List of the best Leo McKern movies: Travelling North(1987), Dad and Dave: On Our Selection(1995), Help!(1965), The Day the Earth Caught Fire(1961), X the Unknown(1956), King and Country(1964), The French Lieutenant's Woman(1981), Time Without Pity(1957), Massacre in Rome(1973), Lisa(1962), Candleshoe(1977), I Like Money(1962) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
Australia|Canada
1987
96 Minutes
Frank
communist widower retiree second wife daughter doctor cheeky emotional touching sad australia melbourne, australia small town aging retirement illness fishing marriage family love
After their late-life marriage, a middle-aged Australian couple move to the countryside. Their life and tempestuous marriage is detailed.
Comedy, Drama
Australia
1995
110 Minutes
Leo McKern Joan Sutherland Geoffrey Rush David Field Noah Taylor Essie Davis Celia Ireland Ray Barrett Barry Otto Nicholas Eadie Murray Bartlett
farmer wife son politician neighbor amusing charming australia farm small town family farming politics father/son relationship growing up transformation 19th century
Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit and decides to run for parliament.
Musical, Comedy
UK
1965
92 Minutes
Clang
The Beatles Leo McKern Eleanor Bron Victor Spinetti Roy Kinnear John Bluthal Patrick Cargill
musician jeweler cult member amusing cheeky lighthearted europe airplane alps bahamas music travel rock 'n' roll performance the beatles discovery escape 1960s
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
Sci-Fi
UK
1961
99 Minutes
Bill Maguire
Janet Munro Leo McKern Edward Judd Michael Goodliffe Bernard Braden Reginald Beckwith Gene Anderson Renee Asherson
journalist government official russian general weather forecaster president friend bleak powerful chilling london united states destroyed city office abandoned building nuclear weapons testing apocalypse natural disasters journalism race against time epidemic
When the U.S. and Russia unwittingly test atomic bombs at the same time, it alters the nutation (axis of rotation) of the Earth.
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1956
80 Minutes
Insp. McGill
Dean Jagger Leslie Norman Leo McKern Edward Chapman Marianne Brauns William Lucas John Harvey Peter Hammond Michael Ripper Anthony Newley Ian McNaughton
A radioactive, mud-like creature terrorizes a Scottish village.
War
UK
1964
86 Minutes
Capt. O'Sullivan
Dirk Bogarde Tom Courtenay Leo McKern Barry Foster Peter Copley James Villiers Jeremy Spenser Barry Justice
private captain military officer lawyer gritty bleak england battlefield courtroom horrors of war world war i desertion trial military trauma fall underdog 1910s
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
Romance
UK
1981
123 Minutes
Dr. Grogan
Meryl Streep Jeremy Irons Leo McKern Hilton McRae Emily Morgan Charlotte Mitchell Lynsey Baxter Jean Faulds Peter Vaughan Colin Jeavons Liz Smith
actor actress paleontologist brooding emotional melodramatic passionate movie set england affair filmmaking forbidden love art imitating life forbidden love temptation victorian era
Anna and Mike portray two characters in a film set in 19th century England who fall in love despite the fact that Mike's character is engaged.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1957
88 Minutes
Robert Stanford
father convict girlfriend wealthy man wife son suspenseful dark melodramatic london england countryside prison mansion courtroom murder investigation wrongfully accused father/son relationship vigilantism cover-up
The day before a young man is to be executed for killing his girlfriend, his alcoholic father shows up to try to prove his innocence.
War
Italy|France
1973
103 Minutes
Gen. Kurt Maelzer
Richard Burton Marcello Mastroianni Leo McKern John Steiner Delia Boccardo Renzo Montagnani Timothy Brent Robert Harris
priest nazi colonel partisan roman thrilling gripping rome resistance murder moral dilemma rescue 1940s
Rome, March 23, 1944: 33 German soldiers are killed by a bomb. Lt. Col. Herbert Kappler is ordered to execute ten times that Italians.
Drama
1962
112 Minutes
Brandt
Stephen Boyd Dolores Hart Leo McKern Hugh Griffith Donald Pleasence Harry Andrews
inspector holocaust survivor captain tense suspenseful netherlands tangiers, morocco palestine fugitives emigration anti-semitism holocaust traveling adventure escape 1940s
A Dutch police inspector (Stephen Boyd) frees an Auschwitz survivor (Dolores Hart) from a white slaver, then helps her get to Palestine.
Kids & Family, Comedy
UK|USA
1977
101 Minutes
Bundage
David Niven Jodie Foster Helen Hayes Leo McKern Vivian Pickles Veronica Quilligan Ian Sharrock Sarah Tamakuni David Samuels John Alderson Mildred Shay
young girl con artist elderly woman lady butler orphan charming playful estate england treasure con game helping others theft impersonation transformation temptation mystery 1970s
Welcome to Candleshoe, a stately English manor where a swashbuckling pirate hid a fortune in Spanish doubloons centuries ago. And that's what young orphan Casey and a sly con man are determined to find.
