Charles Frend
21.11.1909, Pulborough, Engleska - 08.01.1977, London, Engleska
C. Frend was educated in Canterbury and
Oxford; he began his film career, like Hamer, as editor (working also with
Hitchcock, e.g. Sabotage). He worked in British MGM studios. He directs
from 1941, and his biggest successes are war movies he made for Ealing studios,
in which he shows a tendency to ground his stories on original documents. He
also directed comedies, like Barnacle Bill (1957), a film that many
historians consider to be the last true Ealing comedy. Towards the end of career
he assisted David Lean in filming Ryan’s Daughter.
Oxford; he began his film career, like Hamer, as editor (working also with
Hitchcock, e.g. Sabotage). He worked in British MGM studios. He directs
from 1941, and his biggest successes are war movies he made for Ealing studios,
in which he shows a tendency to ground his stories on original documents. He
also directed comedies, like Barnacle Bill (1957), a film that many
historians consider to be the last true Ealing comedy. Towards the end of career
he assisted David Lean in filming Ryan’s Daughter.
Filmography
Sky Bike (1967)
Beta Som (1962)
Cone of Silence (1961)
Girl on Approval (1961)
Barnacle Bill (1957)
The Long Arm (1956)
Lease of Life (1954)
The Cruel Sea (1953)
The Magnet (1950)
A Run for Your Money (1949)
Scott of the Antarctic (1948)
The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947)
Johnny Frenchman (1945)
Return of the Vikings (1945)
San Demetrio, London (1943)
Big Blockade, The (1942)
The Foreman Went to France (1942)