The best Derek Francis’s drama movies

Derek Francis

Derek Francis

07/11/1923- 27/03/1984
Today we present the best Derek Francis’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Derek Francis’s movies.
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Scrooge

Scrooge
7.5/10
The classic Charles Dickens' Christmas ghost tale told in musical form.

The Inspector

The Inspector
6.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 24/05/1962
  • Character: Detective Inspector
At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.

The Criminal

The Criminal
6.8/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 13/09/1960
  • Character: Priest
When a robbery at a racetrack goes wrong ex-con Johnny Bannion is caught and sent back to prison. He won't tell the rest of the gang where he has stashed the loot leading to violent consequences.

The Tomb of Ligeia

The Tomb of Ligeia
6.4/10
Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.

The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady
4.8/10
  • Genre: AdventureDrama
  • Release: 21/04/1983
  • Character: Lord Kingsclere
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.

The Comedy Man

The Comedy Man
6.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 03/09/1964
  • Character: Merryweather
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.

No Love for Johnnie

No Love for Johnnie
6.9/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/02/1961
  • Character: Frank
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he's feeling frustrated with his life and his personal as well as professional problems tower up over him. His desires to win the next election are endangered by his constant looking for love and he is faced with the choice of giving up a career in politics or giving up the woman he loves.

Bitter Harvest

Bitter Harvest
6.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 08/03/1963
  • Character: Mr. Jones
A pretty young woman will do anything to escape her deadly dull existence in the backlots of Wales. But when she reaches the bright lights of London is the price too high?

K is for Killing

K is for Killing
5.6/10
A husband and wife team are hired to protect an eccentric millionaire from an assassin but a series of murders follows.

Say Hello to Yesterday

Say Hello to Yesterday
5.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 31/01/1971
  • Character: Park Keeper
Approaching middle-age and stuck in an unfulfilled marriage, a suburban British housewife allows herself a sexual fling with a brash young hunk she meets on a commuter train.

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart
7.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 06/12/1962
  • Character: Sir John Dawson-Brown
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.

Doctor Who: The Romans

Doctor Who: The Romans
Landing in Rome, A.D. 64 the travellers take a rare holiday. While Ian and Barbara are happy to relax, the Doctor and Vicki set off to pursue adventure. However, adventure soon finds Ian and Barbara too as they are kidnapped by slave traders, and the Doctor's imitation of Maximus Pettulian sees him taken to the court of Emperor Nero where he inadvertently plays a part in deciding the course of history...

This Is My Street

This Is My Street
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/01/1964
  • Character: Fingus
A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.

Man of Violence

Man of Violence
5.2/10
Moon (Michael Latimer) is a mercenary who joins forces with two crooked cops in an attempt to steal 90 million dollars in gold from an Arab country decimated by political chaos. Sex, violence and mayhem accompany the group of double-crossing heavies who covet the purloined loot. A bevy of females willingly submit to seduction, and a sadistic homosexual murderer trails Moon and his malevolent gang for the gold in this compelling crime drama.

Ring of Spies

Ring of Spies
6.5/10
The film is based on the actual events of the Portland Spy Ring trial in the U.K. A disgruntled Navy Clerk is transferred to a secret research establishment and is subsequently black-mailed/paid by Czech intelligence to procure secrets for them. He seduces the secretary who controls the most secret documents, and they enjoy the fruits of their treachery until the British authorities begin to close in on them.

The Little Ones

The Little Ones
The story of Ted and Jackie, two London kids who decide to run away to Liverpool and, from there, stow away on a ship bound for Jamaica - the home of Jackie's estranged father.

Who Killed Lamb?

Who Killed Lamb?
6.6/10
A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard and discovers there may be more to the victim than anyone knows.

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