List of the best Bryan Forbes movies: Whistle Down the Wind(1962), King Rat(1965), The L-Shaped Room(1963), The Whisperers(1967), The Slipper and the Rose(1976), The Stepford Wives(1975), Long Ago Tomorrow(1971), The Wrong Box(1966), The Madwoman of Chaillot(1969), Deadfall(1968), Sunday Lovers(1981), The Naked Face(1985) ... ...
7.7/10
Drama
UK
1962
99 Minutes
Director
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.
7.5/10
War
USA
1965
133 Minutes
Director
George Segal Tom Courtenay James Fox Patrick O'Neal Todd Anderson Sammy Reese Joe Turkel Michael Stroka William Fawcett Denholm Elliott Leonard Rossiter
prisoner of war guard soldier rival friend tense engaging pow camp singapore war friendship survival bribery black market quest rivalry 1940s
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
7.4/10
Drama
UK
1963
125 Minutes
Director
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.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
1967
106 Minutes
Director
Edith Evans Eric Portman Nanette Newman Gerald Sim Avis Bunnage Ronald Fraser Leonard Rossiter Kenneth Griffith Harry Baird Margaret Tyzack Clare Kelly
old woman husband friend son thief brooding disheartening tense suspenseful apartment england welfare office alley old age schizophrenia senility robbery deception family discovery
Elderly Mrs. Ross lives alone in her meager flat, scraping by on government assistance even as she claims to have great wealth. After finding stolen money she is victimized, making it necessary to find her support in her declining years.
7.0/10
Musical, Romance
UK
1976
128 Minutes
Director
Richard Chamberlain Gemma Craven Annette Crosbie Michael Hordern Margaret Lockwood Christopher Gable Kenneth More Edith Evans Keith Skinner
In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King (Sir Michael Hordern) and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward (Richard Chamberlain) wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Meanwhile... See full summary »
6.9/10
Sci-Fi
USA
1975
115 Minutes
Director
Katharine Ross Paula Prentiss Patrick O'Neal Peter Masterson Nanette Newman Tina Louise Carol Rosson William Prince Paula Trueman Remak Ramsay John Aprea
photographer wife husband housewife newcomer tense creepy offbeat stepford, conn. suburbia conformity robots conspiracy switched identities mystery transformation discovery escape 1970s
Joanna Eberhart has come to the quaint little town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.
6.9/10
Romance
UK
1971
111 Minutes
Director
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?
6.8/10
Comedy
UK
1966
105 Minutes
Director
John Mills Ralph Richardson Michael Caine Nanette Newman Peter Cook Dudley Moore Tony Hancock Peter Sellers Cicely Courtneidge Wilfrid Lawson Thorley Walters
student brother butler foster daughter strangler nephew madcap hilarious london train household lottery family dysfunction rivalry 1890s
In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other, or can be made to have seemed to do so.
6.1/10
Comedy
USA
1969
132 Minutes
Director
Katharine Hepburn Charles Boyer Claude Dauphin Edith Evans John Gavin Paul Henreid Oscar Homolka Margaret Leighton Giulietta Masina Nanette Newman Richard Chamberlain
Nice, eccentric, idealistic and slightly mad Countess Aurelia, who believes that the good must prevail over evil, decides to stand up to corrupt powerful leaders of Paris by putting them on trial with 'unwashed masses' as the jury.
5.8/10
Gay & Lesbian, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1968
120 Minutes
Director
Michael Caine Giovanna Ralli Eric Portman Nanette Newman David Buck Leonard Rossiter Geraldine Sherman Carlos Pierre
jewel thief mastermind wife lover millionaire striking confident melodramatic shocking sanatorium mansion concert hall spain villa apartment heist sexual taboo secret past marriage unlikely allies
Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices, the Moreaus, attempt to steal diamonds from the château of millionaire Salinas. However, Henry's partners in crime aren't the most emotionally stable people.
Comedy
1981
127 Minutes
Lino Ventura Bryan Forbes Roger Moore Gene Wilder Lynn Redgrave Ugo Tognazzi Kathleen Quinlan Catherine Salviat Priscilla Barnes
Four segments by four directors show four men chasing women in France, England, Italy and the United States.
Mystery & Thriller
1985
103 Minutes
Director
Roger Moore Rod Steiger Art Carney Elliott Gould Anne Archer Al Hedison
A Chicago psychiatrist (Roger Moore) hires a private eye (Art Carney) after being linked by a detective (Rod Steiger) to mobsters and murder.
Drama
1964
98 Minutes
Kim Novak Bryan Forbes Laurence Harvey Robert Morley Siobhan McKenna Roger Livesey Jack Hedley Nanette Newman Ronald Lacey David Morris Anthony Booth
college student waitress romantic interest friend doctor patient bleak passionate disheartening london café apartment hospital unrequited love obsession disability medical profession infidelity class distinctions forbidden love
Based on the novel by W. Somerset Maugham. A medical student with a deformity falls for a promiscuous waitress.
