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Hue and Cry review by A customer from Cardiff, Wales

Good family entertainment 17 May 2005
...ster caverns of a gutted warehouse near Southwark Bridge, described by director Charles Crichton as 'a vast honeycombed shell' whose iron reinforcing bars stand out 'like the b... Read customer review

Dead of Night review by Midnightcheeseandbiscuits from

You don't know what Hugo's capable of... 27 April 2011
... it’s rather clunky and yes the daft golfing story (courtesy of Ealing stalwart Charles Crichton) takes some of the power away from the other creepier tales (HG Wells is among ... Read customer review

Painted Boats review by LENSER from WEYBRIDGE

PAINTED BOATS 13 February 2010
... HAS A GENTLE STORY , WITH THE ENGLISH SPOKEN IN THE CLIPT DIALECT OF THE TIME. Charles Crichton DIRECTS, A REAL JOY TO WATCH AND LISTEN TO. ... Read customer review

Charles Crichton - filmography

A Fish Called Wanda - Blu-ray (1988)
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
In A FISH CALLED WANDA, veteran director Charles Crichton and scriptwriter-star John Cleese create a dazzling quilt from various strands of English and American comedy. The plot, in which four disparate characters attempt a daring heist, comes from Ealing caper comedies, such as Crichton's own THE ..read more »

73% from 10 members
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A Fish Called Wanda on DVD (1988)
Starring: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Kevin Kline
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
In A FISH CALLED WANDA, veteran director Charles Crichton and scriptwriter-star John Cleese create a dazzling quilt from various strands of English and American comedy. The plot, in which four disparate characters attempt a daring heist, comes from Ealing caper comedies, such as Crichton's own THE ..read more »

69% from 24,165 members

Dick Turpin - The Complete First Series (2 discs) (1978)
Starring: Richard O'Sullivan, Christopher Benjamin, Michael Deeks
Director: Charles Crichton, Gerry Poulson, Charles Crich
Certificate:
A western Robin Hood robs from the rich and gives to the poor. Silent.

60% from 254 members
Not available for rental

Space 1999 - S01 E20 - The Last Sunset (1976)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
As the Alphans are planning to explore the planet Ariel, a 'missile' attaches itself to the en route Eagle. Upon returning to Alpha, the 'missile' gives the Alphans a lunar atmosphere. But the joy at the possibility of making a new world out of the Moon is short lived, as the moon does not enter ..read more »

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Space 1999 - S02 E06 - The Mark of Archanon (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell
Director: Charles Crichton
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The people of Moonbase Alpha are suprised by the sudden appearance in their midst of a man named Magus, who claims he was responsible for the moon's ceasing to move so he could speak to the Alphans. Magus says he has created a planet that is the equivalent of a second Eden and transports Koenig, ..read more »

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Space 1999 - S02 E17 - The Lambda Factor (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell
Director: Charles Crichton
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Dr Russell investigates the death of a technician and makes a disturbing discovery about one of the Moonbase Alpha crew.

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Space 1999 - S02 E05 - New Adam New Eve (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell
Director: Charles Crichton
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A saintly, impressive figure claims to be God, the creator of mankind. He offers Koenig and his companions a new Earth, a new Eden, where life can begin again. But who is he really? What are the fantastic powers he possesses?

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Space 1999 - S02 E13 - A Matter of Balance (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherin Schell
Director: Charles Crichton
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Maya contracts a strange illness that causes her to hallucinate and go on a wild rampage through the corridors of Alpha. Meanwhile, Koenig and Tony's investigation of a derelict spacecraft hits an unexpected bump and the two must concoct a desperate plan if they are ever to see Alpha again.

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Space 1999 - S02 E01 - The Metamorph (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Anton Phillips
Director: Charles Crichton
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Alpha needs titanium to repair its life support system and traces of it are located on the planet Psychon that is near to the moon. However, Koenig and the others soon learn of a sinister mining operation operating beneath Psychon's surface and what it may spell for the Alphans.

70% from 1 member

Space 1999 - S01 E07 - Guardian of Piri (1975)
Starring: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse
Director: Charles Crichton
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Contact is made with the planet Piri, where the main computer created an idyllic life that led to extinction of its population through apathy. Now John Koenig must fight to save Alpha as his people fall under the same fate.

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The Adventures Of Black Beauty - The Bes... (1972)
Starring: William Lucas, Charlotte Mitchell, Judi Bowker
Director: John Reardon, Charles Crichton, Gerry Poulson
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This BLACK BEAUTY collection presents five of the best episodes from the first season. Follow the adventures of Beauty, the noble ebony horse, and her human companions in "The Fugitive," "The Hostage," "The Recruiting Sergeant," "Sailor on a Horse," and "Father and Son."

59% from 331 members
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The Adventures Of Black Beauty - The Bes... (1972)
Starring: William Lucas, Charlotte Mitchell, Judi Bowker
Director: Charles Crichton, Gerry Poul
Certificate:
This BLACK BEAUTY collection presents five of the best episodes from the second season. Follow the adventures of Beauty and her human companions in "A Member of the Family," "Out of the Night," "Game of Chance," and two more.

