Michael Apted

Born: 1941-02-10

Michael David Apted, CMG (10 February 1941 – January 8, 2021) was a British director, producer, writer and actor. One of the most prolific English film directors of his generation, he is known for directing: the Up series (1964–2019), the James Bond film The World Is Not Enough (1999), and the American film, Coal Miner's Daughter (1980); the latter being nominated for seven Academy Awards, including for the Best Picture. He also directed Nell (1994), which received three Golden Globe Award nominations and one Academy Award nomination. On 29 June 2003, he was elected president of the Directors' Guild of America. He returned to television, directing the first three episodes of the TV series Rome (2005). Apted directed Amazing Grace, which premiered at the closing of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2006. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in the 2008 Birthday Honours.


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as Ace Tomato Agent
Released: 1985-12-06

Two bumbling government employees think they are U.S. spies, only to discover that they are...

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7 Plus Seven

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 1970-12-15

After a 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born children...

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56 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 2012-05-14

When a cross-section of seven-year-olds were interviewed for 7 Up in 1964 it was immediately...

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49 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 2006-10-06

49 Up is the seventh film in a series of landmark documentaries that began 42 years ago when...

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35 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Released: 1991-08-29

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The...

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Belushi

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-10-14

Using previously unheard audiotapes recorded shortly after John Belushi’s death, director R.J....

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28 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 1984-11-20

Just two years away from turning 30, participants in Michael Apted's documentary series are...

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21 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 1977-05-09

After another 7 year wait, director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born...

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42 Up

as Interviewer/Narrator (voice)
Released: 1999-11-17

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The...

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7 Up & Me

as Self
Released: 2019-06-03

In celebration of the release of 63 Up, the 2019 installment of Michael Apted's groundbreaking...

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Hillbilly

as Self
Released: 2018-05-19

A documentary that examines the cultural stereotype of the people of Appalachia and how that has...

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63 Up

as Himself - Interviewer/Narrator (voice)(uncredited)
Released: 2019-06-04

Director Michael Apted revisits the same group of British-born adults after a 7 year wait. The...

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CinemAbility: The Art of Inclusion

as Self
Released: 2018-10-05

An investigation into the way media portrayals impact the actual inclusion of people with...

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Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

as Self - Director, Coal Miner's Daughter
Released: 2016-03-04

Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the...

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Bending the Light

as Himself (voice)
Released: 2014-08-03

From acclaimed director Michael Apted (The Up Series, Masters of Sex, The World is Not Enough)...

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Typically British: A Personal History of British Cinema

as uncredited
Released: 1995-04-14

Stephen Frears and a quartet of film industry notables - representing different cinematic...

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63 Up

as Self (interviewer) (uncredited)
First aired: 2019-06-04

Over nearly six decades, the series has documented the group as they have become adults and...

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