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Charles Crichton

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Born / DiedAug 6, 1910 (Died at 89)
Zodiac Sign♌Leo
Place of BirthMerseyside, England, UK
Career Span1935 – 1999
Known Credits52 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
DirectingPopularity Score 1.1

Charles Crichton

Also known as:Чарльз Крайтон
Total Works

52

36 movies • 16 shows

Avg Rating

6.8 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.

Signature Roles & Milestones

A Fish Called Wanda
7.2
Role: Director
Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945•movie
Role: Director
The Thief of Bagdad
7.1
Role: Editor
The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2
Role: Director

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 52 titles featuring Charles Crichton

A Fish Called Wanda
7.2

Role: Director

Dead of Night
7.2
Dead of Night
1945•movie

Role: Director

The Thief of Bagdad
7.1

Role: Editor

The Lavender Hill Mob
7.2

Role: Director

Things to Come
6.4
Things to Come
1936•movie

Role: Editor

Space: 1999
7.1
Space: 1999
1975•series

Role: Director

The Avengers
7.8
The Avengers
1961•series

Role: Director

The Titfield Thunderbolt
7.0

Role: Director

Hue and Cry
6.5
Hue and Cry
1947•movie

Role: Director

Hunted
6.9
Hunted
1952•movie

Role: Director

The Professionals
7.6
The Professionals
1977•series

Role: Director

The Battle of the Sexes
6.6

Role: Director

The Third Secret
6.2
The Third Secret
1964•movie

Role: Director

21 Days
6.1
21 Days
1940•movie

Role: Editor

Danger Man
7.3
Danger Man
1960•series

Role: Director

The Love Lottery
5.1
The Love Lottery
1954•movie

Role: Director

Elephant Boy
6.6
Elephant Boy
1937•movie

Role: Editor

Against the Wind
6.3
Against the Wind
1948•movie

Role: Director

The Protectors
6.1
The Protectors
1972•series

Role: Director

Sanders of the River
5.6

Role: Editor

Train of Events
6.3
Train of Events
1949•movie

Role: Director

The Man in the Sky
7.5
The Man in the Sky
1957•movie

Role: Director

Another Shore
5.7
Another Shore
1948•movie

Role: Director

The Adventures of Black Beauty
6.2

Role: Director

Alien Attack
6.5
Alien Attack
1980•movie

Role: Director

Return of the Saint
7.0
Return of the Saint
1978•series

Role: Director

Man in a Suitcase
7.2
Man in a Suitcase
1967•series

Role: Director

For Those in Peril
6.1
For Those in Peril
1944•movie

Role: Director

Painted Boats
7.0
Painted Boats
1945•movie

Role: Director

Law and Disorder
6.4
Law and Disorder
1958•movie

Role: Director

Here Come the Double Deckers
7.0

Role: Director

Dick Turpin
7.4
Dick Turpin
1979•series

Role: Director

Cosmic Princess
5.4
Cosmic Princess
1982•movie

Role: Director

The Divided Heart
6.8
The Divided Heart
1954•movie

Role: Director

Rentaghost
6.8
Rentaghost
1976•series

Role: Director

Floods of Fear
6.9
Floods of Fear
1958•movie

Role: Director

Dance Hall
6.1
Dance Hall
1950•movie

Role: Director

The Big Blockade
6.7
The Big Blockade
1942•movie

Role: Editor

The Day After Tomorrow: Into Infinity
4.6

Role: Director

The Boy Who Stole a Million
6.0

Role: Director

Old Bill and Son
6.6
Old Bill and Son
1941•movie

Role: Editor

Man of the World
7.2
Man of the World
1962•series

Role: Director

The Human Jungle
8.2
The Human Jungle
1963•series

Role: Director

Shirley's World
6.0
Shirley's World
1972•series

Role: Director

Strange Report
7.7
Strange Report
1969•series

Role: Director

He Who Rides a Tiger
6.0

Role: Director

Smuggler
7.5
Smuggler
1981•series

Role: Director

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
5.0

as Interviewee

The Ealing Comedies

as Self

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away

as Self

Young Veteran
Young Veteran
1940•movie

Role: Editor

Space: 1999 4K Double Bill - Breakaway and The Metamorph

Role: Director