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Lewis Gilbert

Known for directing · Born 6 March 1920 · Died 23 February 2018 · aged 97 · London, England, UK

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Lewis Gilbert CBE (6 March 1920 – 23 February 2018) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films across six decades; among them such varied titles as Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), Reach for the Sky (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Gilbert, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

You Only Live Twice

1967

The Spy Who Loved Me

1977

Moonraker

1979

Alfie

1966

Educating Rita

1983

Haunted

1995

Sink the Bismarck!

1960

Shirley Valentine

1989

Cast a Dark Shadow

1955

H.M.S. Defiant

1962

Operation: Daybreak

1975

Reach for the Sky

1956

Acting (21)

2012Everything or NothingSelfFilm
2002Best Ever BondSelfFilm
2000Inside Q's LabSelfFilm
2000Inside 'You Only Live Twice'SelfFilm
2000Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me'SelfFilm
2000Inside 'Moonraker'SelfFilm
2000Ken Adam: Designing BondSelfFilm
1996The Man Who Ruined the British Film IndustrySelfFilm
1995Roger Moore: A Matter of ClassSelfFilm
1994Michael Caine: Breaking the MoldSelfFilm
1993Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part OneSelf - IntervieweeFilm
199230 Years of James BondSelfFilm
1985The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary StudioSelfFilm
1979Moonraker: 007 in RioFilm
1977The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me'SelfFilm
1971Film '72Self · 3 episodesSeries
1959Whicker's WorldSeries
1940Room for TwoFilm
1939Over the MoonMinor Role (uncredited)Film
1935The Price of a SongMargaret’s younger brotherFilm
1933Dick TurpinJemFilm

Directing (36)

2002Before You GoDirectorFilm
1995HauntedDirector, Writer, ProducerFilm
1991Stepping OutDirectorFilm
1989Shirley ValentineDirector, ProducerFilm
1985Not Quite ParadiseDirector, ProducerFilm
1983Educating RitaDirector, ProducerFilm
1979MoonrakerDirectorFilm
1977The Spy Who Loved MeDirectorFilm
1975Operation: DaybreakDirectorFilm
1971FriendsDirector, Producer, ScreenplayFilm
1970The AdventurersDirector, Screenplay, ProducerFilm
1967You Only Live TwiceDirectorFilm
1966AlfieDirector, ProducerFilm
1964The 7th DawnDirectorFilm
1962H.M.S. DefiantDirectorFilm
1961The Greengage SummerDirectorFilm
1960Sink the Bismarck!DirectorFilm
1960Light Up the Sky!DirectorFilm
1959Ferry to Hong KongDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1958Carve Her Name with PrideDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1958A Cry from the StreetsDirectorFilm
1957The Admirable CrichtonDirector, WriterFilm
1956Reach for the SkyDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1955Cast a Dark ShadowDirectorFilm
1954The Good Die YoungDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1954The Sea Shall Not Have ThemDirector, WriterFilm
1954Harmony LaneDirectorFilm
1953Albert R.N.DirectorFilm
1953Johnny on the RunDirector, ProducerFilm
1952Emergency CallDirector, WriterFilm
1952Time, Gentlemen, Please!DirectorFilm
1951Scarlet ThreadDirectorFilm
1951There Is Another SunDirectorFilm
1950Once a SinnerDirectorFilm
1947The Little BallerinaDirectorFilm
1945The Ten Year PlanDirector, WriterFilm

Production (2)

1976Seven Nights in JapanProducer, DirectorFilm
1974Paul and MichelleProducer, Director, ScreenplayFilm

Writing (2)

1953Cosh BoyWriter, DirectorFilm
1949Marry MeWriterFilm