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Ken Hughes

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedJan 19, 1922 (Died at 79)
Zodiac Sign♑Capricorn
Place of BirthLiverpool, England
Career Span1952 – 2001
Known Credits41 Titles
Official Links
DirectingPopularity Score 1

Ken Hughes

Total Works

41

38 movies • 3 shows

Avg Rating

5.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Kenneth Graham Hughes (19 January 1922 – 28 April 2001) was an English film director and screenwriter. He worked on over 30 feature films between 1952 and 1981, including the 1968 musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, based on the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. His other notable works included The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960), Of Human Bondage (1964), Casino Royale (1967), and Cromwell (1970). He won an Emmy Award and was a three-time BAFTA Award nominee. Hughes has been called "a filmmaker whose output was consistently interesting and entertaining, and deserved more critical attention than it has received." Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.8
Role: Director
The Ipcress File
6.8
The Ipcress File
1965•movie
Role: Additional Writing
Cromwell
6.6
Cromwell
1970•movie
Role: Screenplay
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.4
Role: Director

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 41 titles featuring Ken Hughes

Casino Royale
5.2
Casino Royale
1967•movie

Role: Director

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.8

Role: Director

The Ipcress File
6.8
The Ipcress File
1965•movie

Role: Additional Writing

Cromwell
6.6
Cromwell
1970•movie

Role: Screenplay

Night School
5.6
Night School
1981•movie

Role: Director

Shark
4.3
Shark
1969•movie

Role: Adaptation

The Trials of Oscar Wilde
6.4

Role: Director

The House Across the Lake
5.5

Role: Director

The Long Haul
5.8
The Long Haul
1957•movie

Role: Director

The Internecine Project
5.9

Role: Director

Town on Trial
6.5
Town on Trial
1957•movie

Role: Writer

The Small World of Sammy Lee
6.0

Role: Director

Arrivederci, Baby!
5.9
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966•movie

Role: Director

Sextette
4.0
Sextette
1978•movie

Role: Director

Of Human Bondage
6.1
Of Human Bondage
1964•movie

Role: Director

Portrait of Alison
6.2
Portrait of Alison
1955•movie

Role: Writer

Wicked as They Come
5.0

Role: Writer

Timeslip
5.8
Timeslip
1955•movie

Role: Director

Alfie Darling
4.5
Alfie Darling
1975•movie

Role: Director

Fall of Eagles
7.0
Fall of Eagles
1974•series

Role: Writer

Joe Macbeth
7.6
Joe Macbeth
1955•movie

Role: Screenplay

Confession
6.3
Confession
1955•movie

Role: Writer

The Brain Machine
5.7
The Brain Machine
1955•movie

Role: Director

Wide Boy
6.9
Wide Boy
1952•movie

Role: Director

Little Red Monkey
6.5
Little Red Monkey
1955•movie

Role: Director

Jazz Boat
6.4
Jazz Boat
1960•movie

Role: Director

High Flight
6.2
High Flight
1957•movie

Role: Writer

The Drayton Case
7.0
The Drayton Case
1953•movie

Role: Writer

In the Nick
9.0
In the Nick
1960•movie

Role: Director

Sammy
9.0
Sammy
1972•movie

Role: Writer

The Eyes
5.0
The Eyes
1962•movie

Role: Director

Black 13
7.0
Black 13
1953•movie

Role: Director

Passenger to Tokyo
10.0
Passenger to Tokyo
1954•movie

Role: Director

The Blazing Caravan
7.0

Role: Writer

The Missing Man
9.0
The Missing Man
1953•movie

Role: Director

The Dark Stairway
9.0
The Dark Stairway
1954•movie

Role: Writer

Espionage
10.0
Espionage
1963•series

Role: Director

Making It In Hollywood

as Self

The Candlelight Murder

Role: Writer

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Role: Original Film Writer

Scotland Yard
Scotland Yard
1953•series

Role: Director