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Compton Bennett

Compton Bennett

DirectorProducerWriterProductionArt Jan 15 (died age 74) Turnbridge Wells, Kent, U.K. 1942–1965 (23 year career)
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Biography

Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines, an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story. Bennett was born in Tunbridge Wells, England. At the beginning of his career, he worked as a band leader and a commercial artist before trying his hand at amateur filmmaking. One…

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King Solomon's Mines
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King Solomon's Mines

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The Seventh Veil
Film

The Seventh Veil

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Gift Horse
Film

Gift Horse

Director
The Adventures of Robin Hood
Film

The Adventures of Robin Hood

Director
That Forsyte Woman
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That Forsyte Woman

Director
Daybreak
Film

Daybreak

Director
So Little Time
Film

So Little Time

Director
The Flying Scot
Film

The Flying Scot

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