Eric Ambler

from London, England

Biography

Eric Clifford Ambler OBE was an influential British author of thrillers, in particular spy novels who introduced a new realism to the genre. He also worked as a screenwriter.

Timeline

1984Aged 75

1975Aged 66

  • Poster for Journey into Fear

    Novel

1971Aged 62

  • Poster for Love Hate Love

    Screenplay

1964Aged 55

  • Poster for Topkapi

    Novel

1959Aged 50

  • Poster for The Wreck of the Mary Deare

    Screenplay

1958Aged 49

  • Poster for A Night to Remember

    Screenplay

1957Aged 48

  • Poster for Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst

    Screenplay

1954Aged 45

  • Poster for The Purple Plain

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Lease of Life

    Writer

1953Aged 44

  • Poster for The Cruel Sea

    Screenplay

  • Poster for Rough Shoot

    Screenplay

1952Aged 43

  • Poster for The Magic Box

    Screenplay

  • Poster for The Card

    Screenplay

1951Aged 42

  • Poster for Encore

    Screenplay

1950Aged 41

  • Poster for Highly Dangerous

    Writer

1949Aged 40

  • Poster for The Passionate Friends

    Screenplay

1947Aged 38

  • Poster for The October Man

    Screenplay

1944Aged 35

  • Poster for Hotel Reserve

    Novel

  • Poster for The Way Ahead

    Screenplay

  • Poster for The Mask of Dimitrios

    Novel

  • Poster for United States

    Writer

1943Aged 34

  • Poster for The New Lot

    Bren Gun Instructor

  • Poster for Journey into Fear

    Novel

  • Poster for Background to Danger

    Novel

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