Directing
Bryan Forbes
- Titles
- 70movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1992, busiest in 1956 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 21titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
King Rat88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 44 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.7
- Politics4.1average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.6average 4.9
- Crime4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.3, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
- Scare1.9, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Moral Ambiguity 4
- Character-Driven 4
- British Cinema 3
- Intrigue 3
- Character Study 3
- Atmospheric 3
- Class Conflict 2
- Family Drama 2
- Psychological Intrigue 2
- Period Piece 2
- Gritty Realism 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nanette NewmanActorThe Stepford Wives, Deadfall, The Wrong Box, The Raging Moon, International Velvet, +3 more
Richard AttenboroughActorChaplin, The League of Gentlemen, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, Only Two Can Play, The Angry Silence, +2 more
John BarryComposerChaplin, King Rat, The L-Shaped Room, Deadfall, The Wrong Box, +2 more
Bernard LeeActorWhistle Down the Wind, The L-Shaped Room, The Angry Silence, The Raging Moon, Danger Within
Michael HordernActorThe Slipper and the Rose, I Was Monty's Double, Man in the Moon, The Baby and the Battleship
John MillsActorKing Rat, I Was Monty's Double, The Wrong Box, The Baby and the Battleship- GGerry TurpinCinematographerDeadfall, The Wrong Box, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The Whisperers
- TTimothy GeeEditorThe Stepford Wives, The Slipper and the Rose, The Raging Moon, International Velvet
- AArthur IbbetsonCinematographerWhistle Down the Wind, Hopscotch, The League of Gentlemen, The Angry Silence
Denholm ElliottActorKing Rat, Station Six-Sahara, The High Bright Sun
Edith EvansActorThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Whisperers
Norman BirdActorWhistle Down the Wind, The League of Gentlemen, Man in the Moon
Movies and TV shows
67Upcoming
1 title
Original Film Writer
2000s
1 title
TV show
1990s
1 title · average score 64
Screenplay
1980s
8 titles · average score 61
Novel, Screenplay
as Driver
Director, Writer
as Harry Grey
Director, Writer
Screenplay
Director
Director, Writer
1970s
8 titles · average score 63
Director, Screenplay
as Herald (uncredited)
Director
as Narrator (voice)
Screenplay, Director
Executive Producer
1960s
19 titles · average score 69
Screenplay, Director
Director, Producer
as Radio (Voice)
Director, Producer
Screenplay
Writer, Director
Screenplay
Director
as Porthill
as 'Dispatch' Reporter (uncredited)
1950s
26 titles · average score 63
Screenplay
as Butterfield
as Marsh
Writer
Screenplay
as Jimmy Wheeler
as Eric Birling
as Ted Reid
as Willie
as The Brat
1940s
3 titles · average score 69
as Trumble
as Peterson
as Tony