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Charles Crichton is a Director, Scriptwriter and Editor British born on 6 august 1910 at Wallasey (United-kingdom)
Charles Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Merseyside, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes. Crichton gained two Academy Award nominations for A Fish Called Wanda, including Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.
Crichton died in South Kensington, London aged 89.
(1988)
(Director)
(1940)
(Editor)
(1951)
(Director)
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Birth name Charles Ainslie Crichton
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 august 1910 at Wallasey (United-kingdom)
Death 14 september 1999 (at 89 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 6 august 1910 at Wallasey (United-kingdom)
Death 14 september 1999 (at 89 years) at London (United-kingdom)
Crichton died in South Kensington, London aged 89.
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(1988)(Director)
(1940)(Editor)
(1951)(Director)
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Filmography of Charles Crichton (31 films)
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Add to a movie listA Fish Called Wanda (1988)
, 1h48Directed by John Cleese, Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Crime
Themes Films about animals, Mise en scène d'un poisson, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin, Maria Aitken, Tom Georgeson
Rating74%
London-based gangster George Thomason and his right-hand man, Ken Pile, an animal lover with a bad stutter, plan a jewel heist. They bring in two Americans to help: con artist Wanda Gershwitz and "weapons man" Otto West, a loud-mouthed Anglophobe who fancies himself an intellectual and hates being (correctly) called stupid. Wanda and Otto are lovers, but they hide this from George and Ken, pretending to be brother and sister, so Wanda can work her charms on them. The robbery goes well, and the thieves get away with a large sum in diamonds. However, they are briefly spotted during their getaway by Mrs. Coady, an elderly lady walking her three dogs. The group then hide the loot in a safe in an old workshop. Soon after, Wanda and Otto betray George to the police and he is arrested. They return to collect the loot, with Wanda planning to double-cross Otto as well, only to find that George has moved it. Wanda decides to seduce George's barrister, Archie Leach, so that he can persuade George to plead guilty and give up the location of the diamonds. Unhappily married, Leach is brow-beaten by his vindictive wife, Wendy, and spoiled daughter, Portia, and he quickly comes under the spell of Wanda's charms.
More Bloody Meetings (1984)
Directed by Charles Crichton
Actors Caroline Quentin, David Prowse, Graeme Garden
Rating65%
Alien Attack (1980)
, 1h44Directed by Lee H. Katzin, Charles Crichton, Bill Lenny
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera
Actors Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Nick Tate, Roy Dotrice, Isla Blair
Rating61%
Des chercheurs installés sur la Lune doivent effectuer une mission vers une planète considérée comme habitable. Cependant, la mort inexpliquée de plusieurs astronautes compromettent fortement leur voyage.
He Who Rides a Tiger (1965)
, 1h43Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Crime
Actors Tom Bell, Judi Dench, Paul Rogers, Kay Walsh, Ray McAnally, Jeremy Spenser
Rating70%
The Third Secret (1964)
, 1h43Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Children's films
Actors Stephen Boyd, Pamela Franklin, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento, Alan Webb
Rating64%
Prominent London psychoanalyst Dr. Leo Whitset is discovered injured from a gunshot wound in his home by his housekeeper, and as he lies dying he whispers, "Blame no one but me." These words lead the coroner to rule the death a suicide, a verdict questioned by one of Dr. Whitset's patients, Alex Stedman, a popular American news commentator for British television who has been in therapy since the deaths of his wife and daughter. The dead man's fourteen-year-old daughter Catherine is certain he was murdered and enlists Alex's aid in finding the killer to preserve her father's reputation.
The Boy Who Stole a Million (1960)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Virgílio Teixeira, George Coulouris, Warren Mitchell, Tutte Lemkow, Edwin Richfield, Paul Whitsun-Jones
Rating56%
When he learns that his father needs to find 10,000 pesetas to finance repairs to his taxi, or face losing his business and livelihood, naïve young Paco decides to "borrow" a million pesetas from the bank where he has a small part-time job after school. He soon gets more than he bargained for when he starts being pursued not only by the police but seemingly by all the criminal low-life of the city, all eager to get their hands on the cash. Paco finds himself on the run all through Valencia, from the most elegant quarters with their wide streets and squares in the midst of fiesta time, to the city's most squalid and dangerous slums.
The Battle of the Sexes (1960)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings, Donald Pleasence, Jameson Clark, Michael Goodliffe
Rating65%
A timid accountant in a Scottish Tweed weaving company (Sellers) cleverly bests the brash modern American efficiency expert (Cummings) whose ideas threaten his way of life. The film opens with Martin (Sellers) in Edinburgh buying whisky and cigarettes on the Royal Mile. We then see him at work as a head accountant in a very old-fashioned firm in the New Town. The Justerini & Brooks premises on George Street serves as their shop in the film.
Floods of Fear (1958)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure
Actors Howard Keel, Anne Heywood, Cyril Cusack, Harry H. Corbett, John Crawford, Eddie Byrne
Rating64%
Donovan, condamné à une peine de prison à vie pour un meurtre qu'il n'a pas commis, s'évade lorsque son équipe de travail est prise dans une inondation due à une crue des la rivière Humboldt au Nevada. Il va se retrouver pris au piège dans une maison avec une jeune femme, Elizabeth Matthews, et un autre évadé, Peebles, qui va essayer de la violer.
