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  • Hugh Hudson to halt retirement for bear film - 1 May 2012
    -Esteemed filmmaker Hugh Hudson is coming out of retirement to direct a new family movie.-The man behind Chariots of Fire and the flop I Dreamed of Africa stepped back from the spotlight a decade ago, but he has been persuaded to return to the set for Midnight Sun, a

Hugh Hudson - what members say


  • Chariots Of Fire
  • Chariots Of Fire review by A customer from Orpington
    Rated - 5.0 stars An epic sports drama! 29 January 2011
    ...s an uplifting and energetic film score, by Vangelis. It has great directing by Hugh Hudson. It's an even greater story because this actually happened, and this film is wo...   Read customer review

Hugh Hudson - filmography


  • I Dreamed Of Africa (2000)
    Starring: Kim Basinger,  Vincent Perez,  Daniel Craig
    Director: Hugh Hudson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    "I Dreamed of Africa" is inspired by the true story of the indomitable Kuki Gallmann, a beautiful, inquisitive woman who had the courage to escape from her comfortable yet monotonous life in Italy to start anew in the wilds of Africa with her son Emanuele and her husband Paolo. Though first in awe ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 658 members
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  • My Life So Far (1999)
    Starring: Colin Firth,  Rosemary Harris,  Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
    Director: Hugh Hudson
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Memoir of the lives of a family growing up on a post World War I British estate headed up by a strong disciplinarian (Rosemary Harris), her daughter (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), her inventor husband (Colin Firth), their ten year old son (Robbie Norman), and his older sister (Kelly MacDonald). ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 32 members
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  • Revolution on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Nastassja Kinski,  Annie Lennox
    Director: Hugh Hudson
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    An account of the American War of Independence, as seen through the eyes of Al Pacino's ambivalent soldier, spurred on to fight by the taunting of Nastassja Kinski and the sadism of Donald Sutherland's British officer. An epic war movie which was a disaster at the box office.
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 139 members
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  • Chariots Of Fire (1981)
    Starring: Ben Cross,  Ben Cross,  Cheryl Campbell
    Director: Hugh Hudson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Director Hugh Hudson's absorbing drama, based on a true story, deals with the personal struggles faced by two very different long-distance runners competing for Britain in the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. Eric Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a devout Christian who sees victory as a testament to the glory ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 4,322 members
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Hugh Hudson facts

5 most recent films

I Dreamed Of Africa - 3.0 stars
My Life So Far - 2.5 stars
Revolution - 2.5 stars
Revolution - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
Greystoke - The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Chariots Of Fire - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Chariots Of Fire - 3.5 stars
Greystoke - The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes - 3.5 stars
I Dreamed Of Africa - 3.0 stars
Revolution - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

My Life So Far - 2.5 stars
Revolution - 2.5 stars
Revolution - Blu-ray - 2.5 stars
I Dreamed Of Africa - 3.0 stars
Greystoke - The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ian Holm - 4 times - show films
Donald Sutherland - 2 times - show films
John Gielgud - 2 times - show films
Ralph Richardson - 2 times - show films
Ian Charleson - 2 times - show films