Christopher Hampton
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| - | * 2012 – ''[[Appomattox (play)|Appomattox]]''<ref name=PlayBill>{{cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|title=American Premiere of Embers Will Be Part of Guthrie's Christopher Hampton Celebration|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/167684-American-Premiere-of-Embers-Will-Be-Part-of-Guthries-Christopher-Hampton-Celebration|accessdate=16 August 2012}}</ref> | + | * 2012 – ''[[Appomattox (play)|Appomattox]]'' |
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| * 2001 & 2004 – ''[[Dracula, The Musical]]'' with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for [[Frank Wildhorn]] | * 2001 & 2004 – ''[[Dracula, The Musical]]'' with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for [[Frank Wildhorn]] | ||
| * 2012 – ''[[Rebecca (musical)]]'' (Book & Lyrics, translated from German) | * 2012 – ''[[Rebecca (musical)]]'' (Book & Lyrics, translated from German) | ||
| - | * 2013 – ''[[Stephen Ward the Musical]]'' with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]]<ref name="whats">{{cite web | url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/06-2013/andrew-lloyd-webber-and-don-blacks-stephen-ward-pr_31154.html | title=Andrew Lloyd Webber and Don Black's Stephen Ward premieres at Aldwych in December | publisher=Whats On Stage | work=whatsonstage.com | date=28 June 2013 | accessdate=28 June 2013}}</ref> | + | * 2013 – ''[[Stephen Ward the Musical]]'' with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] |
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| * 1993 – ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] | * 1993 – ''[[Sunset Boulevard (musical)|Sunset Boulevard]]'' for [[Andrew Lloyd Webber]] | ||
| * 2001 & 2004 – ''[[Dracula, The Musical]]'' for [[Frank Wildhorn]] | * 2001 & 2004 – ''[[Dracula, The Musical]]'' for [[Frank Wildhorn]] | ||
| - | * 2006 – ''[[Embers (novel)|Embers]]''<ref name="Coveney"/> from the novel by [[Sándor Márai]] | + | * 2006 – ''[[Embers (novel)|Embers]]'' from the novel by [[Sándor Márai]] |
| * 2009 – ''[[Ödön von Horváth|The Age of the Fish]]'' (in German ''Jugend ohne Gott'') from the novel by [[Ödön von Horváth]] for the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]] | * 2009 – ''[[Ödön von Horváth|The Age of the Fish]]'' (in German ''Jugend ohne Gott'') from the novel by [[Ödön von Horváth]] for the [[Theater in der Josefstadt]] | ||
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Christopher James Hampton CBE, FRSL (born 26 January 1946) is an Academy Award-winning British playwright, screen writer and film director. He is best known for his play based on the novel Les Liaisons dangereuses and the film version Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and also more recently for writing the nominated screenplay for the film adaptation of Ian McEwan's Atonement.
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Plays
- 1964 – When Did You Last See My Mother?
- 1967 – Total Eclipse
- 1969 – The Philanthropist
- 1973 – Savages
- 1975 – Treats
- 1984 – Tales From Hollywood
- 1991 – White Chameleon
- 1994 – Alice's Adventures Under Ground
- 2002 – The Talking Cure
- 2012 – Appomattox
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Musicals (Book and lyrics)
- 1993 – Sunset Boulevard with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 2001 & 2004 – Dracula, The Musical with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for Frank Wildhorn
- 2012 – Rebecca (musical) (Book & Lyrics, translated from German)
- 2013 – Stephen Ward the Musical with Don Black (Book & Lyrics), for Andrew Lloyd Webber
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Adaptations
- 1977 – Tales from the Vienna Woods, Ödön von Horváth
- 1982 – The Portage to San Cristobal of A.H. from the novella by George Steiner
- 1983 – Tartuffe, Molière
- 1985 – Les Liaisons Dangereuses from the novel by Choderlos de Laclos for the Royal Shakespeare Company
- 1993 – Sunset Boulevard for Andrew Lloyd Webber
- 2001 & 2004 – Dracula, The Musical for Frank Wildhorn
- 2006 – Embers from the novel by Sándor Márai
- 2009 – The Age of the Fish (in German Jugend ohne Gott) from the novel by Ödön von Horváth for the Theater in der Josefstadt
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Filmography
- 1973 – A Doll's House (screenwriter) starring Claire Bloom
- 1977 – Able's Will (screenwriter; directed by Stephen Frears) for the BBC
- 1979 – Tales from the Vienna Woods (screenwriter; directed by Maximilian Schell)
- 1981 – The History Man (screenwriter) for the BBC
- 1983 – Beyond the Limit (screenwriter)
- 1984 – The Honorary Consul (screenwriter) based on a novel by Graham Greene starring Michael Caine and Richard Gere
- 1986 – The Wolf at the Door (screenwriter)
- 1986 – Hotel du Lac (screenwriter/director, from the novel by Anita Brookner)
- 1986 – The Good Father (screenwriter) based on a novel by Peter Prince
- 1986 – Arriving Tuesday (producer)
- 1988 – Dangerous Liaisons (play author/screenwriter/ co-producer) directed by Stephen Frears and starring John Malkovich, Glenn Close, Michelle Pfeiffer and Uma Thurman.
- 1989 – Tales from Hollywood for BBC
- 1989 – The Ginger Tree for BBC
- 1995 – Carrington (screenwriter/director)
- 1995 – Total Eclipse (play author/ screenwriter/ actor: The Judge) directed by Agnieszka Holland, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and David Thewlis
- 1996 – Mary Reilly (screenwriter) based on the Valerie Martin novel about Dr. Jekyll's housemaid, directed by Stephen Frears and starring Julia Roberts and John Malkovich
- 1996 – The Secret Agent (film) (screenwriter/ director) based on a Joseph Conrad novel, starring Gérard Depardieu, Bob Hoskins and Patricia Arquette
- 2002 – The Quiet American (screenwriter)
- 2003 – Imagining Argentina (screenwriter/ director)
- 2007 – Atonement (screenwriter)
- 2009 – Cheri (screenwriter)
- 2009 – Sunset Boulevard (original material)
- 2011 – A Dangerous Method (play author/screenwriter) based on Hampton's The Talking Cure, adapted from the John Kerr non-fiction book A Most Dangerous Method. Directed by David Cronenberg and starring Viggo Mortensen, Michael Fassbender, Keira Knightley and Vincent Cassel.
- 2012 – Ali and Nino (screenwriter) adapted from Kurban Said's novel Ali and Nino. Announced as screenwriter on 9 January 2012.
- 2013 - The Thirteenth Tale for BBC
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Translations
- The Seagull
- Uncle Vanya
- Hedda Gabler
- Don Juan by Molière
- 1973 – A Doll's House
- 1996 – 'Art' by Yasmina Reza
- 1998 – Enemy of the People
- 2000 – Conversations After a Burial by Yasmina Reza
- 2001 – Life x 3 by Yasmina Reza
- 2008 – God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza
- 2010 – Rebecca (musical) by Michael Kunze
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Librettos
- 2005 – Waiting for the Barbarians, music by Philip Glass
- 2007 – Appomattox, music by Philip Glass
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