Lionel Chetwynd is an Academy Award-nominated screenwriter, director, and producer known for his extensive work in historical dramas and docudramas. Born in London and raised in Canada, he eventually became a naturalized U.S. citizen and a prominent conservative voice in Hollywood.
2023Lonesome SoldierMovieWriter
2006George Washington: We Fight to Be FreeMovieWriter
2004American Dictators: Staging of the 2004 Presidential ElectionMovieas Self (archive footage)2004Ike: Countdown to D-DayMovieWriter
2003American ValorMovieWriter2003DC 9/11: Time of CrisisMovieProducer · Writer2001Varian's WarMovieWriter · Director
1999P.T. BarnumMovieWriter
1999P.T. BarnumTV showWriter · 2 episodes1999NetForceMovieTeleplay
1999NetforceTV showTeleplay · 2 episodes
1998Human BombMovieWriter1997Color of JusticeMovieWriter · Producer1996The Man Who Captured EichmannMovieTeleplay1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeMovieWriter
1996The Siege at Ruby RidgeTV showWriter · 2 episodes1996MosesTV showScreenplay · Writer · 2 episodes1995Kissinger and NixonMovieExecutive Producer · Writer1995Freefall: Flight 174MovieTeleplay1995JosephMovieScreenplay1994JacobMovieScreenplay · Writer1994Doomsday GunMovieWriter
1991The Heroes of Desert StormMovieWriter1991The Marla Hanson StoryMovieStory
1990So Proudly We HailMovieProducer · Writer · Director
1988To Heal a NationMovieWriter1987The Hanoi HiltonMovieDirector · Writer
1984Children in the CrossfireMovieWriter1982The Hot TouchMovieStory · Screenplay
1981Escape from Iran: The Canadian CaperMovieWriter · Screenstory1981Miracle on IceMovieScreenplay
1981A Whale for the KillingMovieWriter1979QuintetMovieStory
1978Two SolitudesMovieDirector · Writer1977It Happened One ChristmasMovieWriter
1977Johnny, We Hardly Knew YeMovieTeleplay · Producer
1976GoldenrodMovieProducer · Writer1974The Apprenticeship of Duddy KravitzMovieAdaptation