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Charles Frend

Directing

Charles Frend

Charles Herbert Frend was an English film director and editor, best known for his films produced at Ealing Studios. He began directing in the early 1940s and is known for such films as Scott of the Antarctic and The Cruel Sea.

Known For

Sabotage

Sabotage

1937 · Editor

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

1937 · Editor

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970 · Second Unit Director

Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · Editor

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 · Editor

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953 · Director

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

1934 · Editor

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

1948 · Director

The Citadel

The Citadel

1938 · Editor

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941 · Editor

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1957 · Director

The Magnet

The Magnet

1950 · Director

Directing

Ryan's Daughter

Ryan's Daughter

1970 · Second Unit Director

The Sky Bike

The Sky Bike

1967 · Director

Man in a Suitcase

Man in a Suitcase

1967 · Director

Our Man in the Caribbean

Our Man in the Caribbean

1964 · Director

Torpedo Bay

Torpedo Bay

1963 · Director

The Sentimental Agent

The Sentimental Agent

1963 · Director

Man of the World

Man of the World

1962 · Director

Girl on Approval

Girl on Approval

1961 · Director

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence

1960 · Director

Danger Man

Danger Man

1960 · Director

Interpol Calling

Interpol Calling

1959 · Director

Barnacle Bill

Barnacle Bill

1957 · Director

The Long Arm

The Long Arm

1956 · Director

Lease of Life

Lease of Life

1954 · Director

The Cruel Sea

The Cruel Sea

1953 · Director

The Magnet

The Magnet

1950 · Director

A Run for Your Money

A Run for Your Money

1949 · Director

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

1948 · Director

The Loves of Joanna Godden

The Loves of Joanna Godden

1947 · Director

Johnny Frenchman

Johnny Frenchman

1945 · Director

The Return of the Vikings

The Return of the Vikings

1944 · Director

San Demetrio London

San Demetrio London

1943 · Director

The Foreman Went to France

The Foreman Went to France

1942 · Director

The Big Blockade

The Big Blockade

1942 · Director

Editing

Major Barbara

Major Barbara

1941 · Editor

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1939 · Editor

The Lion Has Wings

The Lion Has Wings

1939 · Editor

A Yank at Oxford

A Yank at Oxford

1938 · Editor

The Citadel

The Citadel

1938 · Editor

Young and Innocent

Young and Innocent

1937 · Editor

Sabotage

Sabotage

1937 · Editor

Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · Editor

East Meets West

East Meets West

1936 · Editor

Oh, Daddy!

Oh, Daddy!

1935 · Editor

Car of Dreams

Car of Dreams

1935 · Editor

My Song for You

My Song for You

1934 · Editor

Waltzes from Vienna

Waltzes from Vienna

1934 · Editor

Arms and the Man

Arms and the Man

1932 · Editor

The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

1931 · Supervising Editor

Acting

The Ealing Comedies

The Ealing Comedies

1970 · Self

The Conquest of the Air

The Conquest of the Air

1931 · Narrator (voice)