Ken Annakin
Known for
Not every screen career happens in front of the lens: Ken Annakin is a British director who works where the film is put together rather than where it is watched. Another title on the record is 'Swiss Family Robinson'. The first credit dates from 1943. 83 years of work have produced 51 credits. Among all the credits, 'The Longest Day' reached the widest audience.
Ken Annakin
40 Directed
1 Series
Not every screen career happens in front of the lens: Ken Annakin is a British director who works where the film is put together rather than where it is watched. Another title on the record is 'Swiss Family Robinson'. The first credit dates from 1943. 83 years of work have produced 51 credits. Among all the credits, 'The Longest Day' reached the widest audience.
Movies
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The Longest Day
1962
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Battle of the Bulge
1965
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Swiss Family Robinson
1960
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The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
1988
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Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes
1965
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The Call of the Wild
1972
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The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men
1952
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Monte Carlo or Bust!
1969
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Crooks Anonymous
1962
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The Fifth Musketeer
1979
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Third Man on the Mountain
1959
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The Pirate Movie
1982
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The Long Duel
1967
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The Sword and the Rose
1953
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The Biggest Bundle of Them All
1968
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Three Men in a Boat
1956
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The Planter's Wife
1952
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Paper Tiger
1975
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The Fast Lady
1962
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Vote for Huggett
1949
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Loser Takes All
1956
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The Informers
1963
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Across the Bridge
1957
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The Hellions
1961
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Miranda
1948
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Very Important Person
1961
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Broken Journey
1948
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Cheaper to Keep Her
1981
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Hotel Sahara
1951
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Quartet
1948
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Value for Money
1955
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Holiday Camp
1947
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Here Come the Huggetts
1948
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The Seekers
1954
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Landfall
1949
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Double Confession
1950
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You Know What Sailors Are
1954
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Trio
1950
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The Huggetts Abroad
1949
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Nor the Moon by Night
1958
TV Shows
Full Filmography
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Director
1988
Film
The Pirate Movie
Director
1982
Film
Cheaper to Keep Her
Director
1981
Film
The Fifth Musketeer
Director
1979
Film
The Pirate
Director · 2 episodes
1977–
TV
Paper Tiger
Director
1975
Film
The Call of the Wild
Director
1972
Film
Monte Carlo or Bust!
Director
1969
Film
The Biggest Bundle of Them All
Director
1968
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Ken Annakin still alive?
Ken Annakin passed away on April 22, 2009 at age 94.
What are the most famous roles of Ken Annakin?
Ken Annakin is best known for directing The Longest Day, Swiss Family Robinson, Battle of the Bulge.
How many movies has Ken Annakin directed?
Over a 66-year career (since 1943), Ken Annakin has directed or written 40 films and worked on 1 TV shows.
What was Ken Annakin's first movie?
The career of Ken Annakin began with London 1942 (1943).
What is Ken Annakin's most recent movie or series?
Ken Annakin's most recent release is The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking, which premiered on March 1, 1988.
What TV shows has Ken Annakin created or directed?
On television, Ken Annakin has appeared in The Wonderful World of Disney, The Pirate.
Ken Annakin
1914-08-10 · Beverley, Yorkshire, England, UK
Kenneth Cooper Annakin, OBE (10 August 1914 – 22 April 2009) was an English film director. His career spanned half a century, beginning in the early 1940s and ending in 1992, and in the 1960s he was noticed by critics with large-scale adventure epic and comedies films, like Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines, Battle of the Bulge, The Biggest Bundle of Them All and Monte Carlo or Bust!. During his career, Annakin directed nearly 50 pictures.