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Bryan Forbes
Director 1926 - 2013

Bryan Forbes

Stratford, London, England, UK

Bryan Forbes (22 July 1926 – 8 May 2013) was an English film director, screenwriter, film producer, actor and novelist.

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

10 titles
The Naked Face

The Naked Face

Bryan Forbes 1984 1h 43m

Chicago psychiatrist Judd Stevens is suspected of murdering one of his patients when the man turns up stabbed to death in the middle of the city. After repeated attempts to convince the cops of his innocence, Dr. Stevens is forced to go after the real villains himself.

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella

Bryan Forbes 1976 2h 26m

Prince Edward wants to marry for love, but the King and court of the kingdom of Euphrania are anxious for the prince to wed no matter what. When the prince meets Cinderella at a ball, he's sure she's the one, and when she loses her slipper upon exiting the dance, the prince is determined to find and marry her.

The Stepford Wives

The Stepford Wives

Bryan Forbes 1975 1h 57m 7.3

Joanna Eberhart comes to the town of Stepford, Connecticut with her family, but soon discovers there lies a sinister truth in the all too perfect behavior of the female residents.

Deadfall

Deadfall

Bryan Forbes 1968 2h

Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

The Whisperers

The Whisperers

Bryan Forbes 1967 1h 45m

The Whisperers tells the story of an impoverished old woman living alone in a seedy apartment who enjoys a rich fantasy life as an heiress. When she discovers stolen money hidden by her son, she believes her fantasy has come true.

The Wrong Box

The Wrong Box

Bryan Forbes 1966 1h 45m

In Victorian England, a fortune now depends on which of two brothers outlives the other—or can be made to have seemed to do so.

King Rat

King Rat

Bryan Forbes 1965 2h 14m

Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Seance on a Wet Afternoon

Bryan Forbes 1964 1h 56m 7.0

Working-class British housewife Myra Savage reinvents herself as a medium, holding seances in the sitting room of her home with the hidden assistance of her under-employed, asthmatic husband, Billy.

The L-Shaped Room

The L-Shaped Room

Bryan Forbes 1962 2h 6m

Leslie Caron plays a young, pregnant, unmarried Frenchwoman who takes a room in a seedy boarding house in London. She soon makes friends with Toby, a struggling writer who lives downstairs, and eventually gets to accept her room and the strange characters in the house. But what to do about her baby? And what to do about Toby?

Whistle Down the Wind

Whistle Down the Wind

Bryan Forbes 1961 1h 39m

When an injured wife murderer takes refuge on a remote Lancashire farm, the owner’s three children mistakenly believe him to be the Second Coming of Christ.

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