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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Sidney Gilliat (15 February 1908 – 31 May 1994) was an English 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 with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes (1938) for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich (1940), directed by Carol Reed. He and Launder made their directorial debut co-directing the home front drama 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 and Launder made over 40 films together, founding their own production company Individual Pictures. While Launder concentrated on directing their comedies, most famously the four St Trinian's School films, Gilliat showed a preference for comedy-thrillers and dramas, including Green for...
Known for
The Lady VanishesMovie • 1938
Jamaica InnMovie • 1939
Night Train to MunichMovie • 1940
Endless NightMovie • 1972
The Belles of St Trinian'sMovie • 1954
The Happiest Days of Your LifeMovie • 1950
The Man Who Changed His MindMovie • 1936
Only Two Can PlayMovie • 1962
The Smallest Show on EarthMovie • 1957
The Pure Hell of St Trinian'sMovie • 1960
The Green ManMovie • 1956
The Great St Trinian's Train RobberyMovie • 1966
Green for DangerMovie • 1946
Blue Murder at St. Trinian'sMovie • 1957
I See a Dark StrangerMovie • 1946
Rome ExpressMovie • 1932
Waterloo RoadMovie • 1945
Ask a PolicemanMovie • 1939