John Krish

Known for: Directing
Born: December 4, 1923, London
Died: May 7, 2016
Movies: 39

John Krish (4th December 1923 - 7th May 2016) was a British director, and writer. He was known for his work in documentaries, and public information films such as Searching (1974) and the controversial The Finishing Line (1977).

Krish began his career in the 1940s. He worked with various charities, government organizations, and the prison service, creating films that often sparked controversy and faced bans.

Best-Known Movies

8.3

Jesus

1979

6.0

Unearthly Stranger

1963

5.7

The Finishing Line

1977

6.8

I Think They Call Him John

1964

4.6

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

1970

4.2

Captured

1959

5.3

The Wild Affair

1965

6.7

Sewing Machine

1973

5.7

Out of the Darkness

1985

6.5

The Salvage Gang

1958

Filmography

1961	Let My People Go	Narrator
1960	Return to Life	Narrator (voice)

Directing, Writing & Producing

1985	Out of the Darkness	Director
1982	Friend or Foe	Director, Writer
1979	Jesus	Director
1977	The Finishing Line	Director
1976	H.M.P.	Director
1975	I Stopped, I Looked and I Listened	Director
1975	Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up	Director
1975	Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule - Hospital	Director
1974	Searching	Director
1973	Sewing Machine	Director
1973	Peach and Hammer – Carol Hill	Director
1973	What Are They Doing at College?	Director
1970	The Man Who Had Power Over Women	Director
1970	Menace	Director, Writer
1968	Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher	Director
1965	The Wild Affair	Director, Writer
1964	I Think They Call Him John	Writer, Director
1963	Unearthly Stranger	Director
1962	Our School	Director, Writer
1961	Let My People Go	Director
1961	Mr. Marsh Comes to School	Director, Writer
1961	They Took Us to The Sea	Director, Writer
1960	Return to Life	Director, Writer
1959	I Want to Go to School	Director
1959	Captured	Director, Writer
1959	Counterpoint	Director
1958	The Salvage Gang	Director, Writer
1956	Break-In	Director
1954	Companions in Crime	Director
1953	They Had an Idea	Director
1953	The Elephant Will Never Forget	Director, Writer
1952	Away for the Day	Director, Writer
1951	This Year – London	Director, Writer
1948	Jet-Propelled Germs	Director
1948	What's In a Number	Director
1948	Pattern for Progress	Director
1948	Health in Our Time	Director, Writer

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