List of the best Lionel Jeffries movies: The Railway Children(1970), The Amazing Mr. Blunden(1972), Baxter!(1972), The Water Babies(1978), Wombling Free(1977), Murder Ahoy!(1964), The Wrong Arm of the Law(1963), You Must Be Joking(1965), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang(1968), First Men in the Moon(1964), The Prisoner of Zenda(1979), The Spy With a Cold Nose(1966) ... ...
7.3/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
1970
102 Minutes
Director
Dinah Sheridan Bernard Cribbins Jenny Agutter William Mervyn Iain Cuthbertson Gary Warren Sally Thomsett
government official wife son daughter sister gentleman endearing winsome tender positive yorkshire, england family home train station false accusations class distinctions youth railroad imagination triumph over adversity rescue
After the enforced absence of their father, three children move with their mother to Yorkshire, where during their adventures they attempt to discover the reason for his disappearance.
6.9/10
Fantasy
UK
1972
99 Minutes
Director
Laurence Naismith Lynne Frederick Garry Miller Diana Dors David Lodge James Villiers Dorothy Alison Rosalyn Lander Marc Granger
solicitor family spirit housekeeper airy charming endearing heartwarming lighthearted london england mansion flat countryside ghosts time travel adventure quest mystery discovery
A mysterious, very old solicitor Mr. Blunden visits Mrs. Allen and her young children in her squalid, tiny Camden Town flat and makes her an offer she cannot refuse. The family become the ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama
UK|USA
1972
105 Minutes
Director
child speech therapist divorcée model chef mother sad tender emotional winsome london apartment kitchen office street childhood friendship mother/son relationship loneliness grief
A young American boy unable to overcome a speech defect is disturbed by the constant bickering of his parents, and when they get divorced, he slides into an emotional breakdown.
6.2/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Poland|UK
1978
92 Minutes
Director
James Mason Billie Whitelaw Tommy Pender Bernard Cribbins Joan Greenwood David Tomlinson Samantha Gates
young boy shark eel chimney sweep boss apprentice lighthearted spectacular suspenseful winsome river england fantasy world mansion underwater frame-up child labor exploitation thievery aquatic life
This children's fantasy tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who discovers a complex underwater world where young children are held prisoner by an evil shark and an eel.
5.2/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
UK
1977
96 Minutes
Director
David Tomlinson Frances de la Tour Bonnie Langford Bernard Spear Yasuko Nagazumi John Junkin Reg Lye
The adventures of The Wombles, strange creatures who live on Wimbledon Common and pick up the litter left by the humans. There's always time for a nice song and dance as well. This was a ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK
1964
93 Minutes
Margaret Rutherford Lionel Jeffries Charles "Bud" Tingwell Stringer Davis William Mervyn Francis Matthews Terence Edmund Tony Quinn Joan Benham Gerald Cross Roy Holder
miss marple assistant trustee lieutenant captain charming suspenseful crafty battleship england high seas investigation murder navy corruption embezzlement mystery pursuit 1960s
After Miss Jane Marple is made a trustee of a merchant marine training vessel, a fellow trustee is poisoned, and ship's officers are later murdered after she comes on board.
6.8/10
Comedy
UK
1963
91 Minutes
Peter Sellers Lionel Jeffries Bernard Cribbins Davy Kaye Nanette Newman Bill Kerr Ed Devereaux Reg Lye
crime boss police officer scotland yard agent thief impostor detective quirky amusing outlandish thrilling london scotland yard south sea island armored vehicle impersonation scams robbery organized crime unlikely allies
In London, when Australian gangsters disguised as "Bobbies" rob British criminals, the panicked British mobsters seek an alliance with Scotland Yard in order to eliminate the foreign competition and return things to "normal".
Comedy
1965
99 Minutes
Sgt. Maj. McGregor
Michael Callan Lionel Jeffries Terry-Thomas Denholm Elliott Wilfrid Hyde-White Bernard Cribbins James Robertson Justice Leslie Phillips Gabriella Licudi Patricia Viterbo
scientist military officer american aristocrat wife singer frenetic hilarious endearing emotional england air force base maze racetrack apartment military service experiments scavenger hunt new love leadership
A psychiatrist (Terry-Thomas) sends five soldiers on a London scavenger hunt for such things as a Rolls-Royce hood ornament.
6.9/10
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
UK|USA
1968
145 Minutes
Grandpa Potts
Dick Van Dyke Sally Ann Howes Lionel Jeffries Gert Froebe Anna Quayle Benny Hill James Robertson Justice Robert Helpmann Heather Ripley Adrian Hall
young boy young girl socialite inventor industrialist villain airy campy charming england beach family home fair family love kidnapping adventure pursuit 1900s
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi
UK
1964
102 Minutes
Joseph Cavor
Edward Judd Martha Hyer Lionel Jeffries Betty McDowall Miles Malleson Gladys Henson Hugh McDermott Erik Chitty Gordon Robinson Laurence Herder Marne Maitland
scientist inventor explorer alien campy engaging england spacecraft moon underground aliens moon exploration space travel inventions discovery adventure escape 1960s
When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.
