Eric Ambler
Writing • AGE 89
Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter.
Filmography
Journey into Fear
Novel
1975
Love Hate Love
Story
1971
Topkapi
Novel
1964
Checkmate
Creator
1960
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Screenplay
1959
A Night to Remember
Screenplay
1958
Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst
Screenplay
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Teleplay
1955
Lease of Life
Writer
1954
The Purple Plain
Screenplay
1954
Rough Shoot
Screenplay
1953
The Cruel Sea
Screenplay
1953
The Card
Screenplay
1952
The Magic Box
Screenplay
1952
Encore
Screenplay
1951
Highly Dangerous
Writer
1950
The Passionate Friends
Producer
1949
The October Man
Novel
1947
United States
Director
1944
The Mask of Dimitrios
Novel
1944
The Way Ahead
Story
1944
Hotel Reserve
Novel
1944
Background to Danger
Novel
1943
Journey into Fear
Novel
1943
The New Lot
Bren Gun Instructor
1943