Anthony Simmons

Anthony Simmons

Anthony Simmons (16 December 1922 – 22 January 2016) was a British writer and film director. He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni’s movie Il Grido (1957). Simmons was born in West Ham, then in Essex, now part of the London Borough of Newham, the fourth of five children – three boys and two girls – to parents of Polish-Jewish extraction, Miriam (née Corb) and Joseph Simmons (originally Anzulowsky), from a family of market traders. He was named Isidore but adopted the forename Anthony in his teens. After attending West Ham Grammar School, Simmons gained a law degree from the London School of Economics, where his course was interrupted by wartime service. Simmons asserted: "I wasn’t aiming to be a film director. I was a lawyer aiming to be a writer. But I felt that if I wrote films it was more immediate. It’s quicker. You haven’t got to spell out the words, you just make the image and tell the story." His documentary Sunday by the Sea (1951) won the Grand Prix at the Venice Film Festival. Four in the Morning (1965), his second feature film as director, did not gain a circuit release although it won awards at several international film festivals, and a BAFTA for Judi Dench as the 'Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles'. For several years Simmons worked in radio and made television commercials until his next feature The Optimists of Nine Elms (1973) starring Peter Sellers. His feature movie Black Joy (1977) was entered into the Cannes Film Festival. His television drama On Giant's Shoulders (1979) about Terry Wiles won an Emmy Award. He also directed episodes of British television series including The Professionals, Supergran, Inspector Morse, Van Der Valk, A Touch of Frost and C.A.T.S. Eyes.

  • Popularitet : 1.226
  • Känd för : Directing
  • Födelsedag : 1922-12-16
  • Födelseort : West Ham, London, England, UK
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Anthony Simmons Filmer

  • 1973
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    The Big Screen

    The Big Screen

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  • 1960
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    Dispute

    Dispute

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  • 1957
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    Min son skall hängas

    Min son skall hängas

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  • 1965
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    Four in the Morning

    Four in the Morning

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    Four in the Morning

    Four in the Morning

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  • 1977
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    Black Joy

    Black Joy

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  • 1973
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    The Optimists of Nine Elms

    The Optimists of Nine Elms

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  • 1973
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    The Optimists of Nine Elms

    The Optimists of Nine Elms

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  • 1989
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    Little Sweetheart

    Little Sweetheart

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  • 1986
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    The Day After the Fair

    The Day After the Fair

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  • 1964
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    No Short Cut

    No Short Cut

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  • 1960
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    I otrognaste laget

    I otrognaste laget

    4 1960 HD

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  • 1953
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    Sunday by the Sea

    Sunday by the Sea

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1962
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    From First to Last

    From First to Last

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  • 1977
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    Black Joy

    Black Joy

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  • 1979
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    On Giant's Shoulders

    On Giant's Shoulders

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  • 1979
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    On Giant's Shoulders

    On Giant's Shoulders

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  • 1954
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    The Passing Stranger

    The Passing Stranger

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  • 1964
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    No Short Cut

    No Short Cut

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  • 1981
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    Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

    Stainless Steel and the Star Spies

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  • 1954
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    Bow Bells

    Bow Bells

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  • 1954
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    Bow Bells

    Bow Bells

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  • 1981
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    Green Ice

    Green Ice

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  • 1953
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    Sunday by the Sea

    Sunday by the Sea

    6 1953 HD

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  • 1962
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    From First to Last

    From First to Last

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  • 1982
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    Life After Death

    Life After Death

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  • 1965
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    Four in the Morning

    Four in the Morning

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  • 1970
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  • 1970
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  • 1970
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    5.8 1970 HD

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