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Charles Joel Saunders (8 April 1904〔(Full name and birth details ): BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 – April 1997〔(Death details ): IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕) was an English film director and screenwriter who started in the industry as a film editor, and who also contributed to television.〔(List of films and credits ): BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 He was the brother of the theatrical producer Sir Peter Saunders. ==Career== Saunders entered the world of films in 1930 with his drama called ''No Exit'' (which he wrote, produced and directed),〔(''No Exit (1930 film)'' ), director, producer and writer: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 about a publisher's daughter who wrongly believes that a humble staff writer of her father's is secretly a best-selling author.〔(''No Exit'' synopsis ): New York Times website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 He then served as art director for three films in 1931 and 1932.〔(Art director ), three films 1931–32: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 However, his main occupation from 1930 to 1943 was in the film editing sphere, learning the trade by contributing to over 20 films,〔(Film credits ): BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 and rising to become supervising editor for the 1942 Gainsborough movie ''Alibi'', a thriller which starred James Mason and Margaret Lockwood.〔(''Alibi (1942 film)'' ), supervising editor: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 In 1944, he combined with Bernard Miles to co-direct (and co-screenwrite) ''Tawny Pipit'', a film starring Miles himself as the Army colonel involved with village folk in an effort to protect rare birds' nests from egg thieves.〔(''Tawny Pipit (1944 film)'' ), co-director and co-screenwriter: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 After working as a second unitdirector in 1945 on ''The Way to the Stars'',〔(''The Way to the Stars (1945 film)'' ), second unit director: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 and as a location director in 1947 on ''The White Unicorn'',〔(''The White Unicorn (1947 film)'' ), location director: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 he began his career proper as a dedicated director. Following his solo debut with ''Fly Away Peter'' in 1948,〔(''Fly Away Peter (1948 film)'' ), solo directorial debut: Allmovie website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 Saunders would go on to make around ten films (including 1951's ''One Wild Oat'',〔(''One Wild Oat (1951 film)'' ), director: IMDB.com website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 featuring a very young Audrey Hepburn as a hotel receptionist) before switching to the medium of television, and in 1953 and 1954 he directed 8 episodes of the anthology series ''Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents'', for Douglas Fairbanks Productions Limited.〔 He was still busy on the movie front, making ''The Golden Link'', ''The Scarlet Web'', and ''Meet Mr. Callaghan'' in 1954. He also made three films in 1955 – ''The Hornets Nest'', ''One Jump Ahead'', and ''A Time to Kill''. Returning to television direction once more, he then made 7 episodes of the police drama series, ''Fabian of the Yard'', broadcast on the BBC in 1955, before completing three more films in 1956 (''Behind the Headlines'', ''The Narrowing Circle'', and ''Find the Lady'').〔 After making three more episodes of "Fabian" in 1956, he continued working with the BBC, filming 9 instalments of another TV series, ''Adventures of the Big Man'', for them, which presented stories about a public relations officer in a large store.〔(''Adventures of the Big Man (1956 TV series)'' ), director of 9 episodes: BFI.org.uk website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 Seven films followed in 1957, before Saunders began to make films which marked a radical departure from the tried and trusted formula he had employed for many years.〔 The 1958 "English sexploitation movie", ''Nudist Paradise'',〔(''Nudist Paradise (1958 film)'' ), director: ''EMoviePoster.com'' website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 was perhaps the beginning of the end of Saunders' career in films, although he did make a B movie in the same year, called ''Womaneater'' (described as "one of the very worst British horror films ever"). It recounted the story of a crazed scientist who feeds women to a flesh-eating tree, in return for a life-giving serum.〔(''Womaneater (1958 film)'' ), director: ''Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television'' website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 After eight more films, culminating in the 1962 crime thriller ''Danger by My Side'',〔(''Danger by My Side (1962 film) ), final movie as a director: Time Out magazine website. Retrieved on 4 March 2008.〕 Saunders retired from film-making. He died in April 1997 at Denham, Buckinghamshire. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Charles Saunders (director)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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