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Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

ActorDirectorProducerWriter Aug 10 (died age 94) Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK 1941–2004 (63 year career)
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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.

Known For

The Longest Day
Film

The Longest Day

Director
Swiss Family Robinson
Film

Swiss Family Robinson

Director
Battle of the Bulge
Film

Battle of the Bulge

Director
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Film

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Director
The Wonderful World of Disney
Film

The Wonderful World of Disney

Director
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
Film

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Director
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Film

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

Director
The Call of the Wild
Film

The Call of the Wild

Director

Filmography

Crew (59)

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Movies (57)

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Director

5.8
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Producer

5.8
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Writer

5.8
The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

1982

Director

5.1
Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

Director

2.5
The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

Director

4.8
Institute for Revenge

Institute for Revenge

1979

Director

5.0
The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

Director

3.7
Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras

1978

Director

Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

1975

Director

6.1
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972

Director

6.0
Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Director

5.8
Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Screenplay

5.8
The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968

Director

5.4
The Long Duel

The Long Duel

1967

Director

5.1
The Long Duel

The Long Duel

1967

Producer

5.1
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

Director

6.9
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

Director

6.8
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

Screenplay

6.8
The Informers

The Informers

1963

Director

6.5
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Director

7.6
The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

Director

5.7
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Director

5.9
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Writer

5.9
The Hellions

The Hellions

1961

Director

6.1
Very Important Person

Very Important Person

1961

Director

5.2
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

Director

6.9
Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

Director

6.6
Nor the Moon by Night

Nor the Moon by Night

1958

Director

6.0
Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge

1957

Director

6.7
Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

Director

6.3
Loser Takes All

Loser Takes All

1956

Director

5.4
Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

Director

6.6
The Seekers

The Seekers

1954

Director

5.7
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

Director

4.2
The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

1953

Director

6.3
The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

1952

Director

6.2
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

Director

6.1
Hotel Sahara

Hotel Sahara

1951

Director

5.3
The Day Begins Early

The Day Begins Early

1950

Director

6.0
Trio

Trio

1950

Director

6.3
Double Confession

Double Confession

1950

Director

6.0
Landfall

Landfall

1949

Director

7.0
Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett

1949

Director

6.6
The Huggetts Abroad

The Huggetts Abroad

1949

Director

6.6
Quartet

Quartet

1948

Director

6.2
Miranda

Miranda

1948

Director

6.2
Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

Director

6.5
Broken Journey

Broken Journey

1948

Director

6.0
Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

Director

6.6
Make Fruitful the Land

Make Fruitful the Land

1946

Director

We of the West Riding

We of the West Riding

1946

Director

English Criminal Justice

English Criminal Justice

1946

Director

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Director

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Producer

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Screenplay

London 1942

London 1942

1943

Director