Directed credits
24
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Len Lye
Directing
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.6
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Directed movies: 23Directed series: 1All crew credits: 27
TMDB ID: 1088217
IMDb ID: nm0528012
Known for: Directing
Born: July 5, 1901
Died: May 15, 1980
Age: 78
Place of birth: Christchurch, New Zealand
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1929 - 2023
Years active: 95
Average TMDB rating: 5.94
Wikidata: Q1288566
Frequent jobs
Director (23)Assistant Director (1)Animation (2)Cinematography (1)
Biography
Leonard Charles Huia "Len" Lye (5 July 1901 – 15 May 1980), was a Christchurch, New Zealand-born artist known primarily for his experimental films and kinetic sculpture. His films are held in archives including the New Zealand Film Archive, British Film Institute, Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and the Pacific Film Archive at University of California, Berkeley.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Len Lye.
6.2
Tal Farlow
Director
1981 Movie
Fountain of Hope/Peace
Director
1959 Movie
5.9
Free Radicals
Director
1958 Movie
Pictures for Percussion
Director
1958 Movie
Prime Time
Director
1958 Movie
4.5
All Souls Carnival
Director
1957 Movie
5.5
Life's Musical Minute
Director
1953 Movie
Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
Director
1953 Movie
5.2
Bells of Atlantis
Assistant Director
1952 Movie
5.2
Cameramen at War
Director
1943 Movie
5.0
Newspaper Train
Director
1942 Movie
Work Party
Director
1942 Movie
4.0
Kill or Be Killed
Director
1942 Movie
7.5
When the Pie Was Opened
Director
1941 Movie
5.8
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
Director
1940 Movie
6.2
N or NW
Director
1938 Movie
5.9
Trade Tattoo
Director
1937 Movie
6.2
Rainbow Dance
Director
1936 Movie
6.8
The Birth of the Robot
Director
1936 Movie
6.0
A Colour Box
Director
1935 Movie
6.2
Kaleidoscope
Director
1935 Movie
6.6
Experimental Animation
Director
1933 Movie
5.7
Tusalava
Director
1929 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Len Lye.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Len Lye.
6.2
Rainbow Dance
Director
1936 Movie
6.2
N or NW
Director
1938 Movie
5.9
Free Radicals
Director
1958 Movie
5.0
Newspaper Train
Director
1942 Movie
6.6
Experimental Animation
Director
1933 Movie
6.2
Kaleidoscope
Director
1935 Movie
Work Party
Director
1942 Movie
6.2
Tal Farlow
Director
1981 Movie
Peanuts
Animation
2023 Movie
5.7
Tusalava
Director
1929 Movie
Prime Time
Director
1958 Movie
6.8
The Birth of the Robot
Director
1936 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Len Lye.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Len Lye.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Len Lye.
