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Michael Anderson

Director

Michael Anderson

Born January 30, 1920 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England, UKDied April 25, 201838 films

Michael Joseph Anderson, Sr. (30 January 1920 – 25 April 2018) was an English film director, best known for directing Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Logan's Run (1976).

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The Dam Busters posterFirst watchThe Dam Busters19556.9The story of the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Logan's Run poster6.6Logan's Run1976Around the World in 80 Days poster6.7Around the World in 80 Days1956Orca poster6.2Orca19771984 poster6.519841956Operation Crossbow poster6.7Operation Crossbow1965The Shoes of the Fisherman poster6.8The Shoes of the Fisherman1968Millennium poster5.4Millennium1989The Quiller Memorandum poster5.9The Quiller Memorandum1966

Filmography

38 films as director
  1. 1999The New Adventures of PinocchioDirector
  2. 1998Summer of the MonkeysDirector
  3. 199720,000 Leagues Under the SeaDirector
  4. 1996Captains CourageousDirector
  5. 1994Rugged GoldDirector
  6. 1993The Sea WolfDirector
  7. 1989MillenniumDirector
  8. 1989The Jeweller's ShopDirector
  9. 1986Sword of GideonDirector
  10. 1986Separate VacationsDirector
  11. 1984Second Time LuckyDirector
  12. 1982Murder by PhoneDirector
  13. 1980DominiqueDirector
  14. 1977OrcaDirector
  15. 1976Logan's RunDirector
  16. 1975Conduct UnbecomingDirector
  17. 1975Doc Savage: The Man of BronzeDirector
  18. 1972Pope JoanDirector
  19. 1968The Shoes of the FishermanDirector
  20. 1966The Quiller MemorandumDirector
  21. 1965Operation CrossbowDirector
  22. 1964Wild and WonderfulDirector
  23. 1964Flight from AshiyaDirector
  24. 1961The Naked EdgeDirector
  25. 1960All the Fine Young CannibalsDirector
  26. 1959The Wreck of the Mary DeareDirector
  27. 1959Shake Hands with the DevilDirector
  28. 1958Chase a Crooked ShadowDirector
  29. 1957Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. AmethystDirector
  30. 1956Around the World in 80 DaysDirector
  31. 19561984Director
  32. 1955The Dam BustersDirector
  33. 1953Will Any Gentleman...?Director
  34. 1953The House of the ArrowDirector
  35. 1951Night Was Our FriendDirector
  36. 1951Hell Is Sold OutDirector
  37. 1950WaterfrontDirector
  38. 1949Private AngeloDirector