Q:Facts:   - imagesize: 215px    - death place: angoulême , france    - years active: 1948 -- 1993    - death date: 30 august 1994      - birth date: 17 april 1923    - name: lindsay anderson    - image: lindsay_anderson . jpg    - birth place: bangalore , british india    - occupation: film director   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of lindsay anderson .
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lindsay gordon anderson -lrb- 17 april 1923 -- 30 august 1994 -rrb- was a british feature film , theatre and documentary director , film critic , and leading light of the free cinema movement and the british new wave .he is most widely remembered for his 1968 film `` if ... '' , which won the `` palme d'or '' at cannes film festival and was malcolm mcdowell 's cinematic debut .he is also notable , though not a professional actor , for playing a minor role in the academy award winning film `` chariots of fire '' .malcolm mcdowell produced a 2007 documentary about his experiences with lindsay anderson , `` never apologize '' .