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Hugh Hudson

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British director (1936-2023)

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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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Chariots of Fire1981 · ★ 6.8
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes1984 · ★ 6.4
Finding Altamira2016 · ★ 5.8
Revolution1985 · ★ 5.4
Midnight Sun2014 · ★ 5.9
I Dreamed of Africa2000 · ★ 5.4
Lumière & Company1995 · ★ 6.3
The Tiger's Nest2022 · ★ 6.5
My Life So Far1999
Lost Angels1989
The King of Ads1991
The Visions of Stanley Kubrick2007
Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'2007
View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'2007
Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream2017
Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 20012007
The Tortoise and the Hare1966
Design for Today1965
The Making of Ryan's Daughter2006
Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death2011
Birds and Planes1967
Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora1980
12 Squadron Buccaneers1980

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National Board of Review Award for Best Film

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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. 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.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2023 · aged 86
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