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James Robertson Justice
Actor 1907 - 1975

James Robertson Justice

Lewisham, London, England, UK

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James Robertson Justice (15 June 1907 – 2 July 1975) was a popular British character actor in British films of the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Robertson Justice, licensed under CC-BY-SA,... Read full bio →

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Some Will, Some Won't

Some Will, Some Won't

Duncan Wood 1970 1h 30m 6.0

Four people go to great lengths to obtain the fortune left in a will by a very wealthy practical joker.

Doctor in Trouble

Doctor in Trouble

Ralph Thomas 1970 1h 30m

Dr. Burke is in love with Ophelia but doesn't have time to propose to her as she leaves for a cruise to the Mediterranean. Also on board the cruise ship is an old school chum of Burke's who plays 'Dr.Dare' in a very popular TV series and who women flock to.

Zeta One

Zeta One

Michael Cort 1969 1h 26m 5.0

A race of topless, large-breasted women from the planet Angvia, in another dimension, come to earth to kidnap women to repopulate their planet.

Mayerling

Mayerling

Terence Young 1968 2h 20m

Based on real life events that led to tragic deaths of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera.

Histoires extraordinaires

Histoires extraordinaires

Federico Fellini, Roger Vadim 1968 2h 2m 6.7

A trio of Edgar Allan Poe adaptations about a cruel countess haunted by her cousin's stallion, a sadistic soldier haunted by his doppelgänger, and an alcoholic actor haunted by the Devil.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Ken Hughes 1968 2h 24m 7.8

Take a 'fantasmagorical' journey, with Ian Fleming's 'flying' car.

À coeur joie

À coeur joie

Serge Bourguignon 1967 1h 31m 5.0

Story of a woman torn between her love for two different men.

The Trygon Factor

The Trygon Factor

Cyril Frankel 1966 1h 28m

A Scotland Yard detective is investigating a string of robberies and a murder, and the information he uncovers leads him to the estate of a wealthy but strange English family, who share their mansion with a group of nuns. The detective comes to suspect that neither the family nor the nuns is quite what they seem to be.

Doctor in Clover

Doctor in Clover

Ralph Thomas 1966 1h 37m

Doctor in Clover is another 'Doctor' movie, but this time Leslie Phillips is the main doctor in the story, looking for love and romance from the hospital nurses, much to the annoyance of the main Administrator (James Robertson Justice) who wants his doctors to be 100% focussed on the job.

You Must Be Joking!

You Must Be Joking!

Michael Winner 1965 1h 35m

A motley group of soldiers are set loose on swinging England in an initiative test to collect a selection of esoteric items

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes

Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes

Ken Annakin 1965 2h 18m 8.1

Star studded comedy about a early 20th century air race from Britain to France.

The Face of Fu Manchu

The Face of Fu Manchu

Don Sharp 1965 1h 36m 6.0

Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.

Father Came Too!

Father Came Too!

Peter Graham Scott 1964 1h 31m 6.0

A young married couple experience difficulties doing up a cottage, and are hindered by the wife's father.

Dr. Crippen

Dr. Crippen

Robert Lynn 1963 1h 38m 6.0

The real-life story of Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen, who was hanged in London in 1910 for poisoning his wife so he could be with his young lover. But was he truly guilty of murder?

Doctor in Distress

Doctor in Distress

Ralph Thomas 1963 1h 42m

Dr. Sparrow falls for model Delia Mallor after treating her ankle. Meanwhile, he discovers Sir Spratt's sleepwalking and unusual kindness stem from love for Physiotherapist Iris Merchant, who's also pursued by Major French.

The Fast Lady

The Fast Lady

Ken Annakin 1962 1h 35m 6.0

A naive Scotsman buys a vintage sports car and learns to drive in order to impress the daughter of an arrogant aristocrat who despises him.

Le repos du guerrier

Le repos du guerrier

Roger Vadim 1962 1h 42m 5.5

A young girl rescues a man from a suicide attempt. He turns out to be a sociopath, who begins to take over her life, abusing her both verbally and emotionally, yet she can't seem to tear herself away from him.

Guns of Darkness

Guns of Darkness

Anthony Asquith 1962 1h 42m 6.0

An English couple and a deposed ruler head for the border during a South American revolution.

Very Important Person

Very Important Person

Ken Annakin 1961 1h 38m 6.0

Sir Ernest Pease is a self-important scientist sent undercover on a bombing mission to monitor the effectiveness of his latest invention, a new-fangled radar. When the plane is attacked, he parachutes to safety — only to be sent to a POW camp, where he takes on the alias of Lieutenant Farrow.

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

J. Lee Thompson 1961 2h 40m 7.4

A team of allied saboteurs are assigned an impossible mission: infiltrate an impregnable Nazi-held island and destroy the two enormous long-range field guns that prevent the rescue of 2,000 trapped British soldiers.

Raising the Wind

Raising the Wind

Gerald Thomas 1961 1h 31m

'Carry On' director Gerald Thomas helms this comedy caper featuring early appearances by James Robertson Justice, Sid James, Leslie Phillips, Kenneth Williams, Liz Fraser and Eric Barker. The film follows the hi-jinks of a group of music students who move into a shared flat in order to cut costs and have somewhere to practice their instruments.

