List of the best James McKechnie movies: The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp(1943), 2,000 Women(1944), Caesar and Cleopatra(1946) ... ...
Romance, War, Drama
1943
163 Minutes
Spud Wilson
Emeric Pressburger Roger Livesey Deborah Kerr Anton Walbrook John Laurie James McKechnie Neville Mapp
soldier major general teacher nurse nazi gripping melodramatic witty england pow camp south africa germany love friendship war aging military love transformation sacrifice
A Boer War subaltern (Roger Livesey) becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers (Deborah Kerr) along the way.
War
1944
97 Minutes
Flora Robson Phyllis Calvert Patricia Roc Renee Houston Reginald Purdell Anne Crawford Jean Kent James McKechnie Robert Arden Carl Jaffe Muriel Aked
prisoner nazi guard stripper journalist pilot melodramatic patriotic hotel france bedroom prison life escape teamwork world war ii women escape rivalry quest 1940s
A lavish old hotel is turned into an internment camp for women during the Battle of France. The inhabitants, including a British nun, conceal downed airmen from the Nazis, hoping to smuggle them to safety.
Drama, History
UK
1946
135 Minutes
Vivien Leigh Claude Rains Stewart Granger Flora Robson Francis L. Sullivan Basil Sydney Cecil Parker Raymond Lovell Anthony Eustrel Ernest Thesiger Anthony Harvey
julius caesar cleopatra ptolemy military officer engaging calm alexandria, egypt royal palace political intrigue family imperialism growing up transformation ancient egypt
At the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.