---
name: "Anton Furst"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/anton-furst"
fi1m_id: "anton-furst"
imdb_id: "nm0299107"
tmdb_id: 3807
wikidata_id: "Q589483"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "6 May 1944"
died: "24 November 1991"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T20:43:35.046954+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Anton Furst

## Identity

Anton Furst

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/anton-furst
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** anton-furst
- **IMDb ID:** nm0299107
- **TMDB ID:** 3807
- **Wikidata ID:** Q589483
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Furst, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q589483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299107/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3807

Production designer. Born 6 May 1944 in London. Died 24 November 1991.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 6 May 1944, London
- **Died:** 24 November 1991
- **Active:** 1987–1990
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 70 (3), 1990s 73 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 61 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 2, Fantasy 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 8 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $518m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Furst, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q589483, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0299107/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3807

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Full Metal Jacket*](https://film.one/film/full-metal-jacket.md) (81), [*Batman*](https://film.one/film/batman.md) (77)
- **Tubi:** [*Awakenings*](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md) (73)
- **Apple TV:** [*High Spirits*](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md) (52)

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## Biography

Anton Furst was an English production designer. Born Anthony Francis Furst in London on 6 May 1944, he trained at the Royal College of Art.

He worked on *The Company of Wolves* (1984), *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), *High Spirits* (1988) and *Batman* (1989), for which he shared the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. His final credited film was *Awakenings* (1990). He also designed the Planet Hollywood restaurant in New York.

Furst died on 24 November 1991 in Hollywood, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, nytimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Awakenings* (1990), Fi1m 73, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Fi1m 77, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), Fi1m 52, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)
- *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), Fi1m 81, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/full-metal-jacket.md)

## Complete filmography (10)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Awakenings* (1990), Production Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/awakenings.md)
- *Batman* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/batman.md)
- *High Spirits* (1988), Production Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/high-spirits.md)
- *Full Metal Jacket* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/full-metal-jacket.md)
- *The Frog Prince* (1985), Production Design
- *The Company of Wolves* (1984), Production Design
- *Last Day of Summer* (1984), as Art Direction
- *An Unsuitable Job for a Woman* (1982), Production Design
- *Lady Chatterley's Lover* (1981), Production Design
- *Just One Kid* (1974), Production Design

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won

- 1990: Best Production Design (won), for *Batman*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/anton-furst