Edwina Carroll

Edwin Carroll is a Burmese-born retired actress.

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

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Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Keir Dullea  •  Douglas Rain  •  Gary Lockwood  •  William Sylvester

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Kubrick
CAST:  Keir Dullea  •  Douglas Rain  •  Gary Lockwood  •  William Sylvester

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Burt Kwouk  •  Ingrid Bergman  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Robert Donat

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself to a poor, remote village. There she eventually lives a full and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mark Robson
CAST:  Burt Kwouk  •  Ingrid Bergman  •  Curd Jürgens  •  Robert Donat

Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Launder
CAST:  Terry-Thomas  •  George Cole  •  Joyce Grenfell  •  Alastair Sim

With their headmistress under lock and key in her majesty's prison, the St Trinian's girls find themselves under the protection of the army. However, when the sixth form take a fancy to winning a trip to Italy through means fair or foul, the army discover this is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Frank Launder
CAST:  Terry-Thomas  •  George Cole  •  Joyce Grenfell  •  Alastair Sim

The Road to Hong Kong (1962)

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into international intrigue, trying to stay alive while keeping the formula out of enemy hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Panama
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Joan Collins  •  Robert Morley

When Chester accidentally memorises and destroys the only copy of a secret Russian formula for a new and improved rocket fuel, he and Harry are thrust into international intrigue, trying to stay alive while keeping the formula out of enemy hands.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Panama
CAST:  Bing Crosby  •  Bob Hope  •  Joan Collins  •  Robert Morley

Some May Live (1967)

During the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her correspondent husband coerces her to pass information to him and the Viet Cong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Joseph Cotten  •  Martha Hyer  •  Peter Cushing  •  John Ronane

During the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her correspondent husband coerces her to pass information to him and the Viet Cong.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vernon Sewell
CAST:  Joseph Cotten  •  Martha Hyer  •  Peter Cushing  •  John Ronane

A Town Like Alice (1956)

In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Virginia McKenna  •  Peter Finch  •  Tran Van Khe  •  Jean Anderson

In 1941, The advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jack Lee
CAST:  Virginia McKenna  •  Peter Finch  •  Tran Van Khe  •  Jean Anderson

The Devil's Daffodil (1961)

A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ákos Ráthonyi
CAST:  Joachim Fuchsberger  •  Sabine Sesselmann  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Ingrid van Bergen

A Chinese detective breaks up a drug smuggling ring and tries to find the "Daffodil Killer". The drug smugglers had devised the ingenious method of smuggling heroin from Hong Kong in the stems of daffodils.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ákos Ráthonyi
CAST:  Joachim Fuchsberger  •  Sabine Sesselmann  •  Klaus Kinski  •  Ingrid van Bergen

Yesterday's Enemy (1959)

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Leo McKern  •  Guy Rolfe  •  Gordon Jackson

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy. The film examines the moral dilemmas ordinary men face during war, when the definitions of acceptable military ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Val Guest
CAST:  Stanley Baker  •  Leo McKern  •  Guy Rolfe  •  Gordon Jackson

Genghis Khan (1965)

This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Françoise Dorléac  •  Stephen Boyd  •  James Mason

This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Henry Levin
CAST:  Omar Sharif  •  Françoise Dorléac  •  Stephen Boyd  •  James Mason

Carry On Up the Jungle (1970)

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird. Everything is going swimmingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Sid James  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Joan Sims

The Carry On team send up the Tarzan tradition in great style. Lady Evelyn Bagley mounts an expedition to find her long-lost baby. Bill Boosey is the fearless hunter and guide. Prof. Tinkle is searching for the rare Oozalum bird. Everything is going swimmingly ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerald Thomas
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Sid James  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Joan Sims

The World of Suzie Wong (1960)

A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  William Holden  •  Nancy Kwan  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Michael Wilding

A Hong Kong prostitute tries modeling and falls for the artist who's painting her.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  William Holden  •  Nancy Kwan  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Michael Wilding