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Lindsay Anderson(1923-1994)

  • Director
  • Actor
  • Writer
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Lindsay Anderson
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Les Chariots de feu (1981)
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Lindsay was born in Bangalore, India but educated in England at Cheltenham College and Wadham College, Oxford where he was a classical scholar. He then spent 3 years war time service in the Kings Royal Rifle Corps. His career in the theatre started at the Royal Court in the late 1950's where he was responsible for the premiere productions of The Long and the Short and the Tall, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance, Billy Liar and The Bed Before Yesterday. His collaboration with David Storey began with the film This Sporting Life followed by the plays In Celebration, Home, The Changing Room, Early Days and his last, in 1992, Stages He also contributed to the Times, Observer and New Statesman newspapers.
BornApril 17, 1923
DiedAugust 30, 1994(71)
BornApril 17, 1923
DiedAugust 30, 1994(71)
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  • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
    • 3 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Malcolm McDowell and David Wood in If.... (1968)
If....
7.4
  • Director
  • 1968
Les Chariots de feu (1981)
Les Chariots de feu
7.1
  • Master of Caius
  • 1981
Britannia Hospital (1982)
Britannia Hospital
6.2
  • Director
  • 1982
Le prix d'un homme (1963)
Le prix d'un homme
7.5
  • Director
  • 1963

Credits

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Director



  • Is That All There Is? (1992)
    Is That All There Is?
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Glory! Glory! (1989)
    Glory! Glory!
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Les baleines du mois d'août (1987)
    Les baleines du mois d'août
    7.1
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (1986)
    Wham! in China: Foreign Skies
    7.8
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Free Cinema
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Wish You Were There
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1985
  • George Michael, Andrew Ridgeley, and Wham! in Wham!: Freedom (1984)
    Wham!: Freedom
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Britannia Hospital (1982)
    Britannia Hospital
    6.2
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Look Back in Anger (1985)
    Look Back in Anger
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Alan Bennett in The Old Crowd (1979)
    The Old Crowd
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Alan Bates, Constance Chapman, and Bill Owen in In Celebration (1975)
    In Celebration
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Malcolm McDowell in Le Meilleur des mondes possible ! (1973)
    Le Meilleur des mondes possible !
    7.6
    • Director
    • 1973
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1972
  • Malcolm McDowell and David Wood in If.... (1968)
    If....
    7.4
    • Director
    • 1968
  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1968

Actor



  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1989–1993
  • Is That All There Is? (1992)
    Is That All There Is?
    7.0
    • Lindsay Anderson
    • 1992
  • Patsy Kensit, Bryan Brown, Dudley Moore, Bronson Pinchot, Richard Griffiths, Andreas Katsulas, Alison Steadman, and Penelope Wilton in Méli-mélo à Venise (1992)
    Méli-mélo à Venise
    5.5
    • Mr. Marshall (voice)
    • 1992
  • Une affaire d'honneur (1991)
    Une affaire d'honneur
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • War Minister
    • 1991
  • Les Chariots de feu (1981)
    Les Chariots de feu
    7.1
    • Master of Caius
    • 1981
  • Malcolm McDowell in Le Meilleur des mondes possible ! (1973)
    Le Meilleur des mondes possible !
    7.6
    • Film Director (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Hetty King: Performer
    6.0
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1970
  • Jill Bennett in Inadmissible Evidence (1968)
    Inadmissible Evidence
    6.6
    • Barrister
    • 1968
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1968
  • BBC Play of the Month (1965)
    BBC Play of the Month
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Holz
    • 1968
  • Cecile Chevreau, Kurt Jung-Alsen, Ferdy Mayne, Garfield Morgan, Alfred Müller, John Rees, and Jennifer Wilson in Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley (1961)
    Der Schwur des Soldaten Pooley
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Narrator
    • 1961
  • The Pleasure Garden (1955)
    The Pleasure Garden
    6.3
    Short
    • Michael-Angelico
    • 1955
  • Trunk Conveyor
    6.8
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1952
  • Three Installations (1952)
    Three Installations
    5.9
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1952
  • Idlers That Work
    Short
    • Narrator (voice)
    • 1949

Writer



  • Is That All There Is? (1992)
    Is That All There Is?
    7.0
    • written by
    • 1992
  • Omnibus (1967)
    Omnibus
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1992
  • John Ford (1992)
    John Ford
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1992
  • Free Cinema
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Søren Elung Jensen in En gal mands dagbog (1965)
    En gal mands dagbog
    TV Movie
    • adaptation
    • 1965
  • Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
    Every Day Except Christmas
    6.8
    Short
    • Writer (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • A Hundred Thousand Children
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Henry
    6.5
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Green and Pleasant Land
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Foot and Mouth
    5.8
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • The Children Upstairs
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1955
  • Thursday's Children (1954)
    Thursday's Children
    7.3
    Short
    • written by
    • 1954
  • O Dreamland (1953)
    O Dreamland
    6.5
    Short
    • writer
    • 1953

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Chariots of Fire
Trailer 1:31
Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release
Trailer 1:10
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release
Trailer 1:10
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release
Featurette 2:08
Chariots of Fire: 2012 UK Re-Release

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • Memorial Foundation
  • Height
    • 1.63 m
  • Born
    • April 17, 1923
    • Bangalore, Kingdom of Mysore, British India
  • Died
    • August 30, 1994
    • Saint-Saud-Lacoussière, Dordogne, France(heart attack)
  • Other works
    Lindsay Anderson, ABOUT JOHN FORD (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1981)
  • Publicity listings
    • 4 Print Biographies
    • 3 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was offered the role of the Emperor in Le Retour du Jedi (1983), but had to decline because of post-production for his film Britannia Hospital (1982), which also featured Mark Hamill. Anderson expressed disappointment about this, telling a friend he probably would've enjoyed playing a "Prince of Evil" character.
  • Quotes
    I suppose I'm the boy who stood on the burning deck whence all about he had fled. The trouble is I don't know whether the boy was a hero or a bloody idiot.

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  • When did Lindsay Anderson die?
    August 30, 1994
  • How did Lindsay Anderson die?
    Heart attack
  • How old was Lindsay Anderson when he died?
    71 years old
  • Where did Lindsay Anderson die?
    Saint-Saud-Lacoussière, Dordogne, France
  • When was Lindsay Anderson born?
    April 17, 1923

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