Ken Annakin

Ken Annakin

🎞 Director

Born

10 August 1914 (111)

Place of Birth

Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

Also known as

Kenneth Cooper Annakin

Biography

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 Their Flying Machines, Battle of the Bulge, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Monte Carlo or Bust!. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.

Filmography (40)

Rent-A-Person

Rent-A-Person

2004

7.7
Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

Swiss Family Robinson: Adventure in the Making

2002

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking

1988

5.8
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The Pirate Movie

The Pirate Movie

1982

5.1
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Cheaper to Keep Her

Cheaper to Keep Her

1981

2.5
🎬 Director
The Fifth Musketeer

The Fifth Musketeer

1979

4.8
🎬 Director

Institute for Revenge

1979

5.0
🎬 Director
The Pirate

The Pirate

1978

3.7
🎬 Director
Murder at the Mardi Gras

Murder at the Mardi Gras

1978

🎬 Director
Paper Tiger

Paper Tiger

1975

6.1
🎬 Director
The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild

1972

6.0
🎬 Director
Monte Carlo or Bust!

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969

5.8
🎬 Director
The Biggest Bundle of Them All

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

1968

5.4
🎬 Director
The Long Duel

The Long Duel

1967

5.1
🎬 Director
Battle of the Bulge

Battle of the Bulge

1965

6.9
🎬 Director
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes

1965

6.8
🎬 Director
The Informers

The Informers

1963

6.5
🎬 Director
The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

1962

5.7
🎬 Director
The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

7.6
🎬 Director
Crooks Anonymous

Crooks Anonymous

1962

5.9
🎬 Director
The Hellions

The Hellions

1961

6.1
🎬 Director
Very Important Person

Very Important Person

1961

5.2
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Swiss Family Robinson

Swiss Family Robinson

1960

6.9
🎬 Director
Third Man on the Mountain

Third Man on the Mountain

1959

6.6
🎬 Director
Perilous Assignment

Perilous Assignment

1959

10.0
Nor the Moon by Night

Nor the Moon by Night

1958

5.5
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Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge

1957

6.7
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Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat

1956

6.3
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Loser Takes All

Loser Takes All

1956

5.4
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Value for Money

Value for Money

1955

6.6
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The Seekers

The Seekers

1954

5.7
🎬 Director
You Know What Sailors Are

You Know What Sailors Are

1954

4.2
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The Sword and the Rose

The Sword and the Rose

1953

6.3
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The Planter's Wife

The Planter's Wife

1952

6.2
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952

6.2
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The Riddle of Robin Hood

The Riddle of Robin Hood

1952

Hotel Sahara

Hotel Sahara

1951

5.3
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The Day Begins Early

1950

6.0
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Trio

Trio

1950

6.3
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Double Confession

Double Confession

1950

6.0
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