Alexander Jacobs

Emerging from London's post-war film scene, Jacobs entered the British industry in the 1940s, learning the ropes in publicity and distribution before writing and directing for television and co-founding the Free Cinema Group that nurtured talents such as Tony Richardson and Lindsay Anderson. After assisting producer David Deutsch on John Boorman's 1965 feature Catch Us If You Can, he travelled to… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources