Portrait of Lindsay Anderson

Directing

Lindsay Anderson

Career

Active from 1948 to 1993, busiest in 1955 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score69/100
Highest rated
Poster for This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.5 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lindsay Anderson Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Mystery
    2.6, average 4.0
  • Scare
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Adrenaline
    3.9, average 4.8
  • Family Dynamics
    4.1, average 4.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Social Commentary 4
  • Political Commentary 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

45
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
The Last Day
The Last Day

as Narrator

1990s

6 titles · average score 60
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film
D.W. Griffith: Father of Film (1993)
GoodWatch score 75

as Narrator

John Ford
John Ford (1992)

as presenter

Is That All There Is?
Is That All There Is? (1992)

Director, Writer

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One (1992)

as Presenter

Blame It on the Bellboy
Blame It on the Bellboy (1992)
GoodWatch score 34

as Mr. Marshall (voice)

Prisoner of Honor
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
GoodWatch score 71

as War Minister

1980s

8 titles · average score 69
Glory! Glory!
Glory! Glory! (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

Director

Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius
Harold Lloyd: The Third Genius (1989)
GoodWatch score 74

as Narrator

The Whales of August
The Whales of August (1987)
GoodWatch score 66

Director

Wham! in China: Foreign Skies
Wham! in China: Foreign Skies (1986)

Director

Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson
Free Cinema, 1956 - ? An Essay on Film by Lindsay Anderson (1985)

Director

Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital (1982)
GoodWatch score 54

Director

Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (1981)
GoodWatch score 76

as Master of Caius

Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger (1980)

Director

1970s

5 titles · average score 72
The Old Crowd
The Old Crowd (1979)

Director

In Celebration
In Celebration (1975)
GoodWatch score 65

Director

O Lucky Man!
O Lucky Man! (1973)
GoodWatch score 79

as Director

Home
Home (1972)

Director

Hetty King: Performer
Hetty King: Performer (1970)

as Narrator

1960s

10 titles · average score 70
if....
if.... (1968)
GoodWatch score 83

Producer, Director

Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite
Abel Gance: The Charm of Dynamite (1968)

as Narrator (voice)

Red, White, and Zero
Red, White, and Zero (1968)

Director

Inadmissible Evidence
Inadmissible Evidence (1968)

as Barrister

The White Bus
The White Bus (1967)
GoodWatch score 63

Director, Producer

The Singing Lesson
The Singing Lesson (1967)

Director

Martyrs of Love
Martyrs of Love (1967)
GoodWatch score 58

as Man in traffic police booth (uncredited)

The Threatening Sky
The Threatening Sky (1966)

as Narrator (UK)

BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month (1965)
GoodWatch score 61

TV show · as Holz

This Sporting Life
This Sporting Life (1963)
GoodWatch score 86

Director

1950s

13 titles · average score 66
March to Aldermaston
March to Aldermaston (1959)

Director

Every Day Except Christmas
Every Day Except Christmas (1957)
GoodWatch score 67

Director, Writer

Together
Together (1956)
GoodWatch score 68

Supervising Editor

Henry
Henry (1955)

Screenplay, Director

Foot and Mouth
Foot and Mouth (1955)

as Narrator (voice)

Green and Pleasant Land
Green and Pleasant Land (1955)

Director, Script

Thursday's Children
Thursday's Children (1954)
GoodWatch score 70

Director, Writer

Trunk Conveyor
Trunk Conveyor (1954)

as Narrator

O Dreamland
O Dreamland (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

Writer, Director

The Pleasure Garden
The Pleasure Garden (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Michael-Angelico

Wakefield Express
Wakefield Express (1952)

Writer, Director

Three Installations
Three Installations (1952)

as Narrator

1940s

2 titles
Idlers That Work
Idlers That Work (1949)

as Narrator

Meet the Pioneers
Meet the Pioneers (1948)

as Narrator (voice)