James Hill

James Hill

director, producer, writer

James Hill was born on Jul 09, 1919 in UK. James Hill's big-screen debut came with The Hoodlum Saint directed by Norman Taurog in 1946. James Hill is known for London Conspiracy directed by David Greene, Roger Moore stars as Lord Brett Sinclair and Tony Curtis as Danny Wilde. James Hill has got 3 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award James Hill achieved is Berlin International Film Festival. The upcoming new movie James Hill plays is The Golden Head which will be released on Sep 08, 2009.

British writer, director and producer. A former documentary maker, he started with the GPO Film Unit in 1937 as an assistant, then served in the RAF Film Unit during World War II. Post-war, he made further documentaries as well as children's films, both feature-length (starting with The Stolen Plans (1952)) and shorts. His best known feature film was Vivre libre (1966), the story of the lioness Elsa, based on the work by Joy Adamson. He also directed episodes of Le Saint (1962), Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1961) and Chapeau melon et bottes de cuir (1976). He later produced and directed the popular cult children's series Worzel Gummidge (1979), which starred Jon Pertwee as a scarecrow, and subsequently directed Worzel Gummidge Down Under (1987). He was also attached in the 1970s to a proposed Docteur Who (1963) movie written by Tom Baker and Ian Marter called "Doctor Who Meets Scratchman", which was ultimately scuppered by copyright issues and never made.

  • Birthday

    Jul 09, 1919
  • Place of Birth

    Eldwick, Bingley, Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, UK

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations

Berlin International Film Festival
1963
Special Prize: Short Film
Winner - Silver Berlin Bear
The Home-Made Car (1963)
1963
Best Short Film Suitable for Young People
Winner - Silver Berlin Bear
The Home-Made Car (1963)
Academy Awards, USA
1961
Best Documentary, Short Subjects
Winner - Oscar
Giuseppina (1960)