Cast: Gordon Jackson

Direction John Sturges

Cast Steve McQueen · James Garner · Charles Bronson · Richard Attenborough

Synopsis The Great Escape (1963) follows a group of Allied prisoners of war, meticulously selected by the German high command for their exceptional escape attempts, who are confined in a seemingly inescapable POW camp. Under the leadership of Roger "Big X"...

Direction Bill Bain · Christopher Hodson · Raymond Menmuir · Derek Bennett

Cast Gordon Jackson · David Langton · Jean Marsh · Angela Baddeley

Synopsis Upstairs, Downstairs (TV Series) (1971) is a British television drama that aired from 1971 to 1975, spanning 5 seasons and 68 episodes. The show delves into the lives of the aristocratic Bellamy family and their domestic staff residing in a...

Direction Lewis Milestone

Cast Marlon Brando · Trevor Howard · Richard Harris · Hugh Griffith

Synopsis Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) chronicles the voyage of the HMS Bounty, which sets sail from Portsmouth in 1787 with a mission to transport breadfruit from Tahiti to the West Indies. Captain Bligh, driven by an unyielding ambition to reach...

Direction Richard Sale

Cast Tyrone Power · Mai Zetterling · Lloyd Nolan · Stephen Boyd

Synopsis Seven Waves Away (1957) follows a group of more than twenty survivors who find themselves stranded in a life raft designed for just nine individuals after their opulent ocean liner sinks. The diverse group includes an elderly opera singer, a...

Direction Anatole Litvak

Cast Peter O'Toole · Omar Sharif · Tom Courtenay · Donald Pleasence

Synopsis The Night of the Generals (1966) unfolds in 1942, as a Polish prostitute and German spy is brutally murdered in Warsaw. The investigation leads to three high-ranking German Generals, each with a potential motive. Major Grau (Omar Sharif), a tenacious...

Direction Ronald Neame

Cast Maggie Smith · Robert Stephens · Pamela Franklin · Gordon Jackson

Synopsis The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) follows the story of a charismatic and unconventional schoolteacher, Miss Jean Brodie, who educates her students at a prestigious girls' school in Edinburgh during the interwar period. Instead of focusing on traditional academic...

Direction Brian Clemens · William Brayne · Martin Campbell · Dennis C. Lewiston

Cast Gordon Jackson · Martin Shaw · Lewis Collins · Bridget Brice

Synopsis The Professionals (TV Series) (1977) follows the thrilling adventures of Bodie and Doyle, elite operatives working under the command of George Cowley for Britain's premier intelligence agency, CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5). The series, which aired from 1977 to 1983, delves...

Direction Val Guest

Cast Stanley Baker · Guy Rolfe · Leo McKern · Gordon Jackson

Synopsis Yesterday's Enemy (1959) follows Captain Langford (Stanley Baker) and his weary British soldiers, who seize control of a jungle village occupied by the enemy during the Japanese invasion of Burma. Despite objections from an elderly priest (Guy Rolfe) and war...

Direction Cy Endfield

Cast Stanley Baker · Herbert Lom · Peggy Cummins · Patrick McGoohan

Synopsis Hell Drivers (1957) follows the story of Joe 'Tom' Yateley, a former convict seeking a fresh start. He joins the intense world of Hawlett Trucking, a gravel-hauling company where the pressure to perform is immense and the pace is relentless....

Direction Ronald Neame

Cast Alec Guinness · John Mills · Dennis Price · Kay Walsh

Synopsis Tunes of Glory (1960) follows the story of Major Jock Sinclair, a dedicated member of a Highland regiment who has served since his youth as a boy piper. During World War II, he acted as the Commanding Officer. Now, with...

Direction Joseph Losey

Cast Stanley Baker · Robert Flemyng · Gordon Jackson · Hardy Krüger

Synopsis Blind Date (1959) is a gripping thriller directed by Joseph Losey, known for his work on "The Servant." The film stars Hardy Kruger as a Dutch artist who finds himself entangled in a murder investigation after the body of his...

Direction Val Guest

Cast Brian Donlevy · Jack Warner · Margia Dean · Richard Wordsworth

Synopsis The Creeping Unknown (1955) follows the story of Britain's inaugural rocket launch, which, despite a successful liftoff and return to Earth, encounters a critical issue: all communication with the rocket has been abruptly cut off. The film delves into the...

Direction Basil Dearden

Cast Michael Redgrave · Rachel Kempson · Frederick Leister · Mervyn Johns

Synopsis The Captive Heart (1946) begins in the summer of 1940, as Captain Karel Hasek, portrayed by Michael Redgrave, a Czech soldier, manages to flee from the horrors of Dachau concentration camp. To evade capture, he adopts the identity of a...

Direction Tony Richardson

Cast Nicol Williamson · Anthony Hopkins · Marianne Faithfull · Judy Parfitt

Synopsis Hamlet (1969) follows the tale of Prince Hamlet of Denmark, the offspring of the late King Hamlet and Queen Gertrude. During a chilly evening at the Danish royal fortress, Elsinore, Hamlet encounters the Ghost of King Hamlet, who reveals that...

Direction Sidney J. Furie

Cast Michael Caine · Nigel Green · Guy Doleman · Gordon Jackson

Synopsis The Ipcress File (1965) follows the story of Harry Palmer, a unique counter-intelligence agent who, despite his rank of sergeant in the army, exhibits a disregard for authority but has a penchant for life's luxuries. Palmer is tasked by Major...

Direction Robert Hamer

Cast Mervyn Johns · Mary Merrall · Gordon Jackson · Jean Ireland

Synopsis Pink String and Sealing Wax (1945) is set in the charming seaside town of Victorian Brighton, where a cunning pub owner forms an alliance with a naive chemist's helper. The landlady's ulterior motive is to acquire a lethal substance to...

Direction Roy Ward Baker

Cast Peter Cushing · John Mills · Anne Baxter · Anton Diffring

Synopsis Sherlock Holmes and The Masks of Death (TV) (1984) follows the renowned detective after his retirement, as he is persuaded by MacDonald to take on one last case. The mystery involves a series of baffling murders where the victims appear...

Direction Simon Langton

Cast Michael Caine · James Fox · Nigel Havers · John Gielgud

Synopsis The Whistle Blower (1986) follows the journey of a former soldier who delves into the mysterious death of his son, a Russian linguist employed by British intelligence during the tense Cold War era. As he probes deeper, he encounters a...

Direction Jack Cardiff

Cast Richard Widmark · Sidney Poitier · Rosanna Schiaffino · Oskar Homolka

Synopsis The Long Ships (1963) unfolds with a tale of a magnificent bell, known as "The Mother of Voices," crafted from pure gold and thrice the size of a man, created by monks in ancient times. This legend is shared by...

Direction Charles Crichton

Cast David Niven · Peggy Cummins · Anne Vernon · Herbert Lom