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Geoffrey Drake(1911-1995)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Geoffrey Drake was born in 1911. He was a production designer and art director, known for The Guns of Navarone (1961), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957). He died in 1995.
Born1911
Died1995
Born1911
Died1995
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
The Guns of Navarone
7.5
  • Production Designer
  • 1961
Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
Jason and the Argonauts
7.3
  • Production Designer
  • 1963
Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
8.1
  • Art Department
  • 1957
Peter O'Toole in Lord Jim (1965)
Lord Jim
6.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1965

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
    Force 10 from Navarone
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1978
  • Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
    Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1977
  • John Alderton, Colin Blakely, and Lisa Harrow in It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet (1976)
    It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1976
  • Anthony Hopkins, Lisa Harrow, and Simon Ward in All Creatures Great and Small (1975)
    All Creatures Great and Small
    6.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1975
  • Christiane Krüger in The Internecine Project (1974)
    The Internecine Project
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1974
  • Young Winston (1972)
    Young Winston
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1972
  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1969
  • Rome, Sweet Home (1966)
    Rome, Sweet Home
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1966
  • Peter O'Toole in Lord Jim (1965)
    Lord Jim
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1965
  • Senta Berger, Romy Schneider, Melina Mercouri, Jeanne Moreau, Rosanna Schiaffino, and Elke Sommer in The Victors (1963)
    The Victors
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1963
  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963)
    Jason and the Argonauts
    7.3
    • Production Designer
    • 1963
  • David Niven, Gregory Peck, and Anthony Quinn in The Guns of Navarone (1961)
    The Guns of Navarone
    7.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1961
  • Gregory Peck in Moby Dick (1956)
    Moby Dick
    7.3
    • Production Designer (uncredited)
    • 1956

Art Department

  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
    The Bridge on the River Kwai
    8.1
    • assistant art director
    • 1957
  • The Sword and the Rose (1953)
    The Sword and the Rose
    6.3
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Turn the Key Softly (1953)
    Turn the Key Softly
    6.9
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Made in Heaven (1952)
    Made in Heaven
    5.4
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Richard Attenborough, Trevor Howard, and Sonny Tufts in Glory at Sea (1952)
    Glory at Sea
    6.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1952
  • So Little Time (1952)
    So Little Time
    6.8
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Yvonne De Carlo, Peter Ustinov, Roland Culver, and David Tomlinson in Hotel Sahara (1951)
    Hotel Sahara
    6.2
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
    Dear Mr. Prohack
    6.1
    • chief draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Maniacs on Wheels (1949)
    Maniacs on Wheels
    6.4
    • chief draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1949

Art Director

  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • The Mouse That Roared (1959)
    The Mouse That Roared
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, and Curd Jürgens in The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
    The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • William Holden and Sophia Loren in The Key (1958)
    The Key
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Gordon Scott in Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
    Tarzan and the Lost Safari
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • Ginger Rogers, Herbert Lom, and Stanley Baker in Twist of Fate (1954)
    Twist of Fate
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Glynis Johns and Richard Todd in Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue (1953)
    Rob Roy: The Highland Rogue
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • Curtain Up (1952)
    Curtain Up
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Geoff Drake
  • Born
    • 1911
  • Died
    • 1995

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Much associated with the British-made films of Columbia Pictures between the late 1950s and 1970s. In particular, he became a frequent collaborator of Carl Foreman's after they had both been connected with "The Bridge On The River Kwai"; he subsequently worked on six films made by Foreman's company, Open Road Productions.

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