Known for Directing
Born
October 18, 1930
Died
July 20, 2005 (age 74)
Birthplace
Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, UK
Filmography
58 films, 8 shows


Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984 · 1h 58m
country: United States
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace.


Ivanhoe
1982 · 2h 17m
country: United Kingdom
Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England.


Superman
1978 · 2h 24m
country: United Kingdom
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.


The Omen
1976 · 1h 51m
country: United Kingdom
Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.


Barry Lyndon
1975 · 3h 8m
country: United Kingdom
An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.


The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother
1975 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes... and exposed backsides.


The Alphabet Murders
1965 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.


The Liquidator
1965 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
Lighthearted spy drama about Boysie Oakes, who takes a nice job with the British Secret Service, enjoys all the perks, and signs all the forms before learning that his job depends on murdering people, and not romancing all the beautiful civilian staff in Whitehall.


Murder Ahoy
1964 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.


Night Must Fall
1964 · 1h 32m
country: United Kingdom
A psychotic killer gets in the good graces of his aging invalid employer, and worms his way into the affection of her beautiful daughter, with unpleasant results for all.


Murder Most Foul
1964 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.


The Haunting
1963 · 1h 52m
country: United Kingdom
Dr. John Markway recruits three strangers for a sleep-disorder study at the eerie and isolated Hill House. It soon becomes clear his real interest lies in the mansion itself and its sinister history, as they are forced to confront the nature of its horror…


I Thank a Fool
1962 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
After mercifully killing her terminally ill lover, Dr. Christine Allison loses her medical license and spends two years in prison. Once she has completed her sentence, the lawyer who prosecuted Christine, Stephen Dane, hires her to care for his emotionally unstable wife, Liane. Christine takes the job, but when Liane's allegedly dead father reappears, Christine sets out to reveal the family's dark secrets.


Reach for Glory
1962 · 1h 26m
country: United Kingdom
During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games, hoping dearly that the war won't end before they can fight in it.


Taste of Fear
1961 · 1h 22m
country: United Kingdom
A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.