John Boulting

John Boulting (born November 21, 1913 in Bray , Berkshire , † June 17, 1985 in Sunningdale ) was a British film producer, screenwriter and film director.

Live and act

John Boulting, twin brother of Roy Boulting , had a close collaboration with him that lasted over three decades. Together the brothers founded a production company in 1937 that initially made shorter films. After the Second World War, alternating collaborations (usually one of the two was responsible for the production, the other for the direction) resulted in films of very different content, with film comedies becoming more prominent over the years. Boulting co-wrote the scripts of a number of films.

For the screenplay for the 1959 film Young Man from a Good House , Boulting was awarded the BAFTA in the category Best British Screenplay the following year . He was nominated for this award in 1957.

In 1950 he and his brother were nominated for the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for the film A City Holds Its Breath .

Filmography (selection)

Director

1947: Brighton Rock
1950: A city holds its breath (Seven Days to Noon)
1951: The Wonderful Flicker Box (The Magic Box)
1956: The best man in the military - also screenplay
1957: A direct hit in luck (Lucky Jim)
1959: Young man from a good family (I'm All right, Jack) - also screenplay
1963: Heavens Above - also screenplay
1966: Honigmond 67 (The Family Way) - also production

production

1955: Josephine and Men
1958: Charlie Brown of all people (Carlton-Browne of the FO)
1968: Vicious circle Y (Twisted Nerve)
1970: There is a Girl in my Soup
1973: Soft Beds, hard battles - also script

Web links

John Boulting in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 489.

personal data
SURNAME	Boulting, John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British film producer, director and screenwriter
DATE OF BIRTH	November 21, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bray (Berkshire)
DATE OF DEATH	June 17, 1985
Place of death	Sunningdale

[1] Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 489.