List of the best Jack Cardiff movies: Cameraman: The Life & Work of Jack Cardiff(2010), Sons and Lovers(1960), Dark of the Sun(1968), Young Cassidy(1965), The Long Ships(1964), The Liquidator(1966), Scent of Mystery(1960), Lion(1962), My Geisha(1962), The Mutations(1974) ... ...
Documentary
UK
2010
86 Minutes
Jack Cardiff Martin Scorsese Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall John Mills Thelma Schoonmaker Kim Hunter Kathleen Byron Christopher Challis Raffaella De Laurentiis Richard Fleischer
martin scorsese editor charlton heston lauren bacall cinematographer director engaging inspiring spirited striking london hollywood, calif. studio art gallery film set cinematography filmmaking innovation jack cardiff art
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1960
103 Minutes
Director
Trevor Howard Dean Stockwell Wendy Hiller Mary Ure Heather Sears William Lucas Donald Pleasence Ernest Thesiger
miner alcoholic wife artist mother patron gritty tense emotional sultry mining town coal mine house england nottingham, england family dysfunction mother/son relationship class distinctions marital problems tragic death
A young man with artistic talent lives in a close-knit coal-mining town and finds himself inhibited by his emotionally manipulative mother.
Adventure
UK|USA
1968
101 Minutes
Director
Rod Taylor Yvette Mimieux Jim Brown Kenneth More Peter Carsten Olivier Despax Andre Morrell Guy Deghy Calvin Lockhart Bloke Modisane Monique Lucas
mercenary doctor nazi missionary president tense gritty train congo africa dangerous job protection race relations civil unrest adventure rescue 1950s
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
Biography
UK
1965
107 Minutes
Jack Cardiff Rod Taylor Maggie Smith Julie Christie Flora Robson Michael Redgrave Edith Evans Jack MacGowran T.P. McKenna William Foley Sian Phillips
writer prostitute mother father inspiring hedonistic dublin train station theater family home pub idealism injustice writing wretched excess rise growing up 1910s
The misadventures of a young idealist man in Dublin, Ireland in the early twentieth century.
Adventure
UK|Yugoslavia
1964
125 Minutes
Director
Richard Widmark Sidney Poitier Rosanna Schiaffino Russ Tamblyn Oscar Homolka Colin Blakely Edward Judd Lionel Jeffries Beba Loncar Clifford Evans Gordon Jackson
viking moor wife king crew member explorer engaging spirited tense africa sea city chapel ship expedition treasure hunting race relations sailing competition unlikely allies
A vagabond Viking adventurer and a Moor both compete to find "The Mother of All Voices", a legendary golden bell near the Pillars of Hercules.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Action
UK
1966
104 Minutes
Director
Rod Taylor Trevor Howard Jill St. John Wilfrid Hyde-White David Tomlinson Akim Tamiroff
spy hit man boss friend underling witty thrilling amusing airplane england spying assassination intelligence deception phobias adventure rise quest 1960s
Colonel Mostyn of the British Intelligence Service suspects there is a leak in his department and hires an American expatriate to eliminate various targets working for the Soviets.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Director
Denholm Elliott Peter Lorre Beverly Bentley
Vacationing Englishman Oliver Larker (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain.
Drama
1962
96 Minutes
Director
William Holden Capucine Trevor Howard Pamela Franklin Makara Kwaiha Ramadhani Zakee Paul Oduor Samuel Obiero Romboh Christopher Agunda
young girl mother father stepfather lion amusing endearing kenya wildlife preserve childhood friendship wild animals parenthood growing up 1960s
An American lawyer's (William Holden) ex-wife (Capucine) summons him to Kenya to see their daughter's savage link to a lion.
Comedy, Drama
1962
120 Minutes
Director
Shirley MacLaine Yves Montand Edward G. Robinson Bob Cummings Yôko Tani Tatsuo Saitô Tamae Kyokawa Ichi Hayakawa Alex Gerry
A director's (Yves Montand) wife (Shirley MacLaine) poses as a geisha to win the lead in his Japanese production of "Madame Butterfly."
Sci-Fi
1974
91 Minutes
Director
Donald Pleasence Tom Baker Brad Harris Julie Ege Michael Dunn Scott Antony Jill Haworth Olga Anthony Lisa Collings Joan Scott Toby Lennon
A mad scientist (Donald Pleasence) crosses plants with people, and the results wind up in a sideshow.