List of the best Bernard Lee movies: Whistle Down the Wind(1962), Dunkirk(1958), Breakout(1959), Nowhere to Go(1958), The Secret Partner(1961), The Purple Plain(1954), Crest of the Wave(1954), Murder in the Night(1940), Let George Do It(1939), Last Holiday(1950), Across the Bridge(1957), Long Ago Tomorrow(1971) ... ...
Drama
UK
1962
99 Minutes
Bostock
Hayley Mills Alan Bates Bernard Lee Norman Bird Elsie Wagstaff Ronald Hines Gerald Sim Diane Clare John Arnatt Hamilton Dyce Howard Douglas
escaped convict young boy young girl father teacher police officer eerie charming suspenseful emotional lancashire, england barn farm family home town childhood innocence religion friendship mistaken identity
When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owners three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.
War
UK
1958
135 Minutes
Charles
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Robert Urquhart Ray Jackson Meredith Edwards Anthony Nicholls Michael Shillo Sean Barrett Victor Maddern Maxine Audley
soldier reporter emotional intense powerful france beach world war ii historical events rescue escape sacrifice quest 1930s
A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.
Drama, War
UK
1959
99 Minutes
Lt. Col. Huxley
Richard Todd Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Michael Wilding Dennis Price Donald Houston William Franklyn Vincent Ball Peter Arne Peter Jones Ronnie Stevens
prisoner of war prisoners military officer informant brutal engaging gripping gutsy patriotic suspenseful tense thrilling italy prison camp world war ii prisoners of war escape informing tunneling escape
In 1943, an Italian-administered P.O.W. camp for captured Allies goes through a series of failed escapes only to culminate in a daring plan for a dramatic mass escape.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1958
87 Minutes
Victor Sloane, Lee Henderson
fugitive con artist socialite partner bleak dark thrilling somber london jail house betrayal theft crime chase prison break unlikely romance escape forbidden love pursuit
In London, a Canadian serving prison time for grand theft escapes prison and attempts to retrieve his loot, kept in a bank safety deposit box, but his accomplice takes the security key while he only has the pass code.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1961
91 Minutes
Det. Supt. Frank Hanbury
Stewart Granger Haya Harareet Bernard Lee Hugh Burden Lee Montague Melissa Stribling Conrad Phillips John Lee
businessman wife detective suspect pretty woman engaging suspenseful united states office household robbery deception marital problems secret life investigation mystery pursuit 1960s
A wealthy London-based shipping magnate is blackmailed by an evil dentist which threatens to reveal an old case of fraud, while the dentist himself is threaten by a mysterious masked man.
Adventure
UK
1954
100 Minutes
Dr. Harris
Gregory Peck Win Min Than Bernard Lee Maurice Denham Brenda De Banzie Ram Gopal Lyndon Brook Anthony Bushell Jack McNaughton Harold Siddons Peter Arne
pilot commander physician nurse sister navigator tense gutsy melodramatic burma air force base tent airplane countryside mission psychosis flying world war ii accident courage
In WW2 Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.
Comedy, Drama
UK
1954
90 Minutes
Seaman `'Lofty'` Turner
Gene Kelly Roy Boulting John Justin Bernard Lee Jeff Richards Sidney James Patric Doonan Ray Jackson Fredd Wayne Patrick Barr David Orr
A Navy lieutenant is borrowed by the British to supervise torpedo experiments after one of their scientists is killed.
Crime, Drama
UK
1940
60 Minutes
Roy Barnes
Jack LaRue Sandra Storme Bernard Lee Martin Walker James Hayter Googie Withers Drue Leyton Arthur O'Connell Edmon Ryan Francis Lister Alf Goddard
Soho's Cotton Club is proudly run by American Steve Marco. So when double-crossing Joe Lane threatened to tell the police of Steve's past, Joe had to be murdered. Steve was not going to have anyone destroy what had taken years to build.
