reporter. 13 December 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2020.