Michael Anderson
Director, Actor
- Dambusters, The (Dam Busters, The) (1954)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans, Charles Carson
- British inventor Barnes Wallis's ingenious attempts to destroy German dams during WWII forms the basis of this splendid thriller. Michael Redgrave…
- Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. David Niven, Cantinflas, Shirley Maclaine
- Lively spectacle in which David Niven attempts to perform the title feat, while no less than 44 other stars make cameo appearances. Garnered four…
- 1984 (1956)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling…
- The first adaptation of George Orwell's visionary novel is this little known, stark BBC television production. Apparently hated by his widow for the…
- Yangtse Incident, The (The Yangtze Incident, Battle Hell) (1957)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Todd
- The crew of the HMS Amethyst must escape via the Yangtse river after sauntering into China on the eve of Communist takeover. A riveting dramatization…
- Pillow Talk (1959)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Doris Day, Rock Hudson, Tony Randall
- Party–line adversaries Rock Hudson and Doris Day conduct a hilarious romance of deception in this imaginative sex comedy. With Rock as the…
- Quiller Memorandum, The (1966)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. George Segal, Max von Sydow, Alec Guinness
- Cold War thriller given an edge through the expert scripting of Harold Pinter, mapping out a game of psychological cat–and–mouse between…
- Shoes of the Fisherman, The (1968)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…
- Anthony Quinn plays a Russian bishop who is elected Pope after twenty years in political asylum. Beautifully adorned best–seller adaptation.
- Conduct Unbecoming (1975)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard
- Well–made, though somewhat old–fashioned version of Barry England's play about misbehaviour among the British Army in India. The stars…
- Logan's Run (1976)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Michael York, Jenny Agutter
- Enjoyable escapism set in an idyllic 23rd Century society where no–one is allowed to live beyond 30! Lurex clad twenty–somethings Michael…
- Orca (The Killer Whale) (1977)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Richard Harris, Charlotte Rampling, Bo Derek…
- A killer whale goes feral after its pregnant mate is slayed by grizzly fisherman Richard Harris in this largely maligned JAWS spinoff from the dir.…