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Director 1900 - 1974

Compton Bennett

Turnbridge Wells, Kent, U.K.

Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines,... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

8 titles
How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment

How to Undress in Public Without Undue Embarrassment

Compton Bennett 1965 50m 5.0

Comic survey of methods of undressing through the ages, from Victorian modesty to modern strip clubs.

Beyond the Curtain

Beyond the Curtain

Compton Bennett 1960 1h 28m 5.0

Karin finds herself back at home in Dresden after the flight on which she is stewardess, is forced down. She is then used by the State police to find her wanted brother, so when Jim arrives to get her back, he has to watch his back.

The Flying Scot

The Flying Scot

Compton Bennett 1957 1h 10m 6.0

Ronnie, earning very little from his own exploits, gathers together a band of villains to carry out a robbery on 'The Flying Scotsman' passenger train, carrying withdrawn bank notes from Scotland to London to be destroyed.

Gift Horse

Gift Horse

Compton Bennett 1952 1h 35m

In 1940, the Captain of an old Royal Navy destroyer struggles with his crew, as well as the Nazis.

King Solomon's Mines

King Solomon's Mines

Compton Bennett, Andrew Marton 1950 1h 43m 6.0

Adventurer Allan Quartermain leads an expedition into uncharted African territory in an attempt to locate an explorer who went missing during his search for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon.

That Forsyte Woman

That Forsyte Woman

Compton Bennett 1949 1h 53m

Soames and Irene Forsyte have a marriage of convenience. Young Jolyon Forsyte is a black sheep who ran away with the maid after his wife's death. Teenager June Forsyte has found love with an artist, Phillip Bosinny.

Daybreak

Daybreak

Compton Bennett 1948 1h 15m

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

The Seventh Veil

The Seventh Veil

Compton Bennett 1945 1h 34m 8.0

A concert pianist with amnesia fights to regain her memory.

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