Hugh Donaldson-Hudson, generally known as Hugh Hudson, was an English film director, born in London on 25 August 1936 and died on 10 February 2023. He is known for directing Chariots of Fire, the 1981 Academy Award and BAFTA Award winner for Best Picture, after beginning his career making documentaries and television commercials. He continued to direct commercials while making films, and along with Adrian Lyne, Alan Parker, Ridley Scott and Tony Scott he was part of the Adland Five of British directors of the late 1970s and early 1980s.
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