List of the best Victor Maddern movies: Steptoe and Son(1972), The Cockleshell Heroes(1955), Blood of the Vampire(1958), All at Sea(1957), Light Up the Sky(1960), A Hill in Korea(1956), Carry on Spying(1964), Carry on Cleo(1964), Dunkirk(1958), Operation Disaster(1951), The Lost Continent(1968), Please Turn Over(1960) ... ...
Comedy
UK
1972
98 Minutes
Chauffeur
Wilfrid Brambell Harry H. Corbett Victor Maddern Fred Griffiths Joan Heath Fred McNaughton Lon Satton Perri St. Claire Patsy Smart Alec Mango Michael Da Costa
Albert Steptoe and his son Harold are junk dealers. Harold meets a stripper, marries her and takes her home. Albert, of course, is furious and tries every trick he knows to drive the new bride from his household.
War
UK|USA
1955
97 Minutes
Sgt. Craig
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.
Horror
1958
87 Minutes
Carl
Donald Wolfit Barbara Shelley Vincent Ball Victor Maddern William Devlin Andrew Faulds
mad scientist hunchback patient wife judge guard eerie offbeat outlandish disturbing transylvania asylum cell village medical experiments serial murders vampires superstition blood transfusion reviving the dead
A couple (Barbara Shelley, Vincent Ball) enter the asylum of a mad vampire doctor (Donald Wolfit) and his one-eyed assistant with bangs, Carl.
Comedy
UK
1957
87 Minutes
Figg
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.
Comedy, Drama
1960
90 Minutes
Lance Bombardier Tomlinson
Ian Carmichael Tommy Steele Benny Hill Sydney Tafler Victor Maddern Harry Locke Johnny Briggs Cyril Smith
soldier amusing cheeky cheery patriotic playful witty england world war ii military life adventure underdog rise 1940s
Bunglers (Ian Carmichael, Tommy Steele, Benny Hill) man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
Drama, War
1956
81 Minutes
Pvt. Lindop
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
1964
87 Minutes
Milchmann
Kenneth Williams Bernard Cribbins Barbara Windsor Charles Hawtrey Eric Barker Victor Maddern
spy agent scientist criminal airy amusing hilarious suspenseful charming playful great britain secret headquarters laboratory london investigation parody spying secret documents humor discovery
A British spy (Kenneth Williams) and his pupils are sent to recover a secret formula stolen by an agent of STENCH.
Comedy
1964
92 Minutes
Sergeant-Major
Kenneth Williams Amanda Barrie Kenneth Connor Sidney James Charles Hawtrey Joan Sims Julie Stevens Victor Maddern Sheila Hancock David Davenport Michael Ward
roman fighter cleopatra amusing airy campy cheeky cheery hilarious witty rome ancient rome invasion roman empire capture slapstick comedy revenge rivalry ancient rome
Julius Caesar (Kenneth Williams) cavorts with Cleopatra (Amanda Barrie), then figures out who his friends are.
War
UK
1958
135 Minutes
Merchant Seaman
John Mills Richard Attenborough Bernard Lee Robert Urquhart Ray Jackson Meredith Edwards Anthony Nicholls Michael Shillo Sean Barrett Victor Maddern Maxine Audley
soldier reporter emotional intense powerful france beach world war ii historical events rescue escape sacrifice quest 1930s
A dramatization of the British Expeditionary Force's 1940 retreat to the beaches of France and the extraordinary seaborne evacuation that saved it from utter destruction by Nazi Germany.
Action
UK
1951
102 Minutes
John Mills Richard Attenborough Nigel Patrick Helen Cherry Lana Morris Andrew Crawford Michael Brennan James Hayter Wylie Watson Giacomo Rossi-Stuart Victor Maddern
captain lieutenant seaman medic diver tense patriotic sad submarine ocean survival naval warfare world war ii submarine rescue quest 1940s
The crew of a submarine is trapped on the sea floor when it sinks. How can they be rescued before they run out of air?
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1968
89 Minutes
Eric Porter Hildegarde Neff Suzanna Leigh Tony Beckley Nigel Stock Neil McCallum Ben Carruthers Jimmy Hanley James Cossins Dana Gillespie Victor Maddern
captain doctor daughter wife alcoholic lawyer conquistador priest brash campy chilling dark disheartening melodramatic outlandish quirky shocking suspenseful wild sierra leone
The captain, crew, and passengers of an old freighter-all of them with dark secrets to keep-find themselves adrift in a mysterious land full of monsters, conquistadors, and killer seaweed.
Comedy
France|Italy
1960
87 Minutes
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 »
Drama, History
UK
1962
101 Minutes
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, History
USA
1960
207 Minutes
Paul Newman Eva Marie Saint Ralph Richardson Peter Lawford Lee J. Cobb Sal Mineo John Derek Hugh Griffith Gregory Ratoff Felix Aylmer David Opatoshu
soldier nurse refugee young girl emotional gripping passionate israel ship cyprus palestine war holocaust journey redemption quest escape rescue 1940s
The state of Israel is created in 1948, resulting in war with its Arab neighbors.
Drama
UK
1952
88 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Jack Hawkins Anthony Steel Ram Gopal Jeremy Spenser Tom Macauley Helen Goss Sonja Hana Andy Ho Peter Asher Shaym Bahadur
plantation owner wife terrorist neighbor son suspenseful thrilling gory intense profound rubber plantation british malaya danger extortion murder rubber business adventure rivalry pursuit escape
During the 1950s, in British-controlled Malaya, rubber-tree planters face many difficulties and dangers, including bandit attacks and nationalist guerrilla ambushes.