Directing

Ferdinand Fairfax

Born — Died

1944-08-01 — 2008-03-07

Place of birth

London, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

14 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Nate and Hayes poster
6.1

Nathaniel Williamsen is taken to an island mission with his fiancee Sophie. Their ship, the Rona, is captained by the roguish Bully Hayes, who also takes a liking to Sophie. When Sophie is kidnapped by slave trader Ben Pease "Nate" teams with Hayes in order to find her.

Nate and Hayes

1983

The Rescue poster
5.3

A team of Navy Seals are sent to destroy a disabled submarine so it will not fall into the "wrong" hands. They complete their mission, but are captured before they can return to their base. The U.S. Government will not mount a rescue mission to free the soldiers, so their teenage children take over. The kids find a way to venture into the foreign country and then must overcome many obstacles.

The Rescue

1988

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming poster
4.5

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming follows the exciting life of a dashing young Ian Fleming, the mastermind behind the highly successful James Bond books and movies.

The Secret Life of Ian Fleming

1990

No artwork available
NR

Biopic of Malcolm Campbell, detailing his tumultuous life and extreme drive as he attempts to break the world speed records on land and water.

Speed King

1979

Night Call poster
NR

A dramatised road safety film. Following a fatal motorway crash, a doctor talks to a journalist about what makes a good driver. But the journalist turns out to be the ghost of the man killed in the crash.

Night Call

1977

True Blue poster
6.2

The story of the year the Oxford and Cambridge boat race changed from a gentleman's race to one where winning was everything.

True Blue

1996

Royal Celebration poster
7.5

A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wedding. After two years of the Thatcher administration there is recession and unrest, but the economic boom is just around the corner. Meanwhile, there's the fairytale wedding of Charles and Diana to celebrate.

Royal Celebration

1993

Frenchman's Creek poster
6.0

Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry. Together with Jean Aubrey and her enigmatic servant William, Lady Dona conceives a daring plan to steal a ship right from under the noses of the English authorities. The theft enrages the authorities who make every effort to trap the French Pirate. However, as the noose begins to tighten around the lovers, Lady Dona is faced with the dilemma of duty and children with Sir Harry or freedom and excitement with Jean Aubrey

Frenchman's Creek

1998

The Search for Tutankhamun poster
NR

Howard Carter hunts for the tomb of the boy king Tutankhamun.

The Search for Tutankhamun

2005

Unconditional Love poster
6.5

A young criminal kidnaps a couple's young son and then blackmails them into committing his crime instead of asking for a ransom.

Unconditional Love

2003

Christine poster
6.0

Dangerous investigates the arson murder of a former lotto winner who is burned to death while drunk in a locked room.

Christine

2004

A Fighting Choice poster
8.5

Bright teenager afflicted with epilepsy sues his parents for the right to have "split brain" surgery in order to cure his seizures.

A Fighting Choice

1986

The Motorway File poster
NR

Part of BFI collection "Worth the Risk?" An investigation into the causes of a fatal accident on a motorway, in the course of which many aspects of road safety are revealed.

The Motorway File

1975

Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World poster
3.0

Dramatization of the great discoveries of ancient Egypt, from the exploration of tombs in the early 1800s, to the unraveling of the Rosetta Stone to translate the ancient language on the tombs, to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb.

Egypt: Rediscovering a Lost World

2005