Lindsay Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lindsay Gordon Anderson 17 April 1923 |
| Died | 30 August 1994 (aged 71) |
| Cause of death | heart attack |
| Occupation | Director |
| Years active | 1948–1993 |
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.
All Royal Court, London, unless otherwise indicated:
Hamlet theatre royal Stratford east.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |