Anthony Asquith

Personal Info

Known ForDirecting
Born1902-11-09
Birthplace London, England

Anthony Asquith

Directing

Biography

Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.

Filmography

Acting (3)

1957
1929
A Cottage on Dartmooras Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited)
7.2

Production & Directing (57)

6.1
1963
The V.I.P.sDirector
6.1
1962
6.2
6.7
1960
5.3
1959
LibelDirector
6.8
6.5
1958
7.2
1956
10.0
1954
6.2
1954
6.1
1953
6.7
1953
The NetDirector
6.3
7.6
6.3
1948
7.0
7.0
6.0
1944
5.5
1944
Two FathersDirector
7.5
1944
7.5
1943
6.6
1943
6.3
7.0
1942
UncensoredDirector
9.0
1941
Rush HourDirector
8.0
1941
6.7
1941
5.3
1941
7.0
1940
9.0
7.0
1938
PygmalionDirector
7.0
1935
Brown on ResolutionAssistant Director
6.3
1934
5.9
7.0
1933
5.3
5.3
1932
Marry MeWriter
10.0
10.0
1931
10.0
1931
8.3
1931
Tell EnglandDirector
8.3
7.2
8.0
1928
UndergroundScreenplay
6.8
1928
UndergroundDirector
6.8
1928
7.1
1928
7.1
1927
BoadiceaWriter
9.0