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3 unusual facts about Anthony Minghella


Confederate Home Guard

The Confederate Home Guard plays a major role in the novel Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier and the film of the same name written and directed by Anthony Minghella.

Marston Magna

In the film of the book, the character is referred to in Anthony Minghella's screenplay as coming from the county of Dorset.

Minghella

Anthony Minghella (1954 — 2008), English film director, playwright and screenwriter


Chris Jury

Jury studied Drama/English at Hull University and began working as an actor in the theatre with such names as Mike Bradwell, Danny Boyle and Anthony Minghella, and with companies as diverse as Hull Truck, The Bush and Stratford East.

Dominic Minghella

As a child, Dominic Minghella starred in the first film his brother Anthony directed, A Little Like Drowning.

Jane Prowse

Other theatre includes Anthony Minghella's A Little Like Drowning, The Amazing Dancing Bear and Overboard.

Jill Scott

Her first feature film appearances occurred in 2007, when Scott appeared in "Hounddog" (as Big Mama Thornton) and in Tyler Perry's movie, "Why Did I Get Married?" The next year, in 2008, Scott appeared as Precious Ramotswe in Anthony Minghella's film adaption of Alexander McCall Smith's series of books "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" playing a detective.

Old Ford Lock

An old foundry next to the "Big Breakfast" house was used as the main movie location for Anthony Minghellas film Breaking and Entering, starring Jude Law and Juliette Binoche.


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