Hugh Hudson
British director (1936-2023) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 86
Hugh Hudson was an English film director. He is known for directing the 1981 Academy Award and BAFTA Award Best Picture Chariots of Fire, after beginning his career making documentaries and television commercials.
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The Tiger's NestFilm, Writer2017
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible DreamFilm2014
Midnight SunFilm, Writer2013
Vangelis and the Journey To IthakaFilm2007
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'Film2006
The Making of Ryan's DaughterFilm1999
My Life So FarFilm, Director1995
Lumière & CompanyFilm, Director1989
Lost AngelsFilm, Director1985
RevolutionFilm, Director1981
Chariots of FireFilm, Director198012 Squadron BuccaneersFilm, Director1971Film '72Series1966
The Tortoise and the HareFilm, Director, Writer1965
Design for TodayFilm, Director, Writer1936Born25 August 1936People around Hugh
Nicholas Farrell Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
Donald Sutherland Hugh directed Revolution and Lost Angels
Richard Griffiths Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
Ian Holm Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)- Ian Charleson Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
Nigel Davenport Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
David Puttnam Produced Chariots of Fire and My Life So Far
Cheryl Campbell Hugh directed Chariots of Fire (1982)
Paul Brooke Hugh produced Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Brando Quilici Directed Midnight Sun and The Tiger's Nest
Rupert Everett Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Golshifteh Farahani Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Pierre Niney Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Irene Escolar Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Tristán Ulloa Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Clément Sibony Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Henry Goodman Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Javivi Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Al Pacino Hugh directed Revolution (1986)
Antonio Banderas Hugh directed Altamira (2016)
Kim Basinger Hugh directed I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Glenn Close Hugh directed Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
David Suchet Hugh produced Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
James Fox Hugh directed Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
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Chariots of Fire 1981
The Tiger's Nest 2022
Lumière & Company 1995
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984
Finding Altamira 2016
Filmography 24
29 credits on file
Television 1
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Photos 1
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He continued to direct commercials while making films, which included the British Airways face advertisement from 1989 made in collaboration with London-based advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.
