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Don Chaffey is a Director, Writer, Art Direction, Music and Additional Dialogue British born on 5 august 1917 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.
Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His 1973 film Charley One-Eye was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.
He is chiefly known for his fantasy films, which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1970), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S (1979), his final feature film.
Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed numerous British television series episodes, including several for The Prisoner, Danger Man, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels.
Au cinéma, il se spécialise dans le film de genre à grand spectacle : fantastique, péplum, aventures. Une de ses plus grands succès est Jason et les Argonautes, dont les effets spéciaux sont réalisés par Ray Harryhausen. Dans les années 1960, il travaille notamment par la Hammer Films (La Reine des Vikings, Un million d'années avant J.C.), puis s'oriente vers le film pour la jeunesse, en collaboration avec Disney (Les Trois vies de Thomasina, Peter et Elliott le dragon) ou Hannah et Barbera (C.H.O.M.P.S.).
(1977)
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Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 5 august 1917 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Death 13 november 1990 (at 73 years)
Birth 5 august 1917 at Hastings (United-kingdom)
Death 13 november 1990 (at 73 years)
Donald Chaffey (5 August 1917 – 13 November 1990) was a British film director, writer, producer, and art director.
Chaffey's film career began as an art director in 1947, and his directorial debut was in 1953. He remained active in the industry until his death in 1990 from heart failure. His 1973 film Charley One-Eye was entered into the 24th Berlin International Film Festival.
He is chiefly known for his fantasy films, which include Jason and the Argonauts (1963), The Three Lives of Thomasina (1964), One Million Years B.C. (1966), The Viking Queen (1967), Creatures the World Forgot (1970), Pete's Dragon (1977), and C.H.O.M.P.S (1979), his final feature film.
Concurrent with his theatrically released films, Chaffey directed numerous British television series episodes, including several for The Prisoner, Danger Man, and The Avengers. From the 1980s until his death, all of his work was in American made-for-TV movies, and in such TV series as Fantasy Island, Stingray, MacGyver, T.J. Hooker, Matt Houston, and Charlie's Angels.
Biography
Don Chaffey a beaucoup tourné pour la télévision, réalisant des épisodes de séries culte comme Destination Danger, Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir ou Le Prisonnier (dont L'Arrivée, le pilote de la série).Au cinéma, il se spécialise dans le film de genre à grand spectacle : fantastique, péplum, aventures. Une de ses plus grands succès est Jason et les Argonautes, dont les effets spéciaux sont réalisés par Ray Harryhausen. Dans les années 1960, il travaille notamment par la Hammer Films (La Reine des Vikings, Un million d'années avant J.C.), puis s'oriente vers le film pour la jeunesse, en collaboration avec Disney (Les Trois vies de Thomasina, Peter et Elliott le dragon) ou Hannah et Barbera (C.H.O.M.P.S.).
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