Castleton Knight

Birth : 1894-08-09,

Death : 1970-04-03

Movies

A Queen Is Crowned
Producer
A lavish documentary film of Queen Elizabeth II's Coronation in 1953.
XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport
Producer
A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and London, England.
XIVth Olympiad: The Glory of Sport
Director
A documentary covering the 1948 Olympic Games in St. Moritz, Switzerland, and London, England.
The Royal Wedding
Director
This amazing film of the Royal Wedding was shot by the late Jack Cardiff, a pioneer cameraman working with the then new Technicolor process in the 1940s. It contains never-before-seen footage in full colour of the processions at Westminster Abbey and afterwards at Buckingham Palace of the wedding of HRH Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten in autumn of 1947.
Theirs Is the Glory
Producer
Re-enactment of World War 2 Battle of Arnhem using the survivors from the battle.
Victory Parade
Director
Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."
For Freedom
Director
Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.
Kissing Cup's Race
Producer
A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
Kissing Cup's Race
Writer
A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
Kissing Cup's Race
Director
A drama film directed by Castleton Knight .
All Riot on the Western Front
Director
A comedy short Directed by Castleton Knight,
The Plaything
Director
A Scot acquires sophistication in order to spurn the socialite who spurned him.
The Flying Scotsman
Director
The Flying Scotsman is a 1929 black and white film set on the Flying Scotsman train from London to Edinburgh. Engine driver Bob is due to retire from his job after years of distinguished service. On his second to last day he reports Crow, a disgruntled fireman for drinking at work, leading to his dismissal. The sacked man decides to get his revenge, vowing to kill Bob on his final run. Meanwhile, Crow's young replacement has fallen in love with a beautiful girl, whose father, unbeknown to him, happens to be Bob (and who has also boarded the train in an attempt to stop the villain).
The Lady from the Sea
Director
Handsome young fisherman Tom Roberts is among the crew of a lifeboat that rescues Frenchwoman Claire le Grange, sole survivor of a shipwreck on the treacherous Goodwin Sands. Tom's marriage to his own sweetheart, Mary, is postponed owing to injuries he sustained in the dramatic rescue, and during his convalescence he falls for the charms of the flirtatious Claire.
Prelude
Writer
A man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.
Prelude
The Man
A man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.
Prelude
Director
A man listening to Rachmoninoff's 'Prelude' dreams he is the victim of premature burial.