60% from 250 members
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Strange Report (5 discs) (1969)
Starring: Anthony Quayle
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
A man called Adam Strange investigates strange crime cases.

63% from 198 members
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The Avengers - The Definitive Dossier 19... (2 discs) on DVD (1967)
Starring: Diana Rigg, Patrick Macnee
Director: John Krish, Sidney Hayers, Charles Crichton
Certificate:
This AVENGERS collection presents six more episodes from the classic 1960s television series that follows secret agents John Steed (the ever-suave Patrick Macnee) and Emma Peel (the ever-lovely Diana Rigg) on various crime-fighting adventures. The set contains the episodes The Living Dead, The ..read more »

78% from 249 members

The Boy Who Stole A Million on DVD (1960)
Starring: Virgilio Teixeira, Maurice Reyna, Marianne Benet
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
British action comedy made in 1960 and filmed in Valencia, Spain. 12-year-old Paco (Maurice Reyna) is a runner at a Valencia bank. When his father, Miguel's (Virgilio Teixeira) taxi needs repairing, Paco decides to 'borrow' money from the bank to pay for the costs, meaning his father will be able ..read more »

62% from 11 members

Battle Of The Sexes on DVD (1959)
Starring: Peter Sellers, Robert Morley, Constance Cummings
Director: Charles Crichton
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In this 1959 comedy, Robert MacPherson (Robert Morley) inherits his family's textile business in Edinburgh, Scotland, then hires American efficiency expert Angela Barrows (Constance Cummings) to bring the business into the modern age. The House of MacPherson has long been known as a manufacturer of ..read more »

60% from 608 members

Man In The Sky on DVD (1957)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Elizabeth Sellars, Jeremy Bodkin
Director: Charles Crichton
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When an engine catches fire on the experimental rocket-propulsion plane that he is flying, test pilot John Mitchell (Jack Hawkins) defies an order to jettison the vehicle into the sea.

68% from 88 members

Titchfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Starring: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
The railroad between Mallingford and Titfield is losing money, and British Rail decides to close it. Clergyman Sam Weech (George Relph) and Squire Gordon (John Gregson) try to save the railroad by buying it and running it themselves. They enlist wealthy publican Valentine (Stanley Holloway), ..read more »

70% from 6 members
Currently unavailable

Titfield Thunderbolt on DVD (1953)
Starring: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
Comedy of railfans who take over their village's passenger train service (against bus company resistance) when British Rail abandons it.

72% from 2,236 members

Hunted (1952)
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Kay Walsh, Elizabeth Sellars
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
A violent fugitive and a mistreated small boy team up to flee from authority.

73% from 141 members
Not currently released

Hunted on DVD (1952)
Starring: Dirk Bogarde, Jon Whitely
Director: Charles Crichton
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Dirk Bogarde stars in this emotional melodrama as an escaped murderer, sloshing through the North Country mud. Bogarde is reluctantly saddled with a fugitive orphan boy (Jon Whitely), who insists upon tagging along.

58% from 9 members

The Lavender Hill Mob on DVD (1951)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
Comedy about a meek bank clerk who plans a theft from his own bank.

72% from 7,990 members

The Lavender Hill Mob - Blu-ray (1951)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Sid James
Director: Charles Crichton
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In Ealing Studio's classic crime caper THE LAVENDER HILL MOB, Alec Guinness plays Mr. Holland, a fussy and unnecessarily overprotective bank supervisor. However, unbeknowst to his employers the Bank of England, he is the leader of the titular crime gang. So, on the day that a gold bullion lorry is ..read more »

80% from 168 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Happ... on DVD (1951)
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Vera-Ellen
Director: Bruce Humberstone, Anthony Kimmins, Charles Crichton
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A chorus girl is cast in the lead role in an Edinburgh production of 'Frolics To You' as it is the penniless producer's plan that her millionaire boyfriend will invest in her career.

50% from 86 members

Train of Events on DVD (1949)
Starring: Jack Warner, Gladys Henson, Susan Shaw
Director: Sidney Cole, Charles Crichton
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A train disaster is told as four short stories to give character studies of the people involved, how it will affect them and how they deal with it.

67% from 158 members

Another Shore on DVD (1948)
Starring: Robert Beatty, Moira Lister, Stanley Holloway
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
A young Irishman comes up with an unusual plan to get the money to emigrate to Tahiti.

55% from 58 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Bonn... on DVD (1948)
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Judy Campbell
Director: Anthony Kimmins, Charles Crichton, Mario Zampi
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An exiled prince determined to free his native Scotland from the yoke of English oppression, in this grand and sweeping British film epic. Niven is at his swashbuckling best as he reunites the great Scottish Clans and sweeps into England, carrying all before him. London - and victory - beckons. But ..read more »

56% from 47 members

Against The Wind on DVD (1947)
Starring: Jack Warner, Simone Signoret, James Robertson Justice
Director: Charles Crichton
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An Ealing spy thriller set in World War II London. It involves a group of very different people working together in an attempt to confuse the enemy and further the war effort.