Comedy
1939
73 Minutes
Oscar
George Formby Phyllis Calvert Bernard Lee Romney Brent Garry Marsh Coral Browne Percy Walsh Diana Beaumont
musician spy intelligence officer naval officer amusing confident engaging hilarious lighthearted madcap patriotic spirited witty norway spying war mistaken identity love interest musicians adventure
Comedy, Drama
UK
1950
89 Minutes
Inspector Wilton
Alec Guinness Beatrice Campbell Kay Walsh Bernard Lee Wilfrid Hyde-White Sidney James Ernest Thesiger
salesman socialite society matron maid gambler doctor winsome charming resort brighton, england beach doctor's office fatal illness vacation friendship social standing mortality transformation 1950s
When a lonely, unappreciated farm equipment salesman discovers he has only a few weeks to live, he withdraws his savings for a final holiday at a "posh" resort.
Crime, Drama
UK
1957
103 Minutes
Chief Inspector Hadden
Rod Steiger David Knight Marla Landi Bernard Lee Eric Pohlmann Bill Nagy Ingeborg Wells Alan Gifford
industrialist assassin police chief scotland yard agent wife passenger crafty suspenseful intricate gripping train bridge london new york city mexico motel embezzlement stolen identity murder fugitives
A wealthy businessman attempts to run to Mexico to escape capture for embezzlement. On the way, he switches identities for a visa but that only complicates matters.
Romance
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Uncle Bob
Malcolm McDowell Nanette Newman Georgia Brown Bernard Lee Gerald Sim Michael Flanders Marjorie Mason Barry Jackson
young man young woman disabled person uncle emotional moving england convalescent home soccer field romance disability injury disillusionment marriage proposal love discovery transformation 1970s
Bruce Pritchard is paralysed mysteriously after his Brothers wedding. Rejected by his family, he is placed in a nursing home. Angry and depressed, he finds hope with a nurse. Can Bruce find a life outside the home?
Comedy, Drama
1948
97 Minutes
John Beresford in 1903
Anna Neagle Hugh Williams Michael Laurence Bernard Lee Nicholas Phipps Hilda Bayly Isabel Jeans Catherine Paul Jack Allen Ken Warrington Michael Shepley
soldiers wife suffragette flapper activist brooding melodramatic melancholy passionate family home affair war bride crimean war boer war world war i world war ii forbidden love temptation transformation discovery
Four generations of British wives shock their returning husbands with confessions of their wartime affairs.
Action
UK
1964
112 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Gert Froebe Honor Blackman Shirley Eaton Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Harold Sakata Tania Mallet
tycoon spy villain secret agent sexy woman pilot thrilling intense miami airplane car airport hideout conspiracy crime smuggling assassination gambling terrorism revenge
While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
Crime, Drama
UK
1950
84 Minutes
Inspector Cherry
Jack Warner Dirk Bogarde Jimmy Hanley Robert Flemyng Bernard Lee Peggy Evans Patric Doonan Bruce Seton Frederick Piper Betty Ann Davies
police officers thief sargeant inspector woman suspenseful gripping somber police station london movie theater car robbery murder manhunt justice honor revenge sacrifice fall
The daily routine of two London Policemen is interrupted by a killer.
Action
UK|Switzerland
1969
140 Minutes
M
George Lazenby Diana Rigg Telly Savalas Gabriele Ferzetti Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn George Baker
james bond mobster daughter mastermind thrilling suspenseful switzerland england biological warfare allergies death deception pursuit 1960s
James Bond woos a mob boss' daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps involving beautiful women from around the world.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1954
91 Minutes
Inspector Valentine
Alec Guinness Joan Greenwood Peter Finch Cecil Parker Bernard Lee Sidney James Ernest Thesiger
priest detective thief hilarious thrilling lighthearted playful london rome church museum crime investigation religion theft search pursuit quest rivalry mystery
Works of art are disappearing, stolen by a master thief, a master of disguise. Father Brown has two goals: to catch the thief and to save his soul.
