Skip over navigation

Help

Lionel Jeffries


What members say | Filmography | Downloads (2)

Lionel Jeffries - what members say


  • Rocket To The Moon
  • Rocket To The Moon review by Nigel from Broadstairs England
    Rated - 5 stars Phineas T Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon and comedy is the result... 26 December 2004
    ...rmed headed by Dennis Price.Unfortunately Terry-Thomas and his business partner Lionel Jeffries are also involved in the committee, and they both see a chance to make money on...  
  • First Men In The Moon
  • First Men In The Moon review by A customer from Birmingham, UK
    Rated - 4 stars Harryhausen in space... 19 January 2005
    ...iques. Loosely based on H.G. Well's book and with mild comic relief provided by Lionel Jeffries, the film's transfer to DVD is bright and colourful although I was disappointed...  
  • Miss Marple - Murder Ahoy
  • Miss Marple - Murder Ahoy review by Graham Whiffen from Blandford Forum, Dorset.
    Rated - 5 stars Great murder yarn 23 June 2005
    ... mysteries with Margaret Rutherford playing the definitive role of Miss Marple. Lionel Jeffries plays the long suffering captain of a cadet training ship with his staff being ...  

Lionel Jeffries - filmography


  • The Water Babies on DVD (1978)
    Starring: James Mason,  Billie Whitelaw,  Bernard Cribbins
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: U
    Charles Kingsley's classic magical children's tale of Tom, a twelve year-old boy who is apprenticed to the unkind Master Chimney Sweep, Grimes. Life is tough for Tom - while he sweeps, Grimes and his unpleasant sidekick, Masterman, busy themselves thieving. Live action and animation.
    Rate this: 3.0 64% from 189 members
    Sign up
  • The Amazing Mr Blunden on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Laurence Naismith,  James Villiers,  Diana Dors
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: U
    A mysterious, old solicitor Mr Blunden offers a destitute family the chance to become housekeepers of a derelict country mansion, which is currently in his charge. Once there the children meet the spirits of others who died in a fire a hundred years earlier. They concoct a potion to enable them to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 237 members
    Sign up
  • Eyewitness (1970)
    Starring: Mark Lester,  Lionel Jeffries
    Director: John Hough
    Certificate: TBC
    Mark Lester (OLIVER) stars in this thriller as Ziggy, an 11 year-old with a penchant for telling tall tales who witnesses the assassination of an African president by two corrupt policemen. Because of his propensity for spinning tales, when Ziggy tries to tell people what he saw no one believes him,..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 57% from 7 members
    Sign up
  • Camelot on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Vanessa Redgrave,  Franco Nero
    Director: Joshua Logan
    Certificate: U
    A musical adaptation of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table. Songs include: 'If Ever I Would Leave You', 'How To Handle A Woman' and 'Then You May Take Me To The Fair'. Music directors include Ken Darby and Alfred Newman. Music and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Edward Carere ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 64% from 219 members
    Sign up
  • Rocket To The Moon on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Burl Ives,  Troy Donahue,  Gert Frobe
    Director: Don Sharp
    Certificate: U
    When Phileas.T. Barnum and friends attempt to send the first rocket to the moon, in the hope of making a fortune, their mission is rife with problems. Beginning with dire capital discrepancies, the crew also finds itself the object of sabotage and espionage. It seems impossible that they shall be ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 55% from 142 members
    Sign up
  • Two Way Stretch on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Peter Sellers,  Wilfrid Hyde White,  Lionel Jeffries
    Director: Robert Day
    Certificate: U
    Even though the prison conditions in which Sellers and his pals live are more similar to those of a luxury hotel than a jail, they find that they must leave a day before their scheduled parole in order to pull off a jewel heist.
    Rate this: 3.5 75% from 258 members
    Sign up
  • Lola / The Witness on DVD (1953)
    Starring: Charles Bronson,  Susan George,  Honor Blackman
    Director: Richard Donner
    Certificate: U
    Features two movies on one DVD. In LOLA, a middle-aged writer falls in love with a 16-year old English nymphet. Boasting a strong performance from Charles Bronson as the writer. In THE WITNESS, a young boy who has witnessed the crime for which his father is being wrongly accused attempts to free ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.0 41% from 62 members
    Sign up

Lionel Jeffries - downloads


  • The Wombles - Wombling Free for Download (2008)
    Starring: Bonnie Langford,  David Tomlinson
    Director: Lionel Jeffries
    Certificate: U
    Buy from: £4.99
    Run time: 92 minutes
    Based on the long running TV series, WOMBLING FREE has the adorable Wombles facing two struggles. Whilst they continue to wage their ongoing war against litter after being invited to a child's birthday party, they have to prove their existence to the people of Wimbledon common.
    Rate this: 3 No ratings yet. Be the first.
    Download now

Lionel Jeffries facts

5 most recent films


Rich Tea And Sympathy - The Complete Series - 1.0 stars
Danny, The Champion Of The World - 3.5 stars
A Chorus Of Disapproval - 3.0 stars
The Water Babies - 3.0 stars
Wombling Free - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films


Miss Marple - Murder Most Foul - 4.0 stars
Miss Marple - Murder At The Gallop - 3.5 stars
Miss Marple - Murder Ahoy - 3.5 stars
The Railway Children - 3.5 stars
Two Way Stretch - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films


You Must Be Joking! - 0.5 stars
Rich Tea And Sympathy - The Complete Series - 1.0 stars
The Spy with a Cold Nose - 2.0 stars
Prisoner Of Zenda - 2.0 stars
Eyewitness - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars


Bernard Cribbins - 7 times - show films
James Robertson Justice - 4 times - show films
Peter Sellers - 4 times - show films
Margaret Rutherford - 3 times - show films
Ron Moody - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors


George Pollock - 3 times - show films
Cliff Owen - 2 times - show films
Michael Winner - 2 times - show films
Richard Quine - 1 times - show films
Ken Hughes - 1 times - show films