Michael Truman (25 February 1916, in

Bristol Bristol () is a City status in the United Kingdom, cathedral city, unitary authority area and ceremonial county in South West England, the most populous city in the region. Built around the River Avon, Bristol, River Avon, it is bordered by t ...

, England – 11 July 1972, in Newbury, Berkshire) was a British film producer, director and editor. Educated at

London University The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degr ...

, he worked for

Ealing Studios Ealing Studios is a television and film production company and facilities provider at Ealing Green in west London, England. Will Barker bought the White Lodge on Ealing Green in 1902 as a base for film making, and films have been made on th ...

editing such films as '' It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) and ''

Passport to Pimlico ''Passport to Pimlico'' is a 1949 British comedy film made by Ealing Studios and starring Stanley Holloway, Margaret Rutherford and Hermione Baddeley. It was directed by Henry Cornelius and written by T. E. B. Clarke. The story concerns the unea ...

'' (1949) and latterly as producer of films like ''

The Titfield Thunderbolt ''The Titfield Thunderbolt'' is a 1953 British comedy film directed by Charles Crichton and starring Stanley Holloway, Naunton Wayne, George Relph and John Gregson. The screenplay concerns a group of villagers trying to keep their branch line ...

'' (1953). As a director, he mainly worked in television on such series as ''

Danger Man ''Danger Man'' (retitled ''Secret Agent'' in the United States for the revived series, and ''Destination Danger'' and ''John Drake'' in other overseas markets) is a British television series that was broadcast between 1960 and 1962, and again ...

''. In November 1956 it was announced he would adapt H.E. Bates' ''The Jacaranda Tree'' for Ealing-MGM, about the evacuation of British civilians in Burma. However it appears this film was not made.

Selected filmography

Editor

* '' Talking Feet'' (1937) * '' Stepping Toes'' (1938) * '' They Came to a City'' (1944) * '' Johnny Frenchman'' (1945) * '' Pink String and Sealing Wax'' (1945) * '' Bedelia'' (1946) * '' It Always Rains on Sunday'' (1947) * '' Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (1948) * ''

'' (1949) * '' A Run for Your Money'' (1949)

Director

* '' Touch and Go'' (1955) * ''

'' (1960-1962) * '' Go to Blazes'' (1962) * '' The Saint'' (1962-1969) * '' Girl in the Headlines'' (1963) * '' Daylight Robbery'' (1964) * '' Koroshi'' (1968) TV together with

Peter Yates Peter James Yates (24 July 1929 – 9 January 2011) was an English film director and producer. He was known for making films in a wide variety of genres, including the Steve McQueen police thriller film '' Bullitt'' in 1968. He received nomin ...

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* 1916 births 1972 deaths British film editors English film directors English film producers Film people from Bristol 20th-century English businesspeople {{UK-film-producer-stub