Charles Crichton (1910–1999)
Author of A Fish Called Wanda [1988 film]
About the Author
Works by Charles Crichton
The Alec Guinness Collection: Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Ladykillers / The Man in the White Suit / The Captain's Paradise (2009) — Director — 24 copies
The Best Of Ealing Studios Collection [DVD] — Director — 16 copies
The Avengers '65: Volume 2: Death at Bargain Prices / Castle Death / The Master Minds (1999) — Director — 8 copies
Ealing Comedy Collection 1: The Ladykillers / Kind Hearts and Coronets / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Man in the White Suit (2002) 4 copies
Four Weddings and a Funeral/A Fish Called Wanda (Double Feature) — Director — 4 copies
The Definitive Ealing Studios Collection: Volume 2: Hue & Cry / The Lavender Hill Mob / The Titfield Thunderbolt / Dead of Night (1945) 4 copies
A Fish Called Wanda / Dirty Rotten Scoundrels / Throw Momma from the Train (2014) — Director — 3 copies
Floods of Fear [and] Joey Boy (Double Feature Video) — Director; Director — 1 copy
Einmal Millionär sein 1 copy
Dance Hall [1950 film] 1 copy
Alastair Sim's School for Laughter: 4 Classic Comedies [The Belles of St. Trinian's, School for Scoundrels, Laughter in Paradise, Hue and Cry] [Blu-ray] — Director — 1 copy
Heroes of War Vol 1 (Dambusters, The/Against The Wind/Colditz Story) [DVD] — Director — 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Crichton, Charles
- Legal name
- Crichton, Charles Ainslie
- Birthdate
- 1910-08-06
- Date of death
- 1999-09-14
- Gender
- male
- Occupations
- film director
screenwriter - Organizations
- Ealing Studios
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Wallasey, Cheshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- South Kensington, London, England, UK
- Map Location
- England, UK
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Reviews
Collection of supernatural stories with a framework mostly lives up to its classic billing, with Redgrave's performance especially good in the tale of a ventriloquist losing control over his dummy. Lots of other good actors and familiar faces, including the always interesting Googie Withers. We need more people named Googie.
A bank employee plans the robbery of gold bars.
3/4 (Good).
It's not great as a comedy, but it's pretty fun as a heist movie.
3/4 (Good).
It's not great as a comedy, but it's pretty fun as a heist movie.
I've seen this movie more time than I can count, and in a very depressing setting; it was the only movie aviable when my sister was in hospital. I still really like it, which says something. Kevin Kline does stupid crook like no one else. Never call him stupid!
2023 movie #53. 1951. Funny British crime caper. Mild mannered bank clerk (Guinness) masterminds a scheme to steal gold bars from his bank, melt them down, cast them into Eiffel Tower souvenirs and send them to France. Hijinks ensue. Audrey Hepburn makes a brief appearance.
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Statistics
- Works
- 43
- Also by
- 5
- Members
- 924
- Popularity
- #27,776
- Rating
- 3.9
- Reviews
- 12
- ISBNs
- 49
- Languages
- 1
