

Directing
Anthony Asquith
- Titles
- 49movies
- Career
Active from 1927 to 1964, busiest in 1941 with 4 main titles.
- Directed
- 44titles as director
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
Shooting Stars85/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 16 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical7.8average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.8average 3.6
- Politics4.6average 2.6
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Romance5.1average 3.8
- Class & Capitalism4.5average 3.3
- Social Commentary6.1average 4.9
- Mystery5.3average 4.1
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Violence2.8, average 4.3
- Fantasy0.3, average 1.8
- Scare1.3, average 2.6
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 9
- British Cinema 5
- Historical Drama 4
- Character Study 3
- Witty Dialogue 3
- Melodramatic 2
- Edwardian Era 2
- Political Intrigue 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Courtroom Drama 2
- Dialogue-Driven 2
- Post-War Era 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Terence RattiganWriterThe Yellow Rolls-Royce, The V.I.P.s, The Winslow Boy, The Way to the Stars, French Without Tears, +5 more
Anatole de GrunwaldWriterThe Winslow Boy, The Doctor's Dilemma, French Without Tears, Libel, While the Sun Shines, +4 more
Margaret RutherfordActorThe V.I.P.s, The Importance of Being Earnest, While the Sun Shines, The Demi-Paradise
Felix AylmerActorThe Way to the Stars, A Welcome to Britain, The Doctor's Dilemma, The Demi-Paradise- FFrederick WilsonEditorThe Net, While the Sun Shines, Guns of Darkness, The Young Lovers
- DDesmond DickinsonCinematographerThe Importance of Being Earnest, The Woman in Question, The Net, The Browning Version
Jack HildyardCinematographerThe Yellow Rolls-Royce, The V.I.P.s, The Millionairess, While the Sun Shines- BBenjamin FrankelComposerThe Importance of Being Earnest, The Net, Guns of Darkness, The Young Lovers
- RR. E. DearingEditorWe Dive at Dawn, Cottage to Let, Fanny by Gaslight, Uncensored
Robert MorleyActorThe Doctor's Dilemma, Libel, The Final Test
Alastair SimActorThe Millionairess, The Doctor's Dilemma, Cottage to Let
Dirk BogardeActorThe Woman in Question, The Doctor's Dilemma, Libel
Movies and TV shows
451960s
6 titles · average score 51
62
The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Director
46
The V.I.P.s (1963)
Director
60
Guns of Darkness (1962)
Director

Two Living, One Dead (1961)
Director, Writer
34
The Millionairess (1960)
Director
1950s
11 titles · average score 66
69
Libel (1959)
Director
59
The Doctor's Dilemma (1959)
Director
72
Orders to Kill (1958)
Director

On Such a Night (1956)
Director
58
Carrington V.C. (1954)
Director

The Young Lovers (1954)
Director
55
The Net (1953)
Director
66
The Final Test (1953)
Director
72
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Director, Screenplay
78
The Browning Version (1951)
Director
65
The Woman in Question (1950)
Director
1940s
15 titles · average score 64
73
The Winslow Boy (1948)
Director

While the Sun Shines (1947)
Director
69
The Way to the Stars (1945)
Director
54
Fanny by Gaslight (1944)
Director
61
We Dive at Dawn (1943)
Director
61
The Demi-Paradise (1943)
Director

A Welcome to Britain (1943)
Director
66
Cottage to Let (1941)
Director
65
Rush Hour (1941)
Director
64
Freedom Radio (1941)
Director

Quiet Wedding (1941)
Director

French Without Tears (1940)
Director
1930s
9 titles · average score 66
73
Pygmalion (1938)
Director
60
Brown on Resolution (1935)
Assistant Director

Moscow Nights (1934)
Director

Unfinished Symphony (1934)
Director

The Lucky Number (1933)
Director, Writer

Youth Shall Be Served (1933)
Director

Tell England (1931)
Writer, Director

Dance Pretty Lady (1931)
Writer, Director
1920s
4 titles · average score 76
73
A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929)
as Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited)

The Runaway Princess (1929)
Director
85
Shooting Stars (1928)
Writer, Director
71
Underground (1928)
Screenplay, Director
