Charles Crichton

Charles Crichton was born in 1910 and in the thirties edited films for Alexander Korda, then became one of the regular directors of the Ealing studios, above all in comedy. After a few more feature films, he worked for more than twenty years in television. Retired, he was called back by an actor and screenwriter and returned to cinema at seventy-seven with a crime farce that was a triumph and earned him an Oscar nomination for best director. He died in 1999.

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• CinemaThe Lavender Hill MobCharles Crichton · 1951Cinema