Denis O'Dell(1923-2021)

Producer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Writer

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Denis O'Dell

Denis O'Dell was born on 2 May 1923 in Kensington, London, England, UK. He was a producer and assistant director, known for Quatre Garçons dans le vent (1964), Scrooge (1951) and La rose et la flèche (1976). He was married to Ruby Taylor and Donna Barnes. He died on 30 December 2021 in San José, Cabo de Gata, Almería, Spain.

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Awards
- 1 win total

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Known for

Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in Quatre Garçons dans le vent (1964)

Quatre Garçons dans le vent

7.5

Producer

1964

Scrooge (1951)

8.1

Second Unit or Assistant Director

1951

Audrey Hepburn, Sean Connery, and Robert Shaw in La rose et la flèche (1976)

La rose et la flèche

6.5

Producer

1976

Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Shirley Knight, David Hemmings, Clifton James, and Roy Kinnear in Terreur sur le Britannic (1974)

Terreur sur le Britannic

6.6

Producer

1974

Credits

Producer

The Beatles: Get Back
8.9
TV Mini Series
- supervising producer: 1969 film crew
- 2021
La porte du paradis
6.7
- executive producer
- 1980
Cuba
5.6
- executive producer
- 1979
The Ritz
6.8
- producer (produced by)
- 1976
La rose et la flèche
6.5
- producer
- 1976
Le froussard héroïque
6.3
- producer
- 1975
Terreur sur le Britannic
6.6
- associate producer
- 1974
The Offence
6.9
- producer (produced by)
- 1973
Will the Real Mr Sellers.....?
7.7
TV Movie
- producer
- 1969
Un Beatle au paradis
5.8
- producer
- 1969
Petulia
6.8
- associate producer
- 1968
Magical Mystery Tour
6.1
TV Movie
- producer
- 1967
Comment j'ai gagné la guerre
5.5
- associate producer
- 1967
M.15 demande protection
6.7
- associate producer
- 1967
Ramdam à Rio
6.0
- producer (uncredited)
- 1966

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Les diables du désert
6.7
- assistant director
- 1958
L'emprisonné
6.8
- assistant director
- 1955
La princesse d'Eboli
5.3
- assistant director
- 1955
Svengali
5.5
- assistant director
- 1954
Trois Adam au paradis
5.5
- assistant director
- 1953
Grand National Night
6.7
- assistant director
- 1953
The Pickwick Papers
6.9
- assistant director (as Denis O'dell)
- 1952
Mother Riley Meets the Vampire
3.9
- assistant director
- 1952
Emergency Call
6.2
- assistant director
- 1952
Tall Headlines
5.8
- assistant director (as Dennis O'Dell)
- 1952
Scrooge
8.1
- first assistant director
- 1951
La vallée des aigles
5.6
- second assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
Tom Brown's Schooldays
7.1
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1951
The Reluctant Widow
5.7
- second assistant director (uncredited)
- 1950
Trois des chars d'assaut
6.0
- third assistant director (uncredited)
- 1950

Writer

Personal details

Official sites
- BFI_
- Discogs
Alternative names
- Dennis O'Dell
Born
- May 2, 1923
- Kensington, London, England, UK
Died
- December 30, 2021
- San José, Cabo de Gata, Almería, Spain(natural causes)
Spouses
Children
- Denise O'Dell
Relatives
- Denis Pedregosa(Grandchild)
Other works
Book with Bob Neaverson, _At the Apple's Core: The Beatles from the Inside_. London: Peter Owen, 2002. ISBN 0720611164

Did you know

Trivia
Mentioned by name in the Beatles' song "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)".

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