Michael Apted
Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was a British television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series (1964–2019). 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), James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006) premiered at the closing of 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.
Filmography
Titles and credit roles
Director credits
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Bending the Light
Chasing Mavericks
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Power of the Game
The Grand Finale
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Amazing Grace
Enough
Enigma
Me & Isaac Newton
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The World Is Not Enough
党同伐异
Inspirations
Extreme Measures
Nell
Moving the Mountain
Blink
Incident at Oglala
Thunderheart
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Class Action
Gorillas in the Mist
Critical Condition
Sting - Bring on the Night
28 Up
Firstborn
Gorky Park
Continental Divide
Coal Miner's Daughter
Agatha
Stronger Than the Sun
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The Squeeze
The Paradise Run
Wednesday Love
Stardust
Kisses at Fifty
The Triple Echo
The Reporters- THThe Mosedale Horseshoe
7 Plus Seven- DODon't Touch Him, He Might Resent It
- NUNumber Ten
It’s Dearer After Midnight- WHWho Pays?
- SOSon of the City
