Martin Stellman

Martin Stellman (London, July 28, 1948) is a British screenwriter and director best known for creating and writing The Interpreter, starring Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn, and co-writing with Franc Roddam the 1979 British cult classic Quadrophenia.[1]

He wrote and directed the action thriller For Queen and Country starring Denzel Washington playing a Malvinas/Falklands War veteran. He attended Bristol University, before joining the psychedelic band Principal Edwards Magic Theatre[2] and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. He often collaborates with British screenwriter and director Brian Ward.

He recently teamed up with Idris Elba co-writing Yardie, Elba's feature debut. Elba took inspiration from Stellman's earlier film Babylon, a drama about sound-system culture in London during the 1970s.

Filmography

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Director

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