Ken Hughes
Directing
- Born
- January 19, 1922 · Liverpool, England
- Died
- April 28, 2001 (age 79)
Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001) was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He won an Emmy Award and was a three-time BAFTA Award nominee.
Hughes has been called "a filmmaker whose output was consistently interesting and entertaining, and deserved more critical attention than it has received."
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Known for
Casino Royale
April 18, 1967
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
December 17, 1968
The Ipcress File
March 18, 1965
Cromwell
July 16, 1970
Night School
January 7, 1981
Shark
October 8, 1969
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
May 28, 1960
The House Across the Lake
April 16, 1954
The Long Haul
August 27, 1957
The Internecine Project
July 24, 1974
Town on Trial
January 22, 1957
The Small World of Sammy Lee
April 20, 1963
Behind the camera40
- 1981Night School Director
- 1978Sextette Director
- 1975Alfie Darling Director
- 1974The Internecine Project Director
- 1972Sammy Writer
- 1970Cromwell Director, Screenplay
- 1969Shark Adaptation
- 1968Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Director, Screenplay
- 1967Casino Royale Director
- 1966Arrivederci, Baby! Director, Screenplay, Producer, Story