Charles Frend (1909-1971) was an English film director, born in Pulborough, Sussex, England. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The film director, on the right, gives last minute direction to the cast and crew, whilst filming a costume drama on location in London. ... Pulborough is a village/small town in West Sussex, England, of some 5000 inhabitants, located almost centrally within the county, and overlooking the floodplain of the River Arun, some five miles to the north of the South Downs. ... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ...

Charles Frend worked as an editor on Alfred Hitchcocks movies Secret Agent (1936), Sabotage (1936) and Young and Innocent (1937). For several years, Frend was headquartered at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's British facilities at Elstree, where he edited MGM's A Yank at Oxford (1938), The Citadel (1938) and Goodbye Mr. Chips (1939). Frend graduated to director in 1942, helming a series of above-average propaganda pictures and documentaries. After the war, several prestigious assignments were sent Frend's way, including Scott of the Antarctic (1948) and The Cruel Sea (1953). Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock, KBE (August 13, 1899 – April 29, 1980) was a highly influential film director and producer who pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. ... Secret Agent is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock based on a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. ... Sabotage is a 1936 British film directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which tells the story of Carl Verloc (played by Oscar Homolka), a terrorist from an unnamed European country, who conducts a series of attacks in London. ... Young and Innocent (U.S. title: The Girl Was Young) is a British film (1937) directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Nova Pilbeam, Derrick De Marney and John Longden. ... For alternate meanings of MGM, see MGM (disambiguation). ... Elstree is a small village in Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire on the A5, north of London. ... A Yank at Oxford is a 1938 film drama produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. ... The Citadel is a novel by A. J. Cronin, first published in 1937, turned into a 1938 film, with two 1960 US and another 1983 BBC television adaptations. ... Goodbye, Mr. ... Scott of the Antarctic was a 1948 film about Robert Falcon Scotts explorations of Antartica. ... The Cruel Sea (1953) was a British film starring Jack Hawkins, Denholm Elliott and Virginia McKenna. ...

While most of his films were large-scale and dramatic in nature, Frend was also capable of turning out such modest comedies as A Run for Your Money (1949) and Barnacle Bill (1957). Charles Frend's last credit as principal director was 1967's The Sky Bike; he closed his career as one of the second-unit directors for David Lean's Ryan's Daughter (1970). Sir David Lean, KBE (March 25, 1908 – April 16, 1991) was an English film director and producer, best remembered for big-screen epics such as Lawrence of Arabia, The Bridge on the River Kwai, and Doctor Zhivago . ... Ryans Daughter is David Leans 1970 film which tells the story of an Irish girl who has an affair with a British soldier during World War I, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours. ...

External links

• Charles Frend at the Internet Movie Database
• Charles Frend at All Movie Guide