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Gerald Potterton

Director

Gerald Potterton

Born March 8, 1931 in London, England, UK21 films

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Gerald Potterton (March 8, 1931- August 23, 2022) was a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine.

Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada animated shorts My Financial Career and Christmas Cracker, and as producer for The Selfish Giant.

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The Railrodder posterFirst watchThe Railrodder19656.8After literally swimming across the Atlantic Ocean, an Englishman takes a country trip across Canada on a railcar.View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Heavy Metal poster6.5Heavy Metal1981

Filmography

21 films as director
  1. 1991The Real Story of Baa Baa Black SheepDirector
  2. 1991The Real Story of Happy Birthday To YouDirector
  3. 1990The Real Story of I'm a Little TeapotDirector
  4. 1985George and the Christmas StarDirector
  5. 1983The Awful Fate of Melpomenus JonesDirector
  6. 1981Heavy MetalDirector
  7. 1975The Remarkable RocketDirector
  8. 1973The Rainbow BoysDirector
  9. 1971Tiki TikiDirector
  10. 1969Last to GoDirector
  11. 1969Request StopDirector
  12. 1969Trouble in the WorksDirector
  13. 1969The Black and WhiteDirector
  14. 1969The ApplicantDirector
  15. 1966The Quiet RacketDirector
  16. 1965The RailrodderDirector
  17. 1963Christmas CrackerDirector
  18. 1963The RideDirector
  19. 1962My Financial CareerDirector
  20. 1960AppetizersDirector
  21. 1955Bride and GroomDirector