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name: "Brian Eatwell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/brian-eatwell"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 June 1939"
died: "20 January 2007"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-16T10:56:53.216977+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Brian Eatwell

Production designer. Born 1 June 1939 in London, England, UK. Died 20 January 2007.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 June 1939, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 January 2007
- **Active:** 1971–1976
- **Works often with:** Nicolas Roeg

## Biography

Brian Eatwell was a British production designer and art director. Born in London on 1 June 1939, he worked on numerous British and American films and television productions from the 1960s to the early 2000s.

Eatwell served as production designer on Nicolas Roeg’s *Walkabout* (1971) and *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (1976). He also designed Richard Lester’s *The Three Musketeers* (1973), receiving a BAFTA nomination, and *The Four Musketeers* (1974). Other credits include art direction on *if....* (1968) and set design on *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971). He later worked on films such as *The Onion Field* (1979), *White Dog* (1982) and *The Watcher* (2000). Eatwell died in Los Angeles on 20 January 2007. He was married to costume designer May Routh.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, en.wikipedia.org, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Man Who Fell to Earth* (1976), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-man-who-fell-to-earth.md)
- *Walkabout* (1971), Fi1m 85, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/walkabout.md)

## Also known for

- *The Watcher* (2000), Production Design
- *if....* (1968), Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/if-1968.md)
- *The Three Musketeers* (1973), Production Design
- *The Abominable Dr. Phibes* (1971), Set Designer
- *White Dog* (1982), Production Design
- *The Four Musketeers* (1974), Production Design
- *The Onion Field* (1979), Production Design
- *Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band* (1978), Production Design

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