Directing
Bryan Forbes
- Titles
- 70movies9TV shows
- Career
Active from 1949 to 1992, busiest in 1956 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 22titles as director
- Average score
63/100
- 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.
- Historical5.0average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.1average 3.6
- Politics3.8average 2.6
- Class & Capitalism4.4average 3.3
- Mystery5.0average 4.1
- Wit & Wordplay4.5average 3.7
- Social Commentary5.5average 4.9
- Crime4.3average 3.7
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.2, average 5.2
- Pop Culture0.8, average 2.2
- Coming of Age2.0, average 2.9
- Tech & Humanity0.9, average 1.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 4
- Atmospheric 3
- British Cinema 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Satirical 2
- Psychological Intrigue 2
- Gritty Realism 2
- Class Conflict 2
- Human Resilience 2
- Deception 2
- Mystery 2
- Family Drama 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Nanette NewmanActorThe Stepford Wives, The Wrong Box, Of Human Bondage, Deadfall, International Velvet, +3 more
Richard AttenboroughActorChaplin, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The League of Gentlemen, The Baby and the Battleship, Danger Within, +2 more
John BarryComposerChaplin, Seance on a Wet Afternoon, The L-Shaped Room, King Rat, The Wrong Box, +2 more
Bernard LeeActorThe L-Shaped Room, Whistle Down the Wind, Danger Within, The Raging Moon, The Angry Silence
John MillsActorI Was Monty's Double, King Rat, The Wrong Box, The Baby and the Battleship
Michael HordernActorThe Slipper and the Rose, I Was Monty's Double, The Baby and the Battleship, Man in the Moon- AArthur IbbetsonCinematographerHopscotch, The League of Gentlemen, Whistle Down the Wind, The Angry Silence
- TTimothy GeeEditorThe Stepford Wives, The Slipper and the Rose, International Velvet, The Raging Moon
- GGerry TurpinCinematographerSeance on a Wet Afternoon, The Wrong Box, Deadfall, The Whisperers
Norman BirdActorThe League of Gentlemen, Whistle Down the Wind, Man in the Moon
Edith EvansActorThe Slipper and the Rose, The Madwoman of Chaillot, The Whisperers
Denholm ElliottActorKing Rat, The High Bright Sun, Station Six-Sahara
Movies and TV shows
67Upcoming
1 title
The League of Gentlemen
Original Film Writer
2000s
1 title
British Film Forever (2007)
TV show
1990s
1 title · average score 64
64
Chaplin (1992)
Screenplay
1980s
8 titles · average score 60
60
The Endless Game (1989)
Director, Writer
79
Restless Natives (1985)
as Driver
42
The Naked Face (1984)
Writer, Director
December Flower (1984)
as Harry Grey
46
Better Late Than Never (1983)
Director, Writer
76
Hopscotch (1980)
Screenplay
56
Sunday Lovers (1980)
Director
Jessie (1980)
Writer, Director
1970s
8 titles · average score 64
67
International Velvet (1978)
Screenplay, Producer
68
The Slipper and the Rose (1976)
as Herald (uncredited)
59
The Stepford Wives (1975)
Director
I Am a Dancer (1972)
as Narrator (voice)
67
The Raging Moon (1971)
Director, Screenplay
61
Eyewitness (1970)
Executive Producer
1960s
19 titles · average score 68
49
Deadfall (1968)
Director, Screenplay
65
The Wrong Box (1966)
Director, Producer
88
King Rat (1965)
as Radio (Voice)
79
Seance on a Wet Afternoon (1964)
Director, Producer
64
Of Human Bondage (1964)
Writer, Director
70
The L-Shaped Room (1962)
Director, Writer
70
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Screenplay
85
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Director
79
The League of Gentlemen (1960)
as Porthill
76
The Angry Silence (1960)
Writer, Producer
62
Man in the Moon (1960)
Screenplay
1950s
26 titles · average score 61
65
Danger Within (1959)
Screenplay
66
I Was Monty's Double (1958)
as Butterfield
65
Quatermass 2 (1957)
as Marsh
57
The Black Tent (1956)
Writer
53
House of Secrets (1956)
Screenplay
37
Satellite in the Sky (1956)
as Jimmy Wheeler
75
An Inspector Calls (1954)
as Eric Birling
Wheel of Fate (1953)
as Ted Reid
57
Sea Devils (1953)
as Willie
58
Appointment in London (1953)
as The Brat
1940s
3 titles · average score 64
64
All Over the Town (1949)
as Trumble
69
The Small Back Room (1949)
as Peterson
60
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
as Tony