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North Sea Hijack (1979) -- When terrorists take over two oil rigs and threaten to explode them if their demands are not met, a unique commando unit is sent in to stop them.

Overview

Date of Birth:

10 September 1911, Broad Clyst, Devon, England, UK more

Date of Death:

5 November 1993 more

Trivia:

Father of the actor and television producer John Howard Davies

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Up 7% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:

Ken Annakin: 1914-2009 -- An Appreciation
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 30 April 2009, 10:22 AM, PDT)

Filmography

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Writer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "The Pickwick Papers" (1985)   (12 episodes, 1985) 1985 - 8.0 (45)
12 TV episodes: 7 episodes not shown.
- 2. North Sea Hijack (1979)   (novel "Esther, Ruth and Jennifer") (screenplay) 1979 - 6.3 (1,523)
AKAs:
  • Assault Force (USA: TV title)
  • ffolkes (USA)
- 3. Paper Tiger (1975) (writer) 1975 - 5.7 (180)
- 4. Doctor in Trouble (1970) (screenplay) 1970 - 5.1 (157)
- 5. Some Will, Some Won't (1970) (screenplay "Laughter in Paradise") 1970 - 5.0 (30)
- 6. Monte Carlo or Bust! (1969)   (original story and screenplay) 1969 - 5.8 (685)
AKAs:
  • Those Daring Young Men in Their Jaunty Jalopies (Australia) (USA)
  • Gonflés à bloc (France)
  • Il ralleye di Montecarlo... e tutta quella confusione (Italy)
  • Le rallye de Monte Carlo (France)
  • Monte Carlo Rally
  • Montecarlo Rally (France)
  • Quei temerari sulle loro pazze, scatenate, scalcinate carriole (Italy)
- 7. Gambit (1966) (screenplay) 1966 - 7.0 (1,119)
- 8. Doctor in Clover (1966)   (screenplay) 1966 - 5.5 (129)
AKAs:
  • Carnaby, M.D. (USA)
- 9. The Early Bird (1965)   (screenplay) 1965 - 6.4 (308)
AKAs:
  • Norman Wisdom: The Early Bird (International: English title)
- 10. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)   (written by) 1965 - 6.9 (2,415)
AKAs:
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- 11. Sette contro la morte (1964)   (screenplay) (story) 1964 - 7.0 (52)
AKAs:
  • Helden - Himmel und Hölle (West Germany)
  • Neunzig Nächte und ein Tag (West Germany)
  • The Cavern (USA)
- 12. Father Came Too! (1964)   (original screenplay) 1964 - 6.0 (86)
AKAs:
  • We Want to Live Alone
- 13. A Stitch in Time (1963) (screenplay) 1963 - 6.3 (264)
- 14. "The Sentimental Agent" (1963)   (1 episode, 1963) 1963 - 5.2 (6)
1 TV episode:
- 15. "Man of the World" (1962)   (2 episodes, 1962-1963) 1963 - -
2 TV episodes:
- 16. On the Beat (1962) (screenplay) 1962 - 5.9 (234)
- 17. Crooks Anonymous (1962) (writer) 1962 - 5.7 (104)
- 18. The Fast Lady (1962) (writer) 1962 - 6.0 (178)
- 19. Very Important Person (1961)   (original screenplay) 1961 - 6.3 (204)
AKAs:
  • A Coming-Out Party (USA)
  • V.I.P.
- 20. Seven Keys (1961) (writer) 1961 - 6.6 (17)
- 21. Nearly a Nasty Accident (1961) (writer) 1961 - 6.5 (23)
- 22. The Bulldog Breed (1960) (original screenplay) 1960 - 5.2 (198)
- 23. It Started in Naples (1960) (story) 1960 - 5.9 (621)
- 24. Follow a Star (1959) (original screenplay) 1959 - 5.6 (140)
- 25. The Ugly Duckling (1959) (writer) 1959 - 3.8 (7)
- 26. The Square Peg (1959) (original screenplay) 1959 - 6.5 (318)
- 27. Invitation to Monte Carlo (1959)   (writer) 1959 - 4.0 (6)
AKAs:
  • Love in Monaco (USA)
- 28. Don't Panic Chaps! (1959) (writer) 1959 - -
- 29. I Only Arsked! (1958) (writer) 1958 - 4.5 (19)
- 30. High Flight (1957) (story) 1957 - 4.9 (43)
- 31. True as a Turtle (1957)   (writer) 1957 - 4.8 (38)
AKAs:
  • Plain Sailing (USA: TV title)
- 32. Up in the World (1956) (screenplay) 1956 - 6.1 (173)
- 33. Jumping for Joy (1956) (writer) 1956 - 5.5 (32)
- 34. An Alligator Named Daisy (1955) (writer) 1955 - 5.2 (118)
- 35. Doctor at Sea (1955) (screenplay) 1955 - 5.6 (280)
- 36. Happy Ever After (1954)   (writer) 1954 - 6.6 (51)
AKAs:
  • Tonight's the Night (USA)
- 37. Top Secret (1952)   (screenplay) (story) 1952 - 7.2 (28)
AKAs:
  • Mr. Potts Goes to Moscow (USA)
- 38. Curtain Up (1952) (writer) 1952 - 6.0 (72)
- 39. Laughter in Paradise (1951) (writer) 1951 - 7.0 (275)
- 40. Trouble in the Air (1948) (story) 1948 - 5.1 (9)
- 41. The Tenth Man (1936) (writer) 1936 - 7.0 (8)
- 42. A Star Fell from Heaven (1936) (writer) 1936 - -
- 43. Dance Band (1935) (writer) 1935 - -
- 44. Heart's Desire (1935) (writer) 1935 - 7.6 (7)
- 45. Once in a Million (1935)   (writer) 1935 - -
AKAs:
  • Weekend Millionaire (USA)
- 46. Music Hath Charms (1935) (writer) 1935 - -
- 47. Mister Cinders (1934) (writer) 1934 - -
- 48. Love at Second Sight (1934)   (writer) 1934 - -
AKAs:
  • The Girl Thief (USA)
Producer
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- 1. Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes (1965)   (associate producer) 1965 - 6.9 (2,415)
AKAs:
  • Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines
- 2. Crooks Anonymous (1962) (associate producer) 1962 - 5.7 (104)
Editor
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- 1. 'Sheba, Baby' (1975) 1975 - 5.3 (282)
Editorial Department
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- 1. Dracula (1973/I) (TV)   (assistant editor) 1973 - 6.2 (423)
AKAs:
  • Bram Stoker's Dracula (USA)
Actor
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- 1. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)   (uncredited) Extra 1956 - 6.8 (6,663)
AKAs:
  • Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days (USA: complete title)

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Comedy | Drama | Crime | Romance more

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Independent Film | Based On Novel | Beautiful Woman | Boat more

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