Jack Lee

Jack Lee

Wilfred John Raymond Lee (27 January 1913 – 15 October 2002) was a British film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer, who directed a number of postwar films on location in Asia and Australia for The Rank Organisation. Lee was born in the village of Slad near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the eldest brother of Laurie Lee, author of Cider with Rosie. In childhood, the two boys were close but fell out in later life. Natural rivals, Jack gained a place at the grammar school (Marling School in Stroud); Laurie failed to do so, attending Stroud Central School for Boys. He directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the pioneering motorcycle speedway film Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) which starred Dirk Bogarde. Among Jack Lee's other films are The Wooden Horse (1950), a popular Second World War POW escape film; Turn the Key Softly (1953), a realistic drama; A Town Like Alice (1956), starring Virginia McKenna and Peter Finch, based on Nevil Shute's novel; and Robbery Under Arms (1957), a Western-style adventure set in Australia, based on the 1888 bushranger novel by "Rolf Boldrewood". During the Australian feature film renaissance ushered in with Picnic at Hanging Rock, he served as chairman (from 1976 to 1981) of the South Australian Film Corporation, which started the careers of Bruce Beresford and Peter Weir.

  • Popularité : 0.766
  • Connu pour : Directing
  • Anniversaire : 1913-01-27
  • Lieu de naissance : Slad, Gloucestershire, England
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Jack Lee Films

  • 1950
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    The Wooden Horse

    The Wooden Horse

    6.7 1950 HD

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  • 1949
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    Once a Jolly Swagman

    Once a Jolly Swagman

    5.4 1949 HD

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  • 1956
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    Ma vie commence en Malaisie

    Ma vie commence en Malaisie

    6.3 1956 HD

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  • 1953
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    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    6.2 1953 HD

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    South of Algiers

    South of Algiers

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1960
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    Circle of Deception

    Circle of Deception

    5.6 1960 HD

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  • 1947
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    Children on Trial

    Children on Trial

    1 1947 HD

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  • 1957
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    Robbery Under Arms

    Robbery Under Arms

    5.4 1957 HD

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  • 1959
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    The Captain's Table

    The Captain's Table

    5.8 1959 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Woman in the Hall

    The Woman in the Hall

    5.8 1947 HD

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  • 1941
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    The Pilot Is Safe

    The Pilot Is Safe

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1941
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    Ordinary People

    Ordinary People

    1 1941 HD

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  • 1947
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    The Woman in the Hall

    The Woman in the Hall

    5.8 1947 HD

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  • 1953
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    Turn the Key Softly

    Turn the Key Softly

    6.2 1953 HD

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  • 1947
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    Children on Trial

    Children on Trial

    1 1947 HD

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