Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

Directing

August 10, 1914 — April 22, 2009Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

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

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

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

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

1965

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

1982

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Director

The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

1982

Director

Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

Director

The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

Director

Institute for Revenge

Institute for Revenge

1979

Director

The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

Director

Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras

1978

Director

The Pirate

The Pirate

1977

Director

Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

1975

Director

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972

Director

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Director

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968

Director

The Long Duel

The Long Duel

1967

Director

Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

Director

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

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

1965

Director

The Informers

The Informers

1963

Director

The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

Director

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Director

Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Director

The Hellions

The Hellions

1961

Director

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

1961

Director

Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

Director

Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

Director

Nor the Moon by Night

Nor the Moon by Night

1958

Director

Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge

1957

Director

Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

Director

Loser Takes All

Loser Takes All

1956

Director

Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

Director

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

1954

Director

The Seekers

The Seekers

1954

Director

You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

Director

The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

1953

Director

The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

1952

Director

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

Director

Hotel Sahara

Hotel Sahara

1951

Director

The Day Begins Early

The Day Begins Early

1950

Director

Trio

Trio

1950

Director

Double Confession

Double Confession

1950

Director

Landfall

Landfall

1949

Director

The Huggetts Abroad

The Huggetts Abroad

1949

Director

Vote for Huggett

Vote for Huggett

1949

Director

Here Come the Huggetts

Here Come the Huggetts

1948

Director

Quartet

Quartet

1948

Director

Broken Journey

Broken Journey

1948

Director

Miranda

Miranda

1948

Director

Holiday Camp

Holiday Camp

1947

Director

Make Fruitful the Land

Make Fruitful the Land

1946

Director

English Criminal Justice

English Criminal Justice

1946

Director

We of the West Riding

We of the West Riding

1946

Director

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Director

London 1942

London 1942

1943

Director

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The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

2008

Self

Rent-A-Person

Rent-A-Person

2004

Narrator (Voice)

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002

Himself

Perilous Assignment

Perilous Assignment

1959

Self

The Riddle of Robin Hood

The Riddle of Robin Hood

1952

Himself

Freedom Radio

Freedom Radio

1941

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Writing5

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Writer

Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

Screenplay

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

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

1965

Screenplay

Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

Writer

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Screenplay

Production3

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

Producer

The Long Duel

The Long Duel

1967

Producer

Fenlands

Fenlands

1946

Producer