Sidney Gilliat — Director (10)
The Rake's Progress (1945) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Rake's Progress
director: Sidney Gilliat actor: Rex Harrison / Lilli Palmer
other title: Der letzte Sündenfall
Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.
State Secret (1950) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
State Secret
other title: Segreto di stato / Staatsgeheimnis
While working in England, an American surgeon Dr. John Marlowe is invited to Vosnia (a fictitious East-European country) to receive an award and demonstrate his life-saving surgery. Unwittingly caught in the middle of a dangerous and corrupt series of political events, Marlowe then becomes the object of a shoot-to-kill, vicious pursuit. Fleeing, he seeks help from an English-speaking actress, Lisa Robinson, and the two attempt to escape across the treacherous mountains of Vosnia.
The Constant Husband (1955) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Constant Husband
director: Sidney Gilliat actor: Rex Harrison / Kay Kendall
other title: Sette mogli per un marito / So etwas lieben die Frauen
Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chain of further stunning wives and a way of going on that the new Charles finds pretty unacceptable.
Only Two Can Play (1962) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Only Two Can Play
other title: Sesso, peccato e castità / Lieben kann man nur zu zweit
John Lewis is bored of his job and his wife. Then Liz, wife of a local councillor, sets her sights on him. But this is risky stuff in a Welsh valleys town - if he and Liz ever manage to consummate their affair, that is.
London Belongs to Me (1948) [Movie] WikiData TMDB IMDb
London Belongs to Me
director: Sidney Gilliat actor: Richard Attenborough / Alastair Sim
other title: Londres appartient à moi / Londres me pertenece
Classic British drama about the residents of a large terrace house in London between Christmas 1938 and September 1939. Percy Boon lives with his mother in a shared rented house with an assortment of characters in central London. Although well intentioned, he becomes mixed up with gangsters and murder. The story focuses on the effects this has on Percy and the other residents.
Endless Night (1972) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Endless Night
director: Sidney Gilliat actor: Hayley Mills / Hywel Bennett
other title: Champagne per due dopo il funerale / Noite Sem Fim
Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.