Philip Leacock

Philip Leacock (born October 8, 1917 in London , † July 14, 1990 ibid) was a British film director .

Life

Philip Leacock, older brother of director Richard Leacock , started out as a documentary filmmaker until he made his first feature film in 1952 . The Spanish gardener in particular was recognized by the criticism ; his other works no longer came close to this success. From the 1960s on, Leacock mainly worked for television .

Filmography (selection)

• 1952: The Brave Do not Cry ( The Brave Do not Cry )
• 1953: Defeated Hatred ( The Kidnappers )
• 1956: The Spanish Gardener ( The Spanish Gardener )
• 1957: Don't look back ( High tide at noon )
• 1958: The Rabbit Trap ( The rabbit trap )
• 1958: Little culprits ( Innocent Sinners )
• 1959: Jump over your shadow ( Take a giant step )
• 1960: Bony, das Wildpferd ( Riders of the new forest )
• 1960: The seed breaks ( Let no man write my epitaph )
• 1960: hand in hand
• 1961: We are all damned
• 1961: The Tiger Is Among Us ( Thirteen West Street )
• 1962: Picnic at midnight ( Tamahine )
• 1969: Your chance was zero ( Adam's woman )
• 1971: The Deadly Vision ( Baffled )
• 1971: Nightfall - Voices of Fear ( When Michael calls )
• 1972: Key West
• 1973: Nightmare Motel ( Dying Room Only )
• 1977: Death on board ( Killer on board )
• 1979: The Curse of King Tut's Amun ( The curse of King Tut's tomb )
• 1982: Kissin 'Sweetwater ( The wild women of Chastity Gulch )

Web links

• Philip Leacock in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

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 4: H - L. Botho Höfer - Richard Lester. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 626.