Directing
Gerald Potterton
Born March 8, 1931 London, England, UK
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Gerald Potterton (March 8, 1931- August 23, 2022) was a British/Canadian director, producer and animator. He is best known for directing the cult classic Heavy Metal and his animation work on Yellow Submarine. Potterton has been nominated three times for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film: as director on the National Film Board of Canada animated shorts My Financial Career and Christmas Cracker, and as producer for The Selfish Giant. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gerald Potterton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Directed Films
9.0
The Real Story of Happy Birthday To You
1991·Animation
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The Real Story of I'm a Little Teapot
1990·Animation
7.0
George and the Christmas Star
1985·Animation
8.0
The Awful Fate of Melpomenus Jones
1983·Animation
6.5
Heavy Metal
1981·Animation
9.0
The Remarkable Rocket
1975·Animation
7.0
The Rainbow Boys
1973·Comedy
8.0
Tiki Tiki
1971·Comedy
6.0
Last to Go
1969
8.0
The Quiet Racket
1966·Comedy
6.8
The Railrodder
1965·Comedy
7.1
Christmas Cracker
1963·Family
10.0
The Ride
1963·Comedy
6.7
My Financial Career
1962·Animation
9.0
Appetizers
1960·Animation
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Bride and Groom
1955
