Michael Anderson
English film director (1920-2018) · United Kingdom · On the map · Directors · Died at 98
Michael Joseph Anderson Sr was an English film and television director. His career spanned nearly 50 years across three countries, working at various times in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Canada.
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The New Adventures of PinocchioFilm, Director1997
20,000 Leagues Under the SeaFilm, Director1994
Rugged GoldFilm, Director1991
Young CatherineSeries, Director1986
Separate VacationsFilm, Director1982
Murder by PhoneFilm, Director1980
The Martian ChroniclesSeries, Director1977
OrcaFilm, Director1975
Conduct UnbecomingFilm, Director1971Film '72Series1966
The Quiller MemorandumFilm, Director1964
Flight from AshiyaFilm, Director1960
All the Fine Young CannibalsFilm, Director1958
Chase a Crooked ShadowFilm, Director1955
The Dam BustersFilm, Director1951
Hell Is Sold OutFilm, Director1942
In Which We ServeFilm, Albert Fosdick1920Born30 January 1920People around Michael
Trevor Howard Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
Richard Todd Michael directed Operation Crossbow (1965)
Michael Redgrave Michael directed 1984 and The Dam Busters
Michael York Michael directed Logan's Run (1977)
John Mills Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1957)
Richard Harris Michael directed Orca (1978)
Gary Cooper Michael directed The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Maximilian Schell Michael directed Pope Joan and Young Catherine
Glynis Johns Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Noël Coward Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Franco Nero Michael directed Pope Joan and Young Catherine
Jenny Agutter Michael directed Logan's Run and Dominique
Alexander Knox Michael directed The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
Robert Morley Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1958)
Hermione Gingold Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Leslie Hope Michael directed Sword of Gideon (1986)
Robert Joy Michael directed Millennium and Sword of Gideon_Collection_(3363910055).jpg?width=250)
Robert Helpmann Michael directed The Quiller Memorandum (1966)- Jeremy Kemp Michael directed Operation Crossbow (1965)
- Michael Jayston Michael directed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1998)
- Kenneth Griffith Michael directed 1984 and Waterfront
- Richard Wattis Michael directed Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Philip Madoc Michael directed Operation Crossbow (1965)
Duncan Lamont Michael directed Pope Joan and Waterfront
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The Dam Busters 1955
The Shoes of the Fisherman 1968
Operation Crossbow 1965
Around the World in 80 Days 1956
In Which We Serve 1942
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Television 3
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His most critically and commercially successful works include the World War II film The Dam Busters (1955), the dystopian sci-fi film Logan's Run (1976), and the comedy adventure epic Around the World in 80 Days (1956), which won the 1957 Academy Award for Best Picture.
