Michael Apted

Michael Apted

Directing · Born 1941-02-10 · Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival that year. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, a position he served until 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Apted, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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As director

63 Up
63 Up 2019
Director
Unlocked
Unlocked 2017
Director
Bending the Light
Bending the Light 2014
Director
Chasing Mavericks
Chasing Mavericks 2012
Director
56 Up
56 Up 2012
Director
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010
Director
The Power of the Game
The Power of the Game 2007
Director
The Grand Finale
The Grand Finale 2006
Director
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Married in America 2 2006
Director
49 Up
49 Up 2006
Director
Amazing Grace
Amazing Grace 2006
Director
Lipstick
Lipstick 2002
Director
Married in America
Married in America 2002
Director
Enough
Enough 2002
Director
Enigma
Enigma 2001
Director
Me & Isaac Newton
Me & Isaac Newton 2000
Director
42 Up
42 Up 1999
Director
The World Is Not Enough
The World Is Not Enough 1999
Director
Always Outnumbered
Always Outnumbered 1998
Director
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Inspirations 1997
Director
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures 1996
Director
Nell
Nell 1994
Director
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Moving the Mountain 1994
Director
Blink
Blink 1993
Director
Incident at Oglala
Incident at Oglala 1992
Director
Thunderheart
Thunderheart 1992
Director
35 Up
35 Up 1991
Director
Class Action
Class Action 1991
Director
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The Long Way Home 1989
Director
Gorillas in the Mist
Gorillas in the Mist 1988
Director
Critical Condition
Critical Condition 1987
Director
Sting - Bring on the Night
Sting - Bring on the Night 1985
Director
28 Up
28 Up 1984
Director
Firstborn
Firstborn 1984
Director
Gorky Park
Gorky Park 1983
Director
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang 1982
Director
Continental Divide
Continental Divide 1981
Director
Coal Miner's Daughter
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980
Director
Agatha
Agatha 1979
Director
Stronger Than the Sun
Stronger Than the Sun 1978
Director
21 Up
21 Up 1977
Director
The Squeeze
The Squeeze 1977
Director
The Paradise Run
The Paradise Run 1976
Director
The Collection
The Collection 1976
Director
Wednesday Love
Wednesday Love 1975
Director
Haunted: Poor Girl
Haunted: Poor Girl 1974
Director
Stardust
Stardust 1974
Director
Jack Point
Jack Point 1973
Director
Highway Robbery
Highway Robbery 1973
Director
Kisses at Fifty
Kisses at Fifty 1973
Director
The Triple Echo
The Triple Echo 1972
Director
The Reporters
The Reporters 1972
Director
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Said the Preacher 1972
Director
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. 1972
Director
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The Mosedale Horseshoe 1971
Director
7 Plus Seven
7 Plus Seven 1970
Director
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The Day They Buried Cleaver 1970
Director
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Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It 1970
Director
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar 1968
Director
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Number Ten 1968
Director
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah 1968
Director
It’s Dearer After Midnight
It’s Dearer After Midnight 1968
Director
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Who Pays? 1968
Director
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Son of the City 1967
Director