Screenplay: Hugh Wheeler
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Hugh Wheeler. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
Titles found: 14
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (TV)
1982 · Movie · 141 min. · United States
Direction Terry Hughes · Harold Prince
Cast Angela Lansbury · George Hearn · Cris Groenendaal · Sara Woods
Synopsis Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (TV) (1982) follows the tale of Benjamin Barker, who, after being unjustly exiled, returns to his hometown of London under the alias Sweeney Todd. Driven by a desire to uncover the truth...
7.1
256 votes
7.1
256 votes
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
2007 · Movie · 117 min. · United States
Direction Tim Burton
Cast Johnny Depp · Helena Bonham Carter · Alan Rickman · Sacha Baron Cohen
Synopsis Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) delves into the chilling tale of Benjamin Barker, also known as Sweeney Todd, who returns to London after a wrongful imprisonment. He establishes a barber shop in the heart of the...
6.8
67K votes
6.8
67K votes
Black Widow
1954 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Nunnally Johnson
Cast Ginger Rogers · Van Heflin · Gene Tierney · George Raft
Synopsis Black Widow (1954) follows the gripping tale of a young aspiring actress (Peggy Ann Gardner) who meets a tragic end, leading investigators to cast a shadow of suspicion over her Broadway producer mentor (Van Heflin). The narrative delves into the...
6.6
192 votes
6.6
192 votes
Nijinsky
1980 · Movie · 129 min. · United States
Direction Herbert Ross
Cast George de la Peña · Alan Bates · Jeremy Irons · Leslie Browne
Synopsis Nijinsky (1980) unfolds in the vibrant and creative atmosphere of the early 1910s, drawing from real-life events to tell the tale of Vaslav Nijinsky. A prodigious yet willful premier danseur and budding choreographer with the Ballets Russes, Nijinsky's journey is...
6.3
98 votes
6.3
98 votes
Something for Everyone
1970 · Movie · 122 min. · United States
Direction Harold Prince
Cast Angela Lansbury · Michael York · Anthony Higgins · Heidelinde Weis
Synopsis Something for Everyone (1970) follows the story of Konrad, a charming and ambitious young man from the countryside in post-war Austria. He ingeniously secures a position as a butler in the grand castle of a penniless countess. Konrad's charisma and...
6.0
64 votes
6.0
64 votes
Travels with My Aunt
1972 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Direction George Cukor
Cast Maggie Smith · Alec McCowen · Louis Gossett Jr. · Robert Stephens
Synopsis Travels with My Aunt (1972) follows the life of Henry Pulling, a reserved and predictable bank employee who encounters his eccentric Aunt Augusta at his mother's funeral. Aunt Augusta, a woman with a mysterious and somewhat dubious past, invites Henry...
6.0
307 votes
6.0
307 votes
Five Miles to Midnight
1962 · Movie · 104 min. · France
Direction Anatole Litvak
Cast Sophia Loren · Anthony Perkins · Gig Young · Jean-Pierre Aumont
Synopsis Five Miles to Midnight (1962) follows the dramatic tale of Lisa Macklin, an Italian woman living in Paris, who engages in a heated argument with her American husband, Robert, at a nightclub. The next day, Robert departs for a business...
5.8
159 votes
5.8
159 votes
The Man in the Net
1959 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Michael Curtiz
Cast Alan Ladd · Carolyn Jones · Diane Brewster · John Lupton
Synopsis The Man in the Net (1959) follows the story of a creative individual who is wrongfully blamed for vandalizing his own residence. The truth is uncovered with the help of the local children, who play a crucial role in proving...
5.3
105 votes
5.3
105 votes
A Little Night Music
1977 · Movie · 124 min. · United States
Direction Harold Prince
Cast Elizabeth Taylor · Diana Rigg · Len Cariou · Lesley-Anne Down
Synopsis A Little Night Music (1977) revolves around Fredrik Egerman, who is content in his marriage to Anne, a 17-year-old virgin. However, their marriage has been unconsummated for the past eleven months, leading Fredrik to seek solace with his former lover,...
5.1
42 votes
5.1
42 votes
Murder by Two
1960 · Movie · 95 min. · France
Direction Jacques-Gérard Cornu
Cast Danielle Darrieux · Mel Ferrer · Catherine Deneuve · Pierre Brice
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The Strange Awakening
1958 · Movie · 69 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Montgomery Tully
Cast Lex Barker · Carole Mathews · Lisa Gastoni · Nora Swinburne
Synopsis The Strange Awakening (1958) follows Peter Chance, a motorist who is ambushed and left for dead by a hitchhiker in the south of France. Upon regaining consciousness, he finds himself in an unfamiliar room with no memory of his past....
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Direction Yasuzô Masumura
Cast Ayako Wakao · Mariko Okada · Koji Takahashi · Takao Ito
Synopsis Two wives (1967) follows the intertwined lives of two couples who cross paths in a chance meeting at a bar. The narrative delves into the complex dynamics of these four individuals as they become entangled in a whirlwind of passion...
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Homicide for Three
1948 · Movie · 60 min. · United States
Direction George Blair
Cast Warren Douglas · Audrey Long · Grant Withers · Lloyd Corrigan
Synopsis Homicide for Three (1948) follows a newlywed couple, a young navy officer, and his wife, who encounter a series of unsettling events during their honeymoon in Los Angeles. Struggling to secure a hotel room, they are assisted by a kind...
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Story Parade (TV Series)
1964 · Series · United Kingdom
Direction Alan Gibson · Peter Sasdy · Silvio Narizzano · Bryan Stonehouse
Cast Norman Rodway · Noel Hood · Roland Culver · Jane Eccles
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