Cecil Holmes (director)

Cecil Holmes (1923-1994) was a New Zealand-born film director and writer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Air Force and British Royal Navy during World War II before turning to filmmaking. He made a number of documentaries for the New Zealand National Film Unit then moved to Australia, where he directed several feature films and a number of documentaries for the Commonwealth Film Unit.^[1]

The Cecil Holmes Award given by the Australian Directors Guild is named after him.^[2]

Selected filmography

• Captain Thunderbolt (1953) - director
• Three in One (1957) - director
• Gentle Strangers (1972) - director
• The Killing of Angel Street (1981) - writer

References

External links

• Cecil Holmes at the Internet Movie Database
• Cecil Holmes profile at Australian Screen Online
• Cecil Holmes at the National Film and Sound Archive
• Cecil Holmes at Dictionary of New Zealand Biography
• Cecil Holmes Bibiliography at Australian Film Institute