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Ken Annakin

English film director (1914–2009)

  • Fame54.7
  • Momentum3.7
  • Wikipedia5.1K
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Lived 1914–2009, aged 95United Kingdom
United Kingdom flagUnited KingdomDirectorsMovie Director
  • Wikipedia
    27 languages
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  • Era
    1914–2009
    Aged 95
  • Known for
    The Longest Day
    1962
Summary
Updated 2026-06-18

Kenneth Cooper Annakin, was an English filmmaker. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 1992, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Battle of the Bulge, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Monte Carlo or Bust!. He was an Academy Award and Directors Guild of America Award nominee, and received the Order of the British Empire in 2002.

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  • Disney Legends
  • Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director
  • Officer of the Order of the British Empire
  • National Board of Review Award for Best Film
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54.7
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Momentum3.7
Historical21.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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