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Richard Attenborough

British actor (1923–2014)

3.99body-of-work score · ranked #275 of 2631 directors · 4 films in our library

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

Born
August 29, 1923 · Cambridge
Died
August 24, 2014 · London
Nationality
United Kingdom
Work
screenwriter, film producer, film actor, film director
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Richard Attenborough
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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
    GandhiMust-See #111

    1982 · United Kingdom / India · biography, drama

    Oscar Best Picture winner 1982 · BAFTA Best Film winner 1983 · Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1983 #3

    3.377 citations
  2. 2
    A Chorus Line

    1985 · United States · musical, comedy, drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (International) 1985 #10

    0.291 citation
  3. 3
    Oh! What a Lovely War

    1969 · United Kingdom · musical, war, comedy

    Siskel's annual top 10 1969 #6

    0.181 citation
  4. 4
    Magic

    1978 · United States · horror, drama, mystery

    Siskel's annual top 10 1978 #9

    0.151 citation

Complete filmography

All 12 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.