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Alan Bridges
Director 1927 - 2013

Alan Bridges

Liverpool, England, UK

Alan Bridges was an English television and film director. In 1967 Bridges directed a television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations starring Gary Bond as Pip. He won the Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival for his film The Hireling.

Directed Films

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3 titles
The Shooting Party

The Shooting Party

Alan Bridges 1985 1h 38m

1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.

The Hireling

The Hireling

Alan Bridges 1973 1h 48m

Based on the novel by L. P. Hartley, The Hireling is a dissection of antiquated but hardly dormant British class distinctions as a lonely socialite and her chauffeur become more than friends.

Invasion

Invasion

Alan Bridges 1965 1h 22m

An alien spaceship crashes near a rural hospital. When the aliens are taken to the hospital, a mysterious force field suddenly appears around it.

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