Skip over navigation

Start a free trial Thousands of TV series and movies to watch instantly. Already a member?

Browse by:

Film & TV (86,784)
Games (8,150)

Our Picks

Collections

Magazine

Eric Portman



What members say | Filmography

Eric Portman - what members say


  • A Canterbury Tale
  • A Canterbury Tale review by from London
    Rated - 5.0 stars Utterly enchanting 28 October 2006
    ...a good man if ever this reviewer has met one. Powell was so right to cast him. Eric Portman, a difficult, sensitive man to play enigmatic, passionate Culpepper. Glueman? ...   Read customer review
  • 49th Parallel
  • 49th Parallel review by WBarklam from London
    Rated - 3.0 stars Guest Star Propaganda 5 March 2005
    ...which, however, hardly interact with each other! The constant star of the show, Eric Portman, plays a determined but naive Nazi intent on carrying Hitler's message across t...   Read customer review

Eric Portman - filmography


  • Deadfall
  • Deadfall on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Michael Caine,  Giovanna Ralli,  Eric Portman
    Director: Bryan Forbes
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Michael Caine stars as a cat burglar in this 1960s suspense thriller directed by Bryan Forbes. When jewel thieves Richard and Fe Moreau (Eric Portman and Giovanna Ralli) invite former alcoholic cat burglar Henry Clarke (Caine) to join their ranks for a daring robbery, things quickly become ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 46 members
    Sign up
  • The Spy with a Cold Nose
  • The Spy with a Cold Nose (1966)
    Starring: Laurence Harvey,  Daliah Lavi,  Lionel Jeffries
    Director: Daniel Petrie
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    A veterinarian is hired by the British government to implant a recording device into a bulldog, which will then be given to the Russians as a gift. When the dog gets sick, the vet must fly to Russia to treat it before the Russians find out the animal is "bugged."
    1.5 stars out of 5 26% from 9 members
    Currently unavailable
    Sign up
  • The Bedford Incident
  • The Bedford Incident on DVD (1965)
    Starring: Richard Widmark,  Sidney Poitier,  James MacArthur
    Director: James B. Harris
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    At the peak of Cold War tensions, a U.S. naval ship discovers a Soviet submarine in the North Atlantic and proceeds to scrutinize its every move. As the crew's Captain Findlander pushes forward intensely, relations between members become strained and a battle of wits ensues. Sidney Poitier plays an ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 615 members
    Sign up
  • The Naked Edge
  • The Naked Edge on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Gary Cooper,  Deborah Kerr,  Eric Portman
    Director: Michael Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    George Radcliffe's testimony sends Donald Heath to prison for murder and the theft of over 60,000 pounds. Soon after, Radcliffe invests a large sum of money in an ultimately profitable business venture. Radcliffe's wife Martha begins to suspect...
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 47 members
    Sign up
  • The Colditz Story
  • The Colditz Story on DVD (1954)
    Starring: John Mills,  Eric Portman,  Lionel Jeffries
    Director: Guy Hamilton
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    This collection features four of the greatest British war films of all time. THE DAM BUSTERS, starring Michael Redgrave and Richard Todd, is a World War II adventure which centers around the British efforts to destroy two enormous dams in Germany. In THE COLDITZ STORY, starring John Mills, a group ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 1,939 member
    Sign up
  • Cairo Road
  • Cairo Road (1950)
    Starring: Eric Portman,  Laurence Harvey,  Maria Mauban
    Director: David MacDonald
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Drug smuggling is rife in Egypt and the Police Chief and his assistant are anxious to catch these pedlars of death. However the traps set on the frontiers are not enough...
    1.5 stars out of 5 34% from 5 members
    Currently unavailable
    Sign up
  • Morning Departure
  • Morning Departure on DVD (1950)
    Starring: John Mills,  John Gregson,  Donald Sinden
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In 'Morning Departure' a Navy Submarine hits a mine whilst searching for German shipping. The resulting explosion sends it to the bottom of the sea. Some of the crew can escape using the hatches but the rest remain trapped and have to hope that they will be rescued in time
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 153 members
    Sign up
  • We Dive At Dawn
  • We Dive At Dawn on DVD (1943)
    Starring: John Mills,  Eric Portman,  Jack Watling
    Director: Anthony Asquith
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    We Dive At Dawn is a gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,252 member
    Sign up
  • The Prince And The Pauper
  • The Prince And The Pauper on DVD (1937)
    Starring: Errol Flynn,  Claude Rains,  Henry Stephenson
    Director: William Kieghley
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Errol Flynn stars in this superb piece of Hollywood magic. Claude Rains (Renault in Casablanca) plays the evil Earl of Hertford. Flynn's real life drinking pal Alan Hale is the Captain of the guard. Eric Portman, Barton MacLane, Montagu Love and a host of classic Hollywood screen supporting stars ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 63 members
    Sign up

Eric Portman facts

5 most recent films

Deadfall - 3.0 stars
The Spy with a Cold Nose - 1.5 stars
The Bedford Incident - 2.5 stars
The Naked Edge - 3.0 stars
The Colditz Story - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Morning Departure - 3.5 stars
The Colditz Story - 3.5 stars
A Canterbury Tale - 3.5 stars
The Prince And The Pauper - 3.5 stars
One Of Our Aircraft Is Missing - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Spy with a Cold Nose - 1.5 stars
Cairo Road - 1.5 stars
Deadfall - 3.0 stars
The Naked Edge - 3.0 stars
Maria Marten - Murder At The Red Barn - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

John Mills - 3 times - show films
Dennis Price - 2 times - show films
Sheila Sim - 2 times - show films
Hay Petrie - 2 times - show films
Laurence Harvey - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Emeric Pressburger - 4 times - show films
Michael Powell - 4 times - show films
Guy Hamilton - 1 times - show films
Roy Ward Baker - 1 times - show films
William Kieghley - 1 times - show films

Related Articles

  1. 10 Aug 2009
    The Time Traveler's Wife
    1.5 stars out of 5
  2. 11 Apr 2008
    Portman to hit the Heights
  3. 17 Mar 2008
    Horton a hit at US box office
  4. 11 Mar 2008
    Vantage Point shoots to UK number 1
  5. 20 Oct 2009
    The Hurt Locker makes first Oscars noise

Want to watch something right now?

Start your FREE trial now

LOVEFiLM - An Amazon company

Follow LOVEFiLM on

Privacy Policy | Terms & Conditions | EULA | Affiliates | Jobs | Inside LOVEFiLM Blog | About Us | Contact Us

International sites UK DK DE SE NO

LOVEFiLM, the LOVEFiLM logo and all other LOVEFiLM product or service names are trade marks of LOVEFiLM International Ltd. or its affiliates.

© 2012 LOVEFiLM UK Ltd. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved.