Jack Clayton was a British film director who made only eight films in his entire career. Even though he made only a few films, he was considered to be highly talented as a filmmaker. He used all the resources available at his disposal to make well-crafted films that sometimes contained spontaneity and rawness. Though he made some great films in his time, they were not always commercially successful. His attitude towards film making was totally uncompromising which was out of sync with what the audience or the critics were looking for most of the time. As a result he could make only a few films during his entire career. It was difficult to put his work in a particular category and his films started a completely new line of thinking in British cinema. His films were famous for their literary adaptations and stories with a combination of realistic details, imaginative storytelling and supernatural touches. His gift for combining all these three subjects to make an enthralling film made him a celebrity in the film industry. He started as a ‘tea boy’ in the British film industry and worked his way up through the ranks to direct films over a career spanning 60 years.