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Ken Hughes

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Ken Hughes

Born January 19, 1922 in Liverpool, EnglandDied April 28, 200131 films

Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001) was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He won an Emmy Award and was a three-time BAFTA Award nominee.

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Hughes has been called "a filmmaker whose output was consistently interesting and entertaining, and deserved more critical attention than it has received."

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang posterFirst watchChitty Chitty Bang Bang19686.8A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.View film

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Casino Royale poster5.2Casino Royale1967Cromwell poster6.6Cromwell1970Night School poster5.7Night School1981

Filmography

31 films as director
  1. 1981Night SchoolDirector
  2. 1978SextetteDirector
  3. 1975Alfie DarlingDirector
  4. 1974The Internecine ProjectDirector
  5. 1970CromwellDirector
  6. 1968Chitty Chitty Bang BangDirector
  7. 1967Casino RoyaleDirector
  8. 1966Arrivederci, Baby!Director
  9. 1964Of Human BondageDirector
  10. 1963The Small World of Sammy LeeDirector
  11. 1962The EyesDirector
  12. 1960In the NickDirector
  13. 1960The Trials of Oscar WildeDirector
  14. 1960Jazz BoatDirector
  15. 1957The Long HaulDirector
  16. 1956Wicked as They ComeDirector
  17. 1955TimeslipDirector
  18. 1955Joe MacbethDirector
  19. 1955ConfessionDirector
  20. 1955Little Red MonkeyDirector
  21. 1955The Brain MachineDirector
  22. 1954Passenger to TokyoDirector
  23. 1954The House Across the LakeDirector
  24. 1954The Dark StairwayDirector
  25. 1954The Blazing CaravanDirector
  26. 1953Black 13Director
  27. 1953The Candlelight MurderDirector
  28. 1953The Missing ManDirector
  29. 1953The Drayton CaseDirector
  30. 1952Wide BoyDirector
  31. 1943SohoDirector