War, Adventure
UK
1956
119 Minutes
Captain Dove
John Gregson Emeric Pressburger Anthony Quayle Peter Finch Ian Hunter Bernard Lee Patrick Macnee Christopher Lee
boat captain nazi soldier british officer commandant gory suspenseful thrilling brooding profound intense ship atlantic ocean great britain harbor world war ii battle explosion sinking ship escape
In the first major naval battle of World War II, the British Navy must find and destroy a powerful German warship.
Drama
UK
1961
88 Minutes
Capt. George Gort
Michael Craig Elizabeth Seal Peter Cushing George Sanders Bernard Lee Gordon Jackson
In Britain, at the dawn of jet-powered commercial aviation, an aircraft manufacturer tries to shift the blame from mechanical failure to pilot error when its newest jet airliner has a series of accidents.
Drama
UK|USA
1957
116 Minutes
Dr Sam
Rita Hayworth Robert Mitchum Jack Lemmon Herbert Lom Bernard Lee Anthony Newley Peter Illing Edric Connor Bonar Colleano Joan Miller Eric Pohlmann
sailor foreigner drifter smuggler immigrant brooding suspenseful thrilling caribbean boat friendship love triangle betrayal redemption disaster coast guard rivalry transformation 1950s
The friendship between two tramp boat owners is threatened by the arrival of a beautiful and seductive passenger.
Action
Italy
1967
104 Minutes
Commander Cunningham
Neil Connery Daniela Bianchi Adolfo Celi Agata Flori Bernard Lee Anthony Dawson Lois Maxwell Yachuco Yama Guido Lollobrigida Franco Giacobini
The civilian brother of Britain's best secret agent must use his skills in plastic surgery, hypnotism and lip-reading to prevent a crime syndicate from using a magnetic wave generator in their bid for world domination.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
94 Minutes
Detective Hart
Ralph Richardson Michèle Morgan Bobby Henrey Sonia Dresdel Jack Hawkins Bernard Lee
diplomat son butler wife inspector detective suspenseful dark household embassy london idolization investigation witnessing murder misunderstanding affair secret mystery quest rescue
A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.
Action
UK
1963
118 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Daniela Bianchi Robert Shaw Lotte Lenya Pedro Armendáriz Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Walter Gotell
james bond spy russian pretty woman assassin criminal cheeky thrilling spectacular london russia istanbul train suite settlement espionage cold war crime romance spying
James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E.
Action
UK
1977
125 Minutes
M
Roger Moore Barbara Bach Curt Jurgens Richard Kiel Caroline Munro Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond villain sexy woman intelligence officer russian henchman amusing spectacular thrilling outlandish underwater egypt mediterranean coast ski resort submarine espionage explosion extortion nuclear weapons adventure
James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.
Action
UK
1973
121 Minutes
M
Roger Moore Yaphet Kotto Jane Seymour Clifton James Geoffrey Holder Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Julius Harris
secret agent dictator drug lord tarot card reader henchman assassin thrilling intense amusing new york city louisiana backwoods forest big city investigation murder corruption drug trafficking voodoo espionage
James Bond is sent to stop a diabolically brilliant heroin magnate armed with a complex organisation and a reliable psychic tarot card reader.
Action
UK|France
1979
126 Minutes
M
Roger Moore Lois Chiles Michael Lonsdale Richard Kiel Corinne Clery Bernard Lee Desmond Llewelyn Lois Maxwell
james bond secret agent villain mastermind suspenseful thrilling rio de janeiro venice outer space spaceship space travel dangerous assignment apocalypse cia rescue pursuit 1970s
James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.
Action
UK
1956
91 Minutes
The Customs Officer
Richard Attenborough George Baker Bill Owen Virginia McKenna Roland Culver Bernard Lee Ralph Truman
crew member naval officer ship owner murderer skipper smuggler engaging unrestrained patriotic england high seas ship seafaring life after wartime smuggling crime black market weapons transformation wretched excess
Boxing drama following the lives of five different fighters and their reasons for becoming boxers.
