The best Charles Tingwell’s movies

Charles Tingwell

Charles Tingwell

03/01/1923- 15/05/2009
We present our ranking of the best Charles Tingwell’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Charles Tingwell.
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Breaker Morant

Breaker Morant
7.8/10
During the Boer War, three Australian lieutenants are on trial for shooting Boer prisoners. Though they acted under orders, they are being used as scapegoats by the General Staff, who hopes to distance themselves from the irregular practices of the war. The trial does not progress as smoothly as expected by the General Staff, as the defence puts up a strong fight in the courtroom.

Evil Angels

Evil Angels
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/11/1988
  • Character: Muirhead
Based on the true story of Lindy Chamberlain who, during a family camping trip to Ayers Rock in central Australia, claimed she witnessed a dingo take her baby daughter, Azaria, from their tent. Azaria's body was never found and, after investigations and two public inquests, she is charged with murder.

Irresistible

Irresistible
5.7/10
A wife and mother is consumed by the thought that her husband's co-worker is trying to win him away from her and their family.

Ned Kelly

Ned Kelly
6.4/10
After getting threatened by Kelly's friends and family, Constable Fitzpatrick places the blame on Ned Kelly and exaggerates what happened. With the biggest ever award available, Kelly and his gang set into the wild, to remain hidden from everyone who seeks them. Even if it means having his family arrested, the members of the Kelly Gang stay hidden and plan a way to get their names cleared.

Murder She Said

Murder She Said
7.3/10
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.

Murder Ahoy

Murder Ahoy
7/10
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.

The Castle

The Castle
7.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 10/04/1997
  • Character: Lawrence Hammill
A Melbourne family is very happy living near the Melbourne airport. However, they are forced to leave their beloved home (by the Government and airport authorities) to make way for more runways. 'The Castle' is the story of how they fight to remain in their home.

Dracula: Prince of Darkness

Dracula: Prince of Darkness
6.6/10
  • Genre: Horror
  • Release: 09/01/1966
  • Character: Alan Kent
Whilst vacationing in the Carpathian Mountain, two couples stumble across the remains of Count Dracula's castle. The Count's trusted servant kills one of the men, suspending the body over the Count's ashes so that the blood drips from the corpse and saturates the blackened remains. The ritual is completed, the Count revived and his attentions focus on the dead man's wife who is to become his partner; devoted to an existence of depravity and evil.

Murder Most Foul

Murder Most Foul
7.1/10
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation.

Summerfield

Summerfield
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 30/09/1977
  • Character: Dr. Miller
When teacher Simon arrives in a small, secluded village to take over the local school, he is surprised to discover that his predecessor has disappeared without a trace - and that nobody seems too concerned about it. As Simon probes deeper into the disappearance, the inhabitants of a forbidding estate called "Summerfield" take on more and more significance - until events reach a tragic, shattering and unforeseen climax.

Kangaroo

Kangaroo
5.6/10
In turn-of-the-century Australia, two criminals ingratiate themselves with a rancher in order to swindle him. However, the two partners become rivals for the affection of the rancher's beautiful daughter.

Jindabyne

Jindabyne
6.3/10
Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. The story of a murder and a marriage - a film about the things that haunt us.

On the Beach

On the Beach
6.9/10
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

Murder at the Gallop

Murder at the Gallop
7.2/10
Miss Marple and Mr. Stringer are witnesses to the death by heart attack of elderly, rich Mr. Enderby. Yet they have their doubts about what happened. The police don't believe them, thus leading Miss Marple to yet again investigate by herself.

The Desert Rats

The Desert Rats
6.7/10
Richard Burton plays a Scottish Army officer put in charge of a disparate band of ANZAC troops on the perimeter of Tobruk with the German Army doing their best to dislodge them

Windrider

Windrider
5.1/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/12/1986
  • Character: Stewart Simpson Sr.
A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.

The Craic

The Craic
5.5/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 29/04/1999
  • Character: Farmer
When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia. After making a new life for themselves in Sydney they soon outstay their visas and must go on the run again, this time from the immigration officials.

Puberty Blues

Puberty Blues
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 10/12/1981
  • Character: The Headmaster
The mating rituals of two teenage surf chicks from the southern suburbs of Sydney. Meet Sue, an Australian teenager in the late 70s, whose life mainly consists of doing what all the other girls do: watch the surfing boys and have sex with the same surfing boys. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e.g. do not eat or go to the bathroom when a boy is around. Ugly girls have two choices - being bitches and hate boys, or being generally cheap and looked down upon by everyone. The afternoons are spent on the beaches, in the backseats of cars or at home-alone parties where sex and alcohol are the main ingredients. Parents and teachers are trying to straighten the kids out, but that is not easy.

Cone of Silence

Cone of Silence
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 09/05/1960
  • Character: Capt. Braddock
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.

Malcolm

Malcolm
7.1/10
Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius, who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills and, with Frank's help, Malcom turns to a life of crime.

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