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James Hill

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James Hill (1 August 1919 – 7 October 1994) was a British film and television director, screenwriter and producer whose career spanned 52 years between 1937 and 1989, best remembered for his documentaries and short subjects such as Giuseppina and The Home-Made Car, and as director of the internationally acclaimed Born Free.

Hill also directed, produced and/or wrote such diverse films as Black Beauty, A Study in Terror, Every Day's a Holiday, The Lion at World's End (a.k.a. Christian the lion), Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, The Man from O.R.G.Y., and the children's television series' Worzel Gummidge and Worzel Gummidge Down Under.

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Born
1 Aug 1919
Died
7 Oct 1994 (aged 75)
Production Places
United Kingdom

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ACMI Identifier

21250

Wikidata

Q3161154

VIAF

14958485

LOC Auth

n88654853

WorldCat

lccn-n88654853

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