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Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English film director, producer and writer. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed.
Sidney Gilliat, the English director, screenwriter, and producer, was born on February 15, 1908 in Edgely, Cheshire, England. He began his screen-writing career in the silent movie era, writing inter-titles, going uncredited for his contributions to Honeymoon Abroad (1928), Champagne (1928), and Week-End Wives (1929).
Jun 2, 1994 · Sidney Gilliat, a British screenwriter, film director and producer who with his partner, Frank Launder, made a string of successful suspense and comedy films from the 1930's to...
Sidney Gilliat, the English director, screenwriter, and producer, was born on February 15, 1908 in Edgely, Cheshire, England. He began his screen-writing career in the silent movie era, writing inter-titles, going uncredited for his contributions to Honeymoon Abroad (1928), Champagne (1928), and Week-End Wives (1929).
The son of a Manchester-based journalist who would eventually become the editor of the London Evening Standard, Gilliat entered the British cinema on New Year's Day 1928 at the suggestion of the...
Launder and Gilliat. Frank Launder (1906 - 1997) and Sidney Gilliat (1908 - 1994) Launder and Gilliat were one of the most productive teams to work in British films. Separately or together they were involved in some of the greatest works of popular cinema made in this country.
From the 1940s to the mid 1960s, Sidney Gilliat and his film-making partner Frank Launder carved a distinctive niche in British cinema, offering middle-brow entertainments stamped with intelligence, an impish wit, and a close regard for the quirks of British life.
