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Kevin Brownlow

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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 172-176. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more trivia »
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Filmography

Hide HideProducer (22 titles)
1924 The Iron Horse (producer - 1995 version)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary) (producer - 5 episodes)
Opportunity Lost (1995) (producer)
The Music of Light (1995) (producer)
The Unchained Camera (1995) (producer)
Where It All Began (1995) (producer)
End of an Era (1995) (producer)
 
1921 The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (producer - 1993 alternate version)
 
1989-1993 American Masters (TV series documentary) (producer - 2 episodes)
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) (producer)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) (producer)
 
1928 Speedy (producer - 1992 alternate version)
 
1924 Hot Water (producer - 1992 alternate version)
 
1924 Girl Shy (producer - 1992 video presentation)
 
1927 The Kid Brother (producer - 1990 alternate version)
 
1923 Safety Last! (producer - 1990 alternate version)
 
1927 Flesh and the Devil (video producer - 1988 sound version)
 
1925 The Big Parade (producer - 1988 Turner print)
 
1925 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (producer - 1987 restored version)
 
1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV mini-series documentary) (producer)
 
1927 The Student Prince in Old Heidelberg (producer - 1986 alternate version)
 
1924 Greed (producer - 1986 alternate version)
 
1986 Free Cinema (TV documentary) (series producer)
 
1928 The Wind (producer - 1983 alternate version)
 
1983 Unknown Chaplin (TV mini-series documentary) (producer - 3 episodes)
Hidden Treasure (1983) (producer)
The Great Director (1983) (producer)
The Happiest Years (1983) (producer)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary) (producer - 13 episodes)
End of an Era (1980) (producer)
Star Treatment (1980) (producer)
Trick of the Light (1980) (producer)
The Man with the Megaphone (1980) (producer)
Out West (1980) (producer)
 
1976 Winstanley (producer)
 
1965 It Happened Here (producer)
 
1921 The Blot (producer - restored version)
 
Show ShowDirector (18 titles)
2005 Garbo (documentary)
 
2004 So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (TV documentary)
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary)
 
2002 The Tramp and the Dictator (documentary)
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary)
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1995 Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
Opportunity Lost (1995)
The Music of Light (1995)
Where It All Began (1995)
End of an Era (1995)
 
1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1983 Millay at Steepletop (documentary short)
 
1983 Unknown Chaplin (TV mini-series documentary)
The Great Director (1983) (uncredited)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
End of an Era (1980)
Star Treatment (1980)
Trick of the Light (1980)
Out West (1980)
 
1976 Winstanley
 
1962 Nine, Dalmuir West (documentary short)
 
1961 Ascot, a Race Against Time (documentary short)
 
Show ShowWriter (10 titles)
2005 Garbo (documentary)
 
2002 The Tramp and the Dictator (documentary) (narration)
 
1989-1993 American Masters (TV series documentary)
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993) (writer)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) (written by)
 
1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow (TV mini-series documentary)
 
1983 Unknown Chaplin (TV mini-series documentary)
Hidden Treasure (1983) (written by)
The Great Director (1983) (written by)
The Happiest Years (1983) (written by)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary)
End of an Era (1980)
Star Treatment (1980) (writer)
Trick of the Light (1980) (written by)
Out West (1980)
 
1976 Winstanley
 
1965 It Happened Here (story and screenplay)
 
1958 Band Wagon (short)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (23 titles)
2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (video documentary short) (archive footage courtesy of: Photoplay Productions)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary) (audio interviews)
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary) (senior creative consultant - 1 episode)
Mary Pickford (2005) (senior creative consultant)
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary) (archival photographs, scholar consultant)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Kid (TV documentary short) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Charlie: The Life and Art of Charles Chaplin (documentary) (film consultant)
 
2003 And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself (TV movie) (historical consultant)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Gold Rush (TV documentary short) (archive source, historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: Modern Times (TV documentary) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: Limelight (TV documentary) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: The Circus (TV documentary short) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: Monsieur Verdoux (TV documentary short) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: City Lights (TV documentary short) (historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: A Woman of Paris (TV documentary short) (archive source, historical advisor)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: A King in New York (TV documentary short) (historical advisor)
 
2002 Timewatch (TV series documentary) (historical consultant)
 
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary) (source: films)
 
2000 The Making of 'The Bridge on the River Kwai' (video documentary) (project consultant)
 
1998 Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (documentary) (film and photo source)
 
