The best Peter Burton’s movies

Peter Burton

Peter Burton

04/04/1921- 27/11/1989
Today we present the best Peter Burton’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 Peter Burton’s movies.
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Lawrence of Arabia

Lawrence of Arabia
8.3/10
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.

Dr. No

Dr. No
7.2/10
In the film that launched the James Bond saga, Agent 007 battles mysterious Dr. No, a scientific genius bent on destroying the U.S. space program. As the countdown to disaster begins, Bond must go to Jamaica, where he encounters beautiful Honey Ryder, to confront a megalomaniacal villain in his massive island headquarters.

Berserk

Berserk
5.3/10
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.

Sink the Bismarck!

Sink the Bismarck!
7.2/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaHistoryWar
  • Release: 11/02/1960
  • Character: Captain Philip Vian - 4th Destroyer of Flotilla
The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.

The Scarlet and the Black

The Scarlet and the Black
7.5/10
Fr. Hugh O'Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian resistance families. His diplomatic status in a Catholic country prevents Colonel Kappler from openly arresting him, but O'Flaherty's activities become so large that the Nazi's decide to assassinate him the next time he leaves the Vatican. O'Flaherty continues his work in a variety of disguises. Based on a true story. Written by John Vogel

Value for Money

Value for Money
5.9/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 09/08/1955
  • Character: Hotel Receptionist (uncredited)
A wealthy young man (Gregson) from Yorkshire visits a London nightclub and meets a performer (Dors). She decides to take him for every penny he is worth, and he decides to let her.

The Jigsaw Man

The Jigsaw Man
5.1/10
Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.

The Wooden Horse

The Wooden Horse
6.9/10
  • Genre: DramaWar
  • Release: 16/10/1950
  • Character: Nigel
True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany

The Iron Maiden

The Iron Maiden
6.4/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 07/06/1963
  • Character: Thompson's Salesman
The film follows Jack Hopkins (played by Michael Craig), an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss (played by Cecil Parker) is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher (Alan Hale, Jr.). The first encounter between Fisher and Jack goes badly, and tensions only heighten after Fisher's daughter Kathy (Anne Helm) damages Jack's prize traction engine "The Iron Maiden", rendering it impossible to drive solo. Jack is desperate to enter the annual Woburn Abbey steam rally with the machine, but his fireman is injured and unable to participate. When all seems lost the millionaire himself is won over by Jack's plight and joins him in driving the engine; the two soon become firm friends.

All the Right Noises

All the Right Noises
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 01/01/1971
  • Character: Stage manager
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly blossoms into a full blown romance, until she tells him that she is only 15 years old…

Child in the House

Child in the House
6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/08/1956
  • Character: Howard Forbes
A lonely child must stay with her uncaring aunt and uncle after her mother is hospitalized. Her estranged father is a fugitive. For love and companionship, the eleven-year old girl becomes friends with the housemaid. When at long last, she meets her dad, she must vow to never reveal his location to the police.

That Kind of Girl

That Kind of Girl
5.3/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/01/1963
  • Character: Elliot Collier
That Kind of Girl is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963. The film's subject is premarital sexual relationships and sexually transmitted diseases in an English 1960s millieu.

Spin a Dark Web

Spin a Dark Web
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 01/03/1956
  • Character: Inspector Collis
A boxer is lured into a murder plot by a scheming woman.

Richard's Things

Richard's Things
5.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 26/12/1980
  • Character: Colonel
Following her husband s death, a wife discovers and confronts her husband's lover. Their mutual pain, love, envy and jealousy bring them together in an unexpected emotional and physical relationship.

What the Butler Saw

What the Butler Saw
5.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 01/01/1950
  • Character: Bill Fenton
An Earl returns from a tropical island and discovers the daughter of the tribal King has stowed away in his luggage.

They Were Not Divided

They Were Not Divided
6/10
  • Genre: War
  • Release: 24/04/1950
  • Character: Minor Role
The film begins in a WW II training depot of a British Guards armoured regiment where recruits from many walks of life learn to survive the strict discipline and training together before going into battle in tanks. There is a cameo appearance by the real Sgt. Major Brittain who was famous in the British guards regiments.

The Frightened Bride

The Frightened Bride
5.8/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/04/1952
  • Character: Graham Moore
A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.

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