Directed credits
61
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Freddie Francis
Camera
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Directed movies: 55Directed series: 6All crew credits: 79
TMDB ID: 5629
IMDb ID: nm0005711
Known for: Camera
Born: December 22, 1917
Died: March 17, 2007
Age: 89
Place of birth: Islington, London, England, UK
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1943 - 2012
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.18
Wikidata: Q1337082
Also known as
Ken Barnett
Frequent jobs
Director (32)Director of Photography (28)Second Unit Director of Photography (1)Camera Operator (12)Cinematography (4)Story (1)Thanks (1)
Biography
Frederick William (Freddie) Francis BSC (22 December 1917 – 17 March 2007) was an English cinematographer and film director. He achieved his greatest successes in the former, including winning two Academy Awards, for Sons and Lovers (1960) and Glory (1989). As a director, he has cult status on account of his association with the British production companies Amicus and Hammer in the 1960s and 1970s. Description above from the Wikipedia article Freddie Francis, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Freddie Francis.
7.7
The Straight Story
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
3.6
Rainbow
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
5.4
Princess Caraboo
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
6.2
A Life in the Theatre
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
6.5
School Ties
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
7.3
Cape Fear
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
7.3
The Man in the Moon
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
6.0
The Plot to Kill Hitler
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
7.5
Glory
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
4.6
Brenda Starr
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
5.4
Her Alibi
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
5.4
Clara's Heart
Director of Photography
1988 Movie
3.8
Dark Tower
Director
1987 Movie
6.2
The Doctor and the Devils
Director
1985 Movie
6.5
Code Name: Emerald
Director of Photography
1985 Movie
6.2
Dune
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
5.0
Memed My Hawk
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
4.9
The Jigsaw Man
Director of Photography
1983 Movie
5.7
The Executioner's Song
Director of Photography
1982 Movie
6.4
The French Lieutenant's Woman
Director of Photography
1981 Movie
8.0
The Elephant Man
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
5.2
Legend of the Werewolf
Director
1975 Movie
4.9
The Ghoul
Director
1975 Movie
4.9
Craze
Director
1974 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Freddie Francis.
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
3.3
Star Maidens
Director • 5 eps
1976 Series
5.8
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Director • 5 eps
1972 Series
6.2
The Champions
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
Director • 4 eps
1967 Series
7.4
The Saint
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Freddie Francis.
8.0
The Elephant Man
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
7.7
The Straight Story
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
7.5
Glory
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
7.5
The Innocents
Director of Photography
1961 Movie
7.3
The Man in the Moon
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
7.3
Cape Fear
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
7.1
The Tales of Hoffmann
Camera Operator
1951 Movie
7.0
Moby Dick
Second Unit Director of Photography
1956 Movie
7.0
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Director of Photography
1960 Movie
6.9
Room at the Top
Director of Photography
1958 Movie
6.8
Tales from the Crypt
Director
1972 Movie
6.7
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave
Director
1968 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Freddie Francis.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Freddie Francis.
6.2
Dune
Director of Photography
1984 Movie
7.5
Glory
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
5.4
Princess Caraboo
Director of Photography
1994 Movie
7.3
Cape Fear
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
8.0
The Elephant Man
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
4.6
Brenda Starr
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
7.0
Moby Dick
Second Unit Director of Photography
1956 Movie
5.9
Golden Salamander
Camera Operator
1950 Movie
7.7
The Straight Story
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
5.4
Her Alibi
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
5.2
Nightbeat
Camera Operator
1947 Movie
7.3
The Man in the Moon
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Freddie Francis.
8.0
Tales from the Crypt
Director • 1 eps
1989 Series
7.4
The Saint
Director • 2 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Champions
Director • 1 eps
1968 Series
6.5
The World of Hammer
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
Man in a Suitcase
Director • 4 eps
1967 Series
5.8
The Adventures of Black Beauty
Director • 5 eps
1972 Series
3.3
Star Maidens
Director • 5 eps
1976 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Freddie Francis.
7.2
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
Thanks
1994 Movie
7.0
Calliope
Cinematography
1994 Movie
3.9
What Waits Below
Story
1984 Movie
6.5
The Battle of the Sexes
Cinematography
1960 Movie
8.0
Next to No Time
Cinematography
1958 Movie
6.0
The Scamp
Cinematography
1957 Movie
5.9
Monsieur Ripois
Camera Operator
1954 Movie
6.1
Beat the Devil
Camera Operator
1953 Movie
6.0
Twice Upon a Time
Camera Operator
1953 Movie
6.7
Moulin Rouge
Camera Operator
1952 Movie
4.8
24 Hours of a Woman's Life
Camera Operator
1952 Movie
6.1
Angels One Five
Camera Operator
1952 Movie
7.1
The Tales of Hoffmann
Camera Operator
1951 Movie
5.9
Golden Salamander
Camera Operator
1950 Movie
6.7
The Small Back Room
Camera Operator
1949 Movie
5.2
Nightbeat
Camera Operator
1947 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Freddie Francis.
10.0
Amicus: House of Horrors
2012 Movie
6.6
Cameraman: The Life and Work of Jack Cardiff
as Self – Interviewee
2010 Movie
Inside the Fear Factory
as Himself
2003 Movie
Impressions of Dune
as Self
2003 Movie
6.5
The Terrible Elephant Man Revealed
as Self
2001 Movie
7.3
The Making of 'Cape Fear'
as Self
2001 Movie
7.2
Flesh and Blood: The Hammer Heritage of Horror
as Self
1994 Movie
5.0
Destination Dune
as Self
1983 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Freddie Francis.