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John Smithson(I)

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Touching the Void (2003)
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John Smithson is known for 127 Hours (2010), Touching the Void (2003) and Deep Water (2006).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 12 wins & 14 nominations total

    Known for

    James Franco in 127 Hours (2010)
    127 Hours
    7.5
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2010
    Touching the Void (2003)
    Touching the Void
    8.0
    • Producer
    • 2003
    Deep Water (2006)
    Deep Water
    7.8
    • Producer(produced by)
    • 2006
    Sherpa (2015)
    Sherpa
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2015

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    Producer

    • River (2021)
      River
      7.0
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet (2020)
      Apocalypse Cow: How Meat Killed the Planet
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • A Year of British Murder (2019)
      A Year of British Murder
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • creative producer
      • 2017
    • Man Made Planet: Earth from Space
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Modern British Slavery (2017)
      Modern British Slavery
      7.3
      • creative director
      • 2017
    • Adolf Hitler in Hitler (2016)
      Hitler
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • 2016
    • Taking Flight Britain's America's Cup Challenge (2016)
      Taking Flight Britain's America's Cup Challenge
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Secret History (1991)
      Secret History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • executive producer
      • 1999–2016
    • Sherpa (2015)
      Sherpa
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2015
    • Ultimate Airport Dubai (2013)
      Ultimate Airport Dubai
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2013–2014
    • Mark Evans in Dogs: Their Secret Lives (2013)
      Dogs: Their Secret Lives
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane (2014)
      Mayday: The Passenger Who Landed a Plane
      8.2
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Stephen Hawking's Grand Design (2012)
      Stephen Hawking's Grand Design
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • 9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor: People Helping People (2011)
      9/11: Heroes of the 88th Floor: People Helping People
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2011

    Director

    • Generation 9/11 (2021)
      Generation 9/11
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • creative director
      • 2021
    • Nightmare on Everest (2017)
      Nightmare on Everest
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • creative director
      • 2017
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • 2016
    • Ultimate Airport Dubai (2013)
      Ultimate Airport Dubai
      7.4
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • 2015
    • The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler (2015)
      The Codebreaker Who Hacked Hitler
      7.2
      TV Movie
      • creative director
      • 2015
    • Children of God (1994)
      Children of God
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 1994

    Additional Crew

    • My Gay Dog and Other Animals (2019)
      My Gay Dog and Other Animals
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • creative director
      • 2019
    • Secret History (1991)
      Secret History
      6.4
      TV Series
      • creative director
      • 2016
    • Julia Ormond and Tim Roth in Captives (1994)
      Captives
      6.3
      • production consultant
      • 1994
    • Colin Firth, Lysette Anthony, and Amina Annabi in The Advocate (1993)
      The Advocate
      6.6
      • production consultant
      • 1993
    • World in Action (1963)
      World in Action
      7.0
      TV Series
      • investigation by
      • researcher
      • 1981–1985
    • Brass Tacks (1977)
      Brass Tacks
      TV Series
      • researcher
      • 1979
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