Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

Directing · Born 1914-08-10 · 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 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.

As cast

As director

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
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Institute for Revenge 1979
Director
The Pirate
The Pirate 1978
Director
Murder at the Mardi Gras
Murder at the Mardi Gras 1978
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 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
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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
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Make Fruitful the Land 1946
Director
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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