Ken Annakin

Born: 1914-08-10

Birthplace: Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK

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.

Known For

The Longest Day
Battle of the Bulge
Swiss Family Robinson
Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Broken Journey
Landfall
Trio
Crooks Anonymous
The Call of the Wild

Top Movie Credits

Landfall Director
Trio Director