Charles Crichton

Merseyside, England, UK

Biography

Charles Ainslie Crichton was an English film director and film editor. He became best known for directing comedies produced at Ealing Studios. Crichton enjoyed an extremely long career, editing and directing many films and television programmes over a period exceeding forty years.

Movies

This 1986 documentary features interviews with director Alexander Mackendrick, actor Burt Lancaster, producer James Hill, and others.

Mackendrick: The Man Who Walked Away
1986

Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios
1986

A feature length documentary on the making of A Fish Called Wanda

John Cleese's First Farewell Performance
1988

The story of the men and women who produced a series of film comedies that were so original and funny that they put Ealing on the map.

The Ealing Comedies
1970