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Anthony Asquith

Directing
65 years old London, England

Biography

Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Personal Details

Born
November 9, 1902 - February 20, 1968 (age 65)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
London, England
Known For
Directing

Also Known As

Антони Асквит
Энтони Асквит
Энтони Эсквит

Movies (50)

The Yellow Rolls-Royce
6.0

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

Director (Directing)

1964

An Evening With The Royal Ballet

An Evening With The Royal Ballet

Director (Directing)

1963

The V.I.P.s
6.1

The V.I.P.s

Director (Directing)

1963

Guns of Darkness
6.0

Guns of Darkness

Director (Directing)

1962

Two Living, One Dead
7.0

Two Living, One Dead

Writer (Writing)

1961

Insight: Anthony Asquith
6.2

Insight: Anthony Asquith

1960

The Millionairess
5.4

The Millionairess

Director (Directing)

1960

Libel
6.6

Libel

Director (Directing)

1959

The Doctor's Dilemma
6.1

The Doctor's Dilemma

Director (Directing)

1959

Orders to Kill
7.2

Orders to Kill

Director (Directing)

1958

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw

as Self

1957

On Such a Night

On Such a Night

Director (Directing)

1956

Carrington V.C.
6.0

Carrington V.C.

Director (Directing)

1954

The Young Lovers
6.0

The Young Lovers

Director (Directing)

1954

The Final Test
6.7

The Final Test

Director (Directing)

1953

The Net
5.5

The Net

Director (Directing)

1953

The Importance of Being Earnest
7.2

The Importance of Being Earnest

Director (Directing)

1952

The Browning Version
7.6

The Browning Version

Director (Directing)

1951

The Woman in Question
6.3

The Woman in Question

Director (Directing)

1950

The Winslow Boy
6.9

The Winslow Boy

Director (Directing)

1948

While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines

Director (Directing)

1947

The Way to the Stars
6.0

The Way to the Stars

Director (Directing)

1945

Fanny by Gaslight
5.2

Fanny by Gaslight

Director (Directing)

1944

Two Fathers
7.0

Two Fathers

Writer (Writing)

1944

The Demi-Paradise
6.3

The Demi-Paradise

Director (Directing)

1943

We Dive at Dawn
6.4

We Dive at Dawn

Director (Directing)

1943

A Welcome to Britain
7.0

A Welcome to Britain

Director (Directing)

1943

Uncensored

Uncensored

Director (Directing)

1942

Rush Hour

Rush Hour

Director (Directing)

1941

Cottage to Let
6.6

Cottage to Let

Director (Directing)

1941

Quiet Wedding
5.0

Quiet Wedding

Director (Directing)

1941

Freedom Radio
6.3

Freedom Radio

Director (Directing)

1941

Channel Incident

Channel Incident

Director (Directing)

1940

French Without Tears
6.0

French Without Tears

Director (Directing)

1940

Pygmalion
7.0

Pygmalion

Director (Directing)

1938

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

Director (Directing)

1936

Brown on Resolution
5.8

Brown on Resolution

Assistant Director (Directing)

1935

Moscow Nights
5.2

Moscow Nights

Director (Directing)

1934

Unfinished Symphony

Unfinished Symphony

Director (Directing)

1934

The Lucky Number
4.0

The Lucky Number

Director (Directing)

1933

Letting in the Sunshine
6.0

Letting in the Sunshine

Story (Writing)

1933

Youth Shall Be Served

Youth Shall Be Served

Director (Directing)

1933

Marry Me

Marry Me

Writer (Writing)

1932

Dance Pretty Lady

Dance Pretty Lady

Writer (Writing)

1931

Tell England
7.5

Tell England

Writer (Writing)

1931

A Cottage on Dartmoor
7.2

A Cottage on Dartmoor

as Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited)

1929

The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess

Director (Directing)

1929

Underground
6.9

Underground

Director (Directing)

1928

Shooting Stars
6.9

Shooting Stars

Director (Directing)

1928

Boadicea

Boadicea

Writer (Writing)

1927