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Henry Cornelius

South African film director, producer and screenwriter (1913–1958)

0.65body-of-work score · ranked #1249 of 2631 directors · 2 films in our library

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Born
August 18, 1913 · Cape Town
Died
May 2, 1958 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom, South Africa
Work
film director, film producer, screenwriter, 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
    Genevieve

    1953 · United Kingdom · comedy

    BFI Top 100 British films #86 · NYT Best 1,000 Movies

    0.402 citations
  2. 2
    Passport to Pimlico

    1949 · United Kingdom · comedy

    BFI Top 100 British films #63

    0.251 citation

Complete filmography

All 5 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.