Directing
Quentin Lawrence
Born — Died
1920-11-06 — 1979-03-09
Place of birth
Gravesend, Kent, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
10 titles
Quentin Lawrence (6 November 1920, in Gravesend – 9 March 1979, in Halifax, Yorkshire) was an English film and television director. He worked a long time for ATV. An article about TV directors in The Guardian said he was "noted for the precision of his camerawork."
Known for
4.8A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.
The Crawling Eye
1958
6.3Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
7.6A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
Cash on Demand
1961
NRA young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.
Playback
1962
9.0Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's as the Japanese embark on a policy of ruthless terror to extract her and the focus shifts to the conflicts of the group' s collective concerns against the necessities of personal survival.
The Secret of Blood Island
1964
Hard-driven scientist David Whittaker finds himself battling for the survival of the world against a disease spreading from a tropical island caused by a legendary spider-goddess.
The Voodoo Factor
1959
Behind the camera
4.8A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.
The Crawling Eye
1958
6.3Joe Newman, a naturalised Briton, is telephoned by his German father, whom he believed long dead, at the same time as a funeral is taking place in Bavaria - with his father's name on the coffin. His investigation in Bavaria reveals startling facts and the obstruction he meets makes him suspect foul play.
The Man Who Finally Died
1963
7.6A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
Cash on Demand
1961
NRA young policeman becomes involved with a glamorous German woman in London, to his cost.
Playback
1962
9.0Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's as the Japanese embark on a policy of ruthless terror to extract her and the focus shifts to the conflicts of the group' s collective concerns against the necessities of personal survival.
The Secret of Blood Island
1964
Hard-driven scientist David Whittaker finds himself battling for the survival of the world against a disease spreading from a tropical island caused by a legendary spider-goddess.
The Voodoo Factor
1959
Hard-driven scientist David Whittaker finds himself battling for the survival of the world against a disease spreading from a tropical island caused by a legendary spider-goddess.
The Voodoo Factor
1959
A procedural routine murder investigation written by a former Detective Inspector
Man Charged
1971
7.0The controlling wife of a pilot wants her husband to quit flying.
We Shall See
1964
A couple finding their old car worthless at a scrapyard tries to abandon it in another area, only to keep seeing it again on streets that are getting closer to their home.
The Old Banger
1970
