british film producer Hugh Hudsonfilm director, film directorChariots of Fire’ (1981), He died this Friday at the age of 86. after a “short time” illness“noHis family reported in a statement to the media.
hudson, winning Oscar For the best director of this film, he died in 1936 at Charing Cross Hospital in London, his native city.
Actor Nigel Havers is one of the protagonists. ‘Chariots of Fire’, She declared herself “devastated” by the death of the director, who is married and has a son.
hudson He started his career as a documentary and commercial director for television.before making his movie debut and achieving success with his first feature film, which was nominated for seven Oscars and won four statuettes.
Written by Colin Welland and music by Vangelis, a historical drama focusing on the experiences of two runnersScottish Christian Eric Liddell and English Jew Harold Abrahams.
The film, which tells the story of these two athletes preparing to compete in the 1924 Paris Olympics, “It was one of the best experiences of my professional life,” the actor said.
“Like many others, I owe much of everything that happened after[the movie]to him[Hudson]. I will miss him terribly.” Havers added.
After this success Hudson filmed. “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan the Lord of the Apes” (Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, King of the Apes, 1984) is a three-Academy Award-nominated film starring Christopher Lambert.
after those movies The British director never managed to make films with the same effect, and “Revolution” (Revolution, 1985), “I Dreamed Africa” (I dreamed of Africa, 2000) and “The Journey Home” (2014) were huge box office failures. His latest feature film ‘Altamira’ (2016), about the exploration of the prehistoric caves of the same name in Cantabria, was shot in Spain and starring Antonio Banderas.