Jack Clayton
Jack Clayton ( born March 1, 1921 in Brighton, East Sussex, † February 26, 1995 in Slough, Berkshire ) was an English film director and film producer. The member of the British New Wave was known as an expert in literary adaptations and producer of three John Huston movies.
Film
Even with fourteen Clayton began as an assistant to Alexander Korda at London Film Studio film before he was drafted and as commander of a flyer unit directed documentaries in the Royal Air Force. After the war he again worked for Korda and eventually became production manager and to-do part producer.
His directorial debut was in 1955 The jacket made to measure according to a story by Nikolai Gogol. The film won the Oscar for best short film of the year. Three years later, Clayton made his first feature film, The Way Up ( Room at the Top ), the British New Wave rang in the time realistically emphasizes socially critical films from England. The film was a huge financial and artistic success and received six Oscar nominations, including one for Best Director Clayton ( Oscar went to the screenplay writers and Simone Signoret as best actress ).
Because he had to be set fear, Clayton rejected the film adaptation of Alan Sillitoes novel Saturday night and Sunday morning, the Karel Reisz then took over. Clayton's next film, the Henry James adaptation The Innocents ( The Innocents ), is now regarded as a classic of the horror movie genre. Again, there is a woman at the center of the film, as in most films Clayton.
Clayton put always a longer pauses between productions and missed several times the taste of the audience and the critics. He was selected in 1974 as director of American prestige project The Great Gatsby ( The Great Gatsby ), but the F. Scott Fitzgerald adaptation was a spectacular flop. It took thirteen years to Clayton again made a film that arrived with critics and audiences: The great desire of Judith Hearne ( The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne ) with Maggie Smith. Again with Clayton Smith turned in 1991 for the BBC his last movie: Memento Mori by Muriel Spark.
As a producer Clayton was involved in the John Huston film Moulin Rouge, Beat the Devil ( Beat the Devil ), and Moby Dick.