Michael Apted

Michael Apted

ActorDirectorProducerWriterCrew Feb 10 (died age 79) Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK 1964–2020 (56 year career)
6.5 avg rating

Biography

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006)…

Known For

Filmography

Crew (97)

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Movies (77)

63 Up

63 Up

2019

Director

7.3
Unlocked

Unlocked

2017

Director

6.3
Bending the Light

Bending the Light

2014

Director

3.5
Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks

2012

Director

7.0
56 Up

56 Up

2012

Director

7.2
56 Up

56 Up

2012

Producer

7.2
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

2010

Director

6.4
The Power of the Game

The Power of the Game

2007

Director

The Grand Finale

The Grand Finale

2006

Director

5.7
Married in America 2

Married in America 2

2006

Director

1.0
49 Up

49 Up

2006

Director

7.3
49 Up

49 Up

2006

Producer

7.3
Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

2006

Director

6.9
Enough

Enough

2002

Director

6.6
Married in America

Married in America

2002

Director

Lipstick

Lipstick

2002

Director

2.3
Enigma

Enigma

2001

Director

6.3
Me & Isaac Newton

Me & Isaac Newton

2000

Director

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

1999

Director

6.3
42 Up

42 Up

1999

Director

7.6
42 Up

42 Up

1999

Producer

7.6
Always Outnumbered

Always Outnumbered

1998

Director

6.3
Inspirations

Inspirations

1997

Director

6.8
Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996

Director

6.0
Nell

Nell

1994

Director

6.5
Moving the Mountain

Moving the Mountain

1994

Director

7.8
Blink

Blink

1993

Director

6.1
Bram Stoker's Dracula

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992

Executive Producer

7.4
Thunderheart

Thunderheart

1992

Director

6.3
Incident at Oglala

Incident at Oglala

1992

Director

7.0
Class Action

Class Action

1991

Director

6.3
35 Up

35 Up

1991

Director

7.6
35 Up

35 Up

1991

Producer

7.6
Criminal Justice

Criminal Justice

1990

Executive Producer

5.8
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

1989

Cinematography

4.5
The Long Way Home

The Long Way Home

1989

Director

4.5
Gorillas in the Mist

Gorillas in the Mist

1988

Director

7.0
Critical Condition

Critical Condition

1987

Director

5.5
Sting - Bring on the Night

Sting - Bring on the Night

1985

Director

6.9
Sting - Bring on the Night

Sting - Bring on the Night

1985

Writer

6.9
28 Up

28 Up

1984

Director

7.5
28 Up

28 Up

1984

Producer

7.5
The River Rat

The River Rat

1984

Executive Producer

6.2
Firstborn

Firstborn

1984

Director

6.0
Gorky Park

Gorky Park

1983

Director

6.3
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

1982

Director

7.0
Continental Divide

Continental Divide

1981

Director

6.1
Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

1980

Director

7.2
Agatha

Agatha

1979

Director

6.1
Stronger Than the Sun

Stronger Than the Sun

1978

Director

21 Up

21 Up

1977

Director

7.4
21 Up

21 Up

1977

Producer

7.4
The Squeeze

The Squeeze

1977

Director

5.3
The Paradise Run

The Paradise Run

1976

Director

The Collection

The Collection

1976

Director

4.0
Wednesday Love

Wednesday Love

1975

Director

Haunted: Poor Girl

Haunted: Poor Girl

1974

Director

7.0
Stardust

Stardust

1974

Director

5.4
Highway Robbery

Highway Robbery

1973

Director

Kisses at Fifty

Kisses at Fifty

1973

Director

1.0
Jack Point

Jack Point

1973

Director

Said the Preacher

Said the Preacher

1972

Director

The Reporters

The Reporters

1972

Director

The Triple Echo

The Triple Echo

1972

Director

5.6
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

1972

Director

The Mosedale Horseshoe

The Mosedale Horseshoe

1971

Director

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

1970

Director

7 Plus Seven

7 Plus Seven

1970

Director

7.3
The Day They Buried Cleaver

The Day They Buried Cleaver

1970

Director

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

1968

Director

It’s Dearer After Midnight

It’s Dearer After Midnight

1968

Director

Who Pays?

Who Pays?

1968

Director

Number Ten

Number Ten

1968

Director

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

1968

Director

5.0
Son of the City

Son of the City

1967

Director

Seven Up!

Seven Up!

1964

Researcher

7.2
Section 1591

Section 1591

Executive Producer