List of the best John Meillon movies: The Fourth Wish(1976), The Picture Show Man(1977), Sunstruck(1972), Walkabout(1971), Crocodile Dundee(1986), Ride a Wild Pony(1976), Crocodile Dundee II(1988), Cairo(1963), Jungle Fighters(1961), Inn of the Damned(1974), They're a Weird Mob(1966), On the Beach(1959) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1976
114 Minutes
The poignant struggle of a man to grant his terminally ill son three wishes - and the obstacles cast in his way of achieving this goal.
Comedy, Drama
1977
99 Minutes
Rod Taylor John Meillon John Ewart Harold Hopkins Patrick Cargill Judy Morris Jelena Zigon
A showman (John Meillon) tries to keep up with his rival (Rod Taylor), bringing movies to rural 1920s Australia.
Comedy
Australia|UK
1972
90 Minutes
Mick Cassidy
Harry Secombe Maggie Fitzgibbon John Meillon
Stanley Evans is a Welsh teacher who heads to Austalia after an unsuccessful romance. Yearning for the good old days when he was a choral director in Wales, Secombe organizes his Aussie ... See full summary »
Adventure
UK|Australia
1971
95 Minutes
Man
Jenny Agutter Lucien John David Gulpilil John Meillon Bob McDarra John Illingsworth Hilary Bamberger Pete Carver Barry Donnelly Noelene Brown Carlo Marchini
geologist teen girl little boy aborigine father dreamy gripping intense australia outback sydney survival unlikely allies cultural differences attempted murder suicide quest growing up discovery 1970s
Two city-bred siblings are stranded in the Australian Outback, where they learn to survive with the aid of an Aboriginal boy on his "walkabout": a ritual separation from his tribe.
Comedy
Australia
1986
97 Minutes
Walter Reilly
Paul Hogan Linda Kozlowski Mark Blum John Meillon David Gulpilil Michael Lombard Irving Metzman Ritchie Singer
reporter poacher bellhop amusing lighthearted australia new york city hotel man vs. nature travel culture clash adventure transformation 1980s
An American reporter goes to the Australian outback to meet an eccentric crocodile poacher and invites him to New York City.
Kids & Family, Adventure
Australia|USA
1976
99 Minutes
Charles E. Quayle
Michael Craig Eva Griffith Robert Bettles John Meillon Graham Rouse Alfred Bell John Meillon Jr. Roy Haddrick
disabled person poor boy rancher father lawyer pony moving emotional profound country fair ranch house office class conflict horses polio discovery rightful ownership childhood growing up
Scott, a poor farm boy, is given a wild pony from a wealthy ranch owner's herd to ride to and from school. Scott and his pony soon become an inseparable team, until one day the pony ... See full summary »
Comedy
Australia
1988
112 Minutes
Walter Reilly
Paul Hogan Linda Kozlowski Charles S. Dutton John Meillon Ernie Dingo Hechter Ubarry Juan Fernandez Kenneth Welsh
australian girlfriend police officer adventurer suicidal person drug dealer amusing frenetic rousing new york city skyscraper boat department store colombia city life kidnapping drug cartel outsider adventure pursuit
Australian outback expert protects his New York love from gangsters who've followed her down under.
Crime, Drama
1963
92 Minutes
George Sanders Richard Johnson Faten Hamama John Meillon Eric Pohlmann Walter Rilla
A criminal mastermind (George Sanders) comes to Egypt and forms a gang to steal King Tut's jewels from a museum.
War
UK
1961
105 Minutes
Pvt. 'Smudger' Smith
Richard Todd Laurence Harvey Richard Harris David McCallum Ronald Fraser John Meillon John Rees Kenji Takaki
sergeant prisoner of war corporal private soldier tense emotional gritty burma jungle dangerous assignment military world war ii competition survival prisoners of war quest rivalry 1940s
In 1942, a group of British soldiers is sent on a mission in the Malaysian jungle and gets lost into the Japanese controlled zone.
Horror
Australia
1974
125 Minutes
George Parr
Judith Anderson Alex Cord Michael Craig Joseph Fürst Tony Bonner John Meillon
A Sheriff investigates why the guests at a local hostelry check in, but never check out.
Comedy
1966
109 Minutes
Dennis
Walter Chiari Clare Dunne Chips Rafferty Alida Chelli Ed Devereaux Slim DeGrey John Meillon Charles Little
Learning to speak Australian is one of the many trials faced by an Italian journalist who emigrates Down Under.
Sci-Fi
USA
1959
133 Minutes
Ralph Swain
Gregory Peck Ava Gardner Fred Astaire Anthony Perkins Donna Anderson John Tate Lola Brooks John Meillon Lou Vernon Guy Doleman Harp McGuire
commander alcoholic scientist newlywed lieutenant survivor dark tense emotional australia submarine deep sea hotel san francisco san diego nuclear war radiation survival reconnaissance denial
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
1971
99 Minutes
Charlie
Gary Bond Donald Pleasence Chips Rafferty Sylvia Kay Jack Thompson Peter Whittle Al Thomas John Meillon John Armstrong Slim DeGrey Maggie Dence
schoolteacher sheriff doctor alcoholic frightful gritty school mining town bar australia gambling drinking holidays stranded wretched excess 1960s
A teacher from Western Australia en route to Sydney gets waylaid in a town that strips him of his money and dignity.
Drama, Action, War
UK|Italy
1962
80 Minutes
Bedford
John Mills Ettore Manni Roberto Risso Robert Shaw Liam Redmond Ralph Michael Colin Douglas Dinsdale Landen John Meillon Patrick Barr
During World War II, two Italian frogmen, who placed magnetic mines under a British warship, are captured and interrogated by British intelligence about their mission.
Adventure
1974
105 Minutes
Tim
Joseph Bottoms Deborah Raffin John McLiam Dabney Coleman John Anderson Colby Chester Ivor Barry Setoki Ceinaturoga John Meillon Gordon Glenwright Garth Meade
A young man's (Joseph Bottoms) girlfriend (Deborah Raffin) follows him from port to port as he sails a small boat solo around the world.
Drama
UK
1962
123 Minutes
Neil Kincaid
Robert Ryan Terence Stamp Melvyn Douglas Peter Ustinov John Neville Ronald Lewis Lee Montague Paul Rogers Niall MacGinnis John Meillon Ray McAnally
captain seaman military officer assistant lieutenant young man tense fascinating profound rousing ship deck mediterranean sea accidental death moral dilemma false accusations schemes law enforcement naval warfare rivalry
Billy Budd is an innocent, naive seaman in the British Navy in 1797. When the ship's sadistic master-at-arms is murdered, Billy is accused and tried.
Drama
UK
1963
103 Minutes
Laurence Harvey Lee Remick Alan Bates Felix Aylmer Eleanor Summerfield Allan Cuthbertson Harold Goldblatt Noel Purcell Ramsay Ames Fernando Rey Juan José Menéndez
pilot wife insurance investigator thrilling suspenseful england malaga, spain gibraltar insurance fraud plane crash chase schemes new identity escape wretched excess 1960s
An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator.