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Ken Hughes

British film director (1922-2001) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 79

Kenneth Graham Hughes was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name.

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2001Died28 April 20011981Night SchoolFilm, Director1977Making It In HollywoodFilm1975Alfie DarlingFilm, Director1974Dial M for MurderSeries, WriterFall of EaglesSeries, 1974Writer1972SammyFilm, Writer1970MenaceSeries, WriterCromwellFilm, 1970Director, Writer1967Casino RoyaleFilm, Director1966Arrivederci, Baby!Film, Director, Writer1963EspionageSeries, Director, WriterThe Small World of Sammy LeeFilm, 1963Director, Writer1962The EyesFilm, Director1957High FlightFilm, Writer1956Wicked as They ComeFilm, Director, Writer1954Passenger to TokyoFilm, Director1953Scotland YardSeries, Director, WriterBlack 13Film, 1953Director, Writer1943SohoFilm, Director1922Born19 January 1922

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  • Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968
  • Cromwell 1970
  • Night School 1981
  • Casino Royale 1967

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Filmography 37

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Television 5

About this person

His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He was an Emmy Award winner and a three-time BAFTA Award nominee.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1922 to 2001 · aged 79

In the same film or series as Ken

Rachel WardAlso in Night School (1981)Sydney ChaplinAlso in Confession (1955)Pietro GermiAlso in Black 13 (1953)Sid JamesAlso in The House Across the Lake (1954)Paul DouglasAlso in Joe Macbeth (1955)