5.3/10
Comedy
USA
1979
109 Minutes
General Sapt
Peter Sellers Lynne Frederick Lionel Jeffries Elke Sommer Gregory Sierra Jeremy Kemp Catherine Schell Simon Williams
In order to save King Rudolph of Ruritania from assassins and murderous usurpers, the kingdom hires a look-a-like London cabby to impersonate the Monarch.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1966
93 Minutes
Stanley Farquhar
Laurence Harvey Daliah Lavi Lionel Jeffries Eric Portman Denholm Elliott Colin Blakely Paul Ford Eric Sykes
A British spy (Lionel Jeffries) plants a bugging device on a bulldog officially presented to the Soviet premier.
6.6/10
Adventure
USA
1961
80 Minutes
Luke Billings
Richard Todd Anne Aubrey Jamie Uys Lionel Jeffries Zena Walker Marty Wilde James Booth Al Mulock
outlaw police sergeant townspeople lawman family criminal brooding intense gripping suspenseful tense engaging south africa saving the town vengeance outlaws gunfight father/son relationship law enforcement fall
Based on the life of Fr. Charles Clark, a minister to street gangs.
6.5/10
Romance
UK|USA
1965
102 Minutes
Cark
Hayley Mills John Mills James MacArthur Lionel Jeffries Harry Andrews Niall MacGinnis Lionel Murton David Tomlinson
widower sailor lawyer millionaire uncle thrilling endearing spirited caribbean boat ocean island beach treasure hunting betrayal con game new romance greed father/daughter relationship adventure
During the 1960s, a Caribbean sailor and his tomboy daughter search for buried treasure but run into unsavory characters and a cute lawyer who's after romance.
5.4/10
Comedy
UK
1963
103 Minutes
Ezra
Bob Hope Anita Ekberg Edie Adams Lionel Jeffries Percy Herbert Paul Carpenter Orlando Martins Al Mulock Bari Johnson Peter Dyneley Robert Nichols
writer secret agent explorer doctor native lighthearted playful africa manhattan government agents fraud secret plans deception espionage quest pursuit 1960s
A returning moon capsule with vital information goes off-course and lands in Africa, where the little-known Ekele tribesmen find it. Washington orders African expert, Matthew Merriwether - ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Adventure
1954
66 Minutes
Martin Bremner
Jimmy Hanley Rona Anderson Leslie Dwyer Lionel Jeffries Beatrice Varley Michael Golden Valerie Hanson Vincent Ball Edwin Richfield Kenneth Connor Robert Rietty
When a reporter (Jimmy Hanley) investigates rumors of a ghost, he finds smugglers using a local castle as a hideout.
Comedy
1959
88 Minutes
Bertie
William Bendix Anthony Newley Anne Aubrey Lionel Jeffries Sidney James David Lodge Dilys Laye William Kendall Bernie Winters Harry Fowler Norman Atkyns
teen idol sergeant agent captain daughter hilarious playful heartwarming barracks recording studio england nightclub military base rock 'n' roll draft military life culture clash conformity transformation underdog
A singer (Anthony Newley) deals with a loudmouthed sergeant (William Bendix) while serving in the British army.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
1962
123 Minutes
Inspector Oliphant
Kim Novak Jack Lemmon Fred Astaire Lionel Jeffries Estelle Winwood Maxwell Reed
diplomat boss suspect husband inspector landlady amusing madcap london apartment coast murder case jewelry theft love triangle trial chase love mystery 1960s
A U.S. diplomat (Jack Lemmon) tries to help his London landlady (Kim Novak) in a mix-up over jewels and her husband's murder.
