Known for Directing
Born
May 21, 1922
Died
February 19, 2016 (age 93)
Filmography
22 films, 1 show


The Second Victory
1987 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
After the end of Word War II, a lone and elusive skier from the German Mountain Troops continues to kill British Occupation Forces personnel, prompting a joint British-German manhunt operation to capture him.


Morons from Outer Space
1985 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
The story begins on a small spaceship docking with a refueling station. On board are a group of four aliens, Bernard, Sandra, Desmond, and Julian. During a particularly tedious period of their stay at the station, the other three begin playing with the ship’s controls while Bernard is outside playing spaceball. They accidentally disconnect his part of the ship, leaving him stranded while they crash into a large blue planet close by...


Privates on Parade
1983 · 1h 53m
country: United Kingdom
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops. The eccentric, bible-bashing Major Giles Flack (John Cleese) is in command of the unit. Flack is accompanied by an ageing, theatrical drama queen, Terri Dennis (Denis Quilley) who hopes to entertain the troops with his flamboyant impressions, but the bored troops find other ways to enjoy themselves.


Eagle's Wing
1979 · 1h 51m
country: United Kingdom
Two men, an aging Native American and a ne'er-do-well trapper from North America, race to claim the stallion Eagle's Wing in antebellum Mexico, meeting marauded stagecoach travelers and garrisoned Mexicans along the way.


Smokey Joe's Revenge
1974 · 1h
country: United Kingdom
Three children rejuvenate an old traction engine and enter it for the County Championship.


The Wicker Man
1973 · 1h 33m
country: United Kingdom
Police sergeant Neil Howie is called to an island village in search of a missing girl whom the locals claim never existed. The investigation is further complicated as Howie’s religious views clash with those of the island’s residents.


Brotherly Love
1970 · 1h 47m
country: United Kingdom
Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.


In the Cool of the Day
1963 · 1h 29m
country: United States
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece together to pursue the romance.