Directing

Lindsay Anderson

1923–1994 · Directing

60.7avg grm

10titles

#805best rank

1honors

best title · #805 on sitePlay for Today1970 · as Director · series63.5

Honors

1

1969Palme d'Or

Bio

Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was an English director and film critic, best known for his association with the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film if...., which won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lindsay Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

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2020s1 title

WHAM! 10 Days in China2026 · as Self59.1

1980s2 titles

The Whales of August1987 · as Director54.0 C

Chariots of Fire1981 · as Master of Caius51.9

1970s2 titles

O Lucky Man!1973 · as Director59.1 P

Play for Today1970 · as Director · series63.5

1960s3 titles

If....1968 · as Director69.2 N

NET Playhouse1964 · as Director · series64.1 T

This Sporting Life1963 · as Director58.0

1950s2 titles

Theatre Night1957 · as Director · series64.9 A

The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Director · series63.2

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Lindsay Anderson

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born1923

died1994

known forDirecting

titles on site10

best title rank#805 · Play for Today (1970)

avg GRM60.7

honors1 · Palme d'Or, 1969

Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994) was an English director and film critic, best known for his association with the Free Cinema movement and the British New Wave. He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film if...., which won the Grand Prix at Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article Lindsay Anderson, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

ranked on this site

2020s

1 title

59.1WHAM! 10 Days in China2026 · as Self

1980s

2 titles

54.0The Whales of August1987 · as Director C

51.9Chariots of Fire1981 · as Master of Caius

1970s

2 titles

59.1O Lucky Man!1973 · as Director P

63.5Play for Today1970 · as Director · series

1960s

3 titles

69.2If....1968 · as Director N

64.1NET Playhouse1964 · as Director · series T

58.0This Sporting Life1963 · as Director

1950s

2 titles

64.9Theatre Night1957 · as Director · series A

63.2The Adventures of Robin Hood1955 · as Director · series

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