Michael Trubshawe

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A Hard Day's Night (1964)

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Paul McCartney  •  George Harrison  •  Ringo Starr

Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Lester
CAST:  John Lennon  •  Paul McCartney  •  George Harrison  •  Ringo Starr

Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those days.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Anderson
CAST:  David Niven  •  Finlay Currie  •  Robert Morley  •  Cantinflas

Bedazzled (1967)

Stanley is infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works with him. He meets George Spiggott AKA the devil and sells his soul for 7 wishes, which Stanley uses to try and make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Peter Cook  •  Dudley Moore  •  Raquel Welch  •  Eleanor Bron

Stanley is infatuated with Margaret, the statuesque waitress who works with him. He meets George Spiggott AKA the devil and sells his soul for 7 wishes, which Stanley uses to try and make Margaret his own first as an intellectual, then as a rock star, then as a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley Donen
CAST:  Peter Cook  •  Dudley Moore  •  Raquel Welch  •  Eleanor Bron

Private's Progress (1956)

Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material, but befriends wily Private Percival Cox who knows exactly how all the scams work in the confused world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Richard Attenborough  •  Terry-Thomas  •  John Le Mesurier

Stanley Windrush has to interrupt his university education when he is called up towards the end of the war. He quickly proves himself not to be officer material, but befriends wily Private Percival Cox who knows exactly how all the scams work in the confused world ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Ian Carmichael  •  Richard Attenborough  •  Terry-Thomas  •  John Le Mesurier

The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Stanley Holloway  •  Sid James  •  Alfie Bass

A meek bank clerk who oversees the shipments of bullion joins with an eccentric neighbor to steal gold bars and smuggle them out of the country.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Stanley Holloway  •  Sid James  •  Alfie Bass

The Magic Box (1952)

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Margaret Johnston  •  Maria Schell  •  Richard Attenborough

Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Boulting
CAST:  Robert Donat  •  Margaret Johnston  •  Maria Schell  •  Richard Attenborough

The Pink Panther (1963)

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  David Niven  •  Robert Wagner  •  Capucine

The trademark of The Phantom, a renowned jewel thief, is a glove left at the scene of the crime. Inspector Clouseau, an expert on The Phantom's exploits, feels sure that he knows where The Phantom will strike next and leaves Paris for the Tyrolean Alps, where the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  David Niven  •  Robert Wagner  •  Capucine

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours ... (1965)

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  Sarah Miles  •  James Fox  •  Alberto Sordi

In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers £10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Stuart Whitman  •  Sarah Miles  •  James Fox  •  Alberto Sordi

The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Stanley Holloway  •  George Relph  •  Naunton Wayne  •  John Gregson

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Stanley Holloway  •  George Relph  •  Naunton Wayne  •  John Gregson

The Passionate Stranger (1957)

Judith Wynter is a happily married novelist whose romantic works are eagerly devoured by scores of female readers. When Carlo, a handsome young Italian chauffeur, arrives to work for Judith and her husband, a professor currently recovering from an attack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Ralph Richardson  •  Margaret Leighton  •  Patricia Dainton  •  Carlo Giustini

Judith Wynter is a happily married novelist whose romantic works are eagerly devoured by scores of female readers. When Carlo, a handsome young Italian chauffeur, arrives to work for Judith and her husband, a professor currently recovering from an attack of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Muriel Box
CAST:  Ralph Richardson  •  Margaret Leighton  •  Patricia Dainton  •  Carlo Giustini

Smoke Over London (1966)

Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Sordi
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Fiona Lewis  •  Alfredo Marchetti  •  Amy Dalby

Dante Fontana is an antique dealer from Perugia infatuated with the culture of the British upper classes. His wife and relatives mock him and snub him, seeing him as a silly daydreamer doing no serious work. Unfussed, Dante plans a vacation to London to learn more ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alberto Sordi
CAST:  Alberto Sordi  •  Fiona Lewis  •  Alfredo Marchetti  •  Amy Dalby

The Best of Enemies (1961)

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  David Niven  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Michael Wilding  •  Amedeo Nazzari

During World War II, a plane full of RAF fighter crashes in the Ethiopian desert and they are met upon by an enemy Italian patrol that allows them to go free. But, when the Brits are given orders to attack the Italians, lots of problems ensue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Guy Hamilton
CAST:  David Niven  •  Alberto Sordi  •  Michael Wilding  •  Amedeo Nazzari

Salt & Pepper (1968)

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Peter Lawford  •  Michael Bates  •  Ilona Rodgers

After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and uncover an evil plot to overthrow the government. Can our cool, yet inept duo ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Donner
CAST:  Sammy Davis Jr.  •  Peter Lawford  •  Michael Bates  •  Ilona Rodgers

I Accuse! (1958)

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Emlyn Williams  •  Adolf Wohlbrück

Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  José Ferrer
CAST:  José Ferrer  •  Viveca Lindfors  •  Emlyn Williams  •  Adolf Wohlbrück

Meet Me Tonight (1952)

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Ted Ray  •  Kay Walsh  •  Martita Hunt  •  Stanley Holloway

Meet Me Tonight was the American title for the British-filmed Tonight at 8:30, adapted from the Noel Coward stage production of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Pelissier
CAST:  Ted Ray  •  Kay Walsh  •  Martita Hunt  •  Stanley Holloway

Law and Disorder (1958)

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Robert Morley  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Ronald Squire

When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton
CAST:  Michael Redgrave  •  Robert Morley  •  Lionel Jeffries  •  Ronald Squire

Brandy for the Parson (1952)

A young couple get involved with a smuggler  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eldridge
CAST:  James Donald  •  Kenneth More  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Jean Lodge

A young couple get involved with a smuggler  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Eldridge
CAST:  James Donald  •  Kenneth More  •  Charles Hawtrey  •  Jean Lodge

The Rainbow Jacket (1954)

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Robert Morley  •  Kay Walsh  •  Edward Underdown  •  Fella Edmonds

A champion jockey is banned from racing so spends his time helping a young lad to become the next champion.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Basil Dearden
CAST:  Robert Morley  •  Kay Walsh  •  Edward Underdown  •  Fella Edmonds

Orders Are Orders (1954)

An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Paltenghi
CAST:  Brian Reece  •  Margot Grahame  •  Raymond Huntley  •  Sid James

An American movie company wants to shoot a science-fiction film using a British army barracks as a location, and its soldiers as actors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Paltenghi
CAST:  Brian Reece  •  Margot Grahame  •  Raymond Huntley  •  Sid James

The Rising of the Moon (1957)

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Denis O'Dea  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Noel Purcell

Three vignettes of old Irish country life, based on a series of short stories. In "The Majesty of the Law," a police officer must arrest a very old-fashioned, traditional fellow for assault. The man's principles have the policeman and the whole village, including ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  John Ford
CAST:  Tyrone Power  •  Denis O'Dea  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Noel Purcell
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