Terence Young

1915-1994

Biography: life and films

Terence Young was a British film director and screenwriter. He was born in Shanghai, China on 20th June 1915 and died in Cannes, Alpes-Maritimes, France on 7th September 1994, aged 79.

His best films as a film director include They Were Not Divided (1950), Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Wait Until Dark (1967) and L'Arbre de Noël (1969), and whose best work as a screenwriter include They Were Not Divided (1950), Dr. No (1962) and L'Arbre de Noël (1969).

Terence Young directed 37 films and scripted 14 films.

He has most frequently worked with the following directors: Brian Desmond Hurst (3 films).

His most frequent genres include: drama (28 films), Thriller (12), War (9), comedy (4), romance (3), history (3) and crime-thriller (2).

Our average rating for Terence Young over all films is: 2.9

Filmography

Key: d = director; w = writer

On the Night of the Fire (1939) [w]

Dangerous Moonlight (1941) [w]

Secret Mission (1942) [w]

On Approval (1944) [w]

Hungry Hill (1947) [w]

Corridor of Mirrors (1948) [d]

One Night with You (1948) [d]

The Bad Lord Byron (1949) [w]

Woman Hater (1949) [d]

They Were Not Divided (1950) [d,w]

Valley of Eagles (1951) [d,w]

The Tall Headlines (1952) [d]

The Red Beret (1953) [d]

Storm Over the Nile (1955) [d]

That Lady (1955) [d]

Safari (1956) [d]

Zarak (1956) [d]

Action of the Tiger (1957) [d]

No Time to Die (1958) [d,w]

Serious Charge (1959) [d]

1-2-3-4 ou Les Collants noirs (1960) [d]

Too Hot to Handle (1960) [d]

Orazi e curiazi (1961) [d]

Dr. No (1962) [d,w]

From Russia with Love (1963) [d]

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965) [d]

The Dirty Game (1965) [d]

Thunderball (1965) [d]

Atout coeur à Tokyo pour O.S.S. 117 (1966) [w]

Poppies Are Also Flowers (1966) [d]

Triple Cross (1966) [d]

L'Avventuriero (1967) [d]

Wait Until Dark (1967) [d]

Mayerling (1968) [d,w]

L'Arbre de Noël (1969) [d,w]

De la part des copains (1970) [d]

Soleil rouge (1971) [d]

The Valachi Papers (1972) [d]

Le Guerriere dal seno nudo (1973) [d]

The Klansman (1974) [d]

Bloodline (1979) [d]

Inchon (1981) [d]

The Jigsaw Man (1983) [d]

Run for Your Life (1988) [d]



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