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 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.9average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.7
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.4average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Crime4.2average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.3
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Coming of Age1.9, average 3.0
- Scare1.9, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Atmospheric 3
- British Cinema 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Moral Ambiguity 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Human Resilience 2
- Psychological Intrigue 2
- Satirical 2
- Deception 2
- Mystery 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nanette NewmanActorThe Stepford Wives, The Wrong Box, Deadfall, Of Human Bondage, The Raging Moon, +3 more
Richard AttenboroughActorChaplin, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The League of Gentlemen, Only Two Can Play, The Baby and the Battleship, +2 more
John BarryComposerChaplin, The L-Shaped Room, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The Wrong Box, Deadfall, +2 more
Bernard LeeActorThe L-Shaped Room, Whistle Down the Wind, The Raging Moon, The Angry Silence, Danger Within
Michael HordernActorThe Slipper and the Rose, I Was Monty's Double, Man in the Moon, The Baby and the Battleship
John MillsActorThe Wrong Box, I Was Monty's Double, The Baby and the Battleship, King Rat- GGerry TurpinCinematographerSeance on a Wet Afternoon, The Wrong Box, Deadfall, The Whisperers
- TTimothy GeeEditorThe Stepford Wives, The Slipper and the Rose, The Raging Moon, International Velvet
- AArthur IbbetsonCinematographerHopscotch, Whistle Down the Wind, The League of Gentlemen, The Angry Silence
Denholm ElliottActorKing Rat, The High Bright Sun, Station Six-Sahara
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
81970s
5 titles · average score 58
67
International Velvet (1978)
Producer, Director
I Am a Dancer (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
49
Eyewitness (1970)
Executive Producer
1960s
3 titles · average score 77
77
The Wrong Box (1966)
Producer, Director
79
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Producer, Screenplay
76
The Angry Silence (1960)
as 'Dispatch' Reporter (uncredited)