Charles Crichton

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Film director Charles Crichton became involved with films in 1932, when he was appointed an assistant editor at London Films. His first film credit was the 1932 production 'Men of Tomorrow.' He went on to co-edit other productions by Alexander Korda, including the 1937 production 'Elephant Boy' and the 1940 production 'The Thief of Baghdad.' He worked at Ealing Studios during the second world war, and in 1944 directed his first film, 'For Those In Peril.' One of his most widely admired films is 'Hue and Cry.'

United Kingdom, Strategy & planning, Motion Pictures, Motion Picture and Video Industries, Officials and employees, Motion picture industry, Movie industry, Crichton, Charles

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Alan Pakula

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Film director, producer and writer Alan Pakula studied at Yale Drama School before joining Warner Bros cartoon department as an assistant animator. He became an apprentice at MGM in 1950, and became a producer in 1957. The first film he directed was the 1969 film 'The Sterile Cuckoo.' He established himself as a major director with the 1971 film 'Klute,' which won Jane Fonda the New York Film Critics Award as Best Actress.

Pakula, Alan J.

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