‘Hamburger Hill’ Director Dies at 86

Alex Bowie / Getty Images Hamburger Hill director John Irvin has died at the age of 86. The three-time BAFTA-nominated Brit led a career that spanned five decades across a broad range of works, from TV to miniseries and action flicks on the big screen. His producer Claire Evans told the Guardian that he died “peacefull

John Irvin, the British director of “Hamburger Hill,” the “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” miniseries and 1981’s “Ghost Story,” died Aug. 11. He was 86.  His producers confirmed he died at the home of his sister-in-law in the U.K.  The award-winning director’s career spanned several decades, each punctuated by a different f

British filmmaker John Irvin, known for action movies including Hamburger Hill and Raw Deal and the BAFTA-winning TV series Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, has died. He was 86. According to Irvin’s producers, the filmmaker died peacefully at the UK home of his sister-in-law on August 11, surrounded by his family. Irvin made