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Michael Apted

Known for: Directing

Michael David Apted CMG (10 February 1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English television and film director and producer. Apted began working in television and directed the Up documentary series from 1970 to 2019. He later directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), which was nominated for seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. His subsequent work included Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Nell (1994), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and Enigma (2001). His film Amazing Grace (2006) premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival that year. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors Guild of America, a position he served until 2009. He was appointed Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Apted, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Rome 2005TV show HBO Max Amazon ChannelHBO MaxAmazon Video +3 Producer
The World Is Not Enough 1999Movie Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsAmazon Video +6 Director
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 2010Movie Disney PlusAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
The Up Series 1964TV show Britbox Apple TV channel Director
Unlocked 2017Movie MovieSphere+ Amazon ChannelAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
Enough 2002Movie YouTube TVStarz Apple TV channelAmazon Video +4 Director
Thunderheart 1992Movie fuboTVSony Pictures Core Amazon ChannelAmazon Video +4 Director
Extreme Measures 1996Movie Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies +2 Director
Gorky Park 1983Movie Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsXumo Play +4 Director
Chasing Mavericks 2012Movie Cinemax Amazon ChannelCinemax Apple TV channelAmazon Video +4 Director
Gorillas in the Mist 1988Movie YouTube FreeAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
Enigma 2001Movie Shout! Factory Amazon ChannelFandango At HomeAmazon Video Director
Class Action 1991Movie Director
Amazing Grace 2007Movie Angel StudiosKanopyHoopla +3 Director
Coal Miner's Daughter 1980Movie YouTube FreeAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
Sophie Marceau, à voix haute 2026Movie as Self (archive footage)
Nell 1994Movie Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsAmazon Video +4 Director
Critical Condition 1987Movie Paramount Plus EssentialHooplaAmazon Video +4 Director
63 Up 2019TV show as Self (interviewer) (uncredited)
42 Up 1999Movie as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
63 Up 2019Movie Britbox Apple TV channel as Self - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Firstborn 1984Movie KanopyAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
Continental Divide 1981Movie Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies +2 Director
28 Up 1984Movie as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Blink 1993Movie Amazon VideoApple TV StoreGoogle Play Movies +2 Director
21 Up 1977Movie as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
49 Up 2006Movie as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
35 Up 1991Movie as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Belushi 2020Movie fuboTVParamount Plus PremiumParamount+ Amazon Channel +4 as Self (archive footage)
56 Up 2012Movie OVIDKanopyHoopla +1 as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang 1982Movie Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsPlex +1 Director
Incident at Oglala 1992Movie Howdy Amazon ChannelAmazon VideoApple TV Store +3 Director
Agatha 1979Movie Howdy Amazon ChannelYouTube FreeAmazon Video +4 Director
Sting - Bring on the Night 1985Movie Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel Director, Writer
7 Plus Seven 1970Movie BritBox Amazon Channel as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
The Triple Echo 1972Movie Amazon Video Director
The Squeeze 1977Movie Amazon VideoApple TV Store Director
CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion 2018Movie GuideDocFlixHouseFilmzie +4 as Self
Hillbilly 2018Movie Amazon Prime VideoAmazon Prime Video with AdsThe Roku Channel +6 as Self
Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl 2016Movie Amazon VideoApple TV StoreFandango At Home as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
The Grand Finale 2006Movie Fandango At Home Director