Eric Ambler

WRITING

1909-06-28

1998-10-22

London, England, UK

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.

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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.

Best known for:

Eric Ambler

Eric Ambler

Biography

Biography

Best known for:

Filmography:

Journey into Fear(1943)

Background to Danger(1943)

The New Lot(1943)

The Way Ahead(1944)

The Mask of Dimitrios(1944)

Hotel Reserve(1944)

United States(1944)

The October Man(1947)

The Passionate Friends(1949)

Highly Dangerous(1950)

Encore(1951)

The Card(1952)

The Magic Box(1952)

The Cruel Sea(1953)

Rough Shoot(1953)

The Purple Plain(1954)

Lease of Life(1954)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents(1955)

Yangtse Incident: The Story of H.M.S. Amethyst(1957)

A Night to Remember(1958)

The Wreck of the Mary Deare(1959)

Checkmate(1960)

Topkapi(1964)

Love Hate Love(1971)

Journey into Fear(1975)