Biography
Alan Bridges (28 September 1927 – 7 December 2013) was an English film and television director.
In 1967 Bridges directed a television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations starring Gary Bond as Pip.He won the Grand Prix at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival for his film The Hireling. His film Out of Season (1975) was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival and film The Shooting Party (1985) was entered into the 14th Moscow International Film Festival. For television, Bridges directed several works by David Mercer and Dennis Potter.
Peter Bradshaw on theguardian.com film blog wrote: "Bridges was a brilliant poet and cinematic satirist – in tones both mordant and melancholy – of the English class system of the early 20th century, and a director with a flair for psychology and interior crisis, as evidenced by movies like The Return of the Soldier (1982) and The Shooting Party (1985)."
Filmography
all 40
Director 39
Movies 31
TV Shows 9
self 1
![Displaced Person](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Displaced Person (1985)
![The Shooting Party](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/48662-the-shooting-party.jpg)
The Shooting Party (1985)
![James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/873856-james-mason-the-star-they-loved-to-hate.jpg)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
![Dear Brutus](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Dear Brutus (1981)
![Very Like a Whale](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/734345-very-like-a-whale.jpg)
Very Like a Whale (1981)
![Rain on the Roof](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/47107-rain-on-the-roof.jpg)
Rain on the Roof (1980)
![Age of Innocence](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42350-age-of-innocence.jpg)
Age of Innocence (1977)
![Double Echo](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/438296-double-echo.jpg)
Double Echo (1976)
![Out of Season](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60730-out-of-season.jpg)
Out of Season (1975)
![Brief Encounter](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67708-brief-encounter.jpg)
Brief Encounter (1974)
![Joe's Ark](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/208204-joe-s-ark.jpg)
Joe's Ark (1974)
![The Hireling](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/71954-the-hireling.jpg)
The Hireling (1973)
![Shelley](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Shelley (1972)
![Traitor](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Traitor (1971)
![The Wild Duck](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/766935-the-wild-duck.jpg)
The Wild Duck (1971)
![The Lie](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/35929-the-lie.jpg)
The Lie (1970)
![Play for Today](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/157249-play-for-today.jpg)
Play for Today (1970)
![Emma's Time](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/891812-emma-s-time.jpg)
Emma's Time (1970)
![Blood of the Lamb](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/903896-blood-of-the-lamb.jpg)
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
![Julius Caesar](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/44123-julius-caesar.jpg)
Julius Caesar (1969)
![A Child and a Half](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/903657-a-child-and-a-half.jpg)
A Child and a Half (1969)
![The Male Animal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/765685-the-male-animal.jpg)
The Male Animal (1968)
![Let's Murder Vivaldi](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Let's Murder Vivaldi (1968)
![Les Misérables](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/232699-les-miserables.jpg)
Les Misérables (1967)
![Great Expectations](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/910472-great-expectations.jpg)
Great Expectations (1967)
![Thirty-Minute Theatre](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/458250-thirty-minute-theatre.jpg)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
![Out of the Unknown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/140970-out-of-the-unknown.jpg)
Out of the Unknown (1965)
![Invasion](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/141408-invasion.jpg)
Invasion (1965)
![Act of Murder](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/283131-act-of-murder.jpg)
Act of Murder (1964)
![First Night](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
First Night (1963)
![Maigret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/156554-inspector-maigret.jpg)
Maigret (1960)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1927-09-28
Deathday2013-12-07 (86 years old)
Birth PlaceLiverpool, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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