Ken Hughes
January 19, 1922 · 104 years old
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ken Hughes (19 January 1922, Liverpool – 28 April 2001, Los Angeles) was a British film director, writer, and producer. Description above from the Wikipedia article Ken Hughes, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
8 titles
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Casino Royale
In an early spy spoof, aging Sir James Bond comes out of retirement to take on SMERSH.
The Trials of Oscar Wilde
A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.
The Internecine Project
A retired intelligence agent devises a cunning plan to eliminate those who know too much about his past.
Heat Wave
An American writer living in England gets entangled in a scheme by a beautiful blonde to murder her rich husband.
Wide Boy
Benny steals Caroline's purse and finds a letter revealing her affair with married surgeon Mannering. Benny blackmails them, leading to murder.
Jazz Boat
An electrician is summoned to assist a gang in a big robbery.
The Drayton Case
During the early years of World War II, a bomb from a German airplane uncovers the corpse of a strangled woman.