Biography: life and films
Anthony Asquith was an English film director. He was born in London, England on 9th November 1902 and died in London, England on 20th February 1968, aged 65.His best films as a film director include A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929), Dance Pretty Lady (1932), Pygmalion (1938), We Dive at Dawn (1943) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), and whose best work as a screenwriter include A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929), Dance Pretty Lady (1932) and The Importance of Being Earnest (1952).
Anthony Asquith directed 39 films (including 2 shorts), scripted 13 films and appeared in 2 films.
His most frequent genres include: drama (24 films), War (10), romance (7), comedy-romance (7), comedy-drama (7), comedy (5) and Thriller (2).
Our average rating for Anthony Asquith over all films is: 3.1
Filmography
Key: d = director; w = writer; a = actor
Shooting Stars (1927) [d,w]
Boadicea (1928) [w]
Underground (1928) [d,w]
A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) [a,d,w]
The Runaway Princess (1929) [d]
Tell England (1931) [d,w]
Dance Pretty Lady (1932) [d,w]
Marry Me (1932) [w]
The Lucky Number (1932) [d,w]
Letting in the Sunshine (1933) [w]
Unfinished Symphony (1934) [d]
Moscow Nights (1935) [d,w]
Pygmalion (1938) [d]
French Without Tears (1940) [d]
Freedom Radio (1941) [d]
Quiet Wedding (1941) [d]
Rush Hour (1941) [d]
Uncensored (1942) [d]
The Demi-Paradise (1943) [d]
The Way to the Stars (1945) [d]
While the Sun Shines (1947) [d]
The Winslow Boy (1948) [d]
The Woman in Question (1950) [d]
The Browning Version (1951) [d]
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) [d,w]
The Final Test (1953) [d]
The Net (1953) [d]
The Young Lovers (1954) [d]
Carrington V.C. (1955) [d]
Orders to Kill (1958) [d]
The Doctor's Dilemma (1958) [d]
Libel (1959) [d]
Two Living, One Dead (1961) [d,w]
Guns of Darkness (1962) [d]
An Evening with the Royal Ballet (1963) [d]
The V.I.P.s (1963) [d,w]
Kafka's tortuous trial of love
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