Seth Holt

Seth Holt

Known for

Directing

Born

June 21, 1923

Birthplace

Palestine

Died

February 14, 1971 (aged 47)

Biography

Seth Holt was a British film director, producer and editor. His films are characterized by their tense atmosphere and suspense, as well as their striking visual style. In the 1960s, Movie magazine championed Holt as one of the finest talents working in the British film industry, although his output was notably sparse.

Best known work

Kind Hearts and Coronets
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers
1955
Dead of Night
Dead of Night
1945
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
1951
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
1960
Taste of Fear
Taste of Fear
1961
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb
1971
The Nanny
The Nanny
1965
The Titfield Thunderbolt
The Titfield Thunderbolt
1953
Hue and Cry
Hue and Cry
1947

Filmography

  1. 1971

    Blood from the Mummy's Tomb

    Director

  2. 1967

    Danger Route

    Director

  3. 1965

    The Nanny

    Director

  4. 1963

    EspionageTV

    Director

  5. 1963

  6. 1961

  7. 1960

  8. 1960

    Danger ManTV

    Director

  9. 1960

  10. 1958

    Nowhere to Go

    Director, Writer

  11. 1957

    The Man in the Sky

    Associate Producer

  12. 1955

    The Ladykillers

    Associate Producer

  13. 1955

    Touch and Go

    Associate Producer

  14. 1954

  15. 1953

  16. 1952

    Mandy

    Editor

  17. 1952

  18. 1951

  19. 1950

  20. 1949

  21. 1949

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    Editorial Services

  22. 1947

    Hue and Cry

    Assistant Editor

  23. 1946

    The Captive Heart

    Editorial Staff

  24. 1945

    Dead of Night

    Assistant Editor

  25. 1944

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