Lindsay Anderson

1923-1994

Biography: life and films

Lindsay Anderson was a British film director. He was born in Bangalore, British India on 17th April 1923 and died in Angoulême, France on 30th August 1994, aged 71.

His best films as a film director include This Sporting Life (1963), If.... (1968) and O Lucky Man! (1973), and whose best work as an actor include Kurt Jung-Alsen's Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley (1963), Roberto Guerra's 75 Years of Cinema Museum (1972) and Hugh Hudson's Chariots of Fire (1981).

Lindsay Anderson directed 9 films (including 1 short), appeared in 7 films and scripted 3 films.

His most frequent genres include: drama (7 films), comedy-drama (2), comedy (2) and Documentary (2).

Our average rating for Lindsay Anderson over all films is: 3.4

Filmography

Key: a = actor; d = director; w = writer

Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley (1963) [a]

This Sporting Life (1963) [d]

If.... (1968) [d]

Inadmissible Evidence (1968) [a]

75 Years of Cinema Museum (1972) [a]

O Lucky Man! (1973) [d]

In Celebration (1975) [d]

Chariots of Fire (1981) [a]

Britannia Hospital (1982) [d]

Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (1984) [d,w]

The Whales of August (1987) [d]

Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) [a]

Is That All There Is? (1993) [a,d,w]



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