Ken Annakin
Directing
Born August 10, 1914 · Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died April 22, 2009
Also known as Кен Аннакин · Kenneth Cooper Annakin
Biography
Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 1992, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Battle of the Bulge, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Monte Carlo or Bust!. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.
Awards & recognition
- Disney Legends · 2002
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1983
- National Board of Review Award — Best Film
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire
- Golden Raspberry Award — Worst Director · 1983 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1966 · nominated
Filmography14 titles
The Longest Day
Battle of the Bulge
Swiss Family Robinson
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Third Man on the Mountain
The Planter's Wife
The Sword and the Rose
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
The Call of the Wild
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Monte Carlo or Bust!
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Hotel Sahara
The Fifth Musketeer