5.5/10
Comedy
UK
1956
96 Minutes
Prof. Evans
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bryan Forbes Harold Siddons Clifford Mollison Lionel Jeffries Gordon Jackson Michael Howard Michael Hordern Ernest Clark John Forbes-Robertson
sailor friend baby witty amusing naples, italy boat ship coast baby-sitting sailing sailors comedy smuggling adventure escape pursuit 20th century
After a pierside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White (Sir Richard Attenborough) finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Sci-Fi
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Jimmy Wheeler
Kieron Moore Lois Maxwell Donald Wolfit Bryan Forbes Jimmy Hanley Thea Gregory Barry Keegan Alan Gifford Shirley Lawrence Walter Hudd Donald Gray
The British launch the world's first orbital vehicle. Their military sends a super-bomb along, which goes wrong and threatens the crew and a stowaway.
Sci-Fi
1957
84 Minutes
Marsh
Brian Donlevy Michael Ripper Sidney James Bryan Forbes John Longden Vera Day William Franklyn
professor soldier government official government agent colleague suspenseful campy creepy playful england moon government building alien invasion saving the world science conspiracy cover-up investigation underdog quest
British Dr. Quatermass (Brian Donlevy) finds a colony of pressure domes built by aliens who are taking over officials.
7.3/10
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
115 Minutes
Capt. Martin Porthill
Jack Hawkins Nigel Patrick Richard Attenborough Roger Livesey Bryan Forbes Kieron Moore Robert Coote Terence Alexander Melissa Stribling Norman Bird Nanette Newman
military officer retiree friend bank robber amusing suspenseful england london bank apartment bank robbery disillusionment schemes teamwork military service revenge quest 1960s
A disgruntled veteran recruits a group of disgraced colleagues to perform a bank robbery with military precision.
6.6/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1949
88 Minutes
Trumble
Sarah Churchill Norman Wooland Cyril Cusack Ronald Adam Bryan Forbes James Hayter Walter Horsbrugh
reporter veteran employee amusing spirited town england newspapers corruption failing business rise 1940s
On the southwest coast of England, two crusading reporters revive a failing newspaper and expose local corruption.
War
1953
96 Minutes
Pilot Officer Peter Greeno
Dirk Bogarde Ian Hunter Dinah Sheridan Bill Kerr Bryan Forbes William Sylvester Charles Victor Anne Leon Walter Fitzgerald Anthony Shaw Carl Jaffe
bomber pilot love interest gripping passionate england cockpit world war ii bombing retirement mission raids quest love 1940s
A grounded British wing commander (Dirk Bogarde) risks court-martial to make his 90th bombing run over Germany.
7.5/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1954
79 Minutes
Eric Birling
Alastair Sim Arthur Young Olga Lindo Brian Worth Eileen Moore Bryan Forbes Jane Wenham George Woodbridge Olwen Brookes
wealthy man wealthy woman inspector son daughter pretty woman emotional melodramatic uneasy england household death investigation family wealth social standing class distinctions discovery mystery 1910s
When a young girl is found dead an inspector is sent to investigate a prosperous Yorkshire household. It emerges that each member of the family has a guilty secret - each one is partly responsible for her death.
5.7/10
Adventure
UK
1953
90 Minutes
Willie
Yvonne De Carlo Rock Hudson Maxwell Reed Denis O'Dea Michael Goodliffe Bryan Forbes Jacques B. Brunius Ivor Barnard Arthur Wontner Gérard Oury Larry Taylor
Gilliat,a fisherman/smuggler is in jail, and is offered a pardon, if he undertakes a mission to sail to France to rescue Douchette, an English agent, whose cover has been blown,and who has now been jailed. Gilliat accepts the challenge.
6.9/10
Adventure
USA
1952
104 Minutes
Gregory Peck Ann Blyth Anthony Quinn John McIntire Carl Esmond Andrea King Eugenie Leontovich Hans Conried Rhys Williams Sig Ruman Gregory Gaye
captain first mate pilot countess merchant prince gripping spirited melodramatic san francisco ship alaska sea island fur trade impersonation forced marriage romance wager seduction
In San Francisco in 1850, a Russian Countess runs away from an arranged marriage to a Russian Prince and falls into the arms of an American sea captain who occasionally poaches seals in Russian Alaska.
5.7/10
Drama
UK
1956
83 Minutes
Richard Basehart Simone Simon George Baker Josephine Griffin Colin Gordon Laurence Naismith Charles Victor Sidney James Joan Hickson David Hannaford Olga Lindo
assistant director extra artist movie star socialite playful crafty amusing london movie set dressing room film industry filmmaking work love interest rise to stardom private life underdog quest
The final scene of a film has been lost and the extras have to be rounded up for it to be re-shot.
6.0/10
Romance
UK
1949
91 Minutes
Cecil Parker Glynis Johns Hermione Baddeley Dirk Bogarde Sheila Sim Heather Thatcher Frances Waring Charles Goldner Elwyn Brook-Jones Campbell Cotts Denholm Elliott
treasury agent civil servant amusing lighthearted engaging offbeat treasury department united kingdom inheritance money morality wretched excess 20th century
Arthur Prohack (Cecil Parker) is an official in the Treasury Department with a reputation for fiscal efficiency and running a tight ship. One day he finds out that a struggling businessman ... See full summary »
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