Martin Rosen (director)

Martin Rosen
Born 1936 (age 81–82)
Nationality British/American
Occupation Producer, film director, screenwriter, theater producer
Years active 1968-2001

Martin Rosen (born 1936)[1] is an American-born British filmmaker and theater producer. Rosen is known for having directed the animated film adaptations of Watership Down (1978) and The Plague Dogs (1982), both from the Richard Adams novels.

Career

Rosen originally worked as a theater agent and talent scout, before he moved with his wife to the United Kingdom.

He first produced the Canadian feature A Great Big Thing (1968) and later co-produced Ken Russell's film version of Women in Love (1969), which won Academy Awards for Glenda Jackson and Billy Williams (cinematography).

Rosen was originally the producer of Watership Down but took over as director after John Hubley died. He also wrote the screenplay for it. This was the first of two novels by Richard Adams he adapted. In 1982 he also produced, directed and wrote the screenplay for another animated feature based on an Adams novel, The Plague Dogs (1982). Rosen produced Smooth Talk (1986), which won the Sundance Grand Prize. His last film as director was Stacking (1987). His last project as producer was the animated Watership Down TV series in 1999.

Rosen has also contributed on theater production. He was the originating producer of Michael Weller's Moonchildren, first presented at London's Royal Court Theater before transferring to the US. He was the originating producer of Maxine Hong Kingston's "The Woman Warrior", presented in association with The Berkeley Rep, Boston's Huntington Theater, and the Doolittle Theater in Los Angeles.

Personal life

Rosen is married to Elisabeth Payne Rosen, an author and ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church.

Credits

Films

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriterOtherNotes
1968A Great Big ThingYes
1969Women in LoveYesYesPresenter
1978Watership DownYesYesYesDirectorial debut
1982The Plague DogsYesYesYes
1985Smooth TalkYes
1987StackingYesYesShort film

Television

YearTitleDirectorProducerNotes
1987American PlayhouseYesYesSegment: "Stacking"
1999-2001Watership Down: The SeriesYesExecutive producer

Theater

  • I, Frederick'
  • The Women Warrior
  • China Men'
  • Hallam's War

Critical reception

Film Rotten Tomatoes[2] IMDb[3]
Watership Down82%7.7/10
The Plague Dogs60% Audience Score 90%7.9/10

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryTitleResult
1978Gold HugoBest FeatureWatership DownNominated
1979Hugo AwardBest Dramatic PresentationWatership DownNominated
1986Independent Spirit AwardsBest FeatureSmooth TalkNominated

References

  1. ↑ "Straitstimes.com". The Straits Times.com. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ "Martin Rosen - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Martin Rosen - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved 11 March 2016.
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