Murder She Said

Murder She Said

George Pollock 1961 1h 27m 7.2

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. Her inquisitions lead her to a mountain top. The first of four films starring Margaret Rutherford as Miss-Marple that all achieved cult status.

Doctor in Love

Doctor in Love

Ralph Thomas 1960 1h 33m 5.0

Doctors Burke and Hare leave the confines of St Swithins for the world of general practice, stopping off on the way as patients at the Foulness Anti-cold Unit. Hare then takes up a position as junior in a well-healed G.P.'s surgery while Burke continues to sow his doctorial wild oats.

Orders to Kill

Orders to Kill

Anthony Asquith 1958 1h 47m 6.0

A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.

Seven Thunders

Seven Thunders

Hugo Fregonese 1957 1h 40m 7.5

Escaping British prisoners of war hide out in German occupied France.

Doctor at Large

Doctor at Large

Ralph Thomas 1957 1h 44m 6.0

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other physicians.

Campbell's Kingdom

Campbell's Kingdom

Ralph Thomas 1957 1h 42m 6.0

Englishman Bruce Campbell (Dirk Bogarde) takes possession of his grandfather's Canadian land, but he faces various challenges such as disgruntled locals, a ruthless contractor, a new power dam, and his own bad health.

Moby Dick

Moby Dick

John Huston 1956 1h 55m 7.2
Checkpoint

Checkpoint

Ralph Thomas 1956 1h 24m 6.0

After killing a few Italian cops during a burglary, a thief hired by a British car racing company must flee to Switzerland disguised as a race car driver during a rally.

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

Howard Hawks 1955 1h 45m 6.3

A captured architect designs an ingenious plan to ensure the impregnability of the tomb of a self-absorbed Pharaoh, obsessed with the security of his next life.

Doctor at Sea

Doctor at Sea

Ralph Thomas 1955 1h 33m 5.0

Bachelor Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) goes to sea to escape his mentor's amorous daughter, but ends up in more trouble wrangling the captain, crew, and Brigitte Bardot.

Above Us the Waves

Above Us the Waves

Ralph Thomas 1955 1h 39m 6.0

The attack by British submarines on the German battleship "Tirpitz" in a Norwegian fjord during World War II.

Doctor in the House

Doctor in the House

Ralph Thomas 1954 1h 32m 6.0

The trials and tribulations of a group of medical students at St. Swithin's hospital in London, England.

The Voice of Merrill

The Voice of Merrill

John Gilling 1952 1h 23m 5.0

A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead

Les Miserables

Les Miserables

Lewis Milestone 1952 1h 45m 7.0

Jean Valjean, a Frenchman of good character, has nevertheless been convicted for the minor crime of stealing bread. A minor infraction leads to his pursuit by the relentless policeman Javert, a pursuit that consumes both men's lives for many years.

Pool of London

Pool of London

Basil Dearden 1951 1h 25m 7.0

Jewel thieves, murder, and a manhunt swirl around a sailor off a cargo ship in post-war London.

David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

Henry King 1951 2h 3m 5.0

King David enters into an adulterous affair with the beautiful Bathsheba, which has tragic consequences for his family and Israel.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N.

Raoul Walsh 1951 1h 57m 7.8

A naval adventure, based on the novels by C.S. Forester, about the heroic, 19th-century British seafarer. The story sails with his ship, the Lydia, through battles with Spain and then France won with wit rather than might.

Anne of the Indies

Anne of the Indies

Jacques Tourneur 1951 1h 21m 9.0

After buccaneer captain Anne Providence spares Pierre LaRochelle and recruits him into her pirate crew, their growing attraction is tested when Captain Blackbeard reveals LaRochelle's true identity as a former French navy officer.

The Magnet

The Magnet

Charles Frend 1950 1h 19m

A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.

The Black Rose

The Black Rose

Henry Hathaway 1950 1h 56m 6.0

In the time of the crusades, a Saxon youth is forced to run away from England. He goes with his loyal retainer who brings along a British long bow. The two go all the way to China where they become involved in intrigues in the court of Kubla Kahn.

Whisky Galore!

Whisky Galore!

Alexander Mackendrick 1949 1h 22m 7.3

Based on a true story. The name of the real ship, that sunk Feb 5 1941 - during WWII - was S/S Politician. Having left Liverpool two days earlier, heading for Jamaica, it sank outside Eriskay, The Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky.

Scott of the Antarctic

Scott of the Antarctic

Charles Frend 1948 1h 51m 7.0

The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

My Brother Jonathan

My Brother Jonathan

Harold French 1948 1h 48m 7.0

Medical student Jonathan Dakers sacrifices his career to fund brother Harold's education. Harold and Edie fall in love but Harold dies in WWI leaving Edie pregnant. After Edie's death in childbirth, Jonathan raises their son Tony.

Appointment with Crime

Appointment with Crime

John Harlow 1946 1h 32m

An ex-con, released after imprisonment for a jewel theft, swears vengeance on his former accomplices and devises an intricate plan to steal their fortune.

Champagne Charlie

Champagne Charlie

Alberto Cavalcanti 1944 1h 45m

Ealing Comedy about rivalry between 19th Century music hall performers.

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