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Horace Ové

Director
Biography
Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.

Personal Info

Occupation Director
Place of Birth Trinidad
Birthday 1939-01-01

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Filmography by Year

1
2023
1
1991
1
1990
1
1987
1
1981
1
1980
1
1979
1
1978
1
1976
1
1973
1
1971
1
1968

Filmography by Genre

Drama
2
TV Movie
1
Documentary
1
Comedy
1