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Frank Launder

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Nascita
28 gennaio 1906 · Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Morte
23 febbraio 1997

Biografia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Frank Launder (28 January 1906 – 23 February 1997) was a British writer, film director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat. He was born in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England and worked briefly as a clerk before becoming an actor and then a playwright. He began working as a screenwriter on British films in the 1930s, contributing the original story for the classic Will Hay comedy Oh, Mr Porter! (1937). After writing a number of screenplays with Gilliat, including The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich for Carol Reed; the two men wrote and directed the wartime drama Millions Like Us (1943). After founding their own production company Individual Pictures, they produced a number of memorable dramas and thrillers including I See a Dark Stranger (1945) and Green for Danger (1946), but were best known for their comedies including The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950) and most famously, the St Trinians series, based on Ronald Searle's cartoons set in an anarchic girls school. He was married to actress Bernadette O'Farrell from 1950 until his death in Monaco. The couple had two children.

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Locandina di La signora scompare
La signora scompare
Film · 1938 · ★ 7,4
Locandina di Delitto in bianco
Delitto in bianco
Film · 1946 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Night Train to Munich
Night Train to Munich
Film · 1940 · ★ 7,2
Locandina di Champagne per due dopo il funerale
Champagne per due dopo il funerale
Film · 1972 · ★ 6,1
Locandina di The Belles of St Trinian's
The Belles of St Trinian's
Film · 1954 · ★ 6,4
Locandina di The Happiest Days of Your Life
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Film · 1950 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Assassino di fiducia
Assassino di fiducia
Film · 1956 · ★ 7,0
Locandina di The Smallest Show on Earth
The Smallest Show on Earth
Film · 1957 · ★ 6,7
Locandina di Oh, Mr. Porter!
Oh, Mr. Porter!
Film · 1937 · ★ 7,0
Locandina di Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
Film · 1957 · ★ 6,8
Locandina di La tigre del mare
La tigre del mare
Film · 1943 · ★ 6,3
Locandina di La rapina più scassata del secolo
La rapina più scassata del secolo
Film · 1966 · ★ 6,2

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