Frank Williams

Frank Williams was an actor best known for playing the Reverend Timothy Farthing in the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army.

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Dad's Army (1971)

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Arthur Lowe  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Clive Dunn  •  John Laurie

Dad's Army was a 1971 feature film based on the BBC television sitcom Dad's Army. Directed by Norman Cohen, it was filmed between series three and four and was based upon material from the early episodes of the television series. The film told the story of the Home ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Arthur Lowe  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Clive Dunn  •  John Laurie

Jabberwocky (1977)

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Harry H. Corbett  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Max Wall

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Michael Palin  •  Harry H. Corbett  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Max Wall

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing (1975)

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Derek Nimmo  •  Hugh Burden  •  Bernard Bresslaw  •  Helen Hayes

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Stevenson
CAST:  Derek Nimmo  •  Hugh Burden  •  Bernard Bresslaw  •  Helen Hayes

Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978)

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Andrew Sachs  •  Herbert Lom  •  Burt Kwouk

Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau is dead. At least that is what the world—and Charles Dreyfus—believe when a dead body is discovered in Clouseau's car after being shot off the road. Naturally, Clouseau knows differently and, taking advantage of not being alive, ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Andrew Sachs  •  Herbert Lom  •  Burt Kwouk

The One That Got Away (1957)

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Hardy Krüger  •  Colin Gordon  •  Michael Goodliffe  •  Terence Alexander

Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only German prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  Hardy Krüger  •  Colin Gordon  •  Michael Goodliffe  •  Terence Alexander

The V.I.P.s (1963)

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Richard Burton  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Elsa Martinelli

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Asquith
CAST:  Elizabeth Taylor  •  Richard Burton  •  Louis Jourdan  •  Elsa Martinelli

Robbery (1967)

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Joanna Pettet  •  James Booth  •  Frank Finlay

In this fictionalised account of the Great Train Robbery, career criminal Paul Clifton plans an audacious crime: the robbery of a mail train carrying millions in cash.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Yates
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Joanna Pettet  •  James Booth  •  Frank Finlay

The Deadly Affair (1967)

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  James Mason  •  Simone Signoret  •  Maximilian Schell  •  Harriet Andersson

Charles Dobbs is a British secret agent investigating the apparent suicide of Foreign Office official Samuel Fennan. Dobbs suspects that Fennan's wife, Elsa, a survivor of a Nazi Germany extermination camp, might have some clues, but other officials want Dobbs to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sidney Lumet
CAST:  James Mason  •  Simone Signoret  •  Maximilian Schell  •  Harriet Andersson

Bachelor of Hearts (1958)

A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf Rilla
CAST:  Hardy Krüger  •  Barbara Steele  •  Ronald Lewis  •  Eric Barker

A German scholar has girl troubles while studying at Cambridge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Wolf Rilla
CAST:  Hardy Krüger  •  Barbara Steele  •  Ronald Lewis  •  Eric Barker

The Square Peg (1958)

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Edward Chapman  •  Honor Blackman  •  Campbell Singer

Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale are council workmen mending the road outside an Army base when they come into conflict with the military. Shortly afterwards, they get drafted and fall into the clutches of the Sergeant they have just bested. They are sent to France ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Edward Chapman  •  Honor Blackman  •  Campbell Singer

Atlantic Wall (1970)

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Camus
CAST:  Bourvil  •  Jean Poiret  •  Peter McEnery  •  Reinhard Kolldehoff

1944. Léon Duchemin owns a restaurant with his sister. His clients are Germans, Résistance et black marketeers. Léon unwillingly joins the Résistance when a British pilot is shot down and hides in his attic and, through a series of mishaps, he accidentally steals ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Marcel Camus
CAST:  Bourvil  •  Jean Poiret  •  Peter McEnery  •  Reinhard Kolldehoff

Jazz Boat (1960)

A bumbling gang of thieves crash a jazz party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Anthony Newley  •  Anne Aubrey  •  James Booth  •  Leo McKern

A bumbling gang of thieves crash a jazz party.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Hughes
CAST:  Anthony Newley  •  Anne Aubrey  •  James Booth  •  Leo McKern

What's Up Nurse (1978)

When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the lengths that the nurses go to in caring for their patients.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Ford
CAST:  Nicholas Field  •  Felicity Devonshire  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Graham Stark

When Dr. Robert "Sweeney" Todd arrives to fill his post at a new hospital, he is shocked to see the lengths that the nurses go to in caring for their patients.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Derek Ford
CAST:  Nicholas Field  •  Felicity Devonshire  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Graham Stark

Katherine of Alexandria (2014)

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West. Contains the last film role of Peter O'Toole, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Redwood
CAST:  Nicole Keniheart  •  Jack Goddard  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Joss Ackland

The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts, he prepares for an all out war between the East and the West. Contains the last film role of Peter O'Toole, who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Redwood
CAST:  Nicole Keniheart  •  Jack Goddard  •  Peter O'Toole  •  Joss Ackland

A Stitch in Time (1963)

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Asher
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Edward Chapman  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jeanette Sterke

An accident in the butchers shop leads Norman Pitkin and Mr Grimsdale to the hospital where, after causing the normal ammount of chaos, Pitkin finds Lindy, a little girl who hasn't spoken or smiled since her parents were killed in an aeroplane accident. Pitkin ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Asher
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Edward Chapman  •  Jerry Desmonde  •  Jeanette Sterke

Hide and Seek (1964)

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Janet Munro  •  George Pravda

A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. The Russian is working with shady businessman Marek and they plan to kidnap the professor and make it look as though he has defected to the Soviet Union.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cy Endfield
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Janet Munro  •  George Pravda

The Human Factor (1979)

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Derek Jacobi  •  John Gielgud  •  Joop Doderer

A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Otto Preminger
CAST:  Richard Attenborough  •  Derek Jacobi  •  John Gielgud  •  Joop Doderer

One Good Turn (1955)

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer (boo hiss) who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Joan Rice  •  Shirley Abicair  •  Thora Hird

Norman is the oldest orphan at Greenwood Children's Home and now acts as their caretaker. All the orphans are very happy and well cared for. The adventures start when a nasty property developer (boo hiss) who is also the chairman of the orphanage board wants to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Paddy Carstairs
CAST:  Norman Wisdom  •  Joan Rice  •  Shirley Abicair  •  Thora Hird

The Extra Day (1956)

Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Fairchild
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Simone Simon  •  Josephine Griffin  •  Laurence Naismith

Director William Fairchild's 1956 British comedy takes a peek into the private lives of various performers employed as extras in a new film that's currently shooting.  (more)

DIRECTION:  William Fairchild
CAST:  Richard Basehart  •  Simone Simon  •  Josephine Griffin  •  Laurence Naismith

Derby Day (1952)

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Googie Withers  •  John McCallum

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. It cleverly blends dramatic, romantic and comic elements, including the woman and lover who have murdered her husband, and the working class couple who are ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Googie Withers  •  John McCallum
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