Bryan Forbes

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• mike65 Posts: 11,386

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  09/05/13 - 04:34 #2

  Another one? I must be getting old, this seems to be happening too often for comfort.
  
  Probably a somewhat underrated director as his more high profile latter films were the likes of International Velvet and The Slipper and the Rose. But King Rat, Whistle Down the Wind, The Wrong Box and Seance on a Wet Afternoon plus his work as a writer and producer means he is significant in post war British cinema.

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• sheila blige Posts: 8,012

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  09/05/13 - 04:54 #3

  mike65 wrote: »

  Another one? I must be getting old, this seems to be happening too often for comfort.

  I feel the same! I loved a lot of Bryan Forbes directorial work - his Stepford Wives was bloody brilliant - as was King Rat. As an actor I found him excellent as Eric in An Inspector Calls and he turned in a solid performance in one of my favourite films of all time - The League of Gentlemen.

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• Verence Posts: 104,586

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  09/05/13 - 05:00 #4

  His death means that there are only one member of the League Of Gentlemen left,
  
  Richard Attenborough

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• lightonmyfeet Posts: 1,767

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  09/05/13 - 15:29 #5

  Bryan Forbes always seemed to me a gentleman and nice genuine man. As said by others his talent and contribution to British cinema seems underrated. Sad news of his death, very sad for Nannette Newman.

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• planets Posts: 47,784

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  11/05/13 - 07:17 #6

  i met bryan (and michael williams, judy dench's husband) and he was charming and an absolute gentleman as was michael...very sad to hear of his death.

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• ironjade Posts: 10,010

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  11/05/13 - 12:55 #7

  AKA Turk Thrust in "A Shot in the Dark".:) RIP.

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