6.7/10
Musical
USA
1967
179 Minutes
King Pellinore
Richard Harris Vanessa Redgrave Franco Nero David Hemmings Lionel Jeffries Laurence Naismith Pierre Olaf Estelle Winwood Gary Marshal Anthony Rogers Peter Bromilow
king arthur lancelot guinevere merlin son knight passionate charming castle england countryside forest love triangle honor royalty forbidden love sacrifice 6th century
The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
6.6/10
Adventure
UK
1960
88 Minutes
Ames
Gordon Scott Jock Mahoney Betta St. John John Carradine Lionel Jeffries Alexandra Stewart Earl Cameron Charles "Bud" Tingwell Al Mulock Gary Cockrell Harry Baird
Tarzan must escort his prisoner Coy Banton out of the jungle to the authorities. The boat is blown up by Coy's father and brothers. In addition to Coy Tarzan must now lead five more of the ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Comedy
UK
1965
112 Minutes
Insp. Hobart, Baron von Lukenberg, The Earl of Aldershot, President Esteda
James Booth Shirley Jones Stella Stevens Honor Blackman Lionel Jeffries Joan Hickson Amy Dalby Nicolau Breyner Richard Vernon David Davenport Reginald Beckwith
police officer mother seamstress dictator baroness revolutionary amusing lighthearted great britain village crime investigation mother/son relationship police work unlikely hero rise pursuit 1980s
Fast climbing Arthur Tate rose to his fame, wealth and respectability quickly from a beginning as a naive constable His rise was also due to 3 women: dressmaker Violet Lawson, Lily, the ... See full summary »
5.3/10
Comedy
UK
1967
95 Minutes
Sir Charles Dillworthy
Burl Ives Troy Donahue Gert Froebe Hermione Gingold Lionel Jeffries Daliah Lavi Dennis Price Stratford Johns Graham Stark Terry-Thomas Jimmy Clitheroe
circus manager young man spy fiancée inventor airy amusing charming hilarious heartwarming inspiring england circus hot air balloon moon inventions moon debt kidnapping friendship
In Victorian England, an American showman uses a wealthy Frenchman's finances to build a German explosives expert's giant cannon designed to fire a people-filled projectile to the Moon but spies and saboteurs endanger the project.
Drama
1960
123 Minutes
John Sholto Douglas, Marquis of Queensberry
Peter Finch Yvonne Mitchell James Mason John Fraser Lionel Jeffries Nigel Patrick
writer lover father lawyer gay man wife tense emotional london courtroom oscar wilde homosexuality trials libel love triangle forbidden love underdog 1890s
The flamboyant Victorian wit (Peter Finch) sues the Marquess of Queensberry for a sodomy slur, but it boomerangs.
Horror
1972
89 Minutes
Inspector Ralph Willoughby
Shelley Winters Mark Lester Chloe Franks Ralph Richardson Lionel Jeffries Hugh Griffith Rosalie Crutchley Pat Heywood Judy Cornwell Michael Gothard Marianne Stone
widow orphan sister brother headmistress guest eerie tense offbeat brooding mansion party england nursery insanity kidnapping death of child murder dark secrets mind games
A British magician's widow (Shelley Winters) scares an orphan brother (Mark Lester) and sister (Chloe Franks) ; they respond like Hansel and Gretel.
7.0/10
Comedy
UK
1960
87 Minutes
Chief P.O. Sidney Crout
Peter Sellers Wilfrid Hyde-White David Lodge Bernard Cribbins Maurice Denham Lionel Jeffries Irene Handl Liz Fraser Beryl Reid Noel Hood Myrette Morven
inmate accomplice cellmate prison official con artist witty endearing lighthearted england prison sewer jewelry theft prison life prison break impersonation alibi adventure temptation 1960s
Dodger Lane (Peter Sellers) has planned the perfect robbery while in prison. He intends to break out of prison, steal a fortune in diamonds, and break back into prison before anyone notices... See full summary »
6.5/10
Comedy
UK
1975
98 Minutes
Kraftstein
Malcolm McDowell Alan Bates Florinda Bolkan Oliver Reed Britt Ekland Lionel Jeffries Tom Bell Alastair Sim Michael Hordern Joss Ackland Christopher Cazenove
captain count courtesan duchess politician amusing unrestrained boys school london germany battlefield church military life war seduction mistaken identity ambition adventure wretched excess 1840s
Ne'er-do-well Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is coerced by Otto Von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) into impersonating a Prince.
6.4/10
Comedy
UK
1958
76 Minutes
Major Proudfoot
Michael Redgrave Robert Morley Ronald Squire Elizabeth Sellars Joan Hickson Lionel Jeffries Jeremy Burnham
con artist son judge colonel aunt thrilling lighthearted charming england household courtroom secret life crime father/son relationship frame-ups deception adventure discovery pursuit 1950s
A British petty criminal lies to his son about his frequent prison terms by inventing honorable plausible explanations for his absences from home, but things get complicated when his son becomes a judge's assistant.
5.5/10
Comedy
UK
1956
96 Minutes
George
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bryan Forbes Harold Siddons Clifford Mollison Lionel Jeffries Gordon Jackson Michael Howard Michael Hordern Ernest Clark John Forbes-Robertson
sailor friend baby witty amusing naples, italy boat ship coast baby-sitting sailing sailors comedy smuggling adventure escape pursuit 20th century
After a pierside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, Able Seaman Knocker White (Sir Richard Attenborough) finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it ... See full summary »
Musical, Comedy
1960
96 Minutes
Sergeant Thompson
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
Horror
1990
97 Minutes
Michael Caine Cheryl Ladd Joss Ackland Ronald Pickup Kim Thomson Lionel Jeffries Kevin R. McNally Lee Montague
A Victorian London doctor (Michael Caine) messes with nature, drinks a potion and frees his bad side.
