FrameThrower · Actors · Richard Attenborough
Richard Attenborough
5 films · 400 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1946–1998
Born 29 August 1923 · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK · died 24 August 2014
Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough, Kt, CBE was an English actor, filmmaker, entrepreneur, and politician. He was the President of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA). Attenborough joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and served in the film unit. He went on several bombing raids over Europe and filmed action from the rear gunner's position.
As a film director and producer, Attenborough won two Academy Awards for Gandhi in 1983. He also won four BAFTA Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.…
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 5 films · 400 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1946–1998
- Academy Award for Best Picture1983
- Academy Award for Best Director1983
- Golden Globe Award for Best Director1983
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1968
- Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture1967
- BAFTA Award for Best Film1983
- BAFTA Fellowship1983
- BAFTA Award for Best Direction1983
- BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role1965
- Berlinale Camera1988
- Knight of the Legion of Honour1988
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire1967
How their films are shot
Measured across 400 frames from the 5 films we hold. This is the look of the work Richard takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 5 films we hold, 54% of their frames are night, 53% low key — the look of the work Richard takes.
Time of day
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Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
Often with
Shared films in this library, not a full filmography.
A reference database for filmmakers
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