Directing

David Bracknell

Born July 10, 1932 · Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK

Died September 1, 1987 · aged 55

David Bracknell was born on 10 July 1932 in Chelmsford, Essex, England, UK. He was an assistant director and director, known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Cup Fever (1965) and Battle of Britain (1969). He was married to Lier Hwang. He died in September 1987 in Lewisham, London, England, UK.

Known For

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · 1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

MovieAdventureAction

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire · 1981

MovieAdventureDrama

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain · 1969

Battle of Britain

MovieWarHistory

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.

Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin · 1966

Funeral in Berlin

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Carry On Loving

Carry On Loving · 1970

Carry On Loving

MovieRomanceComedy

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called 'The Wit to Woo'. The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches—and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble.

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience · 1971

Carry On at Your Convenience

At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed up with him.

Carry On Dick

Carry On Dick · 1974

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry · 1971

MovieAdventureComedy

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...

Filmography

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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom · 1984

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

MovieAdventureAction

After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.

First Assistant Director

Quest for Fire

Quest for Fire · 1981

MovieAdventureDrama

In the prehistoric world, a Cro-Magnon tribe depends on an ever-burning source of fire, which eventually extinguishes. Lacking the knowledge to start a new fire, the tribe sends three warriors on a quest for more. With the tribe's future at stake, the warriors make their way across a treacherous landscape full of hostile tribes and monstrous beasts. On their journey, they encounter Ika, a woman who has the knowledge they seek.

First Assistant Director

Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain · 1969

Battle of Britain

MovieWarHistory

In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing an attempted Nazi invasion.

Second Unit Director

Funeral in Berlin

Funeral in Berlin · 1966

Funeral in Berlin

Colonel Stok, a Soviet intelligence officer responsible for security at the Berlin Wall, appears to want to defect but the evidence is contradictory. Stok wants the British to handle his defection and asks for one of their agents, Harry Palmer, to smuggle him out of East Germany.

Assistant Director

Carry On Loving

Carry On Loving · 1970

Carry On Loving

MovieRomanceComedy

The Wedded Bliss computer dating agency aims to bring together the lonely hearts of Much-Snoggin-in-the-Green. Its owner, Sidney Bliss, has enough complications in his own love life, but still produces a pamphlet called 'The Wit to Woo'. The strange collection of hopefuls lead to some outlandish matches—and jealousies are bound to lead to trouble.

Assistant Director

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience · 1971

Carry On at Your Convenience

At WC Boggs' Lavatory factory, Vic Spanner is the union representative who calls a strike at the drop of a hat. However, eventually everyone gets fed up with him.

Assistant Director

Carry On Dick

Carry On Dick · 1974

Dick Turpin is terrorising the countryside around Upper Dencher. Captain Fancey and Sergeant Jock Strapp plan to put an end to his escapades, and enlist the help of the Reverend Flasher. Little do they know that the priest leads a double life. Then Madame Desiree and her "Birds of Paradise" arrive in the village...

Assistant Director

Carry On Henry

Carry On Henry · 1971

MovieAdventureComedy

Henry VIII has just married Marie of Normandy, and is eager to consummate their marriage. Unfortunately for Henry, she is always eating garlic, and refuses to stop. Deciding to get rid of her in his usual manner, Henry has to find some way of doing it without provoking war with Marie's cousin, the King of France. Perhaps if she had an affair...

Assistant Director

Carry On Behind

Carry On Behind · 1975

Carry On Behind

Professors Vooshka and Crump decide to visit an archaeological site to study the artifacts there. Lo and behold, it's right next to a caravan site where all manner of people are staying. With a randy Major owning the site, a snobbish mother, and the two professors' constant innuendos, the story ends with a sinking caravan site and a striptease performance as a replacement for the cabaret night.

Assistant Director

Carry On Abroad

Carry On Abroad · 1972

Carry On Abroad

A group of holidaymakers head for the Spanish resort of Elsbels for a 4-day visit. When they get there, they find the Hotel still hasn't been finished being built, and the weather is awful. And there is something strange about the staff—they all look very similar. To top it all off, the weather seems to be having an adverse affect on the Hotel's foundations.

Assistant Director

Lust for a Vampire

Lust for a Vampire · 1971

Lust for a Vampire

In 1830, the Karnstein heirs use the blood of an innocent to bring forth the evil that is the beautiful Mircalla - or as she was in 1710, Carmilla. The nearby Finishing School offers rich pickings not only in in the blood of nubile young ladies but also with the headmaster who is desperate to become Mircalla's disciple, and the equally besotted and even more foolish author Richard Lestrange.

Assistant Director

The Highest Honour

The Highest Honour · 1982

The Highest Honour

After a highly successful raid on Singapore Harbour, soldiers of Z Special Unit lead a new expedition in Singapore, with disastrous results.

Assistant Director

The Sex Thief

The Sex Thief · 1973

MovieComedyCrime

A struggling pulp fiction writer who doubles as an incompetent jewel thief. He gets caught in the act every time, but he uses his looks and charm to make the best of it. Soon he becomes a celebrity. Wealthy women start leaving their jewels out like milk and cookies for Santa Claus in hopes that the sex thief will unlawfully invade their domiciles.

Assistant Director

A Hill in Korea

A Hill in Korea · 1956

A Hill in Korea

Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers serving in the Korean War. Out on a routine patrol, the soldiers find that Chinese troop movements have cut them off from their own lines. They try to fight their way back to safety but with the enemy surrounding them on all sides, the prospects look bleak. Facing almost insurmountable odds, they decide to stand a fight.

Second Assistant Director

One More Time

One More Time · 1970

MovieComedyThriller

London nightclub buddies Salt and Pepper link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.

Assistant Director

Hunted in Holland

Hunted in Holland · 1961

Hunted in Holland

English schoolboy and his Dutch pen friend chase a diamond smuggling gang in Holland.

Assistant Director

I Don't Want to Be Born

I Don't Want to Be Born · 1976

I Don't Want to Be Born

MovieThrillerHorror

A woman gives birth to a baby, but this is no ordinary one. The child is seemingly possessed by the Devil.

Assistant Director

The Internecine Project

The Internecine Project · 1974

The Internecine Project

MovieThrillerDrama

Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.

Assistant Director

Swallows and Amazons

Swallows and Amazons · 1974

Swallows and Amazons

MovieAdventureFamily

On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry.

Assistant Director

Four in the Morning

Four in the Morning · 1965

Four in the Morning

The parallel stories of two couples in crises and their connections to a drowned woman found in a river.

Production Manager

Go to Blazes

Go to Blazes · 1962

A gang of aspiring bank robbers involve themselves with arsonists and purchase their very own fire truck in an attempt to create the ultimate diversion. But posing as firemen leads them to disaster.

Assistant Director

Cup Fever

Cup Fever · 1965

The children of Barton United are trying to win the cup in their local football (soccer) league. Nasty councillor Mr Bates doesn't like them and wants the team his son plays for to win instead so he makes life as difficult as he can for them. But Barton United are offered help by the local professional team that just happens to be Manchester United with boss man Matt Busby.

Director

Go Kart Go

Go Kart Go · 1964

Jimpy leads a gang of kids as they attempt to beat another gang, no matter how underhanded their tactics are.

Assistant Director

Seven Keys

Seven Keys · 1961

MovieDramaCrime

Convict Russell is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased embezzled an unrecovered £20,000, Russell sets out to find the cash after finishing his sentence. However, he must first solve the mystery of which locks the keys fit, and run the gauntlet of the police and gangsters who are after him and the money.

Assistant Director