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Evan Jones

Writing
Born: December 29, 1927 in Hector's River, Portland, Jamaica

Biography

Evan Jones (29 December 1927 – 18 April 2023) was an influential Jamaican playwright, poet and novelist. He is best known for his screenplay for Wake in Fright (1971), a Palme d'Or nominated, 2009 Cannes Classic championed by Martin Scorsese; it is one of only two films to ever be screened twice at the festival. Jones was the recipient of the Martin Luther King Memorial Prize for The Fight Against...

All Credits23 Titles

Film

19 Titles
Escape to Victory
6.9
FILM
Escape to Victory1981
Funeral in Berlin
6.4
FILM
Funeral in Berlin1966
Shadow of the Wolf
5.8
FILM
Shadow of the Wolf1992
Wake in Fright
7.2
FILM
Wake in Fright1971
A Show of Force
5.3
FILM
A Show of Force1990
Eva
5.9
FILM
Eva1962
Night Watch
6.3
FILM
Night Watch1973
Modesty Blaise
5.3
FILM
Modesty Blaise1966
Champions
6.6
FILM
Champions1984
King and Country
7.2
FILM
King and Country1964
The Damned
6.3
FILM
The Damned1962
Kangaroo
7.3
FILM
Kangaroo1986
The Killing of Angel Street
6.5
FILM
The Killing of Angel Street1981
The Madhouse on Castle Street
10.0
FILM
The Madhouse on Castle Street1963
Two Gentlemen Sharing
5.5
FILM
Two Gentlemen Sharing1969
Ghost in the Noonday Sun
4.9
FILM
Ghost in the Noonday Sun1973

Series

4 Titles
Playhouse
7.0
SERIES
Playhouse1974–
Centre Play
7.0
SERIES
Centre Play1973–
Chillers
6.7
SERIES
Chillers1990–
The Fight Against Slavery
9.0
SERIES
The Fight Against Slavery1975–
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