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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 ...
Ken Annakin (1914-2009) was a British director, writer and producer of comedies, war epics and adventure films. He worked for Rank Organization, co-produced The Longest Day and directed The Pirate Movie.
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Apr 24, 2009 · Ken Annakin, a film director with a flair for both light comedy and sweeping action films, a combination he melded in what may be his most famous movie, “Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying ...
Ken Annakin was a prolific and versatile director of feature films, documentaries, and Disney adaptations. He worked with Rank, Gainsborough, Zanuck, and Warner Brothers, and made classics like The Longest Day, Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, and The Informers.
Ken Annakin directed over 50 films, ranging from documentaries and popular British hits, such as Holiday Camp and Miranda, to epic international productions including The Longest Day, Those ...
Ken Annakin was a British director of comedies, war epics and co-productions. He worked with James MacArthur, Rod Steiger and George Lucas, and was awarded the OBE for his services to drama.
Aug 7, 2014 · From wartime epics to Disney adventures, Ken Annakin’s 50-year career as director revealed his fascination with ‘human beings and their endless variations of behaviour in different settings’. Here are some visual highlights from some of his very best films.
