Charles Crichton

British film director, film editor, screenwriter and film producer (1910-1999)

2.65body-of-work score · ranked #415 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
August 6, 1910 · Wallasey
Died
September 14, 1999 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
film director, screenwriter, film producer, film editor
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata

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. 1

    1951 · United Kingdom · crime

    BFI Top 100 British films #17 · BAFTA Best Film nominee 1952 · Vatican film list

    1.044 citations
  2. 2

    1952 · United Kingdom · crime, drama

    Locarno Golden Leopard winner 1952

    0.751 citation
  3. 3

    1988 · United States / United Kingdom · crime, comedy

    BFI Top 100 British films #39 · Ebert's annual top 10 1988 #6 · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.573 citations
  4. 4

    1945 · United Kingdom · horror

    NYT Best 1,000 Movies · Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies

    0.282 citations

Complete filmography

All 29 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.

  • 1944For Those in Peril
  • 1945Dead of Night
  • 1945Painted Boats
  • 1947Hue and Cry
  • 1948Against the Wind
  • 1948Another Shore
  • 1949Train of Events
  • 1950Dance Hall
  • 1951The Lavender Hill Mob
  • 1952Hunted
  • 1953The Titfield Thunderbolt
  • 1954The Divided Heart
  • 1954The Love Lottery
  • 1957Man in the Sky
  • 1957The Wild Duck
  • 1958Law and Disorder
  • 1959Floods of Fear
  • 1959The Battle of the Sexes
  • 1960The Boy Who Stole a Million
  • 1964The Third Secret
  • 1965He Who Rides a Tiger
  • 1976Alien Attack
  • 1982Cosmic Princess
  • 1983The Unorganized Manager, Part One: Damnation
  • 1983The Unorganized Manager, Part Two: Salvation
  • 1984More Bloody Meetings
  • 1984More Bloody Meetings: The Human Side Of Meetings
  • 1987Can You Spare A Moment?: The Counselling Interview
  • 1988A Fish Called Wanda