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Geoffrey Barkas is a Director, Scriptwriter, Producer and Editor born on 27 august 1896 at Richmond (United-kingdom)

Geoffrey Barkas

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Birth name Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas
Birth 27 august 1896 at Richmond (United-kingdom)
Death 3 september 1979 (at 83 years) at Esher (United-kingdom)

Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896-3 September 1979) was an English film maker active between the world wars.

Barkas led the British Middle East Command Camouflage Directorate in the Second World War. His largest "film set" was Operation Bertram, the army-scale deception for the battle of El Alamein in October 1942.

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Ralph Spence
Ralph Spence
(2 films)
Jerome Jackson
Jerome Jackson
(1 films)
Frederick Leister
Frederick Leister
(2 films)
Michael Powell
Michael Powell
(1 films)
Anna Lee
Anna Lee
(2 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Geoffrey Barkas (9 films)

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Director

King Solomon's Mines
King Solomon's Mines (1937)
, 1h17
Directed by Robert Stevenson, Geoffrey Barkas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Cedric Hardwicke, Anna Lee, Paul Robeson, Roland Young, John Loder, Robert Adams
Rating62% 3.1427753.1427753.1427753.1427753.142775
In 1882, Irish dream chaser Patrick "Patsy" O'Brien (Arthur Sinclair) and his daughter Kathy (Anna Lee) have failed to strike it rich in the diamond mines of Kimberley, South Africa. They persuade a reluctant Allan Quartermain (Sir Cedric Hardwicke) to give them a lift to the coast in his wagon.
Wings Over Everest
Wings Over Everest (1934)
, 42minutes
Directed by Geoffrey Barkas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Documentary
Themes Transport films, Aviation films, Documentary films about technology
Rating59% 2.9504952.9504952.9504952.9504952.950495
Le film raconte l'expédition ayant eu lieu en 1933 au cours de laquelle le pilote écossais Douglas Douglas-Hamilton (connu sous le nom de Lord Clydesdale) a piloté un avion biplan monomoteur au-dessus du sommet de l'Everest. Deux avions sont partis de l'aérodrome de Purnea en Inde le 3 avril 1933. Les avions, des Westland PV-3 et PV-6 n'étaient pas pressurisés mais embarquaient des bouteilles d'oxygène.
Tell England
Tell England (1931)
, 1h20
Directed by Anthony Asquith, Geoffrey Barkas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War
Themes Political films
Actors Fay Compton, Carl Harbord, Dennis Hoey, Wally Patch, Hubert Harben
Rating62% 3.1365853.1365853.1365853.1365853.136585
Le film relate l'engagement de deux jeunes hommes lors de la Première Guerre mondiale, et notamment leur participation à la Bataille des Dardanelles.

Scriptwriter

Producer

O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S. (1937)
, 1h27
Directed by Raoul Walsh
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Adventure
Actors John Mills, Wallace Ford, Anna Lee, Frank Cellier, Grace Bradley, Frederick Leister
Roles Executive Producer
Rating57% 2.8611752.8611752.8611752.8611752.861175
An American gangster evades the New York Police's pursuit of him for a murder he didn't commit by fleeing to England with the victim's papers, having assumed his identity. Once in England he joins the British Army and finds romance and adventure on campaign in China.

Editor

Red Ensign
Red Ensign (1934)
, 1h9
Directed by Michael Powell
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Leslie Banks, Carol Goodner, Frank Vosper, Alfred Drayton, Donald Calthrop, Henry Oscar
Roles Editor
Rating60% 3.0003453.0003453.0003453.0003453.000345
« Depuis plus de 200 ans, la marine marchande britannique a amené le RED ENSIGN dans tous les ports du monde. Aujourd'hui, de nombreux navires sont au repos faute de cargaisons. Les chantiers navals sont désertés. Le pavillon de détresse est levé. Ceci est l'histoire de David Barr, constructeur de navire, et de son combat pour ramener la prospérité aux navires britanniques ».