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Denis O'Dell

Director, Producer
2 May 1923 to 30 December 2021

A British producer and assistant director, who is perhaps best known for his affiliation with the Beatles. O’Dell associate produced A Hard Day’s Night (1964) and Magical Mystery Tour (1967) and was supervising producer of the 1969 footage used in the three-part series The Beatles: Get Back (2021). Other notable producer credits include How I Won the War, The Deadly Affair (both 1967), Robin and Marion (1976) and Heaven’s Gate (1980). In the 1950s, O’Dell served as assistant director on various films, including A Christmas Carol (1951), The Pickwick Papers (1952) and The Adventures of Sadie (1953).

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