Christopher Hampton
Sir Christopher James Hampton is a British playwright, screenwriter, and translator. He is best known for his play Les Liaisons Dangereuses based on the novel of the same name, and for the film adaptation. He has thrice received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay: for Dangerous Liaisons (1988), Atonement (2007) and The Father (2020); winning for the former and latter.
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National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses
writer
2026
The Son
writer
2022
The Father
writer
2020
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
actor
2017
Ali and Nino
writer
2016
OMG... We're in a Horror Movie
actor
2015
Adoration
writer
2013
Dracula: The Musical
writer
2011
A Dangerous Method
writer
2011
Chéri
writer
2009
Atonement
writer
2007
Imagining Argentina
director
2003
Three Sisters
writer
2003
The Quiet American
writer
2002
The Secret Agent
director
1996
The Secret Agent
writer
1996
Mary Reilly
writer
1996
Total Eclipse
writer
1995
Total Eclipse
actor
1995
Carrington
director
1995
Carrington
writer
1995
Tales from Hollywood
writer
1992
Dangerous Liaisons
writer
1988
The Wolf at the Door
writer
1986
Hotel du Lac
writer
1986
The Honorary Consul
writer
1983
Tales from the Vienna Woods
writer
1979
A Doll's House
writer
1973
Savages
writer
Art
writer
Sunset Boulevard
writer
Embers
writer