Ken Annakin Biography (1914-)
Born August 10, 1914, in Beverley, Yorkshire, England. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- English
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- director, writer, producer
- Birth Details
- August 14, 1914
- Beverley, Yorkshire, England
Famous Works
- Credits; Film Director
- Holiday Camp, Universal, 1947.
- Broken Journey, General Films Distributors, 1948.
- Here Come the Huggetts, General Films Distributors, 1948.
- Vote for Huggett, General Films Distributors, 1948.
- The Huggetts Abroad, General Films Distributors, 1949.
- Miranda, Eagle-Lion, 1949.
- (With Arthur Crabtree, Harold French, and Ralph Smart) Quartet, Eagle-Lion, 1949.
- (With Harold French) Trio, Paramount, 1950.
- Hotel Sahara, United Artists (UA), 1951.
- Outpost in Malaya (also known as The Planter's Wife), General Films Distributors, 1952.
- The Story of Robin Hood, RKO Radio Pictures, 1952.
- Double Confession, Associated British Films/Pathe Films, 1953.
- Landfall, Associated British Films/Pathe Films, 1953.
- The Sword and the Rose, RKO Radio Pictures, 1953.
- You Know What Sailors Are, UA, 1954.
- Land of Fury (also known as The Seekers), Universal, 1955.
- Loser Takes All, British Lion, 1956.
- Across the Bridge, J. Arthur Rank, 1957.
- Value For Money, J. Arthur Rank, 1957.
- Three Men in a Boat, Valiant, 1958.
- Elephant Gun (also known as Nor the Moon by Night), J. Arthur Rank, 1959.
- Third Man on the Mountain (also known as Banner in the Sky), Buena Vista, 1959.
- Swiss Family Robinson, Buena Vista, 1960.
- A Coming-Out Party (also known as A Very Important Person),Union Film Distributors, 1962.
- The Hellions, Columbia, 1962.
- (With Andrew Marton, Bernhard Wicki and Gerd Oswald) The Longest Day, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1962.
- Crooks Anonymous, Janus Films, 1963.
- The Fast Lady, J. Arthur Rank, 1963.
- The Battle of the Bulge, Warner Bros., 1965.
- Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; Or How I Flew from London to Paris in Twenty-five Hours and Eleven Minutes (also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- Underworld Informers (also known as The Informers and The Snout), J. Arthur Rank, 1965.
- The Long Duel (also see below), Paramount, 1967.
- The Biggest Bundle of Them All, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), 1968.
- (With Sam Itzkovitch) Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also known as Monte Carlo or Bust; also see below), Paramount, 1969.
- Call of the Wild, MGM, 1972.
- Paper Tiger, MacLean, 1975.
- Behind the Iron Mask (also known as The Fifth Musketeer), Columbia, 1977.
- Cheaper to Keep Her, American Cinema, 1980.
- The Pirate Movie, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (also see below), Columbia, 1988.
- Joseph and Emma, Independent, 1990.
- Credits; Film Producer
- The Long Duel, Paramount, 1967.
- Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (also see below),Paramount, 1969.
- (With Gary Mehlman and Walter Moshay) The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (also see below), Columbia, 1988.
- Credits; Television Director; Movies
- Harold Robbins' The Pirate, CBS, 1978.
- Murder at the Mardi Gras, CBS, 1978.
- Hunter's Moon (also see below), CBS, 1979.
- Institute for Revenge, NBC, 1979.
- Credits; Television Producer; Movies
- Hunter's Moon, CBS, 1979.
- Credits; Screenplays
- (With Jack Davies) Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines; OrHow I Flew from London to Paris in Twenty-five Hours and Eleven Minutes,Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
- (With Davies) Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies, Paramount, 1969.
- The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, Columbia, 1988.