
About
Sidney Gilliat
Overview
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Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer.
He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed. He and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for Danger (1946), London Belongs to Me (1948) and State Secret (1950).
He wrote the libretto for Malcolm Williamson's opera Our Man in Havana, based on the novel by Graham Greene. He had also worked on the film.
He married Beryl Brewer in the early 30s. He had two children: Joanna Gilliat, who is a journalist and is married to Edward Russell, a pilot and Caroline Gilliat, who was an opera singer and teacher, who was married to Anthony Cave Brown (journalist). He had 3 grand children, Amanda Eliasch, Toby Brown and Camilla Horn.
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Known for
Directing |
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1972 | Endless Night | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1966 | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1962 | Only Two Can Play | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1959 | Left Right and Centre | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1957 | Fortune Is a Woman | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1955 | The Constant Husband | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1953 | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1950 | State Secret | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1948 | London Belongs to Me | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1946 | Green for Danger | Directing | Director | 60 Fair |
1945 | The Rake's Progress | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1945 | Waterloo Road | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
1943 | Millions Like Us | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
1942 | Partners in Crime | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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1982 | The Boys in Blue | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
1972 | Endless Night | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1966 | The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1960 | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1959 | Left Right and Centre | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1959 | Left Right and Centre | Writing | Original Story | 58 Average |
1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1957 | Fortune Is a Woman | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1956 | The Green Man | Writing | Theatre Play | 59 Average |
1956 | The Green Man | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1955 | Geordie | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1955 | The Constant Husband | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1953 | The Story of Gilbert and Sullivan | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1950 | State Secret | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1948 | London Belongs to Me | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1946 | Green for Danger | Writing | Screenplay | 60 Fair |
1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1945 | The Rake's Progress | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1945 | Waterloo Road | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1943 | Millions Like Us | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1942 | The Young Mr. Pitt | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1942 | Partners in Crime | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1941 | Mr. Proudfoot Shows a Light | Writing | Story | N/A N/A |
1941 | Kipps | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1940 | Crook's Tour | Writing | Characters | 59 Average |
1940 | Night Train to Munich | Writing | Screenplay | 60 Fair |
1940 | Girl in the News | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1940 | They Came by Night | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1939 | Inspector Hornleigh on Holiday | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1939 | Jamaica Inn | Writing | Dialogue | 59 Average |
1939 | Jamaica Inn | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1939 | Ask a Policeman | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1938 | The Gaunt Stranger | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1938 | The Lady Vanishes | Writing | Screenplay | 68 Fair |
1938 | Strange Boarders | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1938 | A Yank at Oxford | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1937 | Take My Tip | Writing | Screenplay | N/A N/A |
1936 | The Man Who Changed His Mind | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1936 | Where There's a Will | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1936 | Seven Sinners | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1936 | Twelve Good Men | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1935 | Bulldog Jack | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1934 | Chu Chin Chow | Writing | Screenplay | 58 Average |
1933 | Friday the Thirteenth | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1933 | Falling for You | Writing | Story | 59 Average |
1932 | Rome Express | Writing | Screenplay | 59 Average |
1932 | Lord Babs | Writing | Writer | 59 Average |
1931 | A Gentleman of Paris | Writing | Writer | 58 Average |
1931 | The Happy Ending | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1931 | The Ghost Train | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
1930 | Lord Richard in the Pantry | Writing | Other | N/A N/A |
Production |
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1972 | Ooh... You Are Awful | Production | Executive Producer | 58 Average |
1972 | Endless Night | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
1960 | The Pure Hell of St. Trinian's | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1959 | Left Right and Centre | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1957 | Blue Murder at St. Trinian's | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1957 | Fortune Is a Woman | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1956 | The Green Man | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1955 | Geordie | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1955 | The Constant Husband | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1954 | The Belles of St. Trinian's | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1952 | Folly to Be Wise | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1951 | Lady Godiva Rides Again | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1950 | State Secret | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1950 | The Happiest Days of Your Life | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1949 | The Blue Lagoon | Production | Producer | 58 Average |
1948 | London Belongs to Me | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1947 | Captain Boycott | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1946 | Green for Danger | Production | Producer | 60 Fair |
1946 | I See a Dark Stranger | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
1945 | The Rake's Progress | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
Crew |
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1931 | The Ringer | Crew | Additional Dialogue | N/A N/A |