Anthony Asquith
Anthony Asquith is known for Pygmalion (1938), The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), The Browning Version (1951).
Biography
Anthony Asquith (9 November 1902 –20 February 1968) was a leading English film director. He collaborated successfully with playwright Terence Rattigan on The Winslow Boy (1948) and The Browning Version (1951), among other adaptations. His other notable films include Pygmalion (1938), French Without Tears (1940), The Way to the Stars (1945), and a 1952 adaptation of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest.
Questions about Anthony Asquith
How many Anthony Asquith films are in the catalogue?
The CineQuiz catalogue has 33 films with Anthony Asquith, from 1928 to 1964.
What is the best rated Anthony Asquith film?
The best rated Anthony Asquith film in the catalogue is The Browning Version (1951), rated 7.6.
What was the first Anthony Asquith film?
The first Anthony Asquith film in the catalogue is Pygmalion, from 1938.
Who has Anthony Asquith worked with the most?
In the catalogue, Anthony Asquith shares the most credits with Terence Rattigan (3 films), Anatole de Grunwald (2 films) and Desmond Dickinson (2 films).
People data: TMDb.
Known for
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6.8 Libel
1959
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7.0 Pygmalion
1938
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6.1 The V.I.P.s
1963
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7.2 The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
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6.1 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
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7.6 The Browning Version
1951
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7.1 Shooting Stars
1928
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5.3 The Millionairess
1960
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6.3 The Net
1953
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6.5 The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
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6.0 The Way to the Stars
1945
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7.0 The Winslow Boy
1948
Trivia
- Also works as
- film director · screenwriter · director
- Studied at
- Balliol College · Winchester College · Summer Fields School
- Father
- H. H. Asquith
- Mother
- Margot Asquith
- Siblings
- Herbert Asquith · Raymond Asquith · Arthur Asquith · Cyril Asquith, Baron Asquith of Bishopstone · Violet Bonham Carter · Elizabeth Bibesco
Trivia from Wikidata, licensed CC0.
Full filmography
47 films — 33 in the catalogue
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6.1 The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964
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9.0 An Evening With The Royal Ballet
1963
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6.1 The V.I.P.s
1963
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6.2 Guns of Darkness
1962
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6.7 Two Living, One Dead
1961
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6.2
Insight: Anthony Asquith
1960
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5.3 The Millionairess
1960
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6.8 Libel
1959
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6.5 The Doctor's Dilemma
1959
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7.2 Orders to Kill
1958
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Bernard Shaw
1957 · Self
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10.0 On Such a Night
1956
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6.2 Carrington V.C.
1954
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6.1 The Young Lovers
1954
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6.7 The Final Test
1953
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6.3 The Net
1953
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7.2 The Importance of Being Earnest
1952
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7.6 The Browning Version
1951
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6.3 The Woman in Question
1950
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7.0 The Winslow Boy
1948
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7.0 While the Sun Shines
1947
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6.0 The Way to the Stars
1945
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5.6 Fanny by Gaslight
1944
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7.5
Two Fathers
1944
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6.6 The Demi-Paradise
1943
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6.3 We Dive at Dawn
1943
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7.0 A Welcome to Britain
1943
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9.0 Uncensored
1942
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8.0
Rush Hour
1941
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6.7 Cottage to Let
1941
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5.3 Quiet Wedding
1941
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7.0 Freedom Radio
1941
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9.0 Channel Incident
1940
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7.0 French Without Tears
1940
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7.0 Pygmalion
1938
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8.0
The Story of Papworth, the Village of Hope
1936
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5.9 Moscow Nights
1934
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7.0 Unfinished Symphony
1934
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5.3 The Lucky Number
1933
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Youth Shall Be Served
1933
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10.0
Dance Pretty Lady
1931
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8.3 Tell England
1931
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7.2 A Cottage on Dartmoor
1929 · Bespectacled Man in Cinema (uncredited)
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8.0 The Runaway Princess
1929
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6.8 Underground
1928
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7.1 Shooting Stars
1928
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10.0 Marry Me
1932
People data: TMDb.
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