Ken Annakin

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Ken Annakin

Directing August 10, 1914

Beverley, 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…

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The Longest Day

The Longest Day

7.6 1962 Movie
Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

6.8 1960 Movie
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

6.9 1965 Movie
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

6.8 1965 Movie
The Wonderful World of Disney

The Wonderful World of Disney

7.9 1954 TV Show
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

5.9 1988 Movie
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

6.2 1952 Movie
Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

5.9 1969 Movie
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

6.1 1972 Movie
The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

5.3 1982 Movie
Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

6.7 1959 Movie
The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

6.4 1953 Movie

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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.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2008
    The Age of Believing: The Disney Live Action Classics

    Movie Self

  2. 2004
    Rent-A-Person

    Movie Narrator (Voice)

  3. 2002
    Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

    Movie Himself

  4. 1988
    The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

    Movie Director

  5. 1982
    The Pirate Movie

    Movie Director

  6. 1981
    Cheaper to Keep Her

    Movie Director

  7. 1979
    The Fifth Musketeer

    Movie Director

  8. 1979
    Institute for Revenge

    Movie Director

  9. 1978
    Murder at the Mardi Gras

    Movie Director

  10. 1977
    The Pirate

    TV show Director

  11. 1975
    Paper Tiger

    Movie Director

  12. 1972
    The Call of the Wild

    Movie Director

  13. 1969
    Monte Carlo or Bust!

    Movie Director

  14. 1968
    The Biggest Bundle of Them All

    Movie Director

  15. 1967
    The Long Duel

    Movie Director

  16. 1965
    Battle of the Bulge

    Movie Director

More credits
  1. 1965
    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

    Movie Director

  2. 1963
    The Informers

    Movie Director

  3. 1962
    The Fast Lady

    Movie Director

  4. 1962
    The Longest Day

    Movie Director

  5. 1962
    Crooks Anonymous

    Movie Director

  6. 1961
    The Hellions

    Movie Director

  7. 1961
    Very Important Person

    Movie Director

  8. 1960
    Swiss Family Robinson

    Movie Director

  9. 1959
    Third Man on the Mountain

    Movie Director

  10. 1959
    Perilous Assignment

    Movie Self

  11. 1958
    Nor the Moon by Night

    Movie Director

  12. 1957
    Across the Bridge

    Movie Director

  13. 1956
    Three Men in a Boat

    Movie Director

  14. 1956
    Loser Takes All

    Movie Director

  15. 1955
    Value for Money

    Movie Director

  16. 1954
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    TV show Director

  17. 1954
    The Seekers

    Movie Director

  18. 1954
    You Know What Sailors Are

    Movie Director

  19. 1953
    The Sword and the Rose

    Movie Director

  20. 1952
    The Planter's Wife

    Movie Director

  21. 1952
    The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

    Movie Director

  22. 1952
    The Riddle of Robin Hood

    Movie Himself

  23. 1951
    Hotel Sahara

    Movie Director

  24. 1950
    The Day Begins Early

    Movie Director