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
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
Displaced Person (1985)
The Shooting Party (1985)
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
The Return of the Soldier (1983)
Dear Brutus (1981)
Very Like a Whale (1981)
Rain on the Roof (1980)
Little Girl in Blue Velvet (1978)
Saturday, Sunday, Monday (1978)
Age of Innocence (1977)
Laurence Olivier Presents (1976)
Double Echo (1976)
Out of Season (1975)
Brief Encounter (1974)
Joe's Ark (1974)
The Hireling (1973)
Shelley (1972)
Follow The Yellow Brick Road (1972)
Traitor (1971)
The Wild Duck (1971)
The Lie (1970)
Play for Today (1970)
Emma's Time (1970)
The Cellar and the Almond Tree (1970)
Blood of the Lamb (1969)
Julius Caesar (1969)
A Child and a Half (1969)
On the Eve of Publication (1968)
The Male Animal (1968)
Let's Murder Vivaldi (1968)
Les Misérables (1967)
Great Expectations (1967)
Thirty-Minute Theatre (1965)
Out of the Unknown (1965)
Invasion (1965)
Act of Murder (1964)
First Night (1963)
Maigret (1960)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
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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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