Screenplay: Graham Greene

Direction Carol Reed

Cast Joseph Cotten · Alida Valli · Trevor Howard · Orson Welles

Synopsis The Third Man (1949) follows the journey of Holly Martins, a writer of pulp fiction, who travels to Vienna after World War II. He arrives at the invitation of his old friend, Harry Lime, who has secured him a job....

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Ray Milland · Marjorie Reynolds · Carl Esmond · Hillary Brooke

Synopsis Ministry of Fear (1944) follows the harrowing journey of Stephen Neale, who has recently been discharged from a mental institution amidst the tumult of World War II in England. In a twist of fate, Neale inadvertently uncovers a sinister Nazi...

Direction Carol Reed

Cast Ralph Richardson · Michèle Morgan · Sonia Dresdel · Jack Hawkins

Synopsis The Fallen Idol (1948) centers around a young boy, the eight-year-old son of an ambassador, who is left under the supervision of the family's manservant, Baines, and his wife. The boy's imagination runs wild when he witnesses an event that...

Direction Frank Tuttle

Cast Alan Ladd · Veronica Lake · Robert Preston · Laird Cregar

Synopsis This Gun for Hire (1942) follows the story of a professional assassin, Philip Raven, who, despite his tough exterior, has a soft spot for children and animals. Raven is hired to eliminate a blackmailer and is compensated with counterfeit currency...

Direction Carol Reed

Cast Alec Guinness · Burl Ives · Maureen O'Hara · Ernie Kovacs

Synopsis Our Man in Havana (1959) is a clever comedy crafted by Graham Greene, drawing inspiration from the tensions of the Cold War. The story revolves around Jim Wormald (Alec Guinness), an Englishman in Cuba who sells vacuum cleaners as the...

Direction Alberto Cavalcanti

Cast Leslie Banks · C.V. France · Valerie Taylor · Marie Lohr

Synopsis Went the Day Well? (1942) unfolds during the tumultuous period of the Second World War, as a detachment of British soldiers arrives in the quaint, imaginary English village of "Bramley End." Initially, the villagers extend a warm welcome to these...

Direction Neil Jordan

Cast Ralph Fiennes · Julianne Moore · Stephen Rea · Ian Hart

Synopsis The End of the Affair (1999) commences on a drizzly London evening in 1946, where novelist Maurice Bendrix crosses paths with Henry Miles, the spouse of his former lover Sarah, who had unexpectedly terminated their romantic involvement two years prior....

Direction Ken Annakin

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

Synopsis Across the Bridge (1957) follows the story of Carl Schaffner, a German-born British industrialist working as a corporate executive in New York. When news reaches him that Scotland Yard is probing a $3,000,000 embezzlement he orchestrated, Schaffner, known for his...

Direction John Boulting

Cast Richard Attenborough · Carol Marsh · Hermione Baddeley · William Hartnell

Synopsis Brighton Rock (1947) follows the story of Pinkie Brown, a young and ruthless criminal who leads a gang that operates a protection racket centered around Brighton racecourse. When Pinkie orchestrates the murder of a rival named Fred, the authorities initially...

Direction Phillip Noyce

Cast Michael Caine · Brendan Fraser · Do Thi Hai Yen · Rade Serbedzija

Synopsis The Quiet American (2002) follows the story of Alden Pyle, an American aid worker who arrives in Saigon during the autumn of 1952. This period marks the peak of the Vietnamese struggle for independence from French colonial control. Pyle is...

Direction Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Cast Audie Murphy · Michael Redgrave · Claude Dauphin · Georgia Moll

Synopsis The Quiet American (1958) presents a gripping narrative based on Graham Greene's prescient novel, delving into the complexities of U.S. foreign policy in pre-war Indochina. The film stars Audie Murphy as a naive young American and Michael Redgrave as a...

Direction Otto Preminger

Cast Jean Seberg · Richard Widmark · John Gielgud · Richard Todd

Synopsis Saint Joan (1957) is a cinematic adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's renowned play, with a screenplay penned by the esteemed Graham Greene. This historical drama introduces Jean Seberg in her first major film role as the iconic Joan of Arc....

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Dolores del Rio · Pedro Armendáriz · Ward Bond

Synopsis The Fugitive (1947) unfolds against the backdrop of intense religious persecution in the Mexican state of Tabasco. The narrative revolves around the final priest remaining in the region, who faces relentless harassment and persecution from the revolutionary government. The film...

Direction Edward Dmytryk

Cast Deborah Kerr · Van Johnson · John Mills · Michael Goodliffe

Synopsis The End of the Affair (1955) is a poignant drama set against the backdrop of wartime London. The narrative revolves around Maurice Bendrix, a writer who becomes deeply enamored with his neighbor, Sarah Miles. Their passionate affair unfolds discreetly, hidden...

Direction Herman Shumlin

Cast Charles Boyer · Lauren Bacall · Victor Francen · Wanda Hendrix

Synopsis Confidential Agent (1945) follows the journey of Louis Denard, a republican messenger portrayed by Charles Boyer, who ventures to England during the tumultuous Spanish Civil War. His mission is to secure a vital resource, coal, for his cause. However, Denard...

Direction Jack Gold

Cast Anthony Hopkins · Kristin Scott Thomas · Derek Jacobi · Cyril Cusack

Synopsis The Tenth Man (TV) (1988) is an adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, centering around a French lawyer, Chavel, who, during World War II, finds himself in a dire situation. Imprisoned by the Germans, Chavel faces a grim fate when he...

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...

Direction Peter Glenville

Cast Richard Burton · Elizabeth Taylor · Alec Guinness · Peter Ustinov

Synopsis The Comedians (1967) is a film that unfolds in the tumultuous Haiti under the rule of "Papa Doc" Duvalier. The narrative revolves around a cynical white hotel proprietor who grapples with an increasing sense of doom as he observes his...

Direction Basil Dean

Cast Vivien Leigh · Leslie Banks · Laurence Olivier · Francis L. Sullivan

Direction Otto Preminger

Cast Nicol Williamson · Richard Attenborough · John Gielgud · Iman

Synopsis The Human Factor (1979) is a gripping drama that marks the final directorial effort from Otto Preminger, featuring a stellar cast and a screenplay crafted by Tom Stoppard, based on Graham Greene's espionage novel. The story unfolds within the British...