Lewis Gilbert, British film director, has died. He was 97.
Some of his best known films were:
Reach for the Sky (the Douglas Bader biopic with Kenneth More) (1956)
Alfie (the original Michael Caine version) (1966)
The James Bond films, You Only Live Twice, The Spy who Loved Me, and Moonraker
Educating Rita (1983) and
Shirley Valentine (1989)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43217513
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As soon as I saw the thread I thought "James Bond".
I do enjoy those films and also Alfie which I did not realise he was associated with.
97 was a good innings as they say.
El Loro posted:Lewis Gilbert, British film director, has died. He was 97.
Some of his best known films were:
Reach for the Sky (the Douglas Bader biopic with Kenneth More) (1956)
Alfie (the original Michael Caine version) (1966)The James Bond films, You Only Live Twice, The Spy who Loved Me, and Moonraker
Educating Rita (1983) and
Shirley Valentine (1989)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-43217513
Some great films . RIP 
Well, I'd probably cast a veil over "Moonraker"... 
That said though, it's an astonishing body of work. I was just having a quick glance through IMDb, and there are a number of notable films where he has writing as well as directing credits, e.g. "The Admirable Crichton".
RIP.
Some great films, and he lived to a good age
Eugene's Lair posted:Well, I'd probably cast a veil over "Moonraker"...
That said though, it's an astonishing body of work. I was just having a quick glance through IMDb, and there are a number of notable films where he has writing as well as directing credits, e.g. "The Admirable Crichton".
RIP.
I love the soundtrack by John Barry and like a number of Moore films I take them with a pinch of salt and enjoy then for the nostalgia of first seeing them as a kid. 
.....for writing an essay on that film 
