Дуглас Хикокс

Douglas Hickox was an English film director. Hickox was born in London, where he was educated at Emanuel School. Hickox worked extensively as an assistant director and second unit director throughout the 1950s and early 1960s. ‘’The British B Film’’ credits him with working on over thirty musical shorts and a handful of jazz/pop supporting featurettes. He made his first major picture in 1970. Over the next ten years, he developed a reputation for the wit and style of his direction, and for his taut action sequences. His work includes Les Bicyclettes de Belsize, Entertaining Mr Sloane, Sitting Target, Theatre of Blood, Brannigan, Sky Riders and Zulu Dawn. He worked on various TV programmes in the 1980s until his death. He died in a London hospital following a heart surgery operation at age 59.