Cyril Frankel

Directing·Dec 28, 1921·Stoke Newington, London, UK

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Cyril Solomon Israel Frankel (28 December 1921 – 7 June 2017) was a British film and television director. His career in television began in 1953 and he directed for over 30 TV programmes until 1990. He directed many episodes of popular British TV shows, such as The Avengers, and the pilot episodes of the ITC Entertainment shows Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased) and Department S in 1969. In 1970, he directed "Timelash", an episode of UFO, which he described as a very interesting script and one of his personal favourites. Frankel also directed many documentaries and feature films, including Never Take Sweets from a Stranger (1960) and School for Scoundrels (1960; taking over from Robert Hamer, who was credited as sole director). One of his films, Man of Africa (1953) - the first film to feature a cast made up of relatively unknown black actors - was not released and was lost for some time. A complete copy has since been discovered and has been screened at a number of international film festivals. In terms of documentaries, Frankel supervised some of the films that were broadcast for the BBC arts series Monitor (1958–65), among which was the first ballet programme to be filmed and edited to the choreography. Prior to his retirement, he became the ceramics expert for Bonhams auction house. A book, Modern Pots: Hans Coper, Lucie Rie and their Contemporaries - The Lisa Sainsbury Collection, was co-authored by Frankel and published in 2000. His memoir, Eye to Eye, was published by Bank House Books in 2009. Frankel died on 7 June 2017 at the age of 95.

Film	Credit
Harry and Harriet1990 · Director	Director
Tennis Court1984 · Director	Director
Legend of the Champions1983 · Director	Director
Invasion: UFO1980 · Director	Director
The Saint and the Brave Goose1979 · Director	Director
Permission to Kill1975 · Director	Director
The Baron: The Man in a Looking Glass1972 · Director	Director
UFO: Red alert... Attack on Earth!1971 · Director	Director
The Trygon Factor1966 · Director	Director
The Witches1966 · Director	Director
The Very Edge1963 · Director	Director
On the Fiddle1961 · Director	Director
Don't Bother to Knock1961 · Director	Director
SScheidungsgrund: Liebe1960 · Director	Director
Never Take Sweets from a Stranger1960 · Director	Director
Alive and Kicking1959 · Director	Director
She Didn't Say No!1958 · Director	Director
No Time for Tears1957 · Director	Director
It's Great to be Young!1956 · Director	Director
Make Me an Offer!1954 · Director	Director
DDevil on Horseback1954 · Director	Director
Man of Africa1953 · Director	Director
WWing to Wing1951 · Director	Director
EEagles of the Fleet1950 · Director	Director
From the Ground Up1950 · Director	Director