Rachel Ward
Director, Actor
- Thorn Birds, The (TV Mini-series) (1977)
- Dir. Daryl Duke
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward, Barbara Stanwyck…
- Over–ambitious priest Richard Chamberlain is exiled to Australia, where he becomes embroiled in the dynastic power struggles of a wealthy…
- Sharky's Machine (1981)
- Dir. Burt Reynolds
Feat. Burt Reynolds, Vittorio Gassman, Brian Keith…
- Burt Reynolds assumed directing duties for this sleazy cop–thriller about political corruption. Mixes exciting, gory action–scenes with…
- Against All Odds (1984)
- Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Rachel Ward, Jeff Bridges, James Woods
- Modern film noir experiment is a loose remake of Out of the Past.
- Umbrella Woman, The (1986)
- Dir. Ken Cameron
Feat. Rachel Ward, Sam Neill, Bryan Brown
- Smalltown adultery in 30s Australia, with Rachel Ward and Sam Neill.
- How to Get Ahead in Advertising (1989)
- Dir. Bruce Robinson
Feat. Richard E. Grant, Rachel Ward
- Richard E. Grant encores for the director of WITHNAIL AND I to play a manic genius ad–man whose conscience rears its ugly head while he…
- After Dark, My Sweet (1991)
- Dir. James Foley
Feat. Jason Patric, Rachel Ward, Bruce Dern
- A punch drunk drifter befriends a mysterious couple in a sun–blasted desert town. A smoulderingly atmospheric tale based on the novel by Jim…
- Wide Sargasso Sea (1993)
- Dir. John Duigan
Feat. Karina Lombard, Rachel Ward, Michael York
- Polished screen adaptation of Jean Rhys' novel of erotic obsession between a English aristocrat and a Island beauty in 19th Century Jamaica.
- Blackbeard (2006)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Stacy Keach, Richard Chamberlain, Rachel Ward
- Fun, if historically inaccurate tele romp through the high seas in the 18th century, based loosely on the true story of pirate Edward Teach who would…
- Beautiful Kate (2009)
- Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Bryan Brown, Maeve Dermody…
- In her directing debut, seasoned actor Rachel Ward maturely handles this taboo–tinged story of an estranged son returning home to visit his…
- Death and Life of Otto Bloom, The (2016)
- Dir. Cris Jones
Feat. Xavier Samuel, Rachel Ward, Matilda Brown
- The chronicle of the life and great love of Otto Bloom, an extraordinary man who experiences time in reverse – passing backwards through the…
- Palm Beach (2019)
- Dir. Rachel Ward
Feat. Bryan Brown, Sam Neill, Aaron Jeffery…
- Veteran Australian actor Rachel Ward directs this ensemble comedy in which lifelong friends of a privileged class reunite for a party at Sydney's…