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Lewis Gilbert
Director 1920 - 2018

Lewis Gilbert

London, England, UK

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Lewis Gilbert CBE (born 6 March 1920 in London) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lewis Gilbert,  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

21 titles
Haunted

Haunted

Lewis Gilbert 1995 1h 48m 6.0

A skeptical professor visits a remote British estate to debunk allegations of psychic phenomena, but soon finds himself haunted by a ghost from his own past.

Shirley Valentine

Shirley Valentine

Lewis Gilbert 1989 1h 48m 5.5

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see the world, and herself, in a different light.

Educating Rita

Educating Rita

Lewis Gilbert 1983 1h 46m 6.7

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky.

Moonraker

Moonraker

Lewis Gilbert 1979 2h 6m 6.4

After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax.

The Spy Who Loved Me

The Spy Who Loved Me

Lewis Gilbert 1977 2h 5m 7.0

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case.

Operation Daybreak

Operation Daybreak

Lewis Gilbert 1975 1h 58m

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

You Only Live Twice

You Only Live Twice

Lewis Gilbert 1967 1h 57m 6.8

A mysterious space craft kidnaps a Russian and American space capsule and brings the world on the verge of another World War. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and meets with his archenemy Blofeld. The fifth film from the legendary James Bond series starring Sean Connery as the British super agent.

Alfie

Alfie

Lewis Gilbert 1966 1h 54m 7.3

The film tells the story of a young man who leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.

The 7th Dawn

The 7th Dawn

Lewis Gilbert 1964 2h 3m 6.0

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.

H.M.S. Defiant

H.M.S. Defiant

Lewis Gilbert 1962 1h 41m 6.0

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for violence increases.

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!

Lewis Gilbert 1960 1h 37m 6.7

A true WW2 story: the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

Lewis Gilbert 1958 1h 59m 6.3

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group.

A Cry from the Streets

A Cry from the Streets

Lewis Gilbert 1958 1h 39m 5.0

A welfare worker becomes emotionally involved with her charges, a group of adorable, homeless orphans.

The Admirable Crichton

The Admirable Crichton

Lewis Gilbert 1957 1h 34m 6.0

In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.

Reach for the Sky

Reach for the Sky

Lewis Gilbert 1956 2h 15m 7.0

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

Cast a Dark Shadow

Cast a Dark Shadow

Lewis Gilbert 1955 1h 23m 6.0

Edward "Teddy" Bare killed his first wife (making it look like an accident) hoping to claim her inheritance, only to discover she didn't have one. When another chance presents itself Bare plans to kill his next wife. But murder second time round is a bit more difficult.

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

The Sea Shall Not Have Them

Lewis Gilbert 1954 1h 31m 6.0

In the North Sea in 1944, passengers of a downed Royal Air Force transport aircraft talk about their lives while awaiting rescue in their dinghy.

The Good Die Young

The Good Die Young

Lewis Gilbert 1954 1h 40m 6.0

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong.

Johnny on the Run

Johnny on the Run

Lewis Gilbert 1953 1h 8m

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery.

Cosh Boy

Cosh Boy

Lewis Gilbert 1953 1h 15m 5.0

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes.

There Is Another Sun

There Is Another Sun

Lewis Gilbert 1951 1h 33m 5.0

The story about a prizefighter and a motorcycle daredevil that vie for the beautiful girl from the Carnival.

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