List of the best Percy Herbert movies: All at Sea(1957), Sweet Suzy(1973), Man in the Wilderness(1971), One Million Years B.C.(1966), The Fiend(1972), Call Me Bwana(1963), Sea of Sand(1958), Serious Charge(1959), Carry on Jack(1964), Mutiny on the Bounty(1962), Mysterious Island(1961), The Cockleshell Heroes(1955) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1957
87 Minutes
Tommy
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.
Horror
1973
82 Minutes
Joxer Tierney
Anouska Hempel David Warbeck Percy Herbert Milton McCollin Thomas Baptiste Bernard Boston Vikki Richards David Prowse
A man (David Warbeck) searches for his brother on an island where a vicious woman (Anouska Hempel) keeps slaves on a plantation.
Adventure
USA
1971
105 Minutes
Fogarty
Richard Harris John Huston Henry Wilcoxon Percy Herbert Dennis Waterman Prunella Ransome Norman Rossington James Doohan Bryan Marshall Ben Carruthers Robert Russell
fur trapper medic scout captain indian brooding gripping thrilling american pacific northwest river boat exploration left for dead spiritual journey survival wilderness adventure pursuit transformation 1820s
Left for dead after a bear attack, a fur-trapper recuperates and pursues his former companions through dangerous Indian territory.
Fantasy, Adventure
UK
1966
92 Minutes
Sakana
Raquel Welch John Richardson Martine Beswick Percy Herbert Robert Brown Jean Wladon
Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.
Horror
UK
1972
87 Minutes
Commissionaire
Ann Todd Patrick Magee Tony Beckley Suzanna Leigh Percy Herbert David Lodge Ronald Allen Maxine Barrie Jeannette Wild Diana Chappell Susanna East
serial killer religious fanatic mother brash fiery unrestrained london england church religious fanaticism serial murders repression fall temptation escape 20th century
A trio of scientists plan to create a self-replicating, immortal, hermaphrodite using the Final Programme developed by a dead, Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
Comedy
UK
1963
103 Minutes
First Henchman
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 »
War
1958
78 Minutes
'Blanco' White
Richard Attenborough John Gregson Michael Craig Vincent Ball Percy Herbert Barry Foster Andrew Faulds George Murcell Ray McAnally Harold Goodwin Tony Thawnton
captain soldiers engineer german officer confident engaging gripping inspiring patriotic powerful libya africa headquarters desert world war ii ambush mission journey adventure escape
A British soldier (Richard Attenborough) blows up a Nazi fuel dump with a patrol led by captains (John Gregson, Michael Craig) who are at odds with each other.
Drama
1959
105 Minutes
Mr. Thompson
Anthony Quayle Sarah Churchill Andrew Ray Irene Browne Percy Herbert Noel Howlett Wensley Pithey Leigh Madison Judith Furse Jean Cadell Wilfrid Brambell
vicar petty criminal pregnant teen jealous woman parishioner wrongly accused brooding melodramatic intense dark engaging uneasy england wrongfully accused allegation teen pregnancy small-town life religion child abuse discovery
A punk (Andrew Ray) commits murder and accuses the new minister (Anthony Quayle) in town of the crime.
Comedy
1964
91 Minutes
Mr. Angel
Bernard Cribbins Juliet Mills Charles Hawtrey Kenneth Williams Donald Houston Percy Herbert Peter Gilmore Ed Devereaux Jim Dale Ian Wilson Barry Gosney
ship captain shipmate maid cleaner first officer governor witty amusing hilarious cheeky madcap playful ship life at sea shipwreck mistaken identity humor mishaps unlikely heroes adventure
A midshipman (Bernard Cribbins), a nitwit (Charles Hawtrey) and a serving wench (Juliet Mills) take over the HMS Venus and fight the Spanish Armada.
Adventure
USA
1962
179 Minutes
Matthew Quintal (Bosun)
Marlon Brando Carol Reed Trevor Howard Richard Harris Hugh Griffith Richard Haydn Tim Seely Percy Herbert Tarita Gordon Jackson
ship captain sailor islander thrilling tense ship tahiti england pitcairn island william bligh fletcher christian class distinctions mutiny underdog adventure escape 1780s
In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by officer Fletcher Christian.
Sci-Fi
UK
1961
101 Minutes
Sgt. Pencroft
Michael Craig Joan Greenwood Herbert Lom Michael Callan Gary Merrill Beth Rogan Percy Herbert Dan Jackson Nigel Green
prisoner of war pirate scientist campy spectacular prison camp island pirate ship laboratory escape experiments monsters fantasy world escape adventure 1860s
During the Civil War a group of Union soldiers and two Confederates escape the stockade using a hot air balloon and end up on a strange Pacific island.
War
UK|USA
1955
97 Minutes
Marine Lomas
Jose Ferrer Trevor Howard Anthony Newley Victor Maddern David Lodge Peter Arne Percy Herbert Graham Stewart John Fabian John Van Eyssen Robert Desmond
british officer british soldier submarine officer major captain nazi tense suspenseful witty patriotic england bordeaux, france submarine river shipyard coast world war ii secret mission suicide mission kayaking
During World War II, German ships are "safely" docked upriver at Bordeaux, but the British send a team of kayakers to attack them.
