8.1
Movie
Writing
Alec Coppel
- Born
- Died
- (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Melbourne, Australia
- Credits
- 27 titles
Biography
Alec Coppel (17 September 1907 – 22 January 1972) was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent most of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films Vertigo(1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953), Mr Denning Drives North (1951) and Obsession (1949), and the plays I Killed the Count and The Gazebo.
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Signature work
Known For
8.1
Movie
7.2
Movie
Jo
7.8
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.9
TV
The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
7.0
Movie
No Highway in the Sky
6.8
Movie
Obsession
6.9
Movie
The Gazebo
5.7
Movie
The Captain's Paradise
5.1
Movie
Moment to Moment
6.8
Movie
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
5.7
Movie
Appointment with a Shadow
6.2
Movie
Jo
6.4
Movie
The Black Knight
6.4
Movie
Mr. Denning Drives North
7.0
TV
Alcoa Theatre
5.8
Movie
Over the Moon
7.0
Movie
Hell Below Zero
6.4
Movie
Brass Monkey
Crew credits 27
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Jo Film | Author |
| 1990 | Unfinished Crime Film | Original Story |
| 1971 | Jo Film | Theatre Play |
| 1969 | ITV Saturday Night Theatre TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1968 | The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom Film | Screenplay, Theatre Play |
| 1966 | Moment to Moment Film | Screenplay, Story |
| 1963 | The Laughing Crime Film | Original Story |
| 1962 | The Swordsman of Siena Film | Screenplay |
| 1962 | The Alfred Hitchcock Hour TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1959 | The Gazebo Film | Novel |
| 1958 | Vertigo Film | Screenplay |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre TV | Story, Writer (1 ep) |
| 1957 | Appointment with a Shadow Film | Screenplay |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents TV | Story (5 ep) |
| 1954 | The Black Knight Film | Screenplay |
| 1954 | Hell Below Zero Film | Screenplay |
| 1953 | The Captain's Paradise Film | Story, Screenplay |
| 1951 | Mr. Denning Drives North Film | Novel, Screenplay |
| 1951 | Two on the Tiles Film | Writer |
| 1951 | No Highway in the Sky Film | Writer |
| 1951 | Smart Alec Film | Writer |
| 1949 | Obsession Film | Novel, Screenplay, Dialogue |
| 1948 | Brass Monkey Film | Screenplay |
| 1948 | Woman Hater Film | Story |
| 1939 | Just like a Woman Film | Writer |
| 1939 | Over the Moon Film | Writer |
| 1939 | I Killed the Count Film | Theatre Play |