MUMBAI: British filmmaker Ronald Neame who is best known for directing the ship disaster film The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 has expired. He was 99.

Naeme’s career dates back to serving as assistant cameraman on the first feature film made with sound in Great Britain.Blackmail made by Alfred Hitchcock in 1929. 

Neame‘s directing credits, that spanned six decades include The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and the Walter Matthau starrers Hopscotch and First Monday in October.

Neame produced three British classics Brief Encounter, Great Expectations and Oliver Twist. As a screenplay writer, Neame earned nominations for the Academy awards for those of Encounter and Expectations.

Before directing, Neame handled the cinematography of One of Our Aircraft Is Missing and received an Oscar nomination for its special effects that he shared with sound designer C.C. Stevens.

Two of his films were nominated for the Palme d‘Or at the Festival de Cannes: "The Man Who Never Was" (1956) and "Jean Brodie."