Directing
Anthony Asquith
Born November 9, 1902 · London, England · Died February 20, 1968
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.
Known for
7.7
Pygmalion
Director
7.4
The Importance of Being Earnest
Director, Screenplay
8.0
The Browning Version
Director
6.3
The V.I.P.s
Director
6.4
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Director
5.4
The Millionairess
Director
7.5
A Cottage on Dartmoor
Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited), Director, Writer
7.2
The Way to the Stars
Director
6.7
We Dive at Dawn
Director
7.6
The Winslow Boy
Director
7.1
Libel
Director
7.1
Orders to Kill
Director
7.3
Underground
Screenplay, Director
6.9
Carrington V.C.
Director
6.7
Cottage to Let
Director
6.8
The Woman in Question
Director
7.2
Shooting Stars
Director, Writer
6.1
Guns of Darkness
Director
6.5
Fanny by Gaslight
Director
5.8
The Doctor's Dilemma
Director
Filmography
- 1964The Yellow Rolls-RoyceDirectorMovie
- 1963An Evening With The Royal BalletDirectorMovie
- 1963The V.I.P.sDirectorMovie
- 1962Guns of DarknessDirectorMovie
- 1961Two Living, One DeadDirector, WriterMovie
- 1960Insight: Anthony AsquithMovie
- 1960The MillionairessDirectorMovie
- 1959LibelDirectorMovie
- 1959The Doctor's DilemmaDirectorMovie
- 1958Orders to KillDirectorMovie
- 1957Bernard ShawSelfMovie
- 1956On Such a NightDirectorMovie
- 1954Carrington V.C.DirectorMovie
- 1954The Young LoversDirectorMovie
- 1953The Final TestDirectorMovie
- 1953The NetDirectorMovie
- 1952The Importance of Being EarnestDirector, ScreenplayMovie
- 1951The Browning VersionDirectorMovie
- 1950The Woman in QuestionDirectorMovie
- 1948The Winslow BoyDirectorMovie
- 1947While the Sun ShinesDirectorMovie
- 1945The Way to the StarsDirectorMovie
- 1944Fanny by GaslightDirectorMovie
- 1944Two FathersDirector, WriterMovie
- 1943The Demi-ParadiseDirectorMovie
- 1943We Dive at DawnDirectorMovie
- 1943A Welcome to BritainDirectorMovie
- 1942UncensoredDirectorMovie
- 1941Rush HourDirectorMovie
- 1941Cottage to LetDirectorMovie
- 1941Quiet WeddingDirectorMovie
- 1941Freedom RadioDirectorMovie
- 1940Channel IncidentDirectorMovie
- 1940French Without TearsDirectorMovie
- 1938PygmalionDirectorMovie
- 1936The Story of Papworth, the Village of HopeDirectorMovie
- 1935Brown on ResolutionAssistant DirectorMovie
- 1934Moscow NightsDirectorMovie
- 1934Unfinished SymphonyDirectorMovie
- 1933The Lucky NumberDirector, WriterMovie
- 1933Letting in the SunshineStoryMovie
- 1933Youth Shall Be ServedDirectorMovie
- 1932Marry MeWriterMovie
- 1931Dance Pretty LadyWriter, DirectorMovie
- 1931Tell EnglandWriter, DirectorMovie
- 1929A Cottage on DartmoorBespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited), Director, WriterMovie
- 1929The Runaway PrincessDirectorMovie
- 1928UndergroundScreenplay, DirectorMovie
- 1928Shooting StarsDirector, WriterMovie
- 1927BoadiceaWriterMovie