Jack Gold
June 28, 1930 · 96 years old
Jacob M. Gold (28 June 1930 – 9 August 2015) was a British film and television director. He was part of the British realist tradition which followed the Free Cinema movement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jack Gold, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
Known For
9 titles
Escape from Sobibor
German death camp in Sobibor, Poland, killed two hundred fifty thousand Jews. It had the most successful prisoner escape in World War II on October 14, 1943.
The Medusa Touch
A telekinetic novelist causes disasters simply by thinking about them.
Little Lord Fauntleroy
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental Lord, who oversees the trust.
Goodnight Mr Tom
A shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.
Aces High
In World War I, the high casualty rate amongst the rookie pilots of the Royal Flying Corps puts an enormous strain on the survivors.
The Tenth Man
Based on the novel by Graham Greene, this is a story of a French advocate Chavel (Sir Anthony Hopkins), who, while imprisoned by the Germans during the occupation, trades his material possessions to another prisoner in exchange fo...
The Naked Civil Servant
The life and times of Quentin Crisp, an outrageous and flamboyant homosexual, coming of age and growing into old age in conservative England.
The Reckoning
Michael Marler, a London businessman, returns to Liverpool after his father's death due to a fight with anglo-saxon teddy boys. As a matter of honor, he seeks revenge without involving the British police.
The National Health
The British National Health System is skewered in this comedy set in a rundown London hospital. The hospital is filled with wacky staff members and patients, and the film strives to get all it can from their humorous escapades. Th...