Drama
1961
133 Minutes
Monsieur Brun
Leslie Caron Maurice Chevalier Charles Boyer Horst Buchholz Salvatore Baccaloni Lionel Jeffries Raymond Bussières Georgette Anys Joel Flateau Paul Bonifas
beautiful woman husband sailor son friend emotional passionate marseilles, france household romance marriage of convenience separation reunion love discovery 1940s
In Marseille a young woman (Leslie Caron) remeets Marius, the father of her child, when her aged husband (Maurice Chevalier) is dying.
Mystery & Thriller
1955
81 Minutes
Elvin Main
Jeff Morrow Hazel Court Anthony Dawson Mary Laura Wood Alan Gifford Carl Bernard Lionel Jeffries Vanda Godsell Robert Sansom Garard Green
journalist wife lover murder victim womanizer brooding dark engaging shocking suspenseful thrilling london murder blackmail affair investigation mystery 1950s
When a newsman investigates the death of a colleague, he discovers that his wife and his dead friend were lovers.
7.2/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1958
93 Minutes
Interrogator
Eddie Albert Paul Massie Lillian Gish James Robertson Justice Irene Worth Leslie French John Crawford Lionel Jeffries Sandra Dorne Nicholas Phipps Anne Blake
pilot lawyer traitor assassin double agent husband gripping melodramatic bleak france hospital espionage world war ii moral dilemma french resistance kidnapping murder adventure quest transformation
American agent faces an engrossing moral dilemma when he is parachuted into France to eliminate a suspected traitor in the French Resistance.
6.8/10
Comedy
UK
1957
87 Minutes
Garrod
Alec Guinness Irene Browne Percy Herbert Maurice Denham Victor Maddern Allan Cuthbertson Harold Goodwin Lionel Jeffries Harry Locke
sea captain reporter teen boy city official sailor superintendent cheeky crafty playful england ship sea pier dance hall france business gambling ghosts competition deception
A seasick sea Captain commands an amusement pier despite local opposition.
6.1/10
Adventure
UK|Yugoslavia
1964
125 Minutes
Aziz
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.
5.3/10
Comedy
UK
1959
90 Minutes
Gregory Mason
Max Bygraves Shirley Jones Steven Stocker Billie Whitelaw Barbara Shelley Colin Gordon Charles "Bud" Tingwell Lionel Jeffries
baby boy husband wife entertainer parent lighthearted amusing outlandish endearing united kingdom nightclub street park stage family home parenthood rags to riches fame ambition
Parents Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult.
7.4/10
Biography
USA
1956
122 Minutes
Dr. Peyron
Kirk Douglas Anthony Quinn Everett Sloane James Donald Pamela Brown Niall MacGinnis Noel Purcell Henry Daniell Lionel Jeffries Eric Pohlmann
paul gauguin painter brother intense creative emotional france countryside holland vincent van gogh ambition mental illness art quest discovery fall 19th century
The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
6.7/10
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Blake
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
5.8/10
Comedy
France|Italy
1960
87 Minutes
Ian Howard
Ted Ray Jean Kent Leslie Phillips Joan Sims Julia Lockwood Tim Seely Charles Hawtrey Dilys Laye Lionel Jeffries June Jago Colin Gordon
neighbor teenager daughter suburban girl suburbanite amusing hilarious lighthearted suburb suburbia suburbs united kingdom england suburban life small town writing literature success discovery growing up
Sophie, a flighty young model, learns that her boyfriend is planning to leave her for another woman. Sophie resolves to either win him back or assassinate her rival. A handsome doctor (who ... See full summary »
6.4/10
Adventure
USA
1956
110 Minutes
Lt. Graham McDaniel
Ava Gardner Stewart Granger Bill Travers Abraham Sofaer Francis Matthews Marne Maitland Peter Illing Edward Chapman Freda Jackson Lionel Jeffries Alan Tilvern
colonel communist general railroad worker woman melodramatic emotional india train train station love triangle revolution race relations indian independence movement love sacrifice rivalry 1940s
Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India.
7.6/10
Drama
USA
1959
149 Minutes
Audrey Hepburn Peter Finch Edith Evans Peggy Ashcroft Dean Jagger Mildred Dunnock Beatrice Straight Patricia Collinge Eva Kotthaus Ruth White Niall MacGinnis
nun doctor mother superior mental patient solemn emotional melodramatic tense belgian congo africa belgium medicine religious vows world war ii virginity disease faith sacrifice transformation temptation
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
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