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Michael Joseph Anderson (30 January, 1920 - 18 July, 2006) was a British film director.
Anderson was born in London and both his parents were actors. After serving in the Second World War, he first developed his career in British films, becoming a director in 1949, and making his mark with the war movie The Dam Busters (1954). The Dam Busters made good use of limited special effects and is often cited as an inspiration for the climax of the first Star Wars film. He went on to direct an adaptation of George Orwell's 1984 (1956), Around the World in Eighty Days (1956), and settled in Hollywood, making such science fiction offerings as The Man of Bronze (1975) and Logan's Run (1976). Logan's Run was an expensive box office flop, contributing to the collapse of Metro Goldwyn Mayer, but has gone on to enjoy a cult status. He also directed Orca. Anderson's later work was mostly made for television mini-series, including The Martian Chronicles and Sword of Gideon.
In 1988, he also directed Bottega dell'orefice (English: The Jeweler's Shop), based on the play written by Pope John Paul II. Anderson continued to direct well into his seventies. His son, Michael Anderson, Jr., is an actor who appeared in Logan's Run; another son is a film producer.
He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his direction of Around the World in Eighty Days.
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