Anthony Asquith

Anthony Asquith

Directing

November 9, 1902 — February 20, 1968 London, England

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.

Known for

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1938

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1960

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

A Cottage on Dartmoor

A Cottage on Dartmoor

1929

We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

1943

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

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The Yellow Rolls-Royce

The Yellow Rolls-Royce

1964

Director

An Evening With The Royal Ballet

An Evening With The Royal Ballet

1963

Director

The V.I.P.s

The V.I.P.s

1963

Director

Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness

1962

Director

Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

1961

Director

The Millionairess

The Millionairess

1960

Director

Libel

Libel

1959

Director

The Doctor's Dilemma

The Doctor's Dilemma

1959

Director

Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

1958

Director

On Such a Night

On Such a Night

1956

Director

Carrington V.C.

Carrington V.C.

1954

Director

The Young Lovers

The Young Lovers

1954

Director

The Final Test

The Final Test

1953

Director

The Net

The Net

1953

Director

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

Director

The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951

Director

The Woman in Question

The Woman in Question

1950

Director

The Winslow Boy

The Winslow Boy

1948

Director

While the Sun Shines

While the Sun Shines

1947

Director

The Way to the Stars

The Way to the Stars

1945

Director

Fanny by Gaslight

Fanny by Gaslight

1944

Director

Two Fathers

1944

Director

The Demi-Paradise

The Demi-Paradise

1943

Director

We Dive at Dawn

We Dive at Dawn

1943

Director

A Welcome to Britain

A Welcome to Britain

1943

Director

Uncensored

Uncensored

1942

Director

Rush Hour

1941

Director

Cottage to Let

Cottage to Let

1941

Director

Quiet Wedding

Quiet Wedding

1941

Director

Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio

1941

Director

Channel Incident

Channel Incident

1940

Director

French Without Tears

French Without Tears

1940

Director

Pygmalion

Pygmalion

1938

Director

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope

1936

Director

Brown on Resolution

Brown on Resolution

1935

Assistant Director

Moscow Nights

Moscow Nights

1934

Director

Unfinished Symphony

Unfinished Symphony

1934

Director

The Lucky Number

The Lucky Number

1933

Director

Youth Shall Be Served

Youth Shall Be Served

1933

Director

Dance Pretty Lady

Dance Pretty Lady

1931

Director

Tell England

Tell England

1931

Director

A Cottage on Dartmoor

A Cottage on Dartmoor

1929

Director

The Runaway Princess

The Runaway Princess

1929

Director

Underground

Underground

1928

Director

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

1928

Director

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Two Living, One Dead

Two Living, One Dead

1961

Writer

The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952

Screenplay

Two Fathers

1944

Writer

The Lucky Number

The Lucky Number

1933

Writer

Letting in the Sunshine

Letting in the Sunshine

1933

Story

Marry Me

Marry Me

1932

Writer

Dance Pretty Lady

Dance Pretty Lady

1931

Writer

Tell England

Tell England

1931

Writer

A Cottage on Dartmoor

A Cottage on Dartmoor

1929

Writer

Underground

Underground

1928

Screenplay

Shooting Stars

Shooting Stars

1928

Writer

Boadicea

1927

Writer

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Insight: Anthony Asquith

Insight: Anthony Asquith

1960

Bernard Shaw

Bernard Shaw

1957

Self

A Cottage on Dartmoor

A Cottage on Dartmoor

1929

Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited)