Lewis Gilbert

Lewis Gilbert

British film director, producer and screenwriter (1920-2018)

Lewis Gilbert was an English film director, producer and screenwriter who directed more than 40 films during six decades; among them such varied titles as Cast a Dark Shadow (1955), Reach for the Sky (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Sink the Bismarck! (1960), Alfie (1966), Educating Rita (1983) and Shirley Valentine (1989), as well as three James Bond films: You Only Live Twice (1967), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) and Moonraker (1979).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 15 films (1947–1979) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 3 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1947 The Little Ballerina. G-B Instructional Ltd. 60 min. 35mm B&W sound
1950 ONCE A SINNER Lewis Gilbert 16mm B&W sound
1952 Time Gentlemen, Please! Lewis Gilbert B&W
1953 Albert R.N. Lewis Gilbert 88 min B&W
1953 Cosh Boy Lewis Gilbert 75 min B&W
1953 Johnny on the Run Lewis Gilbert B&W
1954 The sea shall not have them Alliance Film Studio ; produced by Daniel M. Angel ; directed by Lewis Gilbert ; screenplay by Lewis Gilbert and Vernon Harris ; based on the novel by John Harris. 90 16mm B&W sound
1955 Cast a Dark Shadow Lewis Gilbert 82 min B&W
1956 Reach for the Sky Lewis Gilbert 104 min B&W
1960 Light Up the Sky! Lewis Gilbert B&W
1960 Sink the Bismarck! Lewis Gilbert 93 min B&W
1961 The Greengage Summer Lewis Gilbert
1962 Damn The Defiant. G. W. Films Ltd. 101 35mm Color sound
1962 H.M.S. Defiant Lewis Gilbert 100 min Color
1979 Moonraker Lewis Gilbert 126 min Color