Bryan Forbes — Playwright (15)
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Danger Within (1959) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Danger Within
director: Don Chaffey actor: Richard Todd / Bernard Lee …
other title: Verrat im Camp 127 / Danger intérieur …
Drama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.
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The Endless Game (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Endless Game
director: Bryan Forbes actor: Albert Finney / George Segal …
other title: Gezinktes Spiel
A British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered. He must examine events from his own past to determine who killed them and why.
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The Naked Face (1984) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Naked Face
director: Bryan Forbes actor: Roger Moore / Rod Steiger …
other title: A faccia nuda / O Mistério de Um Rapto …
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.
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Man in the Moon (1960) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Man in the Moon
director: Basil Dearden actor: Kenneth More / Shirley Anne Field …
other title: Il primo uomo sulla Luna
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need. They con William into thinking he will continue his guinea pig career by testing out some equipment for them before they send a group of astronauts to the moon.
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Of Human Bondage (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Of Human Bondage
director: Ken Hughes actor: Laurence Harvey / Kim Novak …
other title: Schiavo d'amore / Der Menschen Hörigkeit …
Medical student Philip Carey becomes involved with flirtatious waitress Mildred Rogers. Their love affair is interrupted when Philip is made aware of her constant infidelity. As Mildred quits her job and becomes a prostitute, Philip is still in love with her.
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The Captain's Table (1959) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Captain's Table
director: Jack Lee actor: John Gregson / Peggy Cummins …
other title: Sotto coperta con il capitano / Der Luxus-Käpt'n
A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is less prepared for the social duties his new position involves, not least the way he in which becomes the target for all the unattached women on board.
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I Was Monty's Double (1958) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
I Was Monty's Double
director: John Guillermin actor: John Mills / Cecil Parker …
other title: La battaglia segreta di Montgomery / Montgomerys dobbeltgænger …
The incredible but true story of how an impersonator was recruited to impersonate General Montgomery to mislead the Germans about his intentions before the North Africa campaign.
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Only Two Can Play (1962) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Only Two Can Play
director: Sidney Gilliat actor: Peter Sellers / Mai Zetterling …
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.
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King Rat (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
King Rat
director: Bryan Forbes actor: George Segal / James Fox …
other title: Qualcuno da odiare / Man kaldte ham King …
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.