Hugh Hudson

1936–2023 · British director

Hugh Donaldson-Hudson, generally known as Hugh Hudson, was an English film director. He is known for directing the 1981 Academy Award and BAFTA Award Best Picture Chariots of Fire, after beginning his career making documentaries and television commercials. He continued to direct commercials while making films, which included the British Airways face advertisement from 1989 made in collaboration with London-based advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi.

Hugh Hudson, in order

1. 1965 Design for Today (short film): directed
2. 1965 Food Preservation (short film): directed
3. 1981 Chariots of Fire: directed
4. 1981 Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora: directed
5. 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes: directed, produced · critics 79%, audiences 61% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
6. 1985 Revolution: directed
7. 1989 Lost Angels: directed · critics 40%, audiences 66%
8. 1995 Lumière and Company: directed · critics 100%, audiences 77%
9. 1999 My Life So Far: directed
10. 2000 I Dreamed of Africa: directed · critics 10%, audiences 56% · streaming on Roku Channel, YouTube (free), Tubi
11. 2014 The Journey Home: wrote · directed by Brando Quilici and Roger Spottiswoode
12. 2016 Altamira: directed
13. 2022 The Tiger's Nest: wrote · directed by Brando Quilici