List of the best John Boxer movies: The Bridge on the River Kwai(1957), Frenzy(1972), For the Love of Ada(1972) ... ...
War, Drama
UK|USA
1957
161 Minutes
Major Hughes
William Holden Alec Guinness Sessue Hayakawa Jack Hawkins James Donald Geoffrey Horne Andre Morrell Peter Williams John Boxer Percy Herbert Harold Goodwin
soldier captain rival prisoner of war captor gritty military base bridge burma world war ii munitions construction military battle bombing rivalry quest revenge 1940s
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Jon Finch Barry Foster Barbara Leigh-Hunt Anna Massey Alec McCowen Vivien Merchant Billie Whitelaw Jean Marsh Bernard Cribbins Michael Bates Clive Swift
murderer suspect ex-wife inspector murder suspect murder victim dark gritty thrilling suspenseful london bar market river office restaurant framed for murder murder manhunt serial murders
A serial murderer is strangling women with a necktie. The London police have a suspect, but he is the wrong man.
Comedy
1972
85 Minutes
Irene Handl Wilfred Pickles Barbara Mitchell Jack Smethurst Arthur English Larry Martyn Hilda Braid Andrea Lawrence David Collings Nancy Nevinson Donald Bisset
elderly man elderly woman family neighbor friend vicar campy airy charming cheeky united kingdom home surprise party surprise visit surprises neighbors family anniversary love 1970s