Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson

Directing

Born April 17, 1923 · Bangalore, India

31 films as director · Active 1948–1992

Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was an English director and film critic, best known for his association with the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most wide…

Known for

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Chariots of Fire

Chariots of Fire

1981

American Cinema

American Cinema

1994

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixties

1993

The Threatening Sky

The Threatening Sky

1966

About "The White Bus"

About "The White Bus"

1968

John Ford

John Ford

1992

Words in Progress

Words in Progress

2004

Directed(31)

Is That All There Is?

1992Is That All There Is?★ 8.0

Glory! Glory!

1989Glory! Glory!★ 8.0

The Whales of August

1987The Whales of August★ 7.0

Wham! in China: Foreign Skies

1986Wham! in China: Foreign Skies★ 8.5

Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson

1985Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson

Britannia Hospital

1982Britannia Hospital★ 6.3

Look Back in Anger

1980Look Back in Anger★ 4.8

The Old Crowd

1979The Old Crowd★ 5.4

In Celebration

1975In Celebration★ 5.2

O Lucky Man!

1973O Lucky Man!★ 6.8

Home

1972Home★ 7.8

if....

1968if....★ 7.0

Red, White, and Zero

1968Red, White, and Zero★ 5.0

The White Bus

1967The White Bus★ 6.0

1967The Singing Lesson★ 4.7

This Sporting Life

1963This Sporting Life★ 7.0

March to Aldermaston

1959March to Aldermaston★ 8.0

Every Day Except Christmas

1957Every Day Except Christmas★ 6.6

Henry

1955Henry★ 6.5

1955Foot and Mouth★ 7.0

1955Green and Pleasant Land★ 10.0

£20 per ton

1955£20 per ton★ 10.0

Thursday's Children

1954Thursday's Children★ 6.7

1954Trunk Conveyor★ 9.0

O Dreamland

1953O Dreamland★ 6.2

Wakefield Express

1952Wakefield Express★ 6.0

Three Installations

1952Three Installations★ 6.0

1949Idlers That Work★ 10.0

Meet the Pioneers

1948Meet the Pioneers★ 5.8

Acting(33)

2006Stardust: The Bette Davis StorySelf (archive footage) (voice)

2004Lindsay Anderson: Lucky Man?Self (Archival)

2004Words in Progress

1995Lucky ManHimself

1994American CinemaSelf

1993Talking with OzuSelf

1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSelf

1993D.W. Griffith: Father of FilmNarrator

1992Is That All There Is?Self

1992Omnibus: John Ford, Part OnePresenter

1992John Fordpresenter

1992Blame It on the BellboyMr. Marshall (voice)

1991Prisoner of HonorWar Minister

1989Harold Lloyd: The Third GeniusNarrator

1987Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to FollowSelf - Narrator (voice)

1981Chariots of FireMaster of Caius

1974NureyevSelf

1973O Lucky Man! Innovations in EntertainmentHimself

1973O Lucky Man!Director

1970Hetty King: PerformerNarrator

1968Inadmissible EvidenceBarrister

1968Abel Gance: The Charm of DynamiteNarrator (voice)

1968About "The White Bus"Self

1967Martyrs of LoveMan in traffic police booth (uncredited)

1966The Threatening SkyNarrator (UK)

1965BBC Play of the MonthHolz

1955Foot and MouthNarrator (voice)

1954Trunk ConveyorNarrator

1953The Pleasure GardenMichael-Angelico

1952Three InstallationsNarrator

1949Idlers That WorkNarrator

1948Meet the PioneersNarrator (voice)

The Last DayNarrator

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