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Bryan Forbes

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Bryan Forbes

Born July 22, 1926 in Stratford, London, England, UKDied May 8, 201318 films

Bryan Forbes (22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist.

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Seance on a Wet Afternoon posterFirst watchSeance on a Wet Afternoon19647.2Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic…View film

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Filmography

18 films as director
  1. 1989The Endless GameDirector
  2. 1984The Naked FaceDirector
  3. 1983Better Late Than NeverDirector
  4. 1980JessieDirector
  5. 1980Sunday LoversDirector
  6. 1978International VelvetDirector
  7. 1976The Slipper and the RoseDirector
  8. 1975The Stepford WivesDirector
  9. 1973Elton John and Bernie Taupin Say Goodbye Norma Jean and Other ThingsDirector
  10. 1971The Raging MoonDirector
  11. 1969The Madwoman of ChaillotDirector
  12. 1968DeadfallDirector
  13. 1967The WhisperersDirector
  14. 1966The Wrong BoxDirector
  15. 1965King RatDirector
  16. 1964Seance on a Wet AfternoonDirector
  17. 1962The L-Shaped RoomDirector
  18. 1961Whistle Down the WindDirector