1993 The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl (documentary) (film-historical advisor)
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary) (source: film - 1 episode)
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989) (source: film)
 
1931 City Lights (supervisor - 1988 recording of Chaplin's score)
 
1980 Hollywood (TV mini-series documentary) (photograph source - 1 episode)
Hollywood Goes to War (1980) (photograph source)
 
Show ShowEditor (12 titles)
2000 Lon Chaney: A Thousand Faces (TV documentary)
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1985 No Surrender
 
1966 Turkey the Bridge (short)
 
1964 I Think They Call Him John (short)
 
1962 Nine, Dalmuir West (documentary short)
 
1961 Ascot, a Race Against Time (documentary short)
 
1958 Band Wagon (short)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (4 titles)
1983 Millay at Steepletop (documentary short)
 
1964 Parade (documentary short)
 
1962 Nine, Dalmuir West (documentary short)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2009 The Chronoscope (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (1 title)
1965 It Happened Here (additional photographer: 16 mm)
 
Show ShowThanks (35 titles)
2013 Kaufman's Game (special thanks) (post-production)
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
Episode #1.1 (2011) (thanks)
 
2011 One Week: Marvelous Toys (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Day Dreams and the Problems of Missing Film (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2011 The Ultimate Survivor (documentary) (the producers wish to thank)
 
2010 Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff (documentary) (thanks)
 
2007 Afterfall (short) (thanks)
 
2007 Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1922 The Young Rajah (special thanks - 2006 alternate version)
 
1922 Moran of the Lady Letty (thanks - 2006 alternate version)
 
2006 A Sense of Carol Reed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2006 Silent Clowns (TV mini-series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
Harold Lloyd (2006) (thanks)
 
2006 The Woman with the Hungry Eyes (documentary) (thanks)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary) (acknowledgment: film source / still photographs provided by)
 
2005 Shepperton Babylon (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2005 Garbo (documentary) (acknowledgment: film source / still photographs provided by)
 
2004 So Funny It Hurt: Buster Keaton & MGM (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: film source / still photographs provided by)
 
2004 Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (documentary) (thanks)
 
2004 Cecil B. DeMille: American Epic (TV documentary) (acknowledgment: film source / still photographs provided by)
 
2003 Chaplin Today: Modern Times (TV documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Complicated Women (TV documentary) (deep and sincere appreciation)
 
2002 The Frankenstein Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1922 Lorna Doone (special thanks - 2001 alternate version)
 
2000 Shooting War (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
2000 The Opera Ghost: A Phantom Unmasked (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
1999 The Road to Dracula (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 She's Alive! Creating the Bride of Frankenstein (documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1998 Louise Brooks: Looking for Lulu (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1997 Mary Pickford: A Life on Film (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary) (thanks - 1 episode)
John Ford: Part One (1992) (thanks)
 
1988-1990 American Masters (TV series documentary) (special thanks - 2 episodes)
Lillian Gish: The Actor's Life for Me (1988) (special thanks)
 
1984 George Stevens: A Filmmaker's Journey (documentary) (thanks)
 
1924 Greed (special thanks: 1999, Photoplay Productions Ltd.)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2012 Clara Bow: Hollywood's Lost Screen Goddess (TV documentary)
Himself - Film Historian
 
2012 Presenting the Gold Rush (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Blazing the Trail: The O'Kalems in Ireland (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Honorary Award Recipient
 
2010 BBC Inside Out Yorkshire and Lincolnshire (TV series)
Himself - Film Historian
Episode dated 11 February 2010 (2010) … Himself - Film Historian
 
2007 Burn Hollywood Burn (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - Film Historian
Mervyn K. Griffths (2007) … Himself - Film Historian
Peg Entwistle (2007) … Himself
 
2005 Silent Hollywood: Cult, Stars, Scandals (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The American Experience (TV series documentary)
Himself - Film Historian
Mary Pickford (2005) … Himself - Film Historian
 
2005 About Unknown Chaplin (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Cinerama Adventure (documentary)
Himself, film historian
 
2002 White Thunder (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Against the Dying of the Light (documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Race to Save 100 Years (documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century (TV series)
Himself
Total War (1996) … Himself
 
1992 The Late Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
1983 At the Cinema Palace: Liam O'Leary (documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Clapper Board (TV series)
Himself
Abel Gance's Napoleon (1980) … Himself
 
1976 It Happened Here Again (documentary)
Himself
 
1968 About the White Bus (documentary)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 172-176. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. See more »

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