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Anthony Asquith

Director

Anthony Asquith

Born November 9, 1902 in London, EnglandDied February 20, 196844 films

Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

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Filmography

44 films as director
  1. 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceDirector
  2. 1963An Evening With The Royal BalletDirector
  3. 1963The V.I.P.sDirector
  4. 1962Guns of DarknessDirector
  5. 1961Two Living, One DeadDirector
  6. 1960The MillionairessDirector
  7. 1959LibelDirector
  8. 1959The Doctor's DilemmaDirector
  9. 1958Orders to KillDirector
  10. 1956On Such a NightDirector
  11. 1954Carrington V.C.Director
  12. 1954The Young LoversDirector
  13. 1953The Final TestDirector
  14. 1953The NetDirector
  15. 1952The Importance of Being EarnestDirector
  16. 1951The Browning VersionDirector
  17. 1950The Woman in QuestionDirector
  18. 1948The Winslow BoyDirector
  19. 1947While the Sun ShinesDirector
  20. 1945The Way to the StarsDirector
  21. 1944Fanny by GaslightDirector
  22. 1944Two FathersDirector
  23. 1943The Demi-ParadiseDirector
  24. 1943We Dive at DawnDirector
  25. 1943A Welcome to BritainDirector
  26. 1942UncensoredDirector
  27. 1941Rush HourDirector
  28. 1941Cottage to LetDirector
  29. 1941Quiet WeddingDirector
  30. 1941Freedom RadioDirector
  31. 1940Channel IncidentDirector
  32. 1940French Without TearsDirector
  33. 1938PygmalionDirector
  34. 1936The Story of Papworth, the Village of HopeDirector
  35. 1934Moscow NightsDirector
  36. 1934Unfinished SymphonyDirector
  37. 1933The Lucky NumberDirector
  38. 1933Youth Shall Be ServedDirector
  39. 1931Dance Pretty LadyDirector
  40. 1931Tell EnglandDirector
  41. 1929A Cottage on DartmoorDirector
  42. 1929The Runaway PrincessDirector
  43. 1928UndergroundDirector
  44. 1928Shooting StarsDirector