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Charles Frend

Director · 18 credits · 9 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Cruel Sea (1953)

Directed movies (17 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Cruel Sea

    1953 · ★ 7.0 (81 votes)

    Drama, History, War

    1

  2. Scott of the Antarctic

    1948 · ★ 7.2 (43 votes)

    Adventure, Drama, History

    2

  3. The Magnet

    1950 · ★ 6.3 (22 votes)

    Comedy

    3

  4. The Long Arm

    1956 · ★ 6.9 (23 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    4

  5. Johnny Frenchman

    1945 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    5

  6. Girl on Approval

    1961 · ★ 6.3 (3 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. The Foreman Went to France

    1942 · ★ 6.6 (10 votes)

    War, Drama

    7

  8. San Demetrio London

    1943 · ★ 6.7 (10 votes)

    Action, Drama, War

    8

  9. Lease of Life

    1954 · ★ 7.4 (8 votes)

    Drama

    9

  10. Cone of Silence

    1960 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    10

  11. Barnacle Bill

    1957 · ★ 6.4 (22 votes)

    Comedy

    11

  12. The Loves of Joanna Godden

    1947 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    12

  13. A Run for Your Money

    1949 · ★ 6.2 (19 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. Torpedo Bay

    1963 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    War

    14

  15. The Big Blockade

    1942 · ★ 6.7 (6 votes)

    Drama, War

    15

  16. The Sky Bike

    1967 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Family

    16

  17. The Return of the Vikings

    1944

    17

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.