Michael Apted
Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – January 8, 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing: the Up series (1964–2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); the latter being nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture. He also directed Nell (1994), which received three Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination.
On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors' Guild of America. He returned to television, directing the first three episodes of the TV series Rome (2005). Apted directed Amazing Grace, which premiered at the closing of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.
Known For | Directing |
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Most Rating | 5.26 |
Birthday | 1941-02-10 |
Place of Birth | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK |
Also Known As | Michael David Apted, 迈克尔·阿普特德, |
2002
Best Ever Bond
5/4
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
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Best Ever Bond
2016
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
8/4
Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, L...
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Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
2014
Bending the Light
3.5/2
From acclaimed director Michael Apted (The Up Series, Masters of Sex, The World is Not Enough) comes a revealing look at the art of filmmaking and pho...
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Bending the Light
2018
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
5.2/6
An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with disabilities in society.
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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion
2000
Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
5.667/6
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Now Pay Attention 007: A Tribute to Actor Desmond Llewelyn
1985
Spies Like Us
6.199/627
Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are actually decoys for nuclear war.
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Spies Like Us
2018
Hillbilly
7/7
A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has affected America's relationship with its rural commun...
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Hillbilly
1995
Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
6.7/3
Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic periods - drink tea and discuss ups and downs of British cin...
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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema
2006
49 Up
7.3/49
49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when UK-based Granada's World in Action team, inspired by the...
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49 Up
1977
21 Up
7.4/69
After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! and 7 Plus Seven. The subjects are i...
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21 Up
1991
35 Up
7.7/50
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have oc...
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35 Up
1984
28 Up
7.5/67
Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are facing serious questions of identity and purpose, wonderin...
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28 Up
1970
7 Plus Seven
7.3/76
After a 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children from Seven Up! The subjects are interviewed as to the cha...
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7 Plus Seven
1999
42 Up
7.594/48
Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The subjects are interviewed as to the changes that have oc...
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42 Up
2012
56 Up
7.2/62
When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately evident that their social backgrounds influenced their at...
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56 Up
2019
7 Up & Me
7.5/2
In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking documentary series that began in 1964, a number of Brit...
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7 Up & Me
2020
Belushi
6.8/50
Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J. Cutler’s documentary feature examines the too-short lif...
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Belushi
2019
63 Up
7.286/14
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63 Up
2000
James Bond Down River
5/1
Promotional documentary filmed at the London East End Docklands area and River Thames for the filming of the opening boat chase for The World Is Not E...
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James Bond Down River
人生七年8
0/0
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