Comedy
UK
1962
81 Minutes
Muche
Peter Sellers Nadia Gray Herbert Lom Leo McKern Martita Hunt Michael Gough Anne Leon Billie Whitelaw Joan Sims John Neville
teacher actress city official headmaster daughter baroness amusing offbeat france small town hotel classroom corruption honesty business swindling teaching rise transformation revenge
A poor but proud French teacher gets fired after refusing to modify the grades of a rich student. As this could be the opportunity to exploit his honesty, Castel Benac hires Topaze as a managing director for a shady business.
Comedy
UK
1965
125 Minutes
Squint
Kim Novak Richard Johnson Angela Lansbury Leo McKern Vittorio De Sica George Sanders Lilli Palmer Peter Butterworth
orphan young woman mayor son lady husband banker petty criminal thief ship captain priest prison guard amusing brash campy cheeky confident engaging frenetic gutsy
A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
Drama, History
UK
1966
120 Minutes
Thomas Cromwell
Paul Scofield Robert Shaw Orson Welles Wendy Hiller Leo McKern Susannah York John Hurt Nigel Davenport Vanessa Redgrave
writer king henry viii wife catherine of aragon emotional inspiring intense england royal court royalty marriage religion social change forbidden love sacrifice rivalry 16th century
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
Horror
UK|USA
1976
111 Minutes
Carl Bugenhagen (uncredited)
Gregory Peck Lee Remick David Warner Billie Whitelaw Leo McKern Harvey Stephens Patrick Troughton Martin Benson Anthony Nicholls Holly Palance John Stride
ambassador wife priest nanny adopted son photographer shocking frightening italy england israel miscarriage roman catholicism adoption evil child antichrist mystery 1970s
Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
Comedy
UK|USA
1975
91 Minutes
Moriarty
Gene Wilder Madeline Kahn Marty Feldman Dom DeLuise Leo McKern Roy Kinnear John Le Mesurier
opera singer younger brother sherlock holmes detective professor sergeant hilarious cheeky suspenseful intricate london england theft sibling rivalry investigation teamwork government secrets mystery pursuit rivalry
The younger brother of the consulting detective tries to steal Sherlock's glory by solving an important case assisted by an eccentric Scotland Yard detective and a lovely but suspicious actress.
Musical, Comedy
1960
96 Minutes
Inspector
Anthony Newley Anne Aubrey Bernie Winters James Booth Leo McKern Lionel Jeffries David Lodge Al Mulock Joyce Blair Jean Philippe
burglar con man electrician gang members thief engaging suspenseful spirited confident england fake identity burglary heist adventure escape transformation 1960s
Drama
UK
1970
206 Minutes
Thomas Ryan
Robert Mitchum Sarah Miles Christopher Jones Trevor Howard John Mills Leo McKern Barry Foster Arthur O'Sullivan Marie Kean Evin Crowley Barry Jackson
teacher wife british soldier bar owner villager melodramatic emotional thrilling suspenseful touching passionate ireland bar dublin village affair trust betrayal war violence
Set in the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married woman in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.
Drama
USA
1968
157 Minutes
Cardinal Leone
Anthony Quinn Laurence Olivier Oskar Werner David Janssen Vittorio De Sica Leo McKern John Gielgud Barbara Jefford Rosemarie Dexter Frank Finlay Burt Kwouk
priest pope premier prisoner cardinal archbishop profound inspiring suspenseful emotional russia rome vatican labor camp peace talks airplane cold war roman catholicism doubt compassion
After spending decades in a Siberian Gulag labor camp, Roman Catholic priest Kiril Lakota is set free by Russian leader Piotr Ilyich Kamenev at the height of the Cold War
Comedy
UK
1964
103 Minutes
Harry Heilbronn
Dirk Bogarde Samantha Eggar James Robertson Justice Mylène Demongeot Donald Houston Barbara Murray Dennis Price Leo McKern Jessie Evans Ann Lynn
doctor mentor therapist woman patient intern cheeky emotional hospital england apartment romance misunderstanding medicine rehabilitation love transformation 1960s
Dr. Simon Sparrow's (Sir Dirk Bogarde's) love life improves dramatically when the lovely Delia Mallory (Samantha Eggar) is brought into casualty with a sprained ankle. She's relieved at the... See full summary »
Comedy
1959
83 Minutes
Benter
Peter Sellers Jean Seberg David Kossoff William Hartnell Timothy Bateson MacDonald Parke Monty Landis Leo McKern Harold Kasket Colin Gordon Jacques Cey
prime minister guard american soldier duchess witty winsome grand fenwick boat castle manhattan cell war desperation poverty scam wine nuclear weapons underdog transformation
The field marshal, prime minister and grand duchess (Peter Sellers) of Fenwick declare war on the United States.
Drama, History
UK
1958
117 Minutes
Dirk Bogarde Dorothy Tutin Cecil Parker Stephen Murray Athene Seyler Paul Guers Marie Versini Ian Bannen Alfie Bass Ernest Clark Rosalie Crutchley
aristocrat soldier duchess marquis doctor attorney chilling melodramatic france paris french revolution poverty power struggle french history redemption forbidden love fall wretched excess sacrifice 1790s
During the turbulent days of the French Revolution, Frenchwoman Lucie Manette falls in love with Englishman Charles Darnay, who's hiding his true identity and purpose.