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Mike Hodges(1932-2022)

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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Mike Hodges in Seule la mort peut m'arrêter (2003)
Mike Hodges was born on 29 July 1932 in Bristol, England, UK. He was a director and producer, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Black Rainbow (1989) and La loi du milieu (1971). He was married to Carol Laws and Jean Alexandrov. He died on 17 December 2022 in Dorset, England, UK.
BornJuly 29, 1932
DiedDecember 17, 2022(90)
BornJuly 29, 1932
DiedDecember 17, 2022(90)
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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Known for

Brian Blessed, Max von Sydow, and Sam J. Jones in Flash Gordon (1980)
Flash Gordon
6.5
  • Director
  • 1980
Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
Black Rainbow
6.0
  • Director
  • 1989
Britt Ekland and Geraldine Moffat in La loi du milieu (1971)
La loi du milieu
7.3
  • Director
  • 1971
Homicides incontrôlés (1974)
Homicides incontrôlés
5.6
  • Director(directed by)
  • 1974

Credits

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Director

  • All at Sea
    • Director
    • Post-production
  • Murder by Numbers (2004)
    Murder by Numbers
    6.3
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003)
    Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2
    8.8
    Video
    • Director (segment "Body Language")
    • 2003
  • Seule la mort peut m'arrêter (2003)
    Seule la mort peut m'arrêter
    5.8
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Clive Owen in Croupier (1998)
    Croupier
    7.0
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Dandelion Dead (1994)
    Dandelion Dead
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 1994
  • The Healer (1994)
    The Healer
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
    Black Rainbow
    6.0
    • Director
    • 1989
  • L'Irlandais (1987)
    L'Irlandais
    6.3
    • Director
    • 1987
  • 2 Millions de dollars aux Caraïbes (1986)
    2 Millions de dollars aux Caraïbes
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Page Fletcher in Le voyageur (1983)
    Le voyageur
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Director (as Michael Hodges, directed by)
    • 1985
  • Les débiles de l'espace (1985)
    Les débiles de l'espace
    4.5
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Sexy Shorts (1984)
    Sexy Shorts
    7.0
    Video
    • Director (segment "Body Language")
    • 1984
  • Bernard Hill in Squaring the Circle (1984)
    Squaring the Circle
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1984
  • Missing Pieces (1983)
    Missing Pieces
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1983
  • Queen: Body Language (1982)
    Queen: Body Language
    6.3
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1982

Producer

  • Homicides incontrôlés (1974)
    Homicides incontrôlés
    5.6
    • producer (produced by)
    • 1974
  • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1969–1970
  • The Tyrant King (1968)
    The Tyrant King
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1968
  • Orson Welles in Tempo (1961)
    Tempo
    7.7
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1965–1968
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.1
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1963–1967
  • David, Moffett, and Ornette: The Ornette Coleman Trio
    7.3
    Short
    • producer
    • 1966

Writer

  • All at Sea
    • Writer
    • Post-production
  • La brèche (1994)
    La brèche
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1994
  • Rosanna Arquette in Black Rainbow (1989)
    Black Rainbow
    6.0
    • writer
    • 1989
  • Missing Pieces (1983)
    Missing Pieces
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1983
  • William Holden, Lee Grant, and Jonathan Scott-Taylor in Damien : La Malédiction II (1978)
    Damien : La Malédiction II
    6.2
    • screenplay by (as Michael Hodges)
    • 1978
  • Homicides incontrôlés (1974)
    Homicides incontrôlés
    5.6
    • screenplay by
    • 1974
  • Bernie Casey in Hitman, le Créole de Harlem (1972)
    Hitman, le Créole de Harlem
    5.7
    • earlier screenplay: "Get Carter" (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Michael Caine and Al Lettieri in Retraite mortelle (1972)
    Retraite mortelle
    5.9
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Geoffrey Bayldon and Gillian Bailey in The Frighteners (1972)
    The Frighteners
    7.2
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1972
  • Britt Ekland and Geraldine Moffat in La loi du milieu (1971)
    La loi du milieu
    7.3
    • screenplay
    • 1971
  • Richard Beckinsale, Freddie Fletcher, Arthur Lowe, Jack Rosenthal, and Paula Wilcox in ITV Playhouse (1967)
    ITV Playhouse
    7.1
    TV Series
    • written by
    • 1969–1970

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Michael Hodges
  • Born
    • July 29, 1932
    • Bristol, England, UK
  • Died
    • December 17, 2022
    • Dorset, England, UK(heart failure)
  • Spouses
      Carol Laws2004 - December 17, 2022 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Biographical Movies
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 2 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He was the original director of Damien : La Malédiction II (1978). During three weeks of shooting, Hodges left the film as a result of creative differences. His replacement was Don Taylor. Hodges directed the military scenes and the factory scenes.
  • Quotes
    A film is alive. You shouldn't stifle it. You should never over art-direct, over conceive, over research, or walk in with an exact idea of how things should be done.
  • Salary
    • La loi du milieu
      (1971)
      £7,000

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