Hugh Hudson

Hugh Hudson

Born: August 25, 1936
Died: February 10, 2023
in London, England, UK
Hugh Hudson was an English film director. His best-known international success is the 1981 multiple Academy Award-winning film, Chariots of Fire.

Movies for Hugh Hudson...

Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
Title: Nostromo: David Lean's Impossible Dream
Character: Self
Released: December 2, 2017
Type: Movie
Documentary about David Lean's unfinished attempt of adapting Joseph Conrad's novel Nostromo.
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And the Oscar Goes To...
Title: And the Oscar Goes To...
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: February 1, 2014
Type: Movie
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy itself, which began in 1927 when Louis B. Mayer, then head of MGM, led other prominent members of the industry in forming this professional honorary organization. Two years later the Academy began bestowing awards, which were nicknamed "Oscar," and quickly came to represent the pinnacle of cinematic achievement.
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The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Title: The Visions of Stanley Kubrick
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2007
Type: Movie
A look at the visual design of the film The Shining (1980).
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Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Title: Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2007
Type: Movie
This documentary about "2001: A Space Odyssey" looks at some of the things that seemed fanciful in 1968, which don't seem quite as much anymore.
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View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Title: View from the Overlook: Crafting 'The Shining'
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2007
Type: Movie
An overview of the making of, and a look at the continuing popularity of, Stanley Kubrick's The Shining.
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Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Title: Great Bolshy Yarblockos!: Making 'A Clockwork Orange'
Character: Self
Released: October 23, 2007
Type: Movie
In this documentary, we follow Stanley Kubrick as he creates one of the most controversial films of all time, one that retains its power to shock audiences, even after 35 years. At the time of its release, A Clockwork Orange created a firestorm of controversy. Through interviews with collaborators, filmmakers, screenwriters and authors, we come to appreciate Stanley Kubrick as an artist unafraid to take risks and court controversy, committed unwaveringly to his single-minded goal: the highest artistic quality of his films.
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The Making of Ryan's Daughter
Title: The Making of Ryan's Daughter
Character: Self
Released: January 2, 2006
Type: Movie
Feature-lenght documentary, divided in three episodes (Storm rising, Storm chaser and Eye of the storm), describing the making of Ryan's Daughter as well as the critical reaction to it.