Lindsay Anderson

Lindsay Anderson
Born
Lindsay Gordon Anderson

(1923-04-17)17 April 1923
Died30 August 1994(1994-08-30) (aged 71)
Cause of deathheart attack
OccupationDirector
Years active1948–1993

Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was a British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading-light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave.

Anderson died from a heart attack on 30 August 1994 at the age of 71.

Theatre productions

All Royal Court, London, unless otherwise indicated:

Hamlet theatre royal Stratford east.

Filmography

Films

Year Title Notes
1963 This Sporting Life Nominated—Palme d'Or
1967 The White Bus Short film, also producer
1968 if.... Also producer

Palme d'Or Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Direction

1973 O Lucky Man! Also producer

Nominated—Palme d'Or

1975 In Celebration
1982 Britannia Hospital Fantasporto Audience Jury Award

Nominated—Palme d'Or Nominated—Gold Hugo

1986 Wham! in China: Foreign Skies Documentary
1987 The Whales of August
1992 Is That All There Is? Mockumentary; also writer

Television

Year Title Notes
1956–1957 The Adventures of Robin Hood 5 episodes
1972 Play for Today Episode: "Home"
1979 The Old Crowd Television film
1980 Look Back in Anger Television film
1986 Free Cinema Television documentary
1987 Buster Keaton: A Hard Act to Follow Documentary (Narrator)
1989 Glory! Glory! Television film

Documentary short films

Year Title
1948 Meet the Pioneers
1949 Idlers that Work
1952 Trunk Conveyor
1952 Three Installations
1954 Thursday's Children
1955 The Children Upstairs
1955 Henry
1955 Green and Pleasant Land
1955 Foot and Mouth
1955 Energy First
1955 A Hundred Thousand Children
1955 £20 a Ton
1956 O Dreamland
1957 Wakefield Express
1957 Every Day Except Christmas
1959 March to Aldermaston
1967 The Singing Lesson

Acting

Year Title Role Notes
1973 O Lucky Man! Film Director Uncredited
1986 Inadmissible Evidence Barrister
1981 Chariots of Fire Master of Caius
1991 Prisoner of Honor War Minister Television film
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy Mr. Marshall Voice

References

  1. ↑ Marquis Who's Who (1996). Who was who in America : with world notables. Internet Archive. Reed Elsevier. ISBN 978-0-8379-0225-8.