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Donald Cammell

British film director (1934-1996) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 62

Donald Seton Cammell was a Scottish painter and filmmaker. He is best known for his 1970 debut film Performance, which he wrote the screenplay for and co-directed with Nicolas Roeg. He died by suicide after the last film he directed, Wild Side, was taken away from him and recut by the production company.

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A life in dates

1996Died24 April 1996Wild SideFilm, 1996Director, Writer1995Empire of the CensorsFilm1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries1987White of the EyeFilm, Director, Writer1982Nothing As It Seems: The Films of Nicolas RoegFilm1979TiltFilm, Writer1977Demon SeedFilm, Director1974Lucifer RisingFilm, Osiris (uncredited)1970Performance.Film, Director, Writer1968DuffyFilm, WriterThe TouchablesFilm, 1968Writer1967La CollectionneuseFilm, Boy in St-Tropez (uncredited)1934Born17 January 1934

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Known for

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  • La Collectionneuse 1967
  • Performance. 1970
  • Lucifer Rising 1974
  • Demon Seed 1977
  • White of the Eye 1987

Also in Deutsch

Filmography 16

23 credits on file

Television 1

Media & music

About this person

The British Film Institute posthumously referred to him as a "true visionary".

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 1996 · aged 62

In the same film or series as Donald

Kenneth AngerAlso in Lucifer Rising (1974)Allen GarfieldAlso in Wild Side (1996)Ann SidneyAlso in Performance. (1970)Marjorie CameronAlso in Magick Lantern Cycle (1974)Dennis BerryAlso in La Collectionneuse (1967)