Production

Michael Gill

Born December 10, 1923 · Winchester - Hampshire - England - UK

Died October 20, 2005 · aged 81

Michael Gill was born on December 10, 1923 in Winchester, Hampshire, England as George Michael Gill. He was a producer and director. Gill was born in Winchester, Hampshire but was brought up in Canterbury. He contracted tuberculosis as a child which disrupted his education severely; he spent four years in a spinal chair. He served in the RAF in Intelligence during the war. One of his most memora…

Known For

Broken Hill

Broken Hill · 2009

MovieDramaFamily

A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.

The Peaches

The Peaches · 1964

MovieComedyDrama

A film fantasy concerning the adventures of a modern girl whose passion for peaches is eventually replaced by a very different type of passion.

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer · 1983

The Ghost Writer

MovieComedyDrama

Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.

Ocean to Sky

Ocean to Sky · 2019

MovieDocumentary

Back in 1977, Dillon filmed Hillary and crew (including son Peter Hillary) as they jet boated from the mouth of the Ganges to the base of the Himalayas, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat. Dillon has remastered existing and unseen footage, and interviewed crew members about Hillary's last big expedition.

Civilisation

Civilisation · 1969

SeriesDocumentary

Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

America: A Personal History of the United States

America: A Personal History of the United States · 1972

America: A Personal History of the United States

SeriesDocumentary

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.

Filmography

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Broken Hill

Broken Hill · 2009

MovieDramaFamily

A sheep-rancher's son aspires to win a music conservatory scholarship, but to apply he needs musicians who can play his music. Circumstances lead him to form a band out of prison inmates.

Unit Manager

The Peaches

The Peaches · 1964

MovieComedyDrama

A film fantasy concerning the adventures of a modern girl whose passion for peaches is eventually replaced by a very different type of passion.

Director

The Ghost Writer

The Ghost Writer · 1983

The Ghost Writer

MovieComedyDrama

Nathan Zuckerman, a budding 23 year old writer infatuated with the Great Books, discovers the contradictory claims of literature and experience while an overnight guest in the secluded New England farmhouse of his idol, E. I. Lonoff. Also staying is Amy Bellette, a young woman with a vague past.

Executive Producer

Ocean to Sky

Ocean to Sky · 2019

MovieDocumentary

Back in 1977, Dillon filmed Hillary and crew (including son Peter Hillary) as they jet boated from the mouth of the Ganges to the base of the Himalayas, then set out to climb peak Akash Parbat. Dillon has remastered existing and unseen footage, and interviewed crew members about Hillary's last big expedition.

Civilisation

Civilisation · 1969

SeriesDocumentary

Sir Kenneth Clark guides us through the ages exploring the glorious rise of civilisation in western man. Beginning with the bleakness of the dark ages to the present day, we consider civilisation's articulations and expressions in some of man's finest works of art.

Producer

America: A Personal History of the United States

America: A Personal History of the United States · 1972

America: A Personal History of the United States

SeriesDocumentary

First transmitted in 1972, Alistair Cooke's America was a series of thirteen, fifty-minute films in colour, written and narrated by Alistair Cooke. The programmes trace the history of the United States from the early voyages of discovery to the present.

Producer