Person · Producer
Michael Balcon
1896–1977
Produced 29 films on this site, including The 39 Steps (1935), Tom Jones (1963) and Sabotage (1936).
He is known for his leadership, and his guidance of young Alfred Hitchcock.
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He was proud to be associated with the British New Wave; the last film on which he worked as executive producer was Tom Jones (1963), after which he continued to encourage young directors, serving as chairman of the British Film Institute production board and funding low-budget experimental work.
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In their own words
I always look for people whose ideas coincide with mine, and then I'm ready to give them a chance to make a name for themselves.
Halliwell's Who's Who in the Movies (2001 ed): Art. Michael Balcon p. 28 · Wikiquote: Michael Balcon · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Regulars
- 7Alfred Hitchcockdirected 7 of 29 films
- 6Alec Guinnessacted in 6 of 29 films
- 6Douglas Slocombeshot 6 of 29 films
Films in this guide
Best known
- The 39 Steps 1935producer
- Tom Jones 1963producer
- Sabotage 1936producer
- The Man Who Knew Too Much 1934producer
- The Lavender Hill Mob 1951producer
- The Ladykillers 1955producer
1920s
- Woman to Woman (1923)producer
- The Passionate Adventure (1924)producer
- The White Shadow (1924)producer
1930s
- I Was a Spy (1933)producer
- The Ghoul (1933)producer
- The Iron Duke (1934)producer
- The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)producer
- Bulldog Jack (1935)producer
- The 39 Steps (1935)producer
- The Clairvoyant (1935)producer
- Sabotage (1936)producer
- Secret Agent (1936)producer
- A Yank at Oxford (1938)producer
- Climbing High (1938)producer
1940s
- Frieda (1947)producer
- Saraband for Dead Lovers (1948)producer
- Scott of the Antarctic (1948)producer
- A Run for Your Money (1949)producer
- Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)producer
1950s
- Cage of Gold (1950)producer
- The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)producer
- The Man in the White Suit (1951)producer
- The Ladykillers (1955)producer
- The Night My Number Came Up (1955)producer
- The Shiralee (1957)producer
- Dunkirk (1958)producer
- The Scapegoat (1959)producer
1960s
- The Long and the Short and the Tall (1961)producer
- Tom Jones (1963)producer