List of the best Maurice Denham movies: Mr. Love(1985), Damn the Defiant!(1962), Landfall(1949), Curse of the Demon(1957), All at Sea(1957), The Purple Plain(1954), Hysteria(1965), Negatives(1968), The Alphabet Murders(1966), The Spider and the Fly(1949), Countess Dracula(1970), 84 Charing Cross Road(1987) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1985
98 Minutes
Barry Jackson Maurice Denham Christina Collier Margaret Tyzack Helen Cotterill Julia Deakin Linda Marlowe Donal McCann Marcia Warren
gardener womanizer love interest mistress prostitute scientist amusing heartwarming touching england small town cemetery house garden secret life sexual conquests seduction funeral love discovery
A mild-mannered gardener becomes a lovable legend in his town for his talent to romantically please every woman that fancies him.
Drama, History
UK
1962
101 Minutes
Mr. Goss
Alec Guinness Dirk Bogarde Maurice Denham Nigel Stock Richard Carpenter Peter Gill David Robinson Robin Stewart Ray Brooks Peter Greenspan Anthony Quayle
captain lieutenant cabin boy sailor tense thrilling ship ocean naval warfare mutiny napoleonic wars leadership adventure rivalry 1800s
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Drama
UK
1949
88 Minutes
Wing Cmdr. Hewitt
pilot commandant submarine officer girlfriend barmaid gory sultry thrilling disturbing intense submarine bar world war ii submarine bomb revenge quest pursuit adventure discovery
Rick (Michael Denison) is a costal command pilot patrolling the English Channel for U-Boats. He sinks what he believes is a German submarine, but which later proves to be British. He is ... See full summary »
Horror
UK
1957
82 Minutes
Professor Henry Harrington
Dana Andrews Peggy Cummins Niall MacGinnis Maurice Denham Athene Seyler Liam Redmond Reginald Beckwith Ewan Roberts Peter Elliott Rosamund Greenwood Richard Leech
professor psychologist niece skeptic cult leader devil worshipper creepy eerie uneasy england london british museum paranormal satanism curse diary mystery transformation 1950s
American professor John Holden arrives in London for a parapsychology conference, only to find himself investigating the mysterious actions of Devil-worshiper Julian Karswell.
Comedy
UK
1957
87 Minutes
Crowley
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.
Adventure
UK
1954
100 Minutes
Blore
Gregory Peck Win Min Than Bernard Lee Maurice Denham Brenda De Banzie Ram Gopal Lyndon Brook Anthony Bushell Jack McNaughton Harold Siddons Peter Arne
pilot commander physician nurse sister navigator tense gutsy melodramatic burma air force base tent airplane countryside mission psychosis flying world war ii accident courage
In WW2 Burma, a Canadian bomber pilot becomes reckless after losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air-raid.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1965
85 Minutes
Hemmings
Robert Webber Anthony Newlands Jennifer Jayne Maurice Denham Lelia Goldoni Peter Woodthorpe Sandra Boize Sue Lloyd John Arnatt Marianne Stone Irene Richmond
After a car accident in England, an American develops amnesia and tries to find his true identity, using various clues, but ends-up in the midst of a mysterious murder.
Drama
UK
1968
90 Minutes
The Father
Peter McEnery Diane Cilento Glenda Jackson Maurice Denham Stephen Lewis Norman Rossington
shopkeeper mistress photographer father auctioneer businessman outlandish sultry thrilling dark london bedroom apartment shop england role-playing games sex boredom love triangle sadomasochism
A couple's bizarre romantic relationship is disrupted by the intrusion of a third person.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1966
90 Minutes
Japp
Tony Randall Anita Ekberg Robert Morley Maurice Denham Guy Rolfe Sheila Allen Margaret Rutherford James Villiers Julian Glover Grazina Frame Clive Morton
Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Drama
1949
95 Minutes
Colonel de la Roche
Eric Portman Guy Rolfe Nadia Gray Maurice Denham James Hayter Arthur Lowe
police chief bank robber accomplice government official beautiful woman crafty intricate patriotic paris bank prison police station bank heist world war i crime police work investigation rivalry transformation pursuit
A police chief (Eric Portman) recruits his safecracker nemesis (Guy Rolfe) for a government job in World War I Paris.
Horror
1970
94 Minutes
Master Fabio
Ingrid Pitt Nigel Green Sandor Eles Maurice Denham Lesley-Anne Down
countess servant daughter lover virgin murderer chilling dark gory hungary castle wedding funeral bathtub kidnapping ritual murder assumed identity sex jealousy eternal youth
A mad Hungarian countess (Ingrid Pitt) follows a medieval beauty regimen that depletes the local supply of maidens.
