Ken Annakin
August 10, 1914 · 111 years old
Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 1992, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like Those Magnificent Men in…
Known For
12 titles
The Longest Day
The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view.
Battle of the Bulge
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
Hoping to push Britain to the forefront of aviation, a London publisher organizes an international air race across the English Channel, but must contend with two entrants vying for his daughter, as well as national rivalries and c...
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
After her father's boat is swept away by a sudden storm, plucky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse and monkey in the old family home.
The Pirate Movie
A 1980s take-off of The Pirates of Penzance which centers on a noble pirate who leaves his profession and falls in love with a fiery young maiden.
Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies
An international car rally across Europe is complicated by smuggling, cheating, love at first sight, etc. etc.
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power.
The Call of the Wild
A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog.
The Fifth Musketeer
When French King Louis XIV (Beau Bridges) learns that his twin brother, Philippe (Beau Bridges), could usurp his crown, he sets out to imprison him in the Bastille prison but four loyal musketeers are protecting Philippe.
Paper Tiger
A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.
The Long Duel
To protest against British oppression and tyranny a tribal leader becomes a bandit.
Three Men in a Boat
Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.