Comedy
UK
1965
112 Minutes
Nosher
Charlie Drake George Sanders Dennis Price Nyree Dawn Porter Eddie Byrne Finlay Currie Percy Herbert Geoffrey Keen George A. Cooper Christopher Rhodes Norman Bird
con artist locksmith wrongly accused burglar police officer gangster amusing engaging madcap offbeat crime scene prison safe wrongful conviction manipulation imprisonment escape crime deception adventure
A short, kind, very innocent and efficient locksmith is cheated by a burglar in order to rob a car and to open a safe strongbox. The police catch him and is sent to jail. Once there, some ... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1977
82 Minutes
Hubert
Fiona Richmond Anthony Steel Victor Spinetti Ronald Fraser Graham Stark Graham Crowden Percy Herbert Ronald Curram Jeremy Childs John Clive Michael Feast
sexpot dancing girl journalist model cheeky hedonistic england nightclub school fiona richmond pornography sexual awakening celebrity rise 1970s
Heavily fictionalised 'autobiography' of 70s sex superstar Fiona Richmond.
War
USA
1967
110 Minutes
Dolan
Rock Hudson George Peppard Nigel Green Guy Stockwell Jack Watson Leo Gordon Norman Rossington Percy Herbert Liam Redmond
soldier officer marshal prisoner major captain fascinating tense libya egypt desert war zone world war ii kidnapping negotiation mission battle pursuit rivalry 1940s
A Canadian POW major is rescued by a special British military unit made up of Germans to help lead an attack on a major Nazi fuel depot in Tobruk, Libya.
Adventure
UK
1958
97 Minutes
Walker
Stanley Baker Victor McLaglen Luciana Paluzzi Gregoire Aslan Francis De Wolff David Oxley George Murcell Percy Herbert Rupert Davies Robert Shaw Roger Delgado
Off the Spanish coast, two tug-boat captains are caught in a violent feud over a woman but their rivalry is set aside when a sinking freighter carrying explosives must be salvaged and towed to port.
Sci-Fi
1972
89 Minutes
Hartwell
Ian Bannen Judy Geeson George Sanders John Paul Simon Oates Jean Trend Joby Blanshard Percy Herbert
medical researcher military officer islander british man scientist researcher suspenseful thrilling profound brooding disturbing gory island cornwall london laboratory mutants horror mysterious past missing persons
A British researcher (Ian Bannen) and a military man (George Sanders) face islanders indirectly mutated by dumped chemicals.
War
USA
1970
133 Minutes
Sgt. Johnstone
Michael Caine Cliff Robertson Ian Bannen Henry Fonda Harry Andrews Denholm Elliott Ronald Fraser Lance Percival Percy Herbert
interpreter soldier lieutenant commanding officer private tense gripping gutsy island japan war zone military base world war ii heroism death military dangerous mission fear sacrifice quest
A reluctant hero, American Lieutenant Sam Lawson, is secunded to a motley British unit tasked with destroying a Japanese radio on a Philippine island.
Adventure
UK
1967
91 Minutes
Catus
Don Murray Carita Donald Houston Andrew Keir Adrienne Corri Niall MacGinnis Wilfrid Lawson Nicola Pagett Percy Herbert Patrick Troughton Sean Caffrey
To honour her father's dying wish, Queen Salina shares the rule of Icena with Justinian, a fair and just Roman. This displeases the bloodthirsty Druids on one side and the more hard-line ... See full summary »
Comedy
1970
93 Minutes
Mander
Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Esther Anderson Maggie Wright Leslie Sands John Wood Sydney Arnold Edward Evans Percy Herbert Bill Maynard Dudley Sutton
owner partner twin criminal accomplice cop hilarious madcap london nightclub mansion funeral england countryside murder deception investigation smuggling diamond impersonation
London nightclub buddies Salt (Sammy Davis Jr.) and Pepper (Peter Lawford) link Pepper's dead twin to diamond smugglers.
War, Drama
UK|USA
1957
161 Minutes
Grogan
William Holden Alec Guinness Sessue Hayakawa Jack Hawkins James Donald Geoffrey Horne Andre Morrell Peter Williams John Boxer Percy Herbert Harold Goodwin
soldier captain rival prisoner of war captor gritty military base bridge burma world war ii munitions construction military battle bombing rivalry quest revenge 1940s
British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors, not knowing that the allied forces are planning to destroy it.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1973
98 Minutes
Taafe
Paul Newman Dominique Sanda James Mason Harry Andrews Ian Bannen Michael Hordern Nigel Patrick Peter Vaughan Roland Culver Percy Herbert Robert Lang
A member of British Intelligence assumes a fictitious criminal identity and allows himself to be caught, imprisoned, and freed in order to infiltrate a spy organization and expose a traitor.
Drama, War
1956
81 Minutes
Pvt. Moon
George Baker Stanley Baker Harry Andrews Ronald Lewis Stephen Boyd Victor Maddern Robert Shaw Michael Medwin Michael Caine Percy Herbert
soldier military officer radio operator enemy villager gritty intense south korea countryside village mountain country road korean war horrors of war survival pursuit transformation 1950s
A British lieutenant (George Baker), sergeant (Harry Andrews) and corporal (Stanley Baker) lead a patrol into enemy territory.
Comedy
1959
88 Minutes
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.
Crime, Drama
1959
89 Minutes
Jayne Mansfield Anthony Quayle Carl Mohner Peter Reynolds John Bennett Barbara Mullen Peter Pike Robert Brown Dermot Walsh Edward Judd John Stratton
thief man gang leader woman gangster widower thrilling suspenseful engaging emotional intense united states prison heist gangs love interest attraction danger love adventure
Jailed for his role in a gang heist and ditched by its female leader (Jayne Mansfield), a widower (Anthony Quayle) decides to keep the loot.
Horror
UK
1957
82 Minutes
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.