List of the best Bill Travers movies: The Lions Are Free(1969), Ring of Bright Water(1969), Gorgo(1961), Invasion Quartet(1961), The Smallest Show on Earth(1957), Born Free(1966), The Seventh Sin(1957), An Elephant Called Slowly(1970), Geordie(1955), Footsteps in the Fog(1955), The Barretts of Wimpole Street(1957), Bhowani Junction(1956) ... ...
Drama
UK
1969
60 Minutes
actor actress conservationist wife lion cub fascinating spectacular heartwarming kenya wildlife preserve research station wild animals lions captivity freedom reunion awareness sacrifice discovery
The true life sequel to the movie classic "Born Free". The actors from the film, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their friend, legendary conservationist George Adamson, ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|USA
1969
107 Minutes
Screenwriter
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Jeffrey Jameson Clark Helena Gloag Roddy McMillan Jean Taylor Smith Willie Joss
otter doctor townsperson friend pet owner love interest charming playful uplifting london scotland village beach cottage exploration relocation pets city vs. country romance writing
Whoever said dog is man's best friend never met Mij! Mij is a cute, cuddly pet shop otter who captures the heart of Graham Merill (Bill Travers). It doesn't take Graham long to realize that... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
UK
1961
79 Minutes
Bill Travers William Sylvester Vincent Winter Christopher Rhodes Joseph O'Conor Bruce Seton Martin Benson Maurice Kaufman Basil Dignam Barry Keegan Tommy Duggan
sailor first mate captain fisherman monster explorer frenetic spirited campy ship atlantic ocean london ireland circus bridge natural disasters expedition man vs. beast creatures supernatural
Greedy sailors capture a giant lizard off the coast of Ireland and sell it to a London circus. Then its mother shows up.
Comedy
1961
87 Minutes
Freddie Oppenheimer
Injured officers (Bill Travers, Spike Milligan, John Le Mesurier) sneak out of a hospital and cross the English Channel to silence a Nazi cannon.
Comedy
1957
80 Minutes
Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Peter Sellers Margaret Rutherford Bernard Miles Leslie Phillips Francis De Wolff
husband wife owner cashier projectionist usher charming lighthearted winsome amusing england small town movie theater movies small-town life competition small business rivalry rescue 1950s
British newlyweds (Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna) inherit a shabby movie house and its eccentric staff of three.
Drama
UK
1966
95 Minutes
Virginia McKenna Bill Travers Geoffrey Keen Peter Lukoye Omar Chambati Bill Godden Bryan Epson Robert Cheetham Robert S. Young Geoffrey Best
game warden wife boss villager heartwarming moving inspiring kenya wildlife preserve jungle wild animals rehabilitation adventure quest 1960s
The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
Drama
USA
1957
94 Minutes
Eleanor Parker Bill Travers George Sanders Jean-Pierre Aumont Francoise Rosay Ellen Corby
doctor wife husband lover servant emotional moving hong kong house village social standing infidelity love marital problems love triangle difficult decision transformation love rescue discovery
In post-WWII Hong Kong, unhappily married Carol has an affair with a married man. Her husband discovers it and presents her with a choice: travel with him to a remote mainland village or face the scandal of a very public divorce.
Adventure
UK
1970
91 Minutes
Bill
Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.
Comedy, Drama
1955
93 Minutes
Geordie
Alastair Sim Bill Travers Brian Reece Molly Urquhart Miles Malleson Jameson Clark Doris Goddard Norah Gorsen
hammer-thrower girlfriend love interest athlete bully shot-putter amusing uplifting emotional scotland melbourne, australia sport tournament olympic games bodybuilding bullying fame vanity competition transformation quest
A Scottish gamekeeper's wee son (Bill Travers) takes up bodybuilding and becomes an Olympic hammer thrower.
Drama
UK
1955
90 Minutes
David Macdonald
Stewart Granger Jean Simmons Bill Travers Belinda Lee Ronald Squire Finlay Currie William Hartnell
employer maid businessman daughter barrister sister dark disturbing london household living room street courtroom bedroom duplicity murder blackmail greed investigation seduction
In early 1900s England, a maid tries to blackmail her master into romancing her when she discovers he murdered his wife.
Romance
UK|USA
1957
105 Minutes
Robert Browning
Jennifer Jones John Gielgud Bill Travers Virginia McKenna Susan Stephen Vernon Gray Jean Anderson Maxine Audley Leslie Phillips Laurence Naismith Moultrie Kelsall
elizabeth barrett robert browning father sister doctor love interest creepy melodramatic london mansion bedroom poetry confinement illness incest romance sexual repression forbidden love escape transformation
Elizabeth Barrett's tyrannical father has forbidden any of his family to marry. Nevertheless, Elizabeth falls in love with the poet Robert Browning.
Adventure
USA
1956
110 Minutes
Patrick Taylor
Ava Gardner Stewart Granger Bill Travers Abraham Sofaer Francis Matthews Marne Maitland Peter Illing Edward Chapman Freda Jackson Lionel Jeffries Alan Tilvern
colonel communist general railroad worker woman melodramatic emotional india train train station love triangle revolution race relations indian independence movement love sacrifice rivalry 1940s
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
Drama
USA
1973
103 Minutes
Tod
Eric Porter Rachel Roberts Jeremy Kemp Bill Travers Dennis Waterman Heather Wright
fox dog hunter endearing engaging england woods countryside hunting foxes dogs friendship survival escape rivalry 1970s
After being bitten by a bat in a cave, a doctor undergoes an accelerating transformation into a man-bat, which ruins his vacation and causes considerable distress for his wife.
Western
1966
103 Minutes
Lt. Scotty McAllister
James Garner Sidney Poitier Bibi Andersson Dennis Weaver Bill Travers William Redfield John Hoyt John Crawford John Hubbard Kevin Coughlin Jay Ripley
scout wife husband native american horse trader thrilling emotional texas desert canyon fort murder kidnapping culture clash armed conflict rescue revenge mystery 19th century
A scout (James Garner), an ex-sergeant (Sidney Poitier) and a cavalry lieutenant take ammo and recruits through Indian country.
Drama
UK
1951
90 Minutes
Fletcher
Michael Redgrave Jean Kent Nigel Patrick Wilfrid Hyde-White Ronald Howard Bill Travers
teacher student wife heartwarming emotional boarding school england family home education infidelity aging school transformation 1950s
Forced to retire from an English public school, an unpopular professor must confront his failure as a teacher and husband.
Drama
UK
1952
88 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Jack Hawkins Anthony Steel Ram Gopal Jeremy Spenser Tom Macauley Helen Goss Sonja Hana Andy Ho Peter Asher Shaym Bahadur
plantation owner wife terrorist neighbor son suspenseful thrilling gory intense profound rubber plantation british malaya danger extortion murder rubber business adventure rivalry pursuit escape
During the 1950s, in British-controlled Malaya, rubber-tree planters face many difficulties and dangers, including bandit attacks and nationalist guerrilla ambushes.