Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

Known for
Directing
Born
August 10, 1914
Died
April 22, 2009 (aged 94)
Birthplace
Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Biography

Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 1992, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Battle of the Bulge, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Monte Carlo or Bust!. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

Known For

Filmography

1988
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking poster

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

Movie · Director

1982
The Pirate Movie poster

The Pirate Movie

Movie · Director

1981
Cheaper to Keep Her poster

Cheaper to Keep Her

Movie · Director

1979
The Fifth Musketeer poster

The Fifth Musketeer

Movie · Director

1979
Institute for Revenge poster

Institute for Revenge

Movie · Director

1978
Murder at the Mardi Gras poster

Murder at the Mardi Gras

Movie · Director

1977
The Pirate poster

The Pirate

TV · Director · 2 eps

1975
Paper Tiger poster

Paper Tiger

Movie · Director

1972
The Call of the Wild poster

The Call of the Wild

Movie · Director

1969
Monte Carlo or Bust! poster

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Movie · Director

1968
The Biggest Bundle of Them All poster

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Movie · Director

1967
The Long Duel poster

The Long Duel

Movie · Director

1965
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes poster

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Movie · Director

1965
Battle of the Bulge poster

Battle of the Bulge

Movie · Director

1963
The Informers poster

The Informers

Movie · Director

1962
The Longest Day poster

The Longest Day

Movie · Director

1962
The Fast Lady poster

The Fast Lady

Movie · Director

1962
Crooks Anonymous poster

Crooks Anonymous

Movie · Director

1961
Very Important Person poster

Very Important Person

Movie · Director

1961
The Hellions poster

The Hellions

Movie · Director

1960
Swiss Family Robinson poster

Swiss Family Robinson

Movie · Director

1959
Third Man on the Mountain poster

Third Man on the Mountain

Movie · Director

1958
Nor the Moon by Night poster

Nor the Moon by Night

Movie · Director

1957
Across the Bridge poster

Across the Bridge

Movie · Director

1956
Three Men in a Boat poster

Three Men in a Boat

Movie · Director

1956
Loser Takes All poster

Loser Takes All

Movie · Director

1955
Value for Money poster

Value for Money

Movie · Director

1954
The Seekers poster

The Seekers

Movie · Director

1954
You Know What Sailors Are poster

You Know What Sailors Are

Movie · Director

1954
The Wonderful World of Disney poster

The Wonderful World of Disney

TV · Director · 2 eps

1953
The Sword and the Rose poster

The Sword and the Rose

Movie · Director

1952
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men poster

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

Movie · Director

1952
The Planter's Wife poster

The Planter's Wife

Movie · Director

1951
Hotel Sahara poster

Hotel Sahara

Movie · Director

1950
Double Confession poster

Double Confession

Movie · Director

1950
Trio poster

Trio

Movie · Director

1950
The Day Begins Early

The Day Begins Early

Movie · Director

1949
Landfall poster

Landfall

Movie · Director

1949
The Huggetts Abroad poster

The Huggetts Abroad

Movie · Director

1949
Vote for Huggett poster

Vote for Huggett

Movie · Director

1948
Quartet poster

Quartet

Movie · Director

1948
Miranda poster

Miranda

Movie · Director

1948
Broken Journey poster

Broken Journey

Movie · Director

1948
Here Come the Huggetts poster

Here Come the Huggetts

Movie · Director

1947
Holiday Camp poster

Holiday Camp

Movie · Director

1946
Fenlands poster

Fenlands

Movie · Director

1946
We of the West Riding poster

We of the West Riding

Movie · Director

1946
Make Fruitful the Land

Make Fruitful the Land

Movie · Director

1946
English Criminal Justice

English Criminal Justice

Movie · Director

1943
London 1942 poster

London 1942

Movie · Director