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Charles Ainslie Crichton (6 August 1910 – 14 September 1999) was an English film director and editor. Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes.
Charles Crichton (1910-1999) was a British filmmaker who worked on classics like The Lavender Hill Mob and A Fish Called Wanda. He started as an editor at London Films and Ealing Studios, and later became a prolific director of TV shows and movies.
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- Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
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- South Kensington, London, England, UK
Charles Crichton. Director: A Fish Called Wanda. Director Charles Crichton's film career began as an editor in 1935 with Alexander Korda's London Films, and in that capacity he worked on such productions as Sanders of the River (1935), Things to Come (1936) and Elephant Boy (1937) (which introduced Sabu to movie audiences).
- August 6, 1910
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A tribute to the film director who made the Ealing comedies Hue and Cry and The Lavender Hill Mob, and A Fish Called Wanda. Learn about his long career in British cinema, from editing Korda classics to directing semi-documentaries and comedy.
Sep 16, 1999 · Charles Crichton, one of the brightest lights in the golden age of British film comedy in the late 1940's and 50's, and whose directing career faded and then...
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Sep 14, 1999 · Born in Wallasey, Cheshire, he became best known for directing many comedies produced at Ealing Studios and had a 40-year career editing and directing many films and television programmes.
Sep 14, 1999 · Learn about the life and work of Charles Crichton, an English film director and editor who made many comedies at Ealing Studios. Find his biography, filmography, awards, and trivia on TMDB.
