Charles Crichton
Known for directing · Born 6 August 1910 · Died 14 September 1999 · aged 89 · Merseyside, England, UK
55 credits
Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.
Known for
A Fish Called Wanda
1988
Space: 1999
1975
The Avengers
1961
Dead of Night
1945
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
The Adventures of Black Beauty
1972
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
Hue and Cry
1947
The Professionals
1977
Hunted
1952
Dick Turpin
1979
Danger Man
1960
Acting (3)
1986Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing StudiosIntervieweeFilm
1986Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked AwaySelfFilm
1970The Ealing ComediesSelfFilm
Directing (41)
2026Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The MetamorphDirectorFilm
1988A Fish Called WandaDirector, StoryFilm
1982Cosmic PrincessDirectorFilm
1981SmugglerDirectorSeries
1980Alien AttackDirectorFilm
1979Dick TurpinDirectorSeries
1978Return of the SaintDirectorSeries
1977The ProfessionalsDirectorSeries
1976RentaghostDirectorSeries
1975Space: 1999DirectorSeries
1975The Day After Tomorrow: Into InfinityDirectorFilm
1972The ProtectorsDirectorSeries
1972The Adventures of Black BeautyDirectorSeries
1972Shirley's WorldDirectorSeries
1970Here Come the Double DeckersDirectorSeries
1969Strange ReportDirectorSeries
1967Man in a SuitcaseDirectorSeries
1965He Who Rides a TigerDirectorFilm
1964The Third SecretDirectorFilm
1963The Human JungleDirectorSeries
1962Man of the WorldDirectorSeries
1961The AvengersDirectorSeries
1960The Battle of the SexesDirectorFilm
1960Danger ManDirectorSeries
1960The Boy Who Stole a MillionDirector, WriterFilm
1958Law and DisorderDirectorFilm
1958Floods of FearDirector, ScreenplayFilm
1957The Man in the SkyDirectorFilm
1954The Love LotteryDirectorFilm
1954The Divided HeartDirectorFilm
1953The Titfield ThunderboltDirectorFilm
1952HuntedDirectorFilm
1951The Lavender Hill MobDirectorFilm
1950Dance HallDirectorFilm
1949Train of EventsDirectorFilm
1948Against the WindDirectorFilm
1948Another ShoreDirectorFilm
1947Hue and CryDirectorFilm
1945Dead of NightDirectorFilm
1945Painted BoatsDirectorFilm
1944For Those in PerilDirectorFilm
Editing (9)
1942The Big BlockadeEditorFilm
1941Old Bill and SonEditorFilm
1941Guests of HonourEditorFilm
1940The Thief of BagdadEditorFilm
194021 DaysEditorFilm
1940Young VeteranEditorFilm
1937Elephant BoyEditorFilm
1936Things to ComeEditorFilm
1935Sanders of the RiverEditorFilm
Production (2)
1943Greek TestamentAssociate ProducerFilm
1942Find, Fix and StrikeProducerFilm