Sidney Gilliat - Definition

Sidney Gilliat (February 15 1908 – May 31 1994) was a British film director, producer and writer.

He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably on The Lady Vanishes (1938), Alfred Hitchcock's last British film. His directorial debut was Millions Like Us (1943). From 1945 he also worked as a producer, starting with The Rake's Progress, which he also wrote and directed.

He often worked with Frank Lauder, with whom he made over 40 films, most famously the four St Trinian's School comedies.

Selected films

As writer:

• The Man Who Changed His Mind (1936)
• A Yank At Oxford (1938)
• The Lady Vanishes (1938)
• Ask a Policeman (1938)
• Jamaica Inn (1939)
• Night Train to Munich (1940)
• Million Like Us (1943) director
• The Rake's Progress (1943) director/producer
• I See a Dark Stranger (1946) producer
• Green for Danger (1946) director/producer
• The Belles of St Trinian's (1954) producer
• Geordie (1955) producer
• Blue Murder at St Trinian's (1957) producer
• Pure Hell of St Trinian's (1960) producer
• The Great St Trinian's Train Robbery (1966) director
• Endless Night (1971) director/producer

As director only:

• Only Two Can Play (1966)

External links

• Sidney Gilliat (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319148/) at the Internet Movie Database