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'''Cliff Owen''', (1919–1993) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[film]] and [[Television director|TV director]] best known for his comedy ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' which starred [[Peter Sellers]]; he also directed two of the three films celebrated double act [[Morecambe and Wise]] made in the mid 1960s, and the big screen version of the classic [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Steptoe and Son]].
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'''Cliff Owen''' (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British [[film]] and [[Television director|TV director]]. He directed ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' (1963), two of the three mid-1960s [[Morecambe and Wise]] films, and the 1972 film version of the [[BBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]''.<ref>Dewhurst, Keith. ''Directing the electronic flow''. The Guardian. London (UK). 1 Apr 1970: 8.</ref>


Owen was born in [[London]]. He died in [[Oxfordshire]] in November 1993, aged 74. <ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1exmd6y7aMAC&q=%22cliff+owen%22+director+1993&pg=PA191|page=191-192|title=British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order|first=Barry|last= Forshaw|publisher=Springer|year= 2012 |isbn=9781137005038}}</ref>
==Selected filmography==

* ''[[Offbeat]]'' (1961)
==Filmography (as assistant director)==
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* ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' (1962)
*''[[Brighton Rock (1947 film)|Brighton Rock]]'' (1947) – 3rd assistant director
*''[[Noose (1948 film)|Noose]]'' (1947) – 2nd assistant director
*''[[Under Capricorn (film)|Under Capricorn]]'' (1949) – 2nd assistant director
*''[[The Hasty Heart (film)|The Hasty Heart]]'' (1949) – 3rd assistant director
*''[[Landfall (1949 film)|Landfall]]'' (1949) – 2nd assistant director
*''[[The Magic Box]]'' (1951) – assistant director
*''[[Young Wives' Tale]]'' (1951) – 2nd assistant director
*''[[Castle in the Air (film)|Castle in the Air]]'' (1952) – assistant director
*''[[Father's Doing Fine]]'' (1952) – assistant director
*''[[The Yellow Balloon (film)|The Yellow Balloon]]'' (1953) – assistant director
*''[[Valley of Song]]'' (1953) – assistant director

== Filmography (as director) ==

* ''[[Offbeat (film)|Offbeat]]'' a.k.a. ''The Devil Inside'' (1961)
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* ''[[A Prize of Arms]]'' (1962)
* ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' (1963)
* ''[[The Wrong Arm of the Law]]'' (1963)
* ''[[That Riviera Touch]]'' (1966)
* ''[[That Riviera Touch]]'' (1966)
* ''[[A Man Could Get Killed|Welcome, Mr. Beddoes]]'' aka ''A Man Could Get Killed'' (1966)
* ''[[A Man Could Get Killed]]'' a.k.a ''Welcome, Mr. Beddoes'' (1966) – co-director
* ''[[The Magnificent Two]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Magnificent Two]]'' (1967)
* ''[[The Vengeance of She]]'' (1968)<ref>Anouk in 'Lake Lugano'
Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7. </ref>
* ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Steptoe and Son (film)|Steptoe and Son]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Ooh... You Are Awful]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Ooh... You Are Awful]]'' a.k.a. ''Get Charlie Tully'' (1972)<ref>OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL
Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (1 Jan 1973): 13. </ref>
* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973)
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976)
* ''[[No Sex Please, We're British (film)|No Sex Please, We're British]]'' (1973)
* ''Closed Up-Tight'' (1975)
* ''[[The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones]]'' (1976)<ref>The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review)
Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (24 Jan 1976): 27. </ref>

== Television (as director) ==
*''[[London Playhouse]]'', "Fighting Chance" (1955)
*''Hand In Glove'' (1955) (TV movie)
*''As Others See Us'' (1955)
*''The Seventh Dungeon'' (1955) (TV movie)
*''[[Boyd Q.C.]],'' 4 episodes (1956)
*''[[ITV Television Playhouse]]'', 12 episodes (1956–1961)
*''[[The New Adventures of Martin Kane]]'', "The Letter Story" and ''"''The Heiress Story" (1957)
*''[[Shadow Squad]]'', "The Missing Cheese" (1957–59) – producer
*''[[ITV Play of the Week]]'', 9 episodes (1958–61)
*''[[The Third Man (TV series)|The Third Man]]'', 3 episodes (1959)
*''Knight Errant Limited,'' "Mediterranean Cruise" (1959)
*''[[Drama 61-67]],'' "Drama '62: No Decision" (1962) – also producer
*''On Trial'', "The Dilke Case" and "Sir Roger Casement" (1960)
*''[[The Victorians]],'' "Still Waters Run Deep" (1963)
*''[[A Little Big Business]],'' Episode 1.1 (1964)
*''[[The Sullavan Brothers]],'' "The Man from New York" (1964)
*''Melina Mercouri's Greece'' (1965) (documentary)
*''[[The Avengers (TV series)|The Avengers]],'' "Killer" (1968)
*''[[Rogues' Gallery (TV series)|Rogues' Gallery]]''(1968–69)
*''[[ITV Playhouse]],'' "Murder: When Robin Was a Boy" (1969)
*''Confession,'' "Just as the Sun Was Rising" (1970)
*''[[The Adventures of Don Quick]],'' "The Higher the Fewer" (1970)

==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0654109|name=Cliff Owen}}
*{{imdb name|id=0654109|name=Cliff Owen}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20170725103453/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b9ee317ca Cliff Owen] at BFI

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Latest revision as of 08:39, 28 December 2023

Cliff Owen (22 April 1919 – November 1993) was a British film and TV director. He directed The Wrong Arm of the Law (1963), two of the three mid-1960s Morecambe and Wise films, and the 1972 film version of the BBC sitcom Steptoe and Son.[1]

Owen was born in London. He died in Oxfordshire in November 1993, aged 74. [2]

Filmography (as assistant director)[edit]

Filmography (as director)[edit]

Television (as director)[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Dewhurst, Keith. Directing the electronic flow. The Guardian. London (UK). 1 Apr 1970: 8.
  2. ^ Forshaw, Barry (2012). British Crime Film: Subverting the Social Order. Springer. p. 191-192. ISBN 9781137005038.
  3. ^ Anouk in 'Lake Lugano' Martin, Betty. Los Angeles Times 27 June 1967: d7.
  4. ^ OOH... YOU ARE AWFUL Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 40, Iss. 468, (1 Jan 1973): 13.
  5. ^ The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones Director: Cliff Owen. Stars: Nicky Henson, Geraldine McEwan, Georgia Brown, Arthur Lowe, Trevor Howard 'X' Empire The Sunshine Boys Director: Herbert Ross Stars: Walter Matthau, George Burns 'A' ABC, Shaftesbury Avenue (Book Review) Robinson, Kenneth. The Spectator; London Vol. 236, Iss. 7700, (24 Jan 1976): 27.

External links[edit]

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