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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]

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He wrote and directed the action thriller For Queen and Country starring Denzel Washington playing a 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

Writer

• Yardie (2018)
• The Interpreter (2005)
• Shoebox Zoo (TV series, 3 episodes) (2004)
• Tabloid (2001)
• For Queen and Country (1988)
• Defence of the Realm (1986)
• Babylon (1980)
• Quadrophenia (1979)

Director

• Harry (TV series, 3 episodes) (1993)
• For Queen and Country (1988)

References

External links

• Martin Stellman at IMDb

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