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Director 1926 - 2010

Clive Donner

London, England, UK

Clive Stanley Donner was a British film director who was a defining part of the British New Wave, directing films such as The Caretaker, Nothing But the Best, Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush and What's New Pussycat? He also directed television movies and commercials through... Read full bio →

Directed Films

Every film this person directed

15 titles
Stealing Heaven

Stealing Heaven

Clive Donner 1988 1h 48m 7.0

Abelard, a famous teacher of philosophy at the cathedral school of Notre Dame, falls in love with one of his students, Héloïse d'Argenteuil. A sixteen-year old girl raised in a convent, Héloïse has an intellectual curiosity and rebels against the status of women in 12th century Europe.

Dead Man's Folly

Dead Man's Folly

Clive Donner 1986 1h 30m

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

A Christmas Carol

A Christmas Carol

Clive Donner 1984 1h 41m 8.0

Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways.

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen

Clive Donner 1981 1h 37m 5.0

Famous detective Charlie Chan is called out of retirement to help a San Francisco detective solve a mysterious series of murders. With his bumbling grandson as his sidekick, Chan also encounters an old nemesis known as the Dragon Queen who is the prime suspect.

The Nude Bomb

The Nude Bomb

Clive Donner 1980 1h 34m 4.0

The KOAS organisation has developed a bomb that can dissolve all clothing. Maxwell Smart is brought in to foil this evil plot.

Rogue Male

Rogue Male

Clive Donner 1976 1h 43m 6.0

In 1939 when an English hunter takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a rifle, he is captured, tortured and left for dead. He escapes but his captors pursue him to England.

Vampira

Vampira

Clive Donner 1974 1h 28m 5.0

A faulty blood transfusion turns Dracula's wife black.

Alfred the Great

Alfred the Great

Clive Donner 1969 2h 2m

In 9th century England, Alfred abandons his path to priesthood to fight Danish invaders, leading English Christians to victory. Though successful, he struggles between religious devotion and warrior bloodlust.

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush

Clive Donner 1968 1h 36m 6.0

Jamie McGregor (Barry Evans) is a virginal sixth-former in suburbia delivering groceries for the local supermarket, but he is more interested in other matters - Mary, Linda, Paula and Caroline. He tries to seduce the girls of his dreams in the swinging sixties.

What's New Pussycat

What's New Pussycat

Clive Donner 1965 1h 48m 5.8

A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is having romantic problems of his own.

Nothing But the Best

Nothing But the Best

Clive Donner 1964 1h 39m 6.0

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in Britain-even if it means murder!!!

The Caretaker

The Caretaker

Clive Donner 1963 1h 45m 9.0

While renovating his house in London, Aston, out of pity, lodges a homeless man, but Aston's brother taunts and harasses the cranky old bum.

Some People

Some People

Clive Donner 1962 1h 33m 6.0

The story of three teenaged tearaways Johnnie, Bill and Bert who find themselves at odds with society. Following a brush with the law they have a chance meeting with a local choirmaster who offers them a way of making good.

The Sinister Man

The Sinister Man

Clive Donner 1961 1h 1m 6.0

When a corpse is found in the Thames, the only clue is that the dead man was killed by a karate or judo expert.

Marriage of Convenience

Marriage of Convenience

Clive Donner 1960 58m 6.0

An escaped convict discovers his girlfriend has married the detective who arrested him.

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