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  • A Night To Remember
  • A Night To Remember review by from Lancashire
    Rated - 5 stars A Film To Remeber 17 April 2005
    ...behind the film in this version, the only version in my opinion worth watching. Roy Ward Baker the director had to really push this film in the USA, as the Americans didn’t g...  
  • And Now The Screaming Starts
  • And Now The Screaming Starts review by from Torbay, Devon
    Rated - 3 stars Bride of Fengriffen would have made a better title... 21 January 2005
    ......as mentioned by the great Roy Ward Baker on the commentary provided. That reason alone, if you adore Amicus and Hammer movies... this disk is a must. If that wasn't enough...  
  • Vault Of Horror
  • Vault Of Horror review by from Paington, S. Devon
    Rated - 3 stars Disturbing, bloody, funny and Intriguing collection of stories 26 April 2005
    ...strated painter. A great film made by on the most underrated British directors, Roy Ward Baker. I can only wish Britain made them like this today... For Hammer horror and Ami...  

Roy Ward Baker - filmography


  • The Monster Club (1980)
    Starring: Vincent Price,  John Carradine,  Anthony Steel
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Unfortunately this title is currently unavailable for rental. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause. A writer of horror stories is invited to a "monster club" by a mysterious old gentleman...
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  • And Now The Screaming Starts on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Peter Cushing,  Peter Cushing,  Herbert Lom
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    In the 1973 cult classic AND NOW THE SCREAMING STARTS, an inconsiderate young couple moves into a house already inhabited by a dismembered and disgruntled hand . Catherine (Stephanie Beacham) is a lovely young bride set to start a new life with her wealthy new husband Charles (Ian Ogilvy.) But a ..read more »
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  • Vault Of Horror on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Curt Jurgens,  Terry-Thomas,  Denholm Elliott
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Made by Amicus—the studio that dripped blood—and directed by Roy Ward Baker (ASYLUM), THE VAULT OF HORROR is a collection of five horror tales taken from the E.C. Comic books of the 1950s. The stories are revealed by five men in the form of their recurring dreams.
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  • Asylum (1972)
    Starring: Peter Cushing,  Peter Cushing,  Britt Ekland
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Four tales of terror are revealed to a new doctor by four mental asylum inmates. Each tale leads to a puzzling mystery which is solved during the final tale.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 469 members
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  • Scars Of Dracula on DVD (1970)
    Starring: Christopher Lee,  Dennis Waterman,  Christopher Matthews
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    The Prince of Darkness casts his undead shadow once more over the cursed village of Kleinenberg when his ashes are splashed with bat's blood. And two innocent victims search for a missing loved one, loved to death by the mistress of Dracula. But after they discover his bloodstained corpse in Castle ..read more »
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  • The One That Got Away (1957)
    Starring: Hardy Kruger,  Michael Goodliffe,  Colin Gordon
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    This taut war film, based on actual fact, tells of the daring escape attempts of a captured German ace pilot, Fran Von Werra. After being taken to Britain, Von Werra was the only German prisoner to successfully escape and make it back to his homeland.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 328 members
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  • The October Man (1947)
    Starring: John Mills,  Joan Greenwood,  Edward Chapman
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash , is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed. [Black and White]
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 10 members
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  • Morning Departure on DVD
    Starring: John Mills
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    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
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 97 members
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  • Irish R.M., The - Series 2 (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Peter Bowles
    Director: Roy Ward Baker,  Peter Sykes
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Features the complete six episodes from the second series of the popular television drama. Episodes include: 'A Horse! A Horse!', 'The Dispensary Doctor', 'Holy Island', 'Oweneen The Sprat', 'A Royal Command' and 'The Aussolas Martin Cat'.
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  • The Avengers - Series 4
    Starring: Patrick Macnee,  Diana Rigg
    Director: Roy Ward Baker,  Sidney Hayers,  James Hill
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Episodes Comprise: 1: The Town of No Return 2: The Gravediggers 3: The Cybernauts 4: Death at Bargain Prices 5: Castle De'ath 6: The Master Minds 7: The Murder Market 8: A Surfeit of H2O 9: The Hour That Never Was 10: Dial a Deadly Number 11: Man-Eater of Surrey Green 12: Two's a ..read more »
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  • The Monster Club to Watch Now (1980)
    Starring: Vincent Price,  John Carradine,  Anthony Steel
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 94 minutes
    The Monster Club is a trio of terror tales featuring late great actors John Carradine, Donald Pleasence, and the master of macabre himself, Vincent Price. A writer of horror stories (Carradine) is invited by a mysterious old gentleman (Price) to join in a sinister storytelling session at a rock ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 19 members
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  • The Champions - Episode 30, Autokill to Watch Now (1969)
    Starring: Stuart Damon,  Alexandra Bastedo,  William Gaunt
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Two members of the team come to blows when Nemesis agents find themselves programmed to kill their own colleagues. Fantasy drama, starring William Gaunt, Alexandra Bastedo and Stuart Damon as crusading heroes with superhuman powers
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  • The Saint - Series 4, Episode 6 - The Ti... to Watch Now (1968)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Whilst in the company of his journalist friend Mary Ellen, the Saint receives a number of death threats, most starkly a wreath which informs him that he will be killed in two days' time. A couple of small-time crooks seem to be implicated in carrying messages for the would-be killer but both are ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 18 - Simon... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Temperamental film star Serena Harris is kidnapped at gunpoint from the set of a Biblical epic in which she is starring as Delilah in Rome. The Saint manages to locate where she is being held but, given her unpopularity, he has a wide number of suspects to choose from as the instigator of her abduction.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 17 - Persi... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Having saved the life of married politician Jack Liskard, the Saint is called upon again to help Liskard when the man is the victim of blackmail, over some letters he once wrote to a girl called Mary. Whilst Mary is happy to return the letters when approached by the Saint, it seems that they have ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 3 members
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  • The Saint - Series 4, Episode 2 - Legacy... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Having met his maker in an explosion in his car, retired villain Ed Brown shows a posthumous film to several rival gangsters which is also viewed by Brown's daughter Penny, previously innocent of her father's criminality, and the inevitable Saint. The film claims that Ed has deposited a million ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 21 - The A... to Watch Now (1967)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    In Paris the Saint meets Natasha, who tells him she wishes to sell some priceless paintings. They contact an art dealer but he is intercepted by phoney policemen who tell Natasha that the Saint has killed the dealer and then remove the paintings from her. The Saint retrieves the pictures but has to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 12 - Littl... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    In Ireland the Saint rescues a girl called Mildred from thugs. She tells him that she is Hitler's daughter and she is being used in a plot to revive Naziism. Sceptical of this yarn the Saint discovers that she is the daughter of the wealthy Eugene Drew and she is running away to elope with a young ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 80% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 6 - The He... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    On behalf of British Intelligence the Saint journeys to Hamburg to locate Professor Roeding, who disