Michael Birkett

Biography

Career Overview

Michael Birkett has 10 screen credits in a career dating back to 1957. Signature works include King Lear, The Mahabharata, A Midsummer Night's Dream. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Production

Gender

male

Known Credits

10

Known For

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  King Lear
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  The Mahabharata
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  A Midsummer Night's Dream
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  The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade
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  The Caretaker

Frequent Collaborators

• Robert Langdon Lloyd (3 collaborations)
• Ian Hogg (2 collaborations)
• Patrick Magee (2 collaborations)
• Ian Richardson (2 collaborations)
• Paul Scofield (1 collaborations)
• Irene Worth (1 collaborations)
• Susan Engel (1 collaborations)
• Anne-Lise Gabold (1 collaborations)
• Alan Webb (1 collaborations)
• Tom Fleming (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (5 credits)

  • The Mahabharata

    executive producer

    production
    1990
  • King Lear

    producer

    production
    1970
  • A Midsummer Night's Dream

    producer

    production
    1968
  • The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade

    producer

    production
    1967
  • The Caretaker

    producer

    production
    1964

• directing (4 credits)

  • The Soldier's Tale

    director

    directing
    1964
  • The Mark

    assistant director

    directing
    1961
  • Dunkirk

    assistant director

    directing
    1958
  • Island in the Sun

    second assistant director

    directing
    1957

• writing (1 credits)

  • The Soldier's Tale

    writer

    writing
    1964