Sarah Radclyffe (born 14 November 1950), sometimes credited as Sarah Radcliffe, is a British film producer. She began working as associative producer in the late 1970s on such films as '' The Tempest'' (1979) directed by

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. From 1983 to 1984 she worked on the series ''

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'' and in 1984 she founded the production company

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together with business partner

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. The company's first significant production,

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film ''

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'', was released in 1985. The other theatrical films on which Sarah Radclyffe served as executive producer include ''

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'' (1986), ''

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'' (1987), ''

Sammy and Rosie Get Laid ''Sammy and Rosie Get Laid'' is a 1987 British film directed by Stephen Frears, with a screenplay by Hanif Kureishi. Plot Sammy and Rosie are a married couple, both leading a promiscuous bohemian lifestyle until Sammy's father comes to visit t ...

'' (1988), '' A World Apart'' (1988), ''

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'' (1991), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1994), ''

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'' (1998), ''The Lost Son'' (1999) and ''

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'' (1999) for which she was nominated for the

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. She was also executive producer of '' Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant'' which was released in 2009. She has been married to William Penton Godfrey since 1996 and has two sons, Sam and Callum. Radclyffe is a trustee of Anno's Africa, the children's arts charity.

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* 1950 births Living people British film producers {{UK-film-producer-stub