Search results for "John Mills"
Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves
IMDb: 6.6
99

In World War II, the greatest threat to the British navy is the German battleship Tirpitz. While anchored in a Norwegian fjord, it is impossible to attack by conventional means,…

Genre: War
Morning Departure

Morning Departure

Morning Departure
IMDb: 7
102

The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?

Genre: Drama
Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free

Run Wild, Run Free
IMDb: 6.4
100

Directed by Richard C. Sarafian, this 1969 British children’s film stars Mark Lester as a young boy, unable to speak, who befriends both a wild colt with blue eyes and…

Genre: Drama, Family
Young Winston

Young Winston

Young Winston
IMDb: 6.7
149

This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with…

Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange

Dr. Strange
IMDb: 5.2
93

A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner

The Rocking Horse Winner
IMDb: 7.3
91

A strange and ultimately tragic tale of a young boy who learns how to pick winners at the racetrack by riding his rocking horse to aid his parents out of…

Genre: Drama
Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors

Murder with Mirrors
IMDb: 6.6
100

When Miss Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there’s time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea cozy, murder most foul is…

Genre: Crime, Thriller
The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song

The Singer Not the Song
IMDb: 6.4
132

A Roman Catholic priest defies a Mexican bandit whose gang kills villagers in alphabetical order.

Genre: Drama, Western
Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic
IMDb: 7
111

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole – only to find…

The Long Memory

The Long Memory

The Long Memory
IMDb: 7
96

1953 British noir thriller, starring John Mills. An innocent man is released from prison after 12 years and tracks down the witnesses who lied about him in court. Based on…

Genre: Crime
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall
IMDb: 6.8
80

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America.

Genre: Comedy
Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex

Ice Cold in Alex
IMDb: 7.8
125

A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams…

Genre: Adventure, Drama, War
Gandhi

Gandhi

Gandhi
IMDb: 8
191

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance…

Genre: Drama, History
Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude

Oklahoma Crude
IMDb: 6.3
108

In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle, aided by her father and a hobo, is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Western
This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed

This Happy Breed
IMDb: 7.3
115

In 1919, Frank Gibbons returns home from army duty and moves into a middle-class row house, bringing with him wife Ethel, carping mother-in-law Mrs. Flint, sister-in-law Sylvia and three children….

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
IMDb: 7.8
118

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham,…

Genre: Drama, Romance
Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay

Tiger Bay
IMDb: 7.5
105

In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting…

Genre: Drama, Thriller
King Rat

King Rat

King Rat
IMDb: 7.5
134

When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King,…

Genre: Drama, War
Cats

Cats

Cats
IMDb: 7.4
116

Cats is a pop-cultural phenomenon that has been performed on stage for more than 50 million patrons in 26 countries for almost 18 years, resulting in more than two billion…

Genre: Music
Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn

Zulu Dawn
IMDb: 6.7
117

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North
IMDb: 6.8
93

When well-off aircraft designer Denning finds his daughter’s current boyfriend is a nasty character he tries to buy him off, ending up hitting him and causing his death when he…

Genre: Drama
The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion

The Quatermass Conclusion
IMDb: 5.7
102

Influenced by the social and geopolitical situation of the early nineteen-seventies and the hippie youth movement of the late nineteen-sixties, Quatermass is set in a near future in which large…

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden

The Chalk Garden
IMDb: 7.4
105

A grandmother seeks a governess for her 16 year old granddaughter, Laurel, who manages to drive away each and every one so far by exposing their past, with a record…

Genre: Drama, Mystery
Sahara

Sahara

Sahara
IMDb: 5
111

After her father dies, young Dale takes his place in a trans-African auto race, but ends up being abducted by a desert sheik.

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman

The Gentle Gunman
IMDb: 6.3
86

The relationship between brothers Terry and Matt, both active in the IRA, comes under strain when Terry begins to question the use of violence.

Genre: Crime, Drama