7.4
Filme
Roteiro
Frank Launder
- Nascimento
- Falecimento
- (com 91 anos)
- Local de nascimento
- Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
- Créditos
- 70 títulos
Biografia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat.
He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943).
After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death in Monaco. The couple had two children.
Obra principal
Conhecido(a) por
7.4
Filme
6.7
Filme
Verde Passional
7.2
Filme
Gestapo
6.1
Filme
Noite Interminável
6.4
Filme
The Belles of St Trinian's
6.7
Filme
The Happiest Days of Your Life
7.0
Filme
The Green Man
6.7
Filme
The Smallest Show on Earth
7.0
Filme
Oh, Mr. Porter!
6.8
Filme
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
6.3
Filme
We Dive at Dawn
6.2
Filme
The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery
6.5
Filme
I See a Dark Stranger
6.5
Filme
The Pure Hell of St Trinian's
4.8
Filme
Ooh...You Are Awful
6.9
Filme
Segredo de Estado
5.9
Filme
The Blue Lagoon
6.8
Filme
A Fortuna é Mulher
Créditos da equipe técnica 70
| Ano | Título | Função |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The Wildcats of St Trinian's Filme | Director |
| 1972 | Ooh...You Are Awful Filme | Executive Producer |
| 1972 | Noite Interminável Filme | Executive Producer |
| 1966 | The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery Filme | Writer, Director |
| 1965 | Joey Boy Filme | Director, Screenplay |
| 1964 | Ring of Spies Filme | Writer |
| 1960 | The Pure Hell of St Trinian's Filme | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1959 | The Bridal Path Filme | Director, Screenplay |
| 1959 | Left Right and Centre Filme | Producer |
| 1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's Filme | Director, Producer, Writer |
| 1957 | The Smallest Show on Earth Filme | Presenter |
| 1957 | A Fortuna é Mulher Filme | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1956 | The Green Man Filme | Producer, Theatre Play, Screenplay |
| 1955 | Geordie Filme | Producer, Director, Screenplay |
| 1955 | The Constant Husband Filme | Producer |
| 1954 | The Belles of St Trinian's Filme | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1952 | Folly to Be Wise Filme | Director, Producer, Screenplay |
| 1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again Filme | Director, Writer |
| 1950 | Segredo de Estado Filme | Producer |
| 1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life Filme | Screenplay, Producer, Director |
| 1949 | The Blue Lagoon Filme | Director, Screenplay, Producer |
| 1948 | London Belongs to Me Filme | Producer |
| 1947 | Captain Boycott Filme | Director, Writer, Producer |
| 1946 | Verde Passional Filme | Producer |
| 1946 | I See a Dark Stranger Filme | Director, Screenplay, Story, Producer |
| 1945 | The Rake's Progress Filme | Screenplay, Producer |
| 1944 | 2.000 Mulheres Filme | Director, Screenplay |
| 1944 | Soldier, Sailor Filme | Screenplay |
| 1943 | Milhões Como Nós Filme | Director, Screenplay |
| 1943 | We Dive at Dawn Filme | Writer |
| 1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt Filme | Screenplay |
| 1942 | Partners in Crime Filme | Director, Writer |
| 1941 | Kipps Filme | Screenplay |
| 1941 | Inspector Hornleigh Goes to It Filme | Writer |
| 1940 | Crook's Tour Filme | Characters |
| 1940 | Gestapo Filme | Screenplay |
| 1939 | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday Filme | Writer |
| 1939 | Garotas Apimentadas Filme | Writer |
| 1938 | A Dama Oculta Filme | Screenplay |
| 1937 | Oh, Mr. Porter! Filme | Original Story |
| 1936 | Educated Evans Filme | Writer |
| 1936 | Seven Sinners Filme | Writer |
| 1936 | Where's Sally? Filme | Script |
| 1936 | Twelve Good Men Filme | Writer |
| 1935 | Rolling Home Filme | Writer |
| 1935 | The Black Mask Filme | Writer |
| 1935 | Get Off My Foot Filme | Writer |
| 1935 | Mr. What's-His-Name? Filme | Script |
| 1935 | So You Won't Talk Filme | Screenplay, Dialogue |
| 1935 | Emil and the Detectives Filme | Scenario Writer |
| 1934 | A Southern Maid Filme | Writer |
| 1933 | Facing the Music Filme | Screenplay |
| 1933 | Happy Filme | Writer |
| 1933 | You Made Me Love You Filme | Writer |
| 1933 | Hawleys of High Street Filme | Writer |
| 1932 | For the Love of Mike Filme | Writer |
| 1932 | Josser in the Army Filme | Writer |
| 1932 | Old Spanish Customers Filme | Scenario Writer |
| 1932 | The Last Coupon Filme | Screenplay |
| 1932 | After Office Hours Filme | Writer |