Drama
UK|USA
1987
97 Minutes
George Martin
Anne Bancroft Anthony Hopkins Judi Dench Jean De Baer Maurice Denham Eleanor David Mercedes Ruehl Daniel Gerroll
author bookseller wife friend employee heartwarming tender new york city london apartment bookstore friendship writing book transformation 1970s
True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1956
103 Minutes
Inspector Grovening
Van Johnson Vera Miles Cecil Parker Patricia Laffan Maurice Denham Estelle Winwood
playwright blind person police officer kidnapper secretary ex-wife suspenseful thrilling london bar street river phone booth blindness unlikely hero vigilantism investigation kidnapping mystery underdog
A blind American writer living in London stumbles upon a criminal conspiracy involving kidnapping and extortion.
Comedy
UK
1960
87 Minutes
The Governor
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 »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1948
95 Minutes
Major Fraser
Stewart Granger Valerie Hobson Walter Fitzgerald Michael Gough Maurice Denham Sybilla Binder Edward Lexy Allan Jeayes Suzanne Gibbs Ernest Jay George Woodbridge
stableman cousin uncle governess daughter husband dark eerie passionate tense estate england stable curse class distinctions wealth murder plot ambition love triangle forbidden love
The childless widow of Allan Fury bequeaths the Fury estate to her Fuller relatives but Allan's illegitimate son who masquerades as a servant hopes to grab the estate for himself.
Drama
UK
1949
91 Minutes
Bill Martin
John McCallum Honor Blackman Patrick Holt Diana Dors Maurice Denham Leslie Dwyer Anthony Newley
young man young girl girl emotional melodramatic intense charming airy yorkshire, england clubhouse jealousy bicycles friendship competition bicycling rivalry pursuit love rise fall
When a local cycle club, invite a couple of new members to join them, little do the club realise, that they will soon be involved in a couple of illegal bookmakers putting the squeeze on ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1956
84 Minutes
Ted Thornhill
Anthony Steel Odile Versois Stanley Baker James Robertson Justice Maurice Denham Michael Medwin Paul Muller Lee Patterson
burglar race car driver corporate spy girlfriend brash engaging gutsy gripping intense suspenseful florence, italy switzerland racetrack alps corporate espionage escape escape route race car driving rivalry rescue
After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.
War
UK|USA
1968
89 Minutes
Rear Adm. Sir Frederick Grafton
Lloyd Bridges Andrew Keir Sue Lloyd Mark Eden Maurice Denham Glyn Owen Howard Pays George Mikell Simon Prebble Keith Buckley Bill Henderson
major captain lieutenant commander lieutenant nazi commando thrilling emotional england france english channel battleship coast port world war ii d-day vendetta troubled past suicide mission tragic death
During World War II, a commando leader named Major Jamie Wilson leads a group of soldiers on a suicide mission to destroy a Nazi naval stronghold on the French coast.
Crime, Drama
1953
87 Minutes
Horace Clifford
Richard Attenborough Cathy O'Donnell Derek Farr Ian Hunter Maurice Denham Bruce Seton Harry Welchman Kynaston Reeves
taxi driver wife barrister father judge witness engaging solemn cab street scotland yard jail courtroom london murder trial marriage law father/son relationship false accusations
Only a British cabdriver's (Richard Attenborough) wife (Cathy O'Donnell) and lawyer (Derek Farr) believe him innocent of killing a little girl.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK
1971
110 Minutes
Mr. Greville
Glenda Jackson Peter Finch Murray Head Peggy Ashcroft Tony Britton Maurice Denham Bessie Love Jon Finch
artist businesswoman doctor husband wife friend moving passionate apartment england family home love triangle relationships bisexuality divorce love transformation 1970s
The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers: a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker.
Horror
UK
1963
80 Minutes
John Kossett
Janette Scott Oliver Reed Alex Davion Liliane Brousse Sheila Burrell Maurice Denham
A man long believed dead returns to the family estate to claim his inheritance.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1963
90 Minutes
Crawford
Richard Todd Anne Heywood Jeremy Brett Jack Hedley Nicole Maurey Barbara Mullen Maurice Denham William Lucas Gwen Watford Patrick Magee Verina Greenlaw
A young married woman finds herself being stalked by a sinister psychopath.
Action
UK|USA
1964
123 Minutes
Tarlton
William Holden Susannah York Capucine Tetsuro Tamba Michael Goodliffe Allan Cuthbertson Maurice Denham Sydney Tafler Beulah Quo Hugh Robinson David Keith
businessman girlfriend revolutionary daughter tense gritty thrilling fiery british malaya jungle guerrilla warfare political coup unusual friendship death row hostage situation world war ii pursuit rescue 1950s
Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
Horror
UK
1967
93 Minutes
Jack Palance Burgess Meredith Beverly Adams Peter Cushing Barbara Ewing Michael Bryant Maurice Denham John Standing Robert Hutton John Phillips Michael Ripper
psychic playboy actress reporter pianist collector chilling eerie carnival family home hollywood, calif. office murder ghosts acting zombies mind control psychic phenomena transformation mystery
An anthology of four short horror stories about people who visit Dr. Diabolo's fairground haunted-house attraction show.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
UK|France
1973
141 Minutes
General Colbert
Edward Fox Michael Lonsdale Tony Britton Terence Alexander Cyril Cusack Alan Badel Michel Auclair Denis Carey Maurice Denham Adrien Cayla-Legrand Vernon Dobtcheff
hit man charles de gaulle police detective police officer suspenseful engaging paris apartment building assassination plot political intrigue investigation secret identity torture quest pursuit 1960s
A professional assassin codenamed "Jackal" plots to kill Charles de Gaulle, the President of France.
