Alec Coppel

1907–1972 · Australian writer

Alec Coppel was an Australian-born screenwriter, novelist and playwright. He spent the majority of his career in London and Hollywood, specialising in light thrillers, mysteries and sex comedies. He is best known for the films Vertigo (1958), The Captain's Paradise (1953), Mr Denning Drives North (1951) and Obsession (1949), and the plays I Killed the Count and The Gazebo.

Alec Coppel, in order

1. 1939 Just like a Woman: wrote · directed by Paul L. Stein
2. 1939 Over the Moon: wrote · directed by Thornton Freeland
3. 1946 Smithy: wrote · directed by Ken G. Hall
4. 1948 Brass Monkey: wrote · directed by Thornton Freeland
5. 1949 Obsession: wrote · directed by Edward Dmytryk · audiences 86%
6. 1951 No Highway in the Sky: wrote · directed by Henry Koster
7. 1951 Smart Alec: wrote · directed by John Guillermin
8. 1951 Two on the Tiles: wrote · directed by John Guillermin
9. 1952 Mr. Denning Drives North: wrote · directed by Anthony Kimmins
10. 1953 The Captain's Paradise: wrote · directed by Anthony Kimmins
11. 1954 Hell Below Zero: wrote · directed by Mark Robson
12. 1954 The Black Knight: wrote · directed by Tay Garnett
13. 1957 Appointment with a Shadow: wrote · directed by Richard Carlson
14. 1958 Vertigo: wrote · directed by Alfred Hitchcock · critics 95%, audiences 92%
15. 1962 Swordsman of Siena: wrote · directed by Baccio Bandini and Étienne Périer
16. 1966 Moment to Moment: wrote · directed by Mervyn LeRoy
17. 1968 The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom: wrote · directed by Joseph McGrath
18. 1971 A Kiss is Just a Kiss: wrote · directed by Alvin Rakoff
19. 1971 The Statue: wrote · directed by Rod Amateau