Lewis Gilbert
British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018)
2.09body-of-work score · ranked #501 of 2631 directors · 3 films in our library
A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.
- Born
- March 6, 1920 · London
- Died
- February 23, 2018 · Monaco
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Work
- film director, screenwriter, film producer, writer
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
1983 · United Kingdom · comedy, drama
BAFTA Best Film winner 1984 · BFI Top 100 British films #84
1.232 citations - 2
1966 · United Kingdom · comedy, romance, drama
Oscar Best Picture nominee 1966 · BFI Top 100 British films #33
0.742 citations - 3
1977 · United Kingdom / Australia · thriller, adventure, action
Edgar Wright's 1,000 favorite movies
0.111 citation
Complete filmography
All 37 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.
- 1948The Little Ballerina
- 1950Once a Sinner
- 1951Scarlet Thread
- 1951There Is Another Sun
- 1952Emergency Call
- 1952Time Gentlemen, Please!
- 1953Albert R.N.
- 1953Cosh Boy
- 1953Johnny on the Run
- 1954The Good Die Young
- 1954The Sea Shall Not Have Them
- 1955Cast a Dark Shadow
- 1956Reach for the Sky
- 1957The Admirable Crichton
- 1958A Cry from the Streets
- 1958Carve Her Name with Pride
- 1959Ferry to Hong Kong
- 1960Light Up the Sky!
- 1960Sink the Bismarck!
- 1961The Greengage Summer
- 1962H.M.S. Defiant
- 1964The 7th Dawn
- 1966Alfie
- 1967You Only Live Twice
- 1970Paul and Michelle
- 1970Seven Nights in Japan
- 1970The Adventurers
- 1971Friends
- 1975Operation Daybreak
- 1977The Spy Who Loved Me
- 1979Moonraker
- 1983Educating Rita
- 1986Not Quite Paradise
- 1989Shirley Valentine
- 1991Stepping Out
- 1995Haunted
- 2002Before You Go