Quentin Lawrence (6 November 1920, in

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– 9 March 1979, in

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) was an English film and television director. He worked a long time for ATV. An article about TV directors in ''The Guardian'' said he was "noted for the precision of his camerawork."Directing the electronic flow Dewhurst, Keith. The Guardian 1 Apr 1970: 8.

Selected filmography

* ''

The Trollenberg Terror ''The Trollenberg Terror'' (U.S. title: ''The Crawling Eye''; also known as ''Creatures from Another World'' ) is a 1958 British science fiction horror film produced by Robert S. Baker and Monty Berman and directed by Quentin Lawrence. The film ...

'' (1958) * ''

Cash on Demand ''Cash on Demand'' is a 1961 British black and white B movie, second feature neo noir crime film, crime thriller film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Peter Cushing and André Morell. The screenplay was adapted from the Sept.24, 1960 ...

'' (1961) * ''Playback'' (''

Edgar Wallace Mysteries The ''Edgar Wallace Mysteries'' is a British second-feature film series mainly produced at Merton Park Studios for Anglo-Amalgamated. There were 48 films in the series, which were released between 1960 and 1965. The series was screened as ''Th ...

'' series,1962) * '' The Man Who Finally Died'' (1963) * ''

We Shall See ''We Shall See'' is a 1964 British drama film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Maurice Kaufmann, Faith Brook and Alec Mango. It was adapted by Donal Giltinan from the 1926 novel ''We Shall See!'' by Edgar Wallace, and was made at Mert ...

'' (''

'' series,1964) * ''

The Secret of Blood Island ''The Secret of Blood Island'' (also known as ''P.O.W.'') is a 1965 British war film directed by Quentin Lawrence and starring Jack Hedley, Barbara Shelley and Patrick Wymark. It was written by John Gilling. The film is a prequel to the 1958 f ...

'' (1965)

Producer

* '' The Ghosts of Motley Hall'' (1977)

References

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