Alan Bridges (28 September 1927 – 7 December 2013) was an English television and film director. In 1967 Bridges directed a television adaptation of

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as Pip. He won the '' Grand Prix'' at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival for his film '' The Hireling''. His film '' Out of Season'' (1975) was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival and film '' The Shooting Party'' (1985) was entered into the

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. For television, Bridges directed several works by David Mercer and

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on theguardian.com film blog wrote: "Bridges was a brilliant poet and cinematic satirist – in tones both mordant and melancholy – of the English class system of the early 20th century, and a director with a flair for psychology and interior crisis, as evidenced by movies like ''The Return of the Soldier'' (1982) and ''The Shooting Party'' (1985)."Peter Bradsha
"Alan Bridges: a director of genuine if occasionally overlooked brilliance"
theguardian.com (film blog), 24 January 2014

Selected filmography

* '' Act of Murder'' (1964) * ''

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'' (1965) * ''

'' (TV, 1967) * ''

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'' (TV, 1967) * ''

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'' (TV, 1971) * '' Follow the Yellow Brick Road'' (TV, 1972) * '' The Hireling'' (1973) * ''

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'' (TV film, 1974) * '' Joe's Ark'' (TV, 1974) * '' Out of Season'' (1975) * '' Little Girl in Blue Velvet'' (1978) * '' Rain on the Roof'' (TV, 1980) * ''

The Return of the Soldier ''The Return of the Soldier'' is the debut novel of English novelist Rebecca West, first published in 1918. The novel recounts the return of the shell shocked Captain Chris Baldry from the trenches of the First World War from the perspective ...

'' (1982) * ''

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'' (TV, 1984) * ''

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'' (TV, 1985) * '' The Shooting Party'' (1985) * '' The Tale of Pig Robinson'' (1990)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bridges, Alan 1927 births 2013 deaths Broadcast mass media people from Liverpool English film directors English television directors Alumni of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art Directors of Palme d'Or winners