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Douglas Hickox
Director 1929 - 1988

Douglas Hickox

London, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Douglas Hickox (10 January 1929 – 25 July 1988) was an English film director. Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout... Read full bio →

Directed Films

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10 titles
The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Douglas Hickox 1983 1h 40m 7.0

Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Douglas Hickox 1979 1h 57m 6.3

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Sky Riders

Sky Riders

Douglas Hickox 1976 1h 31m 4.5

When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.

Brannigan

Brannigan

Douglas Hickox 1975 1h 51m 6.0

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

Theater of Blood

Theater of Blood

Douglas Hickox 1973 1h 44m 6.5

A Shakespearean actor takes poetic revenge on the critics who denied him recognition.

Sitting Target

Sitting Target

Douglas Hickox 1972 1h 33m

Imprisoned Harry Lomart is a vicious, brute of a man and yet he is prepared to do his long jail term as he is confident that on his release his beautiful wife Pat will be waiting for him, but a visit from Pat brings him his worst nightmare.

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Entertaining Mr Sloane

Douglas Hickox 1970 1h 34m

Sloane, a handsome, sexy and completely amoral young man, joins Kath's household as a lodger and proceeds to manipulate her and her brother, Ed. He is recognized by Kemp (Dadda) as the murderer of Kemp's former employer, whereupon Sloane murders Kemp. Sloane's "just desserts" are not what one would expect.

Just for You

Just for You

Douglas Hickox, Vincent Scarza 1964 1h 14m 6.0

Casey Paxton, a hopeful rock 'n' roll star, is trying to break into the business by going from studio to studio with his girlfriend, attempting to convince the radio and TV executives there to play his song.

It's All Over Town

It's All Over Town

Douglas Hickox 1963 55m

A series of musical vignettes formed from the dreams of a slumbering workman.

Behemoth the Sea Monster

Behemoth the Sea Monster

Eugène Lourié, Douglas Hickox 1959 1h 20m 7.0

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur that threatens London.

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