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Sidney Gilliat
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Sidney Gilliat

British film director, producer and screenwriter
February 15, 1908 (May 31, 1994)
G.-B. 1971. Drama by Sidney Gilliat with Hywel Bennett, Hayley Mills, Britt Ekland. A young upstart marries a wealthy heiress who soon dies under mysterious circumstances.
Runtime: 99 min.
G.-B. 1966. Police comedy by Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat with Frankie Howerd, Reg Varney, Dora Bryan. An abandoned school, used to hide the loot from a robbery, is occupied by new students.
Runtime: 94 min.
G.-B. 1962. Comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Peter Sellers, Virginia Maskell, Mai Zetterling. A married librarian falls for the charms of a rich and light woman.
Runtime: 106 min.
G.-B. 1959. Comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Ian Carmichael, Alastair Sim, Patricia Bredin. A man made famous by television is chosen as a candidate in a by-election.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1958. Crime drama by Sidney Gilliat with Jack Hawkins, Arlene Dahl, Dennis Price. While investigating a fire, an insurance agent uncovers a case of forged paintings.
Runtime: 93 min.
G.-B. 1955. Mores comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Rex Harrison, Margaret Leighton, Kay Kendall. While reconstructing his past, an amnesiac discovers that he is a polygamist.
Runtime: 88 min.

The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan

V.O.: Gilbert and Sullivan
G.-B. 1953. Musical by Sidney Gilliat with Robert Morley, Maurice Evans, Peter Finch. The career of two famous operetta composers.
G.-B. 1950. Drama by Sidney Gilliat with Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins. Called to treat the dictator of a totalitarian country, a doctor is held prisoner when the patient dies.
Runtime: 104 min.
G.-B. 1948. Dramatic comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Richard Attenborough, Alastair Sim, Fay Compton. The residents of a working-class neighbourhood in London unite to save one of their own, accused of murder.
Runtime: 112 min.
G.-B. 1946. Police comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Sally Gray, Alastair Sim, Trevor Howard. In 1944, a police inspector investigates a series of murders in a hospital.
Runtime: 91 min.
G.-B. 1946. Psychological drama by Sidney Gilliat with Rex Harrison, Lilli Palmer, Godfrey Tearle. The romantic adventures of a young idle man.
Runtime: 110 min.
G.-B. 1945. Dramatic comedy by Sidney Gilliat with John Mills, Stewart Granger, Alastair Sim. A soldier goes on the hunt for a seducer after learning of the man?s affair with his wife.
Runtime: 76 min.
Runtime: 96 min.
G.-B. 1934. Crime drama by Walter Forde with Jack Hulbert, Ralph Richardson, Fay Wray.
Runtime: 72 min.

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