FILM DIRECTOR

Anthony Harvey

1930 - 2017

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Anthony Harvey (3 June 1930 – 23 November 2017) was an English filmmaker who began his career as a teenage actor, was a film editor in the 1950s, and moved into directing in the mid-1960s. Harvey had fifteen film credits as an editor, and he directed thirteen films, the second of which, The Lion in Winter (1968), earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director. Harvey's career is also notable for his recurring work with a number of leading actors and directors including Terry-Thomas, Peter Sellers, Katharine Hepburn, Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Liv Ullmann, Sam Waterston, Nick Nolte, the Boulting Brothers, Anthony Asquith, Bryan Forbes and Stanley Kubrick. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Anthony Harvey has received more than 144,882 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Anthony Harvey is the 881st most popular film director (up from 1,179th in 2019), the 3,033rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 4,061st in 2019) and the 70th most popular British Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Anthony Harvey ranks 881 out of 2,041. Before him are Jonathan Nolan, Ennio de Concini, Elia Suleiman, Martin McDonagh, Ivan Ivanov-Vano, and Alex Proyas. After him are Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina, Mitchell Leisen, David Cherkassky, Bob Gale, Mikael Håfström, and Jean Grémillon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Anthony Harvey ranks 341. Before him are Vera T. Sós, Justinas Marcinkevičius, Nadezhda Rumyantseva, Estela de Carlotto, Bobby Bland, and Odetta. After him are Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, Ellen Schwiers, Giorgio Ghezzi, Bob Guccione, Francesco Maselli, and Jeannette Altwegg. Among people deceased in 2017, Anthony Harvey ranks 293. Before him are Geoff Nicholls, Ueli Steck, Katalin Szőke, Darlene Cates, Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo, and Hrvoje Šarinić. After him are Paul G. Comba, József Tóth, Victor Lanoux, Jaak Panksepp, Bernard Panafieu, and Hal Moore.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Anthony Harvey ranks 3,033 out of 8,785. Before him are Jerome Flynn (1963), Billie Whitelaw (1932), Fred Pentland (1883), David Almond (1951), Martin McDonagh (1970), and Stephen Wolfram (1959). After him are John Keegan (1934), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Naveen Andrews (1969), Patrick Doyle (1953), Jean Shrimpton (1942), and Ruth Belville (1854).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Anthony Harvey ranks 70. Before him are Steven Knight (1959), Charles Crichton (1910), Michael Winner (1935), Jack Clayton (1921), Jonathan Nolan (1976), and Martin McDonagh (1970). After him are Jack Cardiff (1914), Benjamin Glazer (1887), Peter R. Hunt (1925), Tony Kaye (1952), Nick Park (1958), and Roy Ward Baker (1916).

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Filmography

The Lion in Winter
Director
Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Oct 30th 19687.382 / 10
They Might Be Giants
Director
After the death of his wife, wealthy retiree Justin Playfair creates a fantasy world for himself in which he is the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes, even dressing like the character. Out of concern for Justin's money more than his health, his brother Blevins puts him under the care of psychiatrist Dr. Mildred Watson. As Dr. Watson grows fond of Justin, she begins to play along with his theories, eventually becoming an assistant in his investigations.
Jun 9th 19716.9 / 10
Eagle's Wing
Director
Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.
Jul 26th 19795.3 / 10