FILM DIRECTOR

Ken Hughes

1922 - 2001

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ken Hughes has received more than 220,876 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ken Hughes is the 1,666th most popular film director (down from 1,411th in 2019), the 5,831st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,953rd in 2019) and the 126th most popular British Film Director.

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  • 15

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  • 2.18

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  • 3.09

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Ken Hughes ranks 1,666 out of 2,041. Before him are Marcus Nispel, Mani Ratnam, Jack Hannah, Sebastián Lelio, Larry Charles, and Ira Sachs. After him are Kevin Macdonald, Lowell Thomas, William Daniels, Philippe Falardeau, Nimród Antal, and Sanjay Leela Bhansali.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1922, Ken Hughes ranks 440. Before him are Ivor Broadis, Miloslava Misáková, Audrey Meadows, Edwin Thompson Jaynes, Joan Caulfield, and Jean Porter. After him are Herbert Goldstein, Esther M. Conwell, Graham Whitehead, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Francis Pym, and Fortune Gordien. Among people deceased in 2001, Ken Hughes ranks 336. Before him are Thuy Trang, Brenda Helser, Leon Wilkeson, Fred Neil, Ziad Jarrah, and Marwan al-Shehhi. After him are Bruce Halford, Jim Baxter, Kamal Ranadive, Dale Evans, Ken Green, and Viktor Yakushev.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ken Hughes ranks 5,831 out of 8,785. Before him are Emma D'Arcy (1992), Gillian Gilbert (1961), David Herd (1934), John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1847), John Riseley-Prichard (1924), and George Newnes (1851). After him are Katharine Gun (1974), Walter Rutherford (1857), Kevin Macdonald (1967), William Hart (1823), John Bradley (1988), and Paul Rhys (1963).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United Kingdom

Among film directors born in United Kingdom, Ken Hughes ranks 126. Before him are Charles Brabin (1882), Peter Cattaneo (1964), Neil Marshall (1970), Tomm Moore (1977), David Mackenzie (1966), and Trevor Nunn (1940). After him are Kevin Macdonald (1967), Rupert Sanders (1971), Simon Wells (1961), James Marsh (1963), Antonia Bird (1951), and Simon Curtis (1960).

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Filmography

Casino Royale
Director
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
Apr 13th 19675.3 / 10
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Director
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Dec 17th 19686.8 / 10
Cromwell
Director
Disgusted with the policies of King Charles I, Oliver Cromwell plans to take his family to the New World. But on the eve of their departure, Cromwell is drawn into the tangled web of religion and politics that will result in the English Civil War.
Jul 16th 19706.568 / 10