Lindsay Anderson
British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, and film critic (1923–1994) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the Australian rules footballer, see Lindsay Anderson (footballer).
Lindsay Gordon Anderson (17 April 1923 – 30 August 1994)[1] was a British feature-film, theatre and documentary director, film critic, and leading-light of the Free Cinema movement and of the British New Wave.[2][3] He is most widely remembered for his 1968 film if...., which won the Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival in 1969 and marked Malcolm McDowell's cinematic debut.[4] He is also notable, though not a professional actor, for playing a minor role in the Academy Award-winning 1981 film Chariots of Fire. McDowell produced a 2007 documentary about his experiences with Anderson, Never Apologize.[5]
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Born | Lindsay Gordon Anderson (1923-04-17)17 April 1923 |
Died | 30 August 1994(1994-08-30) (aged 71) Angoulême, France |
Education | Cheltenham College, Gloucestershire |
Alma mater | Wadham College, Oxford |
Occupation | Film director |
Years active | 1948–1993 |
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