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Hugh Hudson

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Hugh Hudson in Lost Angels (1989)
In the late 40's the old Etonian, after National Service in the army wanted to get into films but found the doors were closed to him so worked on commercials for about 20 years then David Putnam gave him a chance to direct Chariots of Fire which was a hit and he never looked back..
BornAugust 25, 1936
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar

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Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, and Hugh Hudson in I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
Kim Basinger with director Hugh Hudson
Vangelis and Hugh Hudson

Known for

Chariots of Fire (1981)
Chariots of Fire
7.1
  • Director
  • 1981
Christopher Lambert in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
6.4
  • Director
  • 1984
The Tortoise and the Hare (1966)
The Tortoise and the Hare
7.2
Short
  • Director
  • 1966
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
I Dreamed of Africa
5.5
  • Director
  • 2000

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Director

  • Antonio Banderas in Finding Altamira (2016)
    Finding Altamira
  • Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death
  • I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
    I Dreamed of Africa
  • My Life So Far (1999)
    My Life So Far
  • Lumière and Company (1995)
    Lumière and Company
  • Sarah Brightman & José Carreras: Amigos para siempre
  • Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore (1992)
    Andrew Lloyd Webber: The Premiere Collection Encore
    • (segment : "Amigos Para Siempre)
  • The King of Ads (1991)
    The King of Ads
    • (segments British Airways commercial, " "Fiat Strada commercial, " "Benson & Hedges I commercial, " "Courage Best Bitter, " "Britain's Railway commercial, " "Benson & Hedges II commercial, " "anti-drugs PSA, , Parker Pen Company commercial)
  • British Airways: Face (1989)
    British Airways: Face
  • Lost Angels (1989)
    Lost Angels
  • Labour Party Election Broadcast (21 May 1987) (1987)
    Labour Party Election Broadcast (21 May 1987)
  • Nastassja Kinski, Al Pacino, and Dexter Fletcher in Revolution (1985)
    Revolution
  • Christopher Lambert in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  • Chariots of Fire (1981)
    Chariots of Fire
  • John Alcott, Riz Ortolani, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hugh Hudson, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Peter Taylor in Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980)
    Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora

Producer

  • Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death
  • Christopher Lambert in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
  • John Alcott, Riz Ortolani, Juan Manuel Fangio, Hugh Hudson, Gualtiero Jacopetti, and Peter Taylor in Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora (1980)
    Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora
  • Albane Navizet in Irresistible (1971)
    Irresistible
  • The Tortoise and the Hare (1966)
    The Tortoise and the Hare
  • Boxes for Eggs
  • A... Is for Apple

Writer

  • Sunny Pawar in The Tiger's Nest (2022)
    The Tiger's Nest
  • Bridget Moynahan, Goran Visnjic, and Dakota Goyo in The Journey Home (2014)
    The Journey Home
    • (uncredited)
  • Birds and Planes (1967)
    Birds and Planes
  • The Tortoise and the Hare (1966)
    The Tortoise and the Hare
  • Design for Today (1965)
    Design for Today

Personal details

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    • August 25, 1936
    • London, England, UK
    • Maryam d'AboNovember 2003 - present
  • Other works
    Directed party political broadcast for the Labour Party.
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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    He met his second wife actress Maryam d'Abo when she came to see him about wanting to play the leading role of Jane in his film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984). She felt that he already had someone else in mind for the role, since Andie MacDowell played Jane in the finished film. Maryam didn't connect with him until 15 years later at a dinner party. They became involved and married four years later in 2003.
  • Quotes
    [speaking in 1987] "There's nothing original in British cinema today. It's the bastardization of any other cinema you like to name. Instead of speaking English, it speaks American."

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