Graeme Clifford

Biography

Graeme Clifford is an acclaimed Australian film director, his directing credits include the Academy Award nominated film Frances, Gleaming the Cube and the mini-series The Last Don, which received two Emmy nominations. Clifford was a leading film editor for over ten years, before he made an impressive feature directorial debut with Frances, the dramatic real-life story of actress Frances Farmer, which gained Academy Award nominations for Jessica Lange and Kim Stanley. His second feature outing was the Australian historical adventure-drama Burke & Wills which was chosen as a participant in the 1986 Cannes Film Festival.He followed up with the contemporary action-suspense drama Gleaming the Cube, starring Christian Slater, and Deception (a.k.a. Ruby Cairo), starring Andie MacDowell, Liam Neeson and Viggo Mortensen. Born in Sydney, Australia, Clifford obtained his wide-ranging experience in editing, special effects, sound recording/mixing, animation and assistant directing at Artransa Park, Sydney’s only film studio for many years. He received additional tutelage working under directors like Robert Altman and Nicholas Roeg. His collaborations with Altman include M*A*S*H, McCabe and …

Directed

1. Twin Peaks (1990) — Director
2. Gleaming the Cube (1989) — Director
3. Frances (1982) — Director
4. Joan of Arcadia (2003) — Director
5. The Last Don (1997) — Director
6. The Guardian (2001) — Director
7. The New Avengers (1976) — Director
8. Ruby Cairo (1992) — Director
9. Faerie Tale Theatre (1982) — Director
10. The Last Don II (1998) — Director
11. Family Sins (2005) — Director
12. Caracara (2000) — Director
13. Sisters (1991) — Director
14. Past Tense (1994) — Director
15. Burke & Wills (1985) — Director
16. Write & Wrong (2007) — Director
17. Crossing the Line (2002) — Director
18. Little Red Riding Hood (1983) — Director
19. Redeemer (2002) — Director
20. The Boy Who Left Home to Find Out About the Shivers (1984) — Director
21. Profoundly Normal (2003) — Director
22. A Loss of Innocence (1996) — Director
23. My Husband's Secret Life (1998) — Director
24. The Turn of the Screw (1989) — Director
25. See You in My Dreams (2004) — Director
26. Remembering Charlie (2003) — Director

Also appeared in

1. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) — Self
2. Don't Look Now: Looking Back (2002) — Himself
3. Watching the Alien (2003) — Self
4. A Hollywood Life: Remembering Frances (2001) — Himself
5. Way Out on a Limb (2016) — Self
6. Way Out on a Limb (2016)