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Compton Bennett
British film director (1900-1974) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 74
Herbert William Compton Bennett, better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines, an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story.
Compton Bennett is read about 9 times a day, in 7 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 18 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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1974Died11 August 19741965
How to Undress in Public Without Undue EmbarrassmentFilm, Director, Writer1960
Beyond the CurtainFilm, Director1957
After the BallFilm, Director
The Flying ScotFilm, 1957Director, Producer1955
The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Director1953
Desperate MomentFilm, Director1952
Gift HorseFilm, Director
So Little TimeFilm, 1952Director1950
King Solomon's MinesFilm, Director1949
That Forsyte WomanFilm, Director1948
DaybreakFilm, Director
My Own True LoveFilm, 1948Director1946
The Years BetweenFilm, Director1945
The Seventh VeilFilm, Director1942Find, Fix and StrikeFilm, Director, Writer1900Born15 January 1900
How to Undress in Public Without Undue EmbarrassmentFilm, Director, Writer1960Beyond the CurtainFilm, Director1957After the BallFilm, DirectorThe Flying ScotFilm, 1957Director, Producer1955The Adventures of Robin HoodSeries, Director1953Desperate MomentFilm, Director1952Gift HorseFilm, DirectorSo Little TimeFilm, 1952Director1950King Solomon's MinesFilm, Director1949That Forsyte WomanFilm, Director1948DaybreakFilm, DirectorMy Own True LoveFilm, 1948Director1946The Years BetweenFilm, Director1945The Seventh VeilFilm, Director1942Find, Fix and StrikeFilm, Director, Writer1900Born15 January 1900People around Compton
Close ties
- Sydney Box Produced The Seventh Veil and The Years Between
Ann Todd Compton directed The Seventh Veil and Daybreak
Marius Goring Compton directed So Little Time (1952)
Lucie Mannheim Compton directed Beyond the Curtain (1960)- Albert Lieven Compton directed Desperate Moment (1953)
- Leonard Sachs Compton directed Beyond the Curtain (1960)
- Muriel Box Also in The Seventh Veil and The Years Between
Richard Attenborough Compton directed Gift Horse (1952)
Errol Flynn Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
Janet Leigh Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
James Mason Compton directed The Seventh Veil (1945)
Maria Schell Compton directed So Little Time (1952)
Dan O'Herlihy Compton directed That Woman Opposite (1957)
Richard Carlson Compton directed King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Lilian Bond Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
Wilfrid Hyde-White Compton directed That Woman Opposite (1957)
John Banner Compton directed King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Sam Zimbalist Produced King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Ferdy Mayne Compton directed Desperate Moment (1953)
Lowell Gilmore Compton directed King Solomon's Mines (1950)
Rolfe Sedan Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
Sonny Tufts Compton directed Gift Horse (1952)
Halliwell Hobbes Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
Lumsden Hare Compton directed That Forsyte Woman (1950)
Filmography 16
26 credits on file
Television 1
About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1900 to 1974 · aged 74
In the same film or series as Compton
Charles CrichtonAlso in Find, Fix and Strike (1942)
Fenella FieldingAlso in How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965)
Andrée MellyAlso in Beyond the Curtain (1960)
Ivan GoffAlso in Gift Horse (1952)
Patricia KirkwoodAlso in After the Ball (1957)
Philip FriendAlso in My Own True Love (1948)
Fenella FieldingAlso in How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment (1965)Andrée MellyAlso in Beyond the Curtain (1960)Ivan GoffAlso in Gift Horse (1952)Patricia KirkwoodAlso in After the Ball (1957)Philip FriendAlso in My Own True Love (1948)