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Derek Williams

British film maker · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Lived 1929 to 2021 · aged 91

Derek Williams was a British documentary film director, writer and historian, who was active in film craft from the 1950s until 1990. His films received four British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTAs) and five Oscar nominations, all in the short documentary classification.

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2021Died2 August 20211979Planet WaterFilm, Director1977The Shetland ExperienceFilm, Director, Writer1970The Shadow of ProgressFilm, Director, Writer1967Algerian PipelineFilm, Director, Writer1965Health of a CityFilm, DirectorTurkey: The BridgeFilm, 1965Director1964At the Villa RosaFilm, Director1963By JiminyFilm, DirectorCarnivalFilm, 1963DirectorKidnappedFilm, 1963DirectorTreasure in MaltaFilm, 1963Director1961Hunted in HollandFilm, Director, Writer1957Foothold on AntarcticaFilm, WriterThere Was a DoorFilm, 1957Director1929Born20 August 1929

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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2021 · aged 91

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