Charles Orme was a British film producer. He worked regularly with Powell & Pressburger, Ralph Thomas, Basil Dearden and John Boorman. He has over 50 credits on a number of classics including The 39 Steps (1959), Khartoum (1966), Deliverance (1972), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) and The Omen (1976). He was an original member of the ...
Michael Powell (on Charles Orme): Charles Orme from the production office had been working for weeks on an elaborate cue board which was to be used to signal gun flashes, water splashes, drifting smoke, loud explosions, turning control towers and rocking bridges, as well as big bangs and flashes between the cameras and the actors. All this had to be controlled with the electrical panel behind, and above, the camera. I now broke it to him that he would have to work his panel himself because I was sending Syd to Montevideo, to mobilise the government, the police, the army, and ten thousand civilians to come down to the docks on a specified Saturday and Sunday. Charles had led a rather sheltered life up until then, but he rose to the occasion all right. Archers do, and after all he was Emeric's brother-in-law
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A gentleman filmmaker who feels good manners, good management, tact and gentle persuasion are worth a thousand threats or empty expletives.
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His brother-in-law was Emeric Pressburger.
Production Manager
Title
Year
Status
Character
Inspector Clouseau
1968
production supervisor
Khartoum
1966
production supervisor
The Intelligence Men
1965
production manager
McGuire, Go Home!
1965
production manager
Woman of Straw
1964
production manager
Underworld Informers
1963
production manager
Doctor in Distress
1963
production manager
The Mind Benders
1963
production manager
Young and Willing
1962
production manager
Walk in the Shadow
1962
production manager
In the Doghouse
1962
production manager
A Pair of Briefs
1962
production manager
No My Darling Daughter
1961
production manager
Flame in the Streets
1961
production manager
No Love for Johnnie
1961
production manager
Doctor in Love
1960
production manager
The League of Gentlemen
1960
production manager
Follow a Star
1959
production manager
Upstairs and Downstairs
1959
production manager
The 39 Steps
1959
production manager
The Square Peg
1958
production manager
The Wind Cannot Read
1958
production manager
Innocent Sinners
1958
production manager
Just My Luck
1957
production manager
Miracle in Soho
1957
production manager
Oh... Rosalinda!!
1955
production manager
Meines Vaters Pferde, 1. Teil: Lena und Nicoline
1954
production manager
Souls in Conflict
1954
production manager
Where's Charley?
1952
unit production manager
The Tales of Hoffmann
1951
unit production manager
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
King David
1985
associate producer
Brimstone & Treacle
1982
associate producer - uncredited
Outland
1981
associate producer
Damien: Omen II
1978
co-producer
Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977
associate producer
The Omen
1976
associate producer
The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975
associate producer
The Man with the Golden Gun
1974
associate producer
Zardoz
1974
associate producer
A Day at the Beach
1972
Paramount Production Executive
Deliverance
1972
associate producer - uncredited
The Assassination Bureau
1969
associate producer
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Night Ambush
1957
assistant director
Pursuit of the Graf Spee
1956
assistant director
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Fighting Pimpernel
1950
production assistant - uncredited
Hour of Glory
1949
production assistant - uncredited
Location Management
Title
Year
Status
Character
Where's Charley?
1952
location manager
Known for movies
The Omen (1976) as Producer
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) as Producer
Khartoum (1966) as Production Manager
The Tales of Hoffmann (1951) as Production Manager
$850,000
