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Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer.
He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for Danger (1946), London Belongs to Me (1948) and State Secret (1950).
He wrote the libretto for Malcolm Williamson's opera Our Man in Havana, based on the novel by Graham Greene. He had also worked on the film.
He married Beryl Brewer in the early 30s. He had two children: Joanna Gilliat, who is a journalist and is married to Edward Russell, a pilot and Caroline Gilliat, who was an opera singer and teacher, who was married to Anthony Cave Brown (journalist). He had 3 grand children, Amanda Eliasch, Toby Brown and Camilla Horn.
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Filmography
all 77
Movies 76
Writer 53
Director 14
Producer 8
self 2
TV Shows 1
Cinema Europe: The Other Hollywood (1995)
Sellers' Best (1992)
The Boys in Blue (1982)
The Lady Vanishes (1979)
Ooh... You Are Awful (1972)
Endless Night (1972)
The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Vor Nachbarn wird gewarnt (1965)
Joey Boy (1965)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's (1960)
The Bridal Path (1959)
Left Right and Centre (1959)
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
Fortune Is a Woman (1957)
The Green Man (1956)
Geordie (1955)
The Constant Husband (1955)
The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
Folly to Be Wise (1952)
Lady Godiva Rides Again (1951)
Soldiers Three (1951)
State Secret (1950)
The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
The Blue Lagoon (1949)
London Belongs to Me (1948)
Captain Boycott (1947)
Green for Danger (1946)
I See a Dark Stranger (1946)
The Rake's Progress (1945)
Waterloo Road (1945)
Two Thousand Women (1944)
Millions Like Us (1943)
The Young Mr. Pitt (1942)
Uncensored (1942)
Partners in Crime (1942)
Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light (1941)
Kipps (1941)
You’re Telling Me (1941)
Crook's Tour (1940)
Night Train to Munich (1940)
Girl in the News (1940)
They Came by Night (1940)
Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday (1939)
Jamaica Inn (1939)
Ask a Policeman (1939)
The Gaunt Stranger (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Strange Boarders (1938)
A Yank at Oxford (1938)
The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
Where There's a Will (1936)
Seven Sinners (1936)
Twelve Good Men (1936)
King of the Damned (1935)
Bulldog Jack (1935)
My Heart Is Calling (1935)
Chu Chin Chow (1934)
Jack Ahoy (1934)
Friday the Thirteenth (1933)
Orders Is Orders (1933)
Falling for You (1933)
Post Haste (1933)
Facing The Music (1933)
Rome Express (1932)
Jack's the Boy (1932)
Lord Babs (1932)
A Gentleman of Paris (1931)
The Happy Ending (1931)
The Ghost Train (1931)
The Ringer (1931)
Third Time Lucky (1931)
Bed and Breakfast (1930)
Lord Richard in the Pantry (1930)
You'd Be Surprised! (1930)
Red Pearls (1930)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1908-02-15
Deathday1994-05-31 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceEdgeley, United States of America
SiblingsLeslie Gilliat
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsSidney Gilliatt, Sydney Gilliat, S. Gilliat, Сидни Джиллиат
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