List of the best Michael Bates movies: A Clockwork Orange(1971), Salt and Pepper(1968), No Sex Please, We're British(1973), Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River(1968), Frenzy(1972), Bedazzled(1967) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1971
137 Minutes
Chief Guard Barnes
Malcolm McDowell Patrick Magee Michael Bates Warren Clarke John Clive Adrienne Corri Carl Duering Paul Farrell Clive Francis Michael Gover Miriam Karlin
juvenile delinquents politician writer chaplain social worker brutal disturbing intense prison apartment countryside household hospital aimless youth violence retribution politics dystopia transformation growing up
In the future, a sadistic gang leader is imprisoned and volunteers for a conduct-aversion experiment, but it doesn't go as planned.
Comedy
USA
1968
101 Minutes
Inspector Crabbe
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Michael Bates Ilona Rodgers John Le Mesurier Graham Stark Ernest Clark Jeanne Roland Robert Dorning Robertson Hare Geoffrey Lumsden
nightclub owner secret agent colonel singer madcap lighthearted london soho nightclub submarine barbershop cellar conspiracy swinging london atomic bomb blackmail government secrets discovery adventure 1960s
After discovering the body of a murdered female agent in their trendy Soho, London nightclub, groovy owners Charles Salt and Christopher Pepper partake in a fumbling investigation and ... See full summary »
Comedy
1973
91 Minutes
Mr. Needham
Ronnie Corbett Beryl Reid Arthur Lowe Ian Ogilvy Susan Penhaligon Michael Bates Cheryl Hall David Swift Valerie Leon Margaret Nolan
bank employee police officer criminal cheeky campy amusing hilarious madcap quirky england small town misunderstanding comedy discovery adventure pursuit 1970s
Comedy
1968
99 Minutes
Dr. Spink
Jerry Lewis Terry-Thomas Jacqueline Pearce Bernard Cribbins Patricia Routledge Nicholas Parsons Michael Bates Colin Gordon John Bluthal Sandra Caron
entrepreneur wife con artist dentist suitor steward playful madcap london lisbon, portugal country house get rich quick scam marital problems espionage theft quest pursuit discovery 1960s
A dreamer (Jerry Lewis) and a British con man (Terry-Thomas) plot to steal an oil-drill invention and sell it to the Arabs.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1972
116 Minutes
Sergeant Spearman
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
UK
1967
104 Minutes
Inspector Clarke
Peter Cook Dudley Moore Eleanor Bron Raquel Welch Robert Russell Barry Humphries Parnell McGarry Daniele Noel Howard Goorney Michael Bates Bernard Spear
cook devil waitress sexy woman outlandish charming spirited london restaurant wishes infatuation love desire fantasy temptation discovery rise love 1960s
A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.