Directing
David Eady
Born — Died
1924-04-22 — 2009-04-05
Place of birth
London, England, UK
Known for
Directing
Credits
27 titles
David Eady (April 22, 1924 - April 5, 2009) was a British film director and producer. Born in London, he was the son of Sir Wilfred Eady (of the Eady Levy). His films include documentaries, dramas (often second features) and children's films. He received a BAFTA nomination for his short film Play Safe (1978), and an Oscar nomination was given to the short he co-directed with Geoffrey Boothby, Bridge of Time (1950).
Known for
5.5A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist.
Hide and Seek
1972
6.1An atmospheric British omnibus film presenting three tales of murder and the supernatural. In “In the Picture,” a museum attendant is drawn into the eerie world within a painting. In “You Killed Elizabeth,” two lifelong friends become suspects when the woman they both love is murdered. In “Lord Mountdrago,” a disgraced politician seeks revenge on a powerful statesman by exploiting his dreams. Linked by a recurring figure, the film blends psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy across its three interconnected stories.
Three Cases of Murder
1955
6.0Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition, organised and judged by pop singer, Peter Noone.
Betcher!
1971
6.2Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.
Play Safe
1978
6.0A little boy named Tommy watches as his father is arrested after a brawl. Tommy believes his father must have killed someone and rather than return home, he heads to Tower Bridge to set up home there.
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
Part 1 of a documentary about when Alexander Korda was asked about who might replace him when he has resigned as a chief of the production of the British Lion.
Korda: I Don't Grow on Trees: Part One
1993
Film credits
Behind the camera
5.5A young boy runs away from an approved school to meet up with his father in the hope that he can persuade his dad to allow him to travel to Canada with him. He also meets up with two local children and discovers that his father is instead planning a bank heist.
Hide and Seek
1972
6.1An atmospheric British omnibus film presenting three tales of murder and the supernatural. In “In the Picture,” a museum attendant is drawn into the eerie world within a painting. In “You Killed Elizabeth,” two lifelong friends become suspects when the woman they both love is murdered. In “Lord Mountdrago,” a disgraced politician seeks revenge on a powerful statesman by exploiting his dreams. Linked by a recurring figure, the film blends psychological horror, mystery, and fantasy across its three interconnected stories.
Three Cases of Murder
1955
6.0Designed to promote the National Cycling Proficiency Scheme: an N.C.P.S. student competes with another boy in a private cycling competition, organised and judged by pop singer, Peter Noone.
Betcher!
1971
6.2Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.
Play Safe
1978
6.2Sponsored as part of the Electricity Council's 'Understanding Electricity' campaign, Play Safe is a series of three hard-hitting fillers designed to highlight to children the potentially fatal consequences of playing near overhead electric lines and substations. The carefree attitude of the youngsters as they fly their kites and radio-controlled planes in the open air is undermined by composer Harry Robinson's electronic soundtrack, which pulsates with menace throughout.
Play Safe
1978
6.0A little boy named Tommy watches as his father is arrested after a brawl. Tommy believes his father must have killed someone and rather than return home, he heads to Tower Bridge to set up home there.
The Boy and the Bridge
1959
7.0A racketeer, deported back from America, faces murder charge and hatches jury rigging plot with accomplice. Cross and double-cross follow.
The Verdict
1964
5.1Night Ferry stars Bernard Cribbins as Pyramid, a dastardly master-of-disguise who plans to smuggle an ancient Egyptian mummy out of the country. When young Jeff discovers the plan, a dangerous chase via London's Victoria and Clapham stations ensues.
Night Ferry
1976
10.0An unfortunate sailor gets implicated in a murder he never committed. After a bookie is murdered, the sailor is caught in an ever-tightening vice that would trap him as the killer unless he can clear himself. Along the way to struggling free and tracking down the real culprits, several unsavory characters cross his path as well as a rather interesting woman who sets romantic sparks flying.
In the Wake of a Stranger
1959
6.1A businessman loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife planned to leave him for another man.
Faces in the Dark
1960
8.0Children on lonely farm outwit escaped Dartmoor prisoners.
The Hostages
1975
8.0Two English kids meet their friend Anoop Singh and his baby elephant Ranee. The nasty circus owner wants the elephant for his circus and the children decide that they must prevent this.
Anoop and the Elephant
1972
10.0A man wants to help a youth club that is in danger of closure. He decides to resort to blackmailing the relatives of the recently deceased, threatening to publish incriminating stories about them. Then he tries to blackmail the family of a prominent villain.
The Man Who Liked Funerals
1959
Adventure story for children about the accidental discovery of a formula for invisibility and the attempts of a couple of crooks to misuse it.
Where's Johnny?
1974
8.0A teenager is determines to clear the name of a black friend who is accused of murder.
The Heart Within
1957
Young English holiday visitors help Lesotho herdboy to recover stolen bull.
Echo of the Badlands
1976
Several stories linked by a hat.
The Crowning Touch
1959
Nearly 1,400 years ago St Augustine made Canterbury the center of the Christian faith in England. This is an exploration of the road which leads from London to Canterbury - a road which has many associations with such historical figures as Chaucer, Henry VIII and his daughter Elizabeth, Shakespeare, Pepys and King Charles II. The journey ends with an exciting portrayal of the glorious cathedral of Canterbury.
The Road to Canterbury
1952
6.2The adventures of children lost in fog on Dartmoor, who encounter a wild dog, an escaped convict, and other dangers.
Danger on Dartmoor
1980
6.9Operation Third Form, features a fresh-faced John Moulder-Brown (Deep End) in a sparkling performance as the schoolboy out to foil a pair of north London crooks, is a pacey boy's own adventure complete with a groovy 1960s soundtrack.
Operation Third Form
1966
8.0Bridge of Time is a 1950 short film made by London Films, and directed by Geoffrey Boothby and David Eady. It was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, Two-Reel.
Bridge of Time
1950
A look at the different types of rubbish generated by society and the problems of how to dispose of it, including recycling.
Look at Life: Throwaway Society
1968
Part of BFI collection "Police and Thieves."
Anything Can Happen
1973
Jimmy Riley makes friends with Colin and Brian Buxton, both keen members of a schoolboys' scramble club. Lennie and Cliff, old friends of Jimmy's, steal wealthy Mr Hepplewhite's car. Jimmy finds the crooks with the car but will not join in with them.
Scramble
1970
NRRemember your driving test? Step back into the 70s brogues of this young learner and see how much you recall.
L for Logic
1972
While on a bird-watching expedition, brother and sister Gordon and Jema Ross lose the oars of their dinghy and are forced to paddle ashore with their hands. They encounter a gang who smuggle immigrants into Britain...
Deep Waters
1978
