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Michael Apted
Director 1941 - 2021

Michael Apted

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was... Read full bio →

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63 Up

63 Up

Michael Apted 2019 2h 25m

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Unlocked

Unlocked

Michael Apted 2017 1h 38m 5.5

A CIA interrogator is lured into a ruse that puts London at risk of a biological attack.

Chasing Mavericks

Chasing Mavericks

Curtis Hanson, Michael Apted 2012 1h 56m 6.5

Surfer Jay Moriarity sets out to ride the Northern California break known as Mavericks.

56 Up

56 Up

Michael Apted 2012 2h 24m

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their attitudes towards life. While the upper class children were confident and self-assured, those from middle and working class backgrounds were resigned to a challenging life of hard work.

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

Michael Apted 2010 1h 53m 6.6

This time around Edmund and Lucy Pevensie, along with their pesky cousin Eustace Scrubb find themselves swallowed into a painting and on to a fantastic Narnian ship headed for the very edges of the world.

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace

Michael Apted 2006 1h 57m 6.3

The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.

49 Up

49 Up

Michael Apted 2006 2h 15m

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the Jesuit maxim "Give me the child until he is seven and I will give you the man," interviewed a diverse group of seven-year-old children from all over England, asking them about their lives and…

Enough

Enough

Michael Apted 2002 1h 54m 4.3

Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams.

Enigma

Enigma

Michael Apted 2001 1h 59m 6.6

A romantic thriller based around the World War 2 project to crack the codes behind the Enigma machine, used by the Germans to encrypt messages sent to their submarines.

The World Is Not Enough

The World Is Not Enough

Michael Apted 1999 2h 8m 6.2

James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot while protecting an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.

42 Up

42 Up

Michael Apted 1999 2h 13m

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

Michael Apted 1996 1h 58m 5.0

A young doctor confronts a famous colleague when he learns about the true methods of his work.

Nell

Nell

Michael Apted 1994 1h 52m 6.9

In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell — a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.

Blink

Blink

Michael Apted 1994 1h 46m 6.0

Emma is an attractive girl in her 20s who has been blind for 20 years. A new type of eye operation partially restores her sight...

Thunderheart

Thunderheart

Michael Apted 1992 1h 59m 6.0

An FBI man with Sioux background is sent to a reservation to help with a murder investigation, where he has to come to terms with his heritage.

Class Action

Class Action

Michael Apted 1991 1h 45m 6.3

An estranged daughter comes up against her father in a court of law.

35 Up

35 Up

Michael Apted 1991 1h 56m

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey

Michael Apted 1988 2h 9m 6.8

The story of Dian Fossey, a scientist who came to Africa to study the vanishing mountain gorillas, and later fought to protect them.

28 Up

28 Up

Michael Apted 1984 2h 16m

Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wondering whether they've found their place in the world.

Gorky Park

Gorky Park

Michael Apted 1983 2h 8m 7.0

A Moscow police officer investigates a vicious triple homicide and stumbles upon a high-level international political conspiracy.

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

Michael Apted 1982 1h 17m

Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.

Continental Divide

Continental Divide

Michael Apted 1981 1h 43m 5.0

A hard-nosed Chicago journalist has an unlikely love affair with an eagle researcher.

Coal Miner's Daughter

Coal Miner's Daughter

Michael Apted 1980 2h 5m 7.0

Biography of Loretta Lynn, a country and western singer that came from poverty to fame.

Agatha

Agatha

Michael Apted 1979 1h 39m 6.0

England, 1926. An American journalist looks for mystery writer Agatha Christie when she suddenly disappears without explanation, leaving no trace.

The Squeeze

The Squeeze

Michael Apted 1977 1h 44m

An alcoholic London ex-cop becomes involved in a kidnapping drama and tries to free the daughter of a friend from a brutal gangster mob.

21 Up

21 Up

Michael Apted 1977 1h 40m

After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! and 7 Plus Seven. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

Stardust

Stardust

Michael Apted 1974 1h 47m

Jim MacLaine is now enjoying the nomadic 'gigs and groupies' life on tour with his band. When he achieves all his wildest dreams of international stardom, the sweet taste of success begins to turn sour.

The Triple Echo

The Triple Echo

Michael Apted 1972 1h 37m

After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice.

7 Plus Seven

7 Plus Seven

Michael Apted 1970 52m

After a 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have occurred in their lives during the last seven years.

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