Action
UK
1976
119 Minutes
Mr. Smythe
Lee Marvin Roger Moore Barbara Parkins Ian Holm Reinhard Kolldehoff Karl Michael Vogler Horst Janson Gerard Paquis Maurice Denham Jean Kent Heather Wright
american englishman daughter german soldier love interest military officer tense rousing indian ocean tanzania, africa world war i ivory trade unlikely allies love underdog quest sacrifice adventure 1910s
During World War I, a British aristocrat, an American entrepreneur, and the latter's attractive young daughter, set out to destroy a German battlecruiser, which is awaiting repairs in an inlet just off Zanzibar.
Crime, Drama
UK
1947
86 Minutes
James Mason Rosamund John Pamela Mason Ann Stephens Morland Graham Brefni O'Rorke Henry Oscar Jane Hylton Howard Douglas Maurice Denham Cyril Chamberlain
surgeon lover murder victim criminal brooding gripping intense rousing london college hospital crime scene suspicion unhappy marriage relationships mysterious deaths fall forbidden love mystery 1940s
A British brain surgeon punishes the murderess of his lover.
Romance, Drama
UK
1961
99 Minutes
Uncle William Bullock
Kenneth More Danielle Darrieux Susannah York Claude Nollier Jane Asher Elizabeth Dear Richard Williams David Saire Raymond Gérôme Maurice Denham André Maranne
thief hotel owner hotel worker lover adolescent child suspenseful melodramatic emotional france hotel rape accidental death jealousy coming of age abandonment rivalry forbidden love transformation 1960s
Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1960
107 Minutes
Alec Guinness Burl Ives Maureen O'Hara Ernie Kovacs Noel Coward Ralph Richardson Jo Morrow Paul Rogers Gregoire Aslan Jose Prieto Duncan Macrae
expatriate secret agent double agent director secretary salesman cool amusing suspenseful havana, cuba london city apartment government offices store city espionage communism father/daughter relationship patriotism deception
Jim Wormold, who is a vacuum cleaner salesman, participates as an Agent in the British Secret Service. But he soon realizes that his plans by lying are going to get him into trouble.
Drama
UK
1947
83 Minutes
Sabu Bibi Ferreira Esmond Knight Antoinette Cellier Robert Douglas Torin Thatcher Orlando Martins Raymond Lovell James Hayter Nicolette Bernard Minto Cato
tribesman chief englishman girlfriend priest communist uneasy disheartening amazon jungle boat england docks courtroom exile slavery social customs false accusations trials racism
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder. The story of how this happened and how he got into ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
1948
112 Minutes
Richard Attenborough Alastair Sim Stephen Murray Fay Compton Wylie Watson Susan Shaw Ivy St. Helier Joyce Carey Andrew Crawford Eleanor Summerfield Gladys Henson
The residents of a South London boarding house rally to the defense of a young neighbor accused of murder.
Drama
1969
106 Minutes
Sandy Dennis Ian McKellen Michael Coles Eleanor Bron John Standing Rachel Kempson Peggy Thorpe-Bates Kenneth Benda Sarah Whalley Shelagh Fraser Deborah Stanford
graduate student television reporter best friend doctor mother baby cool striking london apartment british museum doctor's office pregnancy mother/child relationship single mothers education transformation 1960s
Seduced and pregnant by another man (Ian McKellen), a philosophy student (Sandy Dennis) with platonic suitors decides to keep her baby.
Drama, War
UK
1965
116 Minutes
Sophia Loren George Peppard Trevor Howard John Mills Richard Johnson Tom Courtenay Jeremy Kemp Anthony Quayle Lilli Palmer Paul Henreid Helmut Dantine
lieutenant woman spy prime minister general colonel suspenseful intense germany london holland underground world war ii special ops espionage military working undercover quest sacrifice 1940s
Allied agents attempt to infiltrate the Nazis' rocket research site.
Drama, History
UK
1971
183 Minutes
Michael Jayston Janet Suzman Tom Baker Roderic Noble Harry Andrews Irene Worth Ania Marson Lynne Frederick Candace Glendenning Fiona Fullerton Jack Hawkins
czar nicholas ii princess daughter secret agent aristocrat rasputin emotional gripping moving russia siberia castle execution revolution mutiny family historical events exile fall escape
Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.