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A.J. Villiers(1903-1982)

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  • Cinematographer
  • Writer
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A.J. Villiers was born on 23 September 1903 in Melbourne, Australia. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for Windjammer (1930), Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich (1958) and Around the Horn in a Square Rigger (1933). He died on 3 March 1982 in the UK.
BornSeptember 23, 1903
DiedMarch 3, 1982(78)
BornSeptember 23, 1903
DiedMarch 3, 1982(78)
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Known for

Windjammer
6.8
  • Cinematographer
  • 1930
Remastered Version Movie Poster
Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich
7.5
  • Additional Crew(as Captain Alan Viliers)
  • 1958
Around the Horn in a Square Rigger (1933)
Around the Horn in a Square Rigger
6.2
Short
  • Cinematographer
  • 1933
John Paul Jones (1959)
John Paul Jones
6.3
  • Additional Crew(as Captain Alan Villiers)
  • 1959

Credits

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Additional Crew

  • Steady as She Goes (1981)
    Steady as She Goes
    Short
    • archival film (as Alan Villiers)
    • 1981
  • Before the Mast
    TV Movie
    • technical adviser (as Alan Viliers)
    • 1971
  • Billy Budd (1962)
    Billy Budd
    7.8
    • technical adviser (as Capt. Alan Villiers)
    • 1962
  • Damn the Defiant! (1962)
    Damn the Defiant!
    7.1
    • ship captain (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The DuPont Show of the Month (1957)
    The DuPont Show of the Month
    6.7
    TV Series
    • provider: background film (as Alan Villiers)
    • 1960
  • John Paul Jones (1959)
    John Paul Jones
    6.3
    • technical advisor (as Captain Alan Villiers)
    • 1959
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich
    7.5
    • story consultant (as Captain Alan Viliers)
    • 1958

Cinematographer

  • Omnibus (1952)
    Omnibus
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (segment "The Eagle Goes to Sea", as Alan Villiers)
    • 1956
  • Around the Horn in a Square Rigger (1933)
    Around the Horn in a Square Rigger
    6.2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1933
  • Windjammer
    6.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1930

Writer

  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Windjammer: The Voyage of the Christian Radich
    7.5
    • book "The Voyage of the Christian Radich" (as Captain Alan Villiers)
    • 1958
  • Windjammer
    6.8
    • book "By Way of Cape Horn"
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alan Viliers
  • Born
    • September 23, 1903
    • Melbourne, Australia
  • Died
    • March 3, 1982
    • UK

Did you know

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    Sailor who commanded a full-rigged ship all round the world, and became a resident of Oxford, England writing several books and making several broadcasts about his sailing life.

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