Biography
Victor Saville (25 September 1895 – 8 May 1979) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He produced his first film, Woman to Woman, with Michael Balcon in 1923. He went on to produce and direct numerous films for Gainsborough Pictures and Gaumont-British, including several Jessie Matthews musicals, before establishing his own production company in 1937.
As an independent producer, Saville acquired the rights to A. J. Cronin’s novel The Citadel and sold them to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, producing the 1938 film adaptation directed by King Vidor. He also produced the successful Goodbye, Mr Chips (1939). Both films starred Robert Donat and helped establish Saville in Hollywood, where he continued to produce and direct, including The Silver Chalice (1954).
