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Anthony Asquith (1902–1968)

Director | Writer | Producer

British film director Anthony Asquith was born on November 9, 1902, to H.H. Asquith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and his second wife. A former home secretary and the future leader of the Liberal Party, H.H. Asquith served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1908-1916 and was subsequently elevated to the hereditary peerage... See full bio »

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in London, England, UK

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(age 65) in Marylebone, London, England, UK
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1964 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
 
1963 An Evening with the Royal Ballet (documentary)
 
1963 The V.I.P.s
 
1962 Guns of Darkness
 
1961 Two Living, One Dead
 
1960 The Millionairess
 
1959 Libel
 
1958 The Doctor's Dilemma
 
1958 Orders to Kill
 
1956 On Such a Night (short)
 
1955 Court Martial
 
1954 Chance Meeting
 
1954 The Final Test
 
1953 Project M7
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest
 
1951 The Browning Version
 
1950 Five Angles on Murder
 
1948 The Winslow Boy
 
1947 While the Sun Shines
 
1945 Johnny in the Clouds
 
1945 Man of Evil
 
1944 Two Fathers (short)
 
1943 Adventure for Two
 
1943 We Dive at Dawn
 
1943 A Welcome to Britain (documentary) (uncredited)
 
1942 Uncensored
 
1941 Rush Hour (short)
 
1941 Bombsight Stolen
 
1941 Quiet Wedding
 
1941 A Voice in the Night
 
1940 French Without Tears
 
1940 Channel Incident (short)
 
1938 Pygmalion
 
1936 The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope (short)
 
1935 I Stand Condemned
 
1934 Unfinished Symphony
 
1932 Dance Pretty Lady
 
1932 The Lucky Number
 
1931 The Battle of Gallipoli
 
1929 Escape from Dartmoor
 
1929 The Runaway Princess
 
1929 Underground
 
1928 Shooting Stars
 
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1961 Two Living, One Dead
 
1952 The Importance of Being Earnest (uncredited)
 
1944 Two Fathers (short) (uncredited)
 
1935 I Stand Condemned (adaptation)
 
1933 Letting in the Sunshine (story)
 
1932 Dance Pretty Lady
 
1932 Marry Me
 
1932 The Lucky Number
 
1931 The Battle of Gallipoli (screenplay)
 
1929 Escape from Dartmoor (scenario)
 
1929 Underground (writer)
 
1928 Shooting Stars (writer)
 
1928 Boadicea (writer)
 
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1940 Channel Incident (short) (producer)
 
1935 Born for Glory (second unit director)
 
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1929 Escape from Dartmoor
Bespectacled man in cinema (uncredited)
 
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1928 Boadicea (stunt double: Phyllis Neilson-Terry)
 
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1928 Boadicea (assistant makeup artist)
 
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1928 Boadicea (assistant cutter)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
1965 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Anthony Asquith (1965) … Himself
 
1960 Insight: Anthony Asquith (documentary)
Himself
 
1944 The Volunteer (short)
Himself - director of propaganda film (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2013 Short and Spicy Skits from the Other Side of Hollywood: The Home Movies of William Randolph Hearst (short)
The Chaser
 
2011 Universum (TV series documentary)
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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The Browning Version -- An embittered, middle-aged schoolmaster is compelled to reexamine his life when a young student offers an unexpected gesture of kindness. Bombsight Stolen -- A wartime cottage on a Scottish estate becomes a focus of attention when not only the new tenant but a London evacuee and a downed fighter pilot all move in...
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[on directing The Importance of Being Earnest] Although I was sparing with the big individual close-ups, I was tempted in the scene where Edith Evans' voice goes up three octaves on a single syllable when she says the word "hanndb-a-g". On films, as you know, voices haven't need to be raised to reach the back of the gallery... See more »

Trivia:

Directed 3 actors to Oscar nominations: Leslie Howard (Best Actor, Pygmalion), Wendy Hiller (Best Actress, Pygmalion), and Margaret Rutherford (Best Supporting Actress, The V.I.P.s). Rutherford won an Oscar for her performance. See more »

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Star Sign:

Scorpio