Mystery & Thriller
1969
97 Minutes
Chilmore
Roger Moore Martha Hyer Claudie Lange Alexis Kanner Francis Matthews Bernard Lee Derek Francis Ursula Howells Veronica Carlson Dudley Sutton Tim Preece
advertising executive model spy hit man lord suspenseful cool intricate thrilling london england country house houseboat assassination espionage crossword puzzles advertising modeling adventure pursuit
A London adman (Roger Moore) seeks a Hungarian model (Claudie Lange) and finds a plot to assassinate an African leader in Hyde Park.
Drama
1957
95 Minutes
Leighton Bailey
Dirk Bogarde Jon Whiteley Michael Hordern Maureen Swanson Cyril Cusack Bernard Lee
father son gardener diplomat emotional moving jail spain small town house coast father/son relationship jealousy unlikely friendship frame-ups family manipulation escape growing up transformation
An American diplomat (Michael Hordern) resents his son's (Jon Whiteley) friendship with their gardener (Dirk Bogarde) in Spain.
War
1952
99 Minutes
A.S. "Stripey" Wood
Trevor Howard Richard Attenborough Sonny Tufts James Donald Joan Rice Bernard Lee Dora Bryan Hugh Williams Robin Bailey Meredith Edwards John Forrest
naval officer commander cook admiral seaman fiancée inspiring powerful gutsy england atlantic ocean ship france coast bar world war ii british empire naval warfare redemption personality clash
An English captain (Trevor Howard) and crew make the most of an old U.S. destroyer on loan during World War II.
Drama
UK
1963
125 Minutes
Charlie
Leslie Caron Tom Bell Brock Peters Avis Bunnage Emlyn Williams Cicely Courtneidge Bernard Lee Patricia Phoenix Nanette Newman
writer doctor boyfriend pregnant woman bleak gritty powerful moving london france boarding house romance abortion pregnancy friendship growing up love sacrifice discovery 1960s
A single, pregnant woman moves into a London boarding house where she meets a group of fellow misfits.
Drama
UK
1948
120 Minutes
Prison Visitor
Harold French Ralph Smart Dirk Bogarde Francoise Rosay Mervyn Johns Ian Fleming James Robertson Justice Mai Zetterling Bernard Lee Cecil Parker
tennis player father pianist colonel mistress poet amusing lighthearted charming england paris monte carlo, monaco hobby tennis poetry piano sacrifice transformation adventure 1940s
Four of W. Somerset Maugham's short stories are brought to the screen with each introduced by the author. In the first story, "The Facts of Life", a young man with great potential on the ... See full summary »
Action
UK
1965
130 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Claudine Auger Adolfo Celi Luciana Paluzzi Rik Van Nutter Martine Beswick Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn Roland Culver Guy Doleman
james bond mastermind secret agent mistress beautiful woman spectacular witty thrilling gripping bahamas swimming pool yacht ocean floor paris hospital extortion ransom nuclear weapons terrorism espionage
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Action
UK|Japan
1967
116 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Akiko Wakabayashi Donald Pleasence Tetsuro Tamba Mie Hama Karin Dor Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond business owner henchman secretary secret agent supervillain cool intense thrilling japan island outer space ship england cold war espionage murder identity theft terrorism space travel
Secret Agent James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1951
80 Minutes
Col. Webson
Walter Pidgeon Margaret Leighton Robert Beatty David Tomlinson Peggy Evans Charles Victor Bernard Lee
With a ruthless gang terrorizing London, Scotland Yard calls Hugh "Bulldog" Drummond out of retirement. With the help of detective Helen Smith, Drummond infiltrates the gang under an ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1961
59 Minutes
Supt. Meredith
Finlay Currie Jennifer Daniel Patrick Cargill Derrick Sherwin Anthony Sharp Lyndon Brook Bernard Lee
Jane's car breaks down and she makes her way to a nearby estate, owned by a mysterious man named Caligari. Soon she finds that she has become a virtual prisoner, and none of the strange ... See full summary »
Biography
1936
94 Minutes
Cartwright
Walter Huston Oscar Homolka Basil Sydney Frank Cellier Peggy Ashcroft Renee De Vaux Bernard Lee Lewis Casson Ndanisa Kumalo Glennis Lorimer
adventurer president mother partner king sweetheart confident patriotic spirited england south africa mine city office ambition diamonds prospecting mining political unrest wealth
Englishman Cecil John Rhodes (Walter Huston) finds diamonds in 1870s South Africa and builds an empire.