Law and Disorder (1958)
, 1h16Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Michael Redgrave, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Elizabeth Sellars, Joan Hickson, Lionel Jeffries
Rating63%
Percy Brand is a crook and a veteran of various cons and schemes. His success is tempered by the fact that he is regularly sent away
The Man in the Sky (1957)
, 1h26Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Walter Fitzgerald, John Stratton, Eddie Byrne, Victor Maddern
Rating66%
Test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) disappoints his wife Mary (Elizabeth Sellars) by refusing to increase their unsuccessful bid for a house. What she does not know is that the aircraft manufacturing company he works for is in desperate financial straits. Owner Reginald Conway (Walter Fitzgerald) needs to convince Ashmore (Eddie Byrne) to place an order soon or the firm will go bankrupt.
The Divided Heart (1954)
, 1h29Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about adoption, Films about children, Films about families
Actors Cornell Borchers, Yvonne Mitchell, Alexander Knox, Geoffrey Keen, Liam Redmond, Ferdy Mayne
Rating68%
During World War II, a three-year-old boy is found wandering alone in Germany. No family can be traced, and it is presumed that his parents and siblings have been casualties of war. The child is placed in an orphanage, from where he is subsequently adopted by a childless couple, whom he grows to love and accept as his parents. When the boy is 10 years old, his natural mother is found alive in Yugoslavia where she has survived the war as a refugee. She returns to Germany to claim her child, having lost her husband and two other children in the war. The film focuses on the moral dilemma of the situation: should the child remain with the adoptive parents who have given him a loving and happy home, or be returned to his natural mother who has lost everything else, and to what extent should the child's own wishes be taken into account? The case is finally referred to a three-man court, who will decide the child's future. As in the true story on which the film is based, he is returned to his biological mother.
The Love Lottery (1954)
, 1h29Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors David Niven, Herbert Lom, Peggy Cummins, Anne Vernon, Charles Victor, Gordon Jackson
Rating55%
A celluloid heart-throb, who is haunted by dreams and hounded by fans, is coerced into taking part in a lottery to find a wife.
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Transport films, Rail transport films
Actors Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Hugh Griffith, Godfrey Tearle
Rating69%
The residents of the (fictional) rural village of Titfield rely on the railway branch line to commute to work and transport their produce to market. So they are shocked when the government announces that the line is to be closed. Particularly hard hit is the local vicar, railway enthusiast Rev. Sam Weech (George Relph); he comes up with the idea to run it locally. He and the local squire, Gordon Chesterford (John Gregson), persuade wealthy Walter Valentine (Stanley Holloway) to provide the financial backing by telling him they can legally operate a bar while the train is running, so he will not have to wait all morning for the local pub to open.
Hunted (1952)
, 1h24Directed by Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Noir, Crime
Themes Transport films, Films about automobiles, Road movies, Buddy films, Chase films
Actors Dirk Bogarde, Elizabeth Sellars, Kay Walsh, Geoffrey Keen, Frederick Piper, Samuel John Kydd
Rating72%
Robbie (Jon Whiteley), an orphaned 6-year-old boy, has been placed with uncaring and harsh adoptive parents in London. Having accidentally set a small fire in the house, and fearing he will receive severe punishment as he has in the past for misdemeanours, he flees into the London streets. He finally takes shelter in a derelict bombed-out building, where he stumbles across Chris Lloyd (Dirk Bogarde) and the body of the man Lloyd has just killed – his employer, who Lloyd had discovered was having an affair with his wife. Now on the run, and aware that Robbie is the only witness to his crime, Lloyd realises that he will have to get out of London and that he has no option but to take the boy with him. The film follows the pair as they travel northwards towards Scotland with the police in somewhat baffled pursuit, and charts the developing relationship between the two. Initially Lloyd regards Robbie dismissively, as an unwanted inconvenience, while Robbie is wary and suspicious of Lloyd. As their journey progresses however, the pair gradually develop a strong bond of friendship, trust and common cause, with both feeling they have burned their bridges and now have nothing to lose. They finally reach a small Scottish fishing port, where Lloyd steals a boat and sets sail for Ireland. During the voyage Robbie falls seriously ill, and Lloyd turns the boat back towards Scotland, where he knows the police are waiting for him.
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
, 1h21Directed by Jim O'Connolly, Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Audrey Hepburn, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Edie Martin
Rating74%
Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is dining with a fellow Englishman in a posh restaurant in Rio de Janeiro where he is well known. He relates a story explaining his presence in Rio. It seems he was a seemingly unambitious London bank clerk in charge of gold bullion deliveries for over 20 years. He had a reputation for fussing over details and suspecting all cars he observed following the bullion van, but all in all appeared to be a man dedicated to his job and the gold's security. In fact, he had hatched the "perfect" plot to steal a load of bullion and retire. The one thing stopping him had been that selling the gold on the black market in Britain was too risky, and he was at a loss as to how to smuggle it abroad.