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Compton Bennett

Co-Director, Director

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Herbert William Compton Bennett (15 January 1900 – 11 August 1974), better known as Compton Bennett, was an English film director, writer and producer. He is perhaps best known for directing the 1945 film The Seventh Veil and the 1950 version of the film King Solomon's Mines, an adaptation of an Allan Quatermain story.

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Born
15 Jan 1900
Died
11 Aug 1974 (aged 74)
Production Places
United Kingdom

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

6975

Wikidata

Q466415

VIAF

76576400

LOC Auth

no93037733

WorldCat

lccn-no93037733

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