Michael Truman
British film director, film producer and film editor

Michael Truman

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British film director, film producer and film editor
Gender:
Male
Places:
United KingdomGreat Britain
Is:
Film directorFilm producerFilm editor
Work field:
Film, TV, Stage & Radio
Birth:
25 February 1916(Bristol, United Kingdom)
Death:
11 July 1972(Newbury, United Kingdom)
Star sign:
Pisces
Genres:
DramaComedy film
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Michael Truman (25 February 1916, in Bristol, England – 11 July 1972, in Newbury, Berkshire) was a British film producer, director and editor.

Educated at London University, he worked for Ealing Studios editing such films as It Always Rains on Sunday (1947) and Passport to Pimlico (1949) and latterly as producer of films like The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953). As a director, he mainly worked in television on such series as Danger Man.

Selected filmography

Editor

  • Talking Feet (1937)
  • Stepping Toes (1938)
  • They Came to a City (1944)
  • Johnny Frenchman (1945)
  • Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945)
  • Bedelia (1946)
  • It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
  • Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)
  • Passport to Pimlico (1949)
  • A Run for Your Money (1949)

Director

  • Touch and Go (1955)
  • Danger Man (1960-1962)
  • Go to Blazes (1962)
  • The Saint (1962-1969)
  • Girl in the Headlines (1963)
  • Daylight Robbery (1964)
  • Koroshi (1968) TV together with Peter Yates