Horror
1974
93 Minutes
Tarmut
Peter Cushing Shane Briant Madeline Smith David Prowse John Stratton Charles Lloyd Pack Bernard Lee Patrick Troughton Sydney Bromley Janet Hargreaves Philip Voss
doctor baron assistant gory hell insane asylum experiments criminals heroes metamorphosis 1800s
The baron (Peter Cushing) and his asylum sidekick (Shane Briant) put the brain of a genius in the body of a brute.
Comedy
1952
89 Minutes
Brigadier
David Niven Glynis Johns George Coulouris Barry Jones Kenneth More Noel Purcell Bernard Lee Jeremy Spenser Anton Diffring
The British government sends an army major (David Niven) and cook (Glynis Johns) to rescue a prize cow during World War II.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1949
104 Minutes
Sergeant Paine
Orson Welles Joseph Cotten Trevor Howard Alida Valli Paul Hoerbiger Ernst Deutsch Erich Ponto Siegfried Breuer Bernard Lee Hedwig Bleibtreu Wilfrid Hyde-White
writer friend actress love interest thief suspenseful dark vienna cemetery hospital nightclub household accident investigation murder love triangle mistaken identity betrayal mystery pursuit
Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, postwar Vienna, only to find himself investigating the mysterious death of an old friend, Harry Lime.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1966
112 Minutes
Patmore
Richard Burton Claire Bloom Oskar Werner Peter Van Eyck George Voskovec Sam Wanamaker Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Bernard Lee
spy drunk intelligence officer interrogator jew communist bleak brooding gritty suspenseful tense london east berlin courtroom betrayal espionage cold war drinking sacrifice underdog
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
Action
UK
1974
125 Minutes
M
Roger Moore Christopher Lee Britt Ekland Maud Adams Herve Villechaize Clifton James Richard Loo Marc Lawrence Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond assassin beautiful woman henchman scientist secret agent cool intricate sultry thrilling charming hong kong macau thailand island fun house espionage terrorism assassination plot travel
James Bond is targeted by the world's most expensive assassin, while he attempts to recover sensitive solar cell technology that is being sold to the highest bidder.
Action
UK
1971
119 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Jill St. John Charles Gray Lana Wood Jimmy Dean Bruce Cabot Bruce Glover Putter Smith Bernard Lee Lois Maxwell Desmond Llewelyn
james bond villain beautiful woman secret agent commanding officer suspenseful thrilling africa las vegas casino england jewel smuggling dangerous assignment disaster espionage pursuit escape 1970s
A diamond smuggling investigation leads James Bond to Las Vegas, where he uncovers an evil plot involving a rich business tycoon.
Drama
1957
88 Minutes
Customs Officer
Michael Relph Anthony Steel Robert Beatty David Knight Margo Lorenz James Robertson Justice Eunice Gayson Isabel Dean Gordon Harker Bernard Lee Michael Howard
pilot airport employee passenger engaging lighthearted london airport work air travel love everyday life adventure love 1950s
A gambling pilot (Anthony Steel), a former aviator (Robert Beatty) and a superstitious flier (David Knight) work at London's Heathrow Airport.
Action, Adventure
UK
1962
110 Minutes
M
Sean Connery Ursula Andress Joseph Wiseman Jack Lord Zena Marshall Eunice Gayson Lois Maxwell Margaret LeWars John Kitzmiller Bernard Lee Anthony Dawson
secret agent beautiful woman mastermind villain thrilling sultry suspenseful jamaica england office beach destruction outer space disaster pursuit rescue 1960s
A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.