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Michael Apted

Directing

Michael Apted

EN, FR, IT cinema · 81 credits

Born

10 February 1941

Died

8 January 2021 (aged 79)

Birthplace

Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Also known as Michael David Apted · 迈克尔·阿普特德

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival that year. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, a position he served until 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Apted, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known for

Filmography

Section 1591 poster

Section 1591

ENNot rated

Executive Producer

Sophie Marceau, à voix haute poster

Sophie Marceau, à voix haute

FR · 20267.0

as Self (archive footage)

Belushi poster

Belushi

EN · 20207.0

as Self (archive footage)

7 Up & Me poster

7 Up & Me

EN · 20197.5

as Self

63 Up poster

63 Up

EN · 20197.2

as Self - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion poster

CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

EN · 20185.2

as Self

Hillbilly poster

Hillbilly

EN · 20187.0

as Self

Unlocked poster

Unlocked

EN · 20176.3

Director

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl poster

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

EN · 20167.8

as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter

Bending the Light poster

Bending the Light

EN · 20143.7

as Himself (voice), Director

56 Up poster

56 Up

EN · 20127.2

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer

Chasing Mavericks poster

Chasing Mavericks

EN · 20127.0

Director

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader poster

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

EN · 20106.4

Director

Amazing Grace poster

Amazing Grace

EN · 20076.9

Director

The Power of the Game poster

The Power of the Game

EN · 20079.0

Director

49 Up poster

49 Up

EN · 20067.4

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer

Married in America 2

2006

Married in America 2

EN · 20061.0

Director

The Grand Finale poster

The Grand Finale

IT · 20065.7

Director

Best Ever Bond poster

Best Ever Bond

EN · 20025.7

as Self

Enough poster

Enough

EN · 20026.6

Director

Lipstick poster

Lipstick

EN · 20023.5

Director

Married in America poster

Married in America

EN · 2002Not rated

Director

Enigma poster

Enigma

EN · 20016.3

Director

Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn poster

Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn

EN · 20005.9

as Self

James Bond Down River poster

James Bond Down River

EN · 20005.0

as Self

Me & Isaac Newton poster

Me & Isaac Newton

EN · 20008.0

Director

42 Up poster

42 Up

EN · 19997.6

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer

The World Is Not Enough poster

The World Is Not Enough

EN · 19996.3

Director

Always Outnumbered poster

Always Outnumbered

EN · 19986.4

Director

Inspirations

1997

Inspirations

EN · 19977.0

Director

Extreme Measures poster

Extreme Measures

EN · 19966.0

Director

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema poster

Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

EN · 19957.2

Actor

Nell poster

Nell

EN · 19946.5

Director

Moving the Mountain

1994

Moving the Mountain

EN · 19947.6

Director

Blink poster

Blink

EN · 19936.1

Director

Bram Stoker's Dracula poster

Bram Stoker's Dracula

EN · 19927.4

Executive Producer

Thunderheart poster

Thunderheart

EN · 19926.4

Director

Incident at Oglala poster

Incident at Oglala

EN · 19927.2

Director

Age 7 in America

1992

Age 7 in America

EN · 19926.7

Producer

35 Up poster

35 Up

EN · 19917.6

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited), Director, Producer

Class Action poster

Class Action

EN · 19916.3

Director

Criminal Justice poster

Criminal Justice

EN · 19906.0

Executive Producer

The Long Way Home poster

The Long Way Home

EN · 19896.0

Director, Cinematography

Gorillas in the Mist poster

Gorillas in the Mist

EN · 19887.0

Director

Critical Condition poster

Critical Condition

EN · 19875.5

Director

Spies Like Us poster

Spies Like Us

EN · 19856.2

as Ace Tomato Agent

28 Up poster

28 Up

EN · 19857.5

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer

Sting - Bring on the Night poster

Sting - Bring on the Night

EN · 19857.1

Director, Writer

Seven Up! poster

Seven Up!

EN · 19857.2

Researcher

Firstborn poster

Firstborn

EN · 19846.1

Director

The River Rat poster

The River Rat

EN · 19846.1

Executive Producer

Gorky Park poster

Gorky Park

EN · 19836.3

Director

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang poster

P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang

EN · 19826.7

Director

Continental Divide poster

Continental Divide

EN · 19816.1

Director

Coal Miner's Daughter poster

Coal Miner's Daughter

EN · 19807.2

Director

Agatha poster

Agatha

EN · 19796.1

Director

Stronger Than the Sun poster

Stronger Than the Sun

EN · 1978Not rated

Director

21 Up poster

21 Up

EN · 19777.4

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director, Producer

The Squeeze poster

The Squeeze

EN · 19775.5

Director

The Collection poster

The Collection

EN · 19764.4

Director

The Paradise Run poster

The Paradise Run

EN · 1976Not rated

Director

Wednesday Love poster

Wednesday Love

EN · 1975Not rated

Director

Stardust poster

Stardust

EN · 19745.5

Director

Haunted: Poor Girl poster

Haunted: Poor Girl

EN · 19747.5

Director

Kisses at Fifty poster

Kisses at Fifty

EN · 19735.0

Director

Highway Robbery poster

Highway Robbery

EN · 1973Not rated

Director

Jack Point poster

Jack Point

EN · 19738.0

Director

The Triple Echo poster

The Triple Echo

EN · 19725.8

Director

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. poster

Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.

EN · 19726.5

Director

Said the Preacher

1972

Said the Preacher

EN · 1972Not rated

Director

The Reporters poster

The Reporters

EN · 19729.0

Director

The Mosedale Horseshoe

1971

The Mosedale Horseshoe

EN · 1971Not rated

Director

7 Plus Seven poster

7 Plus Seven

EN · 19707.3

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice), Director

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

1970

Don't Touch Him, He Might Resent It

EN · 1970Not rated

Director

The Day They Buried Cleaver

1970

The Day They Buried Cleaver

EN · 1970Not rated

Director

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar poster

Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar

EN · 19685.0

Director

Number Ten

1968

Number Ten

EN · 19687.0

Director

It’s Dearer After Midnight poster

It’s Dearer After Midnight

EN · 1968Not rated

Director

Who Pays?

1968

Who Pays?

EN · 1968Not rated

Director

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah poster

There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah

EN · 1968Not rated

Director

Son of the City

1967

Son of the City

EN · 1967Not rated

Director