Direction: Ken Annakin

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Ken Annakin. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Longest Day

1962 · Movie · 180 min. · United States

Direction Ken Annakin · Andrew Marton · Bernhard Wicki

Cast John Wayne · Robert Mitchum · Henry Fonda · Richard Burton

Synopsis England in June 1944. Unseasonal storms. Allied troops are massed ready for the invasion of France, some already on the boats. The Normandy beaches will be their destination while paratroopers are dropped inland to take key towns and bridges. On...

7.3

15K votes

7.3

15K votes

Across the Bridge

1957 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Rod Steiger · David Knight · Marla Landi · Noel Willman

Synopsis Corporate executive Carl Schaffner is a German-born British industrialist in New York on business. After he gets word that Scotland Yard is investigating a $3,000,000 embezzlement he has committed, the imperious, mean-spirited Schaffner thinks he has sufficient time to take...

6.7

48 votes

6.7

48 votes

Battle of the Bulge

1965 · Movie · 167 min. · United States

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Henry Fonda · Robert Ryan · Robert Shaw · Dana Andrews

Synopsis This World War II spectacular tells the story of the tank battles of December, 1944, in which the Nazi Panzer forces staged a massive last-ditch offensive on the Belgian front. An action-packed drama about the battle that brought World War...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes

Trio

1950 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin · Harold French

Cast James Hayter · Kathleen Harrison · Felix Aylmer · Lana Morris

Synopsis Three short playlets are presented in this omnibus feature. "The Verger" focuses on a church verger who loses his position when it is discovered that he can neither read nor write. With the help of his sympathetic wife, he becomes...

6.3

52 votes

6.3

52 votes

Swiss Family Robinson

1960 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast John Mills · Dorothy McGuire · James MacArthur · Janet Munro

Synopsis The Disney touch is all over this grand, colorful version of the Johann Wyss adventure of a European family set off for the new world of New Guinea. The film opens on a ship jostled and torn by a raging...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Stuart Whitman · Sarah Miles · James Fox · Alberto Sordi

Synopsis In the early days of the 20th century, a British Newspaper offers a prize for the winner of a cross channel air race which brings flyers from all over the world. There are many sub-plots as the flyers jockey for...

6.1

1K votes

6.1

1K votes

Very Important Person

1961 · Movie · 98 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast James Robertson Justice · Leslie Phillips · Stanley Baxter · Eric Sykes

Synopsis A somewhat happy-go-lucky bunch of Brits in a German POW camp find their new acerbic fellow prisoner is a key officer who must be got out at all cost.

6.1

24 votes

6.1

24 votes

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Richard Todd · Joan Rice · Peter Finch · James Hayter

Synopsis Young Robin Hood, in love with Maid Marian, enters an archery contest with his father at the King's palace. On the way home his father is murdered by hench men of Prince John. Robin takes up the life of an...

5.9

50 votes

5.9

50 votes

Call of the Wild

1972 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Charlton Heston · Raimund Harmstorf · Michèle Mercier · George Eastman

Synopsis A house dog is abducted and brought to the north as a sled dog.

5.9

288 votes

5.9

288 votes

Double Confession

1950 · Movie · 80 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Derek Farr · Joan Hopkins · Peter Lorre · William Hartnell

Synopsis When his wife is murdered, the husband tries to divert suspicion from himself to someone else. Unfortunately, his scheme winds up getting him mixed up with some real murderers.

5.6

21 votes

5.6

21 votes

The Long Duel

1967 · Movie · 115 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Yul Brynner · Trevor Howard · Harry Andrews · Charlotte Rampling

Synopsis A conflict of ideals - a conflict of arms - fought out in the Himalayas and across the scorching plains of India.

5.6

230 votes

5.6

230 votes

The Fast Lady

1962 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Leslie Phillips · Julie Christie · James Robertson Justice · Stanley Baxter

Synopsis Murdoch Troon, an enthusiastic member of the local cycling club, gets involved with Charles Chingford, a local businessman, when the two of them are involved in an accident. Then Murdoch meets Chingford's daughter, Claire, who persuades him to give up...

5.4

22 votes

5.4

22 votes

Monte Carlo or Bust!

1969 · Movie · 125 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Bourvil · Lando Buzzanca · Walter Chiari · Peter Cook

Synopsis In an international car rally, competitors must travel from various points in Europe to Monte Carlo, then race their cars. Things are complicated by smuggling, cheating, honor, inventions, medicine, and love at first sight...

5.2

193 votes

5.2

193 votes

4.9

96 votes

The Pirate Movie

1982 · Movie · 105 min. · Australia

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Kristy McNichol · Christopher Atkins · Ted Hamilton · Bill Kerr

Synopsis The crew of a large ship sail the high seas encountering other pirates from other ships. The boy from the ship end up having saves his girlfriend who is kidnapped by a bunch of other pirates.

4.7

33 votes

4.7

33 votes

Nor the Moon by Night

1958 · Movie · 84 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Joan Brickhill · Michael Craig · Anna Gaylor · Ben Heydenrych

Synopsis Brothers compete for a woman's affection while danger lurks at every turn in an African wild game park.

4.7

34 votes

4.7

34 votes

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast Tami Erin · David Seaman · Cory Crow · Eileen Brennan

Synopsis After her father's ship is carried off by a sudden storm, the spunky Pippi Longstocking is stranded with her horse, Alfonso,and her pet monkey, Mr. Neilson, and takes up residence in the old family home, which is thought by neighborhood...

4.4

356 votes

4.4

356 votes

Paper Tiger

1975 · Movie · 101 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Ken Annakin

Cast David Niven · Toshirô Mifune · Hardy Krüger · Ando

Synopsis A somewhat prim and proper Englishman is hired as the tutor to the son of the Japanese ambassador. His life changes when he and the boy are kidnapped by terrorists for political purposes.

4.4

140 votes

4.4

140 votes