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Director 1919 - 1994

Cliff Owen

London, England, UK

Cliff Owen (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British film and TV director. He directed The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963), two of the three mid-1960s Morecambe and Wise films, and the 1972 film version of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son. Owen was born in London. He died in... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

6 titles
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones

Cliff Owen 1976 1h 34m

Another stab at Henry Fielding's hilarious novel about the amorous misadventures of a dashing young man in 18th century England. The brilliant 1963 version, starring Albert Finney as the lusty hero, won four Oscars. Joan Collins does a great job as a Wicked Lady style highwaywoman.

Steptoe and Son

Steptoe and Son

Cliff Owen 1972 1h 38m

Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are rag-and-bone men, complete with horse and cart to tour the neighbourhood. They also live together at the junk yard. Harold, who likes the bright lights in the West End of London, meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home.

The Vengeance of She

The Vengeance of She

Cliff Owen 1968 1h 37m

Beautiful young European girl, Carol, is possessed by the spirit of Ayesha – “She, who must be obeyed” – and led to the lost city of Kuma, where she is destined to become queen.

That Riviera Touch

That Riviera Touch

Cliff Owen 1966 1h 38m

Eric and Ernie decide to take a holiday to the South of France and unwittingly become mixed up with a band of jewel thieves.

The Wrong Arm of the Law

The Wrong Arm of the Law

Cliff Owen 1963 1h 34m 6.0

The crooks in London know how it works. No one carries guns and no one resists the police. Then a new gang appears that go one better. They dress as police and steal from the crooks.

Offbeat

Offbeat

Cliff Owen 1961 1h 11m 6.0

When Scotland Yard finds themselves up against a brick wall in tracking down a vicious gang of thieves and bank robbers, they call in Layton, a loner from MI5 to work his way into the gang and help bring them down.

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