5.2
Movie
Directing
Ken Hughes
- Born
- Died
- (aged 79)
- Birthplace
- Liverpool, England
- Credits
- 46 titles
Biography
Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001) was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He won an Emmy Award and was a three-time BAFTA Award nominee.
Hughes has been called "a filmmaker whose output was consistently interesting and entertaining, and deserved more critical attention than it has received."
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Signature work
Known For
5.2
Movie
6.8
Movie
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.8
Movie
The Ipcress File
6.6
Movie
Cromwell
5.6
Movie
Night School
4.3
Movie
Shark
6.4
Movie
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
5.5
Movie
The House Across the Lake
5.8
Movie
The Long Haul
5.9
Movie
The Internecine Project
6.5
Movie
Town on Trial
6.0
Movie
The Small World of Sammy Lee
5.9
Movie
Arrivederci, Baby!
4.0
Movie
Sextette
6.1
Movie
Of Human Bondage
6.2
Movie
Portrait of Alison
5.0
Movie
Wicked as They Come
5.8
Movie
Timeslip
Acting credits 1
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Making It In Hollywood Film | Self |
Crew credits 45
| Year | Title | Job |
|---|---|---|
| TBA | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Film | Original Film Writer |
| 1981 | Night School Film | Director |
| 1978 | Sextette Film | Director |
| 1975 | Alfie Darling Film | Director |
| 1974 | The Internecine Project Film | Director |
| 1974 | Dial M for Murder TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1974 | Fall of Eagles TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1972 | Sammy Film | Writer |
| 1970 | Menace TV | Writer (1 ep) |
| 1970 | Cromwell Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1969 | Shark Film | Adaptation |
| 1968 | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1967 | Casino Royale Film | Director |
| 1966 | Arrivederci, Baby! Film | Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer |
| 1965 | The Ipcress File Film | Additional Writing |
| 1964 | Of Human Bondage Film | Director |
| 1963 | Espionage TV | Director, Story, Writer (2 ep) |
| 1963 | The Small World of Sammy Lee Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1962 | The Eyes Film | Director |
| 1960 | In the Nick Film | Director, Writer |
| 1960 | The Trials of Oscar Wilde Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1960 | Jazz Boat Film | Director, Writer |
| 1960 | Kapplöpningen Film | Writer |
| 1957 | High Flight Film | Writer |
| 1957 | The Long Haul Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1957 | Town on Trial Film | Writer |
| 1956 | Wicked as They Come Film | Writer, Director |
| 1955 | Portrait of Alison Film | Writer |
| 1955 | Timeslip Film | Director |
| 1955 | Joe Macbeth Film | Screenplay, Director |
| 1955 | Confession Film | Writer, Director |
| 1955 | Little Red Monkey Film | Director, Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Brain Machine Film | Director, Writer |
| 1954 | Passenger to Tokyo Film | Director |
| 1954 | The House Across the Lake Film | Director, Novel, Screenplay |
| 1954 | The Dark Stairway Film | Writer, Director |
| 1954 | The Blazing Caravan Film | Writer, Director |
| 1953 | Black 13 Film | Director, Story |
| 1953 | The Candlelight Murder Film | Writer, Director |
| 1953 | The Missing Man Film | Director, Writer |
| 1953 | The Drayton Case Film | Writer, Director |
| 1953 | Scotland Yard TV | Director, Writer (2 ep) |
| 1952 | Wide Boy Film | Director |
| 1944 | Clyde-Built Film | Music Arranger |
| 1943 | Soho Film | Director of Photography |