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Lewis Gilbert

Born March 6, 1920 in London, England, UKDied February 23, 201839 films

Lewis Gilbert CBE (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films across six decades; among them such varied titles as Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), Reach for the Sky (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

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Educating Rita posterFirst watchEducating Rita19836.9Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
The Spy Who Loved Me poster6.8The Spy Who Loved Me1977You Only Live Twice poster6.6You Only Live Twice1967Moonraker poster6.2Moonraker1979Alfie poster6.5Alfie1966Sink the Bismarck! poster6.8Sink the Bismarck!1960Haunted poster6.1Haunted1995Shirley Valentine poster6.3Shirley Valentine1989Operation: Daybreak poster6.9Operation: Daybreak1975

Filmography

39 films as director
  1. 2002Before You GoDirector
  2. 1995HauntedDirector
  3. 1991Stepping OutDirector
  4. 1989Shirley ValentineDirector
  5. 1985Not Quite ParadiseDirector
  6. 1983Educating RitaDirector
  7. 1979MoonrakerDirector
  8. 1977The Spy Who Loved MeDirector
  9. 1976Seven Nights in JapanDirector
  10. 1975Operation: DaybreakDirector
  11. 1974Paul and MichelleDirector
  12. 1971FriendsDirector
  13. 1970The AdventurersDirector
  14. 1967You Only Live TwiceDirector
  15. 1966AlfieDirector
  16. 1964The 7th DawnDirector
  17. 1962H.M.S. DefiantDirector
  18. 1961The Greengage SummerDirector
  19. 1960Light Up the Sky!Director
  20. 1960Sink the Bismarck!Director
  21. 1959Ferry to Hong KongDirector
  22. 1958A Cry from the StreetsDirector
  23. 1958Carve Her Name with PrideDirector
  24. 1957The Admirable CrichtonDirector
  25. 1956Reach for the SkyDirector
  26. 1955Cast a Dark ShadowDirector
  27. 1954Harmony LaneDirector
  28. 1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemDirector
  29. 1954The Good Die YoungDirector
  30. 1953Albert R.N.Director
  31. 1953Johnny on the RunDirector
  32. 1953Cosh BoyDirector
  33. 1952Time, Gentlemen, Please!Director
  34. 1952Emergency CallDirector
  35. 1951There Is Another SunDirector
  36. 1951Scarlet ThreadDirector
  37. 1950Once a SinnerDirector
  38. 1947The Little BallerinaDirector
  39. 1945The Ten Year PlanDirector