57% from 333 members

Hue and Cry on DVD (1947)
Starring: Alastair Sim, Harry Fowler, Douglas Barr
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.

67% from 1,136 member

Painted Boats on DVD (1945)
Starring: Jenny Laird, Robert Griffith, Bill Blewitt
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
Charles Crichton (A Fish Called Wanda, The Lavender Hill Mob), one of Ealing Studios’ most popular filmmakers, directs this charming tale. Filmed in 1945, Painted Boats is an incredibly endearing docudrama that follows in great detail life upon the canals of Britain and the colourful characters ..read more »

69% from 89 members

Dead of Night on DVD (1945)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dear
Certificate:
Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales....

73% from 1,612 member

For Those In Peril on DVD (1944)
Starring: David Farrar, John Batten, John Slater
Director: Charles Crichton
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Flt.Lt Murray (David Farrar, Black Narcissus, Went the Day Well) is a pilot who fails to join the RAF during WWII and decides to join the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up drowned pilots and taking them to safety. P / O Rawlings (Ralph Michael , Johnny Frenchman)..read more »

66% from 68 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Eter... on DVD (1939)
Starring: David Niven, Loretta Young, Margaret Leighton
Director: Tay Garnett, Anthony Kimmins, Charles Crichton
Certificate:
A magician's flirtations and dangerous stunts begin to bother his wife.

54% from 116 members

Black Beauty - Series 2 - Complete
Starring: Stacy Dorning, Judi Bowker, Roderick Shaw
Director: Charles Crichton
Certificate:
The adventures of a child and a horse. Features every episodes from the second series. Based on the book of the same name by Anna Sewell.

66% from 12 members
Not available for rental

Ealing Comedy Bonus Material - Forever E... on DVD
Starring: Alec Guinness, Dennis Price, Arthur Lowe
Director: Charles Crichton, Alexander Mackendrick, Robert
Certificate:
A look back at the days of Ealing comedies...

62% from 3,202 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Judy Campbell
Director: Anthony Kimmins, Charles Crichton, Mario Zampi
Certificate:
Includes the following films: Bonnie Prince Charlie; The Love Lottery; Happy Ever After; Eternally Yours; Happy Go Lovely.

57% from 37 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - The ... on DVD
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Judy Campbell
Director: Charles Crichton, Anthony Kimmins, Mario Zampi
Certificate:
In 'The Love Lottery' (1954), Niven plays Rex Allerton, a celebrity who agrees to be the star prize in a lottery where the winner gets to spend a week in his company. Sensing the daftness of the whole enterprise, Rex promises publicly to marry the winner - and that's where besotted fan, Sally (..read more »

61% from 28 members

David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Happ... on DVD
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Judy Campbell
Director: Anthony Kimmins, Mario Zampi, Charles Crichton
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'Happy Ever After' (1954) tells the tale of the caddish Jasper O'Leary (Niven), who inherits a hunting estate in Ireland following the death of his uncle. He soon arouses the ire of all the villagers, with the exception of the scheming Serena McGluskey (Yvonne De Carlo). The villagers use the ..read more »

68% from 40 members

Sid James Collection - Comic Icons (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Dick Emery, Stanley Holloway, Bernard Cribbins
Director: Lance Comfort, Charles Crichton, Gerald Thomas
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Sid James, of Carry On fame and the possessor of the dirtiest laugh in movie history, gets the Comic Icons Collection treatment. The Big Job stars James as George the Brain, leader of a gang of inept bank robbers who end up in prison for 15 years, with only the thought of the stolen money that ..read more »

57% from 86 members

Human Jungle - Complete Series
Starring: Sally Smith, Margaret Lockwood, Rita Tushingham
Director: Sidney Hayers, Don Sharp, Charles Crichton
Certificate:
Herbert Lom is Dr. Roger Corder in this classic series. A widower in his mid-forties, Corder spends his life analysing others and finds himself being a sort of detective helping those who approach him with their problems. Includes every episode from the series.

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Charles Crichton facts

5 most recent films

A Fish Called Wanda - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
A Fish Called Wanda - 3.5 stars
Dick Turpin - The Complete First Series - 3.0 stars
Space 1999 - S01 E20 - The Last Sunset - 3 stars
Space 1999 - S02 E06 - The Mark of Archanon - 3 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Lavender Hill Mob - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Avengers - The Definitive Dossier 1967 - File 3 and 4 - 4.0 stars
Hunted - 3.5 stars
Dead of Night - 3.5 stars
Titfield Thunderbolt - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Human Jungle - Complete Series - 3 stars
David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Bonnie Prince Charlie - 3.0 stars
David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - 3.0 stars
Hunted - 3.0 stars
David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - The Love Lottery - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Martin Landau - 14 times - show films
Barbara Bain - 14 times - show films
Catherine Schell - 8 times - show films
Herbert Lom - 7 times - show films
Stanley Holloway - 7 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Anthony Kimmins - 6 times - show films
Gerry Poulson - 5 times - show films
Sidney Hayers - 4 times - show films
Mario Zampi - 4 times - show films
John Krish - 3 times - show films