Anthony Asquith

English film director (1902-1968)

1.35body-of-work score · ranked #697 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born: November 9, 1902 · London
Died: February 20, 1968 · London
Nationality: United Kingdom
Work: film director, screenwriter, actor, director
Reference: Wikipedia · Wikidata

Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

1
Pygmalion
1938 · United Kingdom · comedy, romance, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1938 · Criterion Collection spine #85
0.612 citations
2
The Browning Version
1951 · United Kingdom · drama
BAFTA Best Film nominee 1952 · Criterion Collection spine #294
0.462 citations
3
The Importance of Being Earnest
1952 · United Kingdom · comedy, romance
Criterion Collection spine #158
0.161 citation
4
Underground
1928 · United Kingdom · silent, drama
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.111 citation

Complete filmography

All 47 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

1927Shooting Stars
1928Underground
1929A Cottage on Dartmoor
1929The Runaway Princess
1931Tell England
1932Dance Pretty Lady
1932The Lucky Number
1934Unfinished Symphony
1935Brown on Resolution
1935Moscow Nights
1936The Story of Papworth
1938Pygmalion
1940Channel Incident
1940French Without Tears
1941Cottage to Let
1941Freedom Radio
1941Mariage sans histoires
1941Quiet Wedding
1941Rush Hour
1942Uncensored
1943A Welcome to Britain
1943The Demi-Paradise
1943We Dive at Dawn
1944Fanny by Gaslight
1944Two Fathers
1945The Way to the Stars
1947While the Sun Shines
1948The Fallen Idol. The Winslow Boy
1948The Winslow Boy
1950The Woman in Question
1951The Browning Version
1952The Importance of Being Earnest
1953The Final Test
1953The Net
1954The Young Lovers
1955Carrington V.C.
1956On Such a Night
1958Orders to Kill
1958The Doctor's Dilemma
1959Libel
1959World Without Shadow
1960The Millionairess
1961Two Living, One Dead
1962Guns of Darkness
1963An Evening with the Royal Ballet
1963The V.I.P.s
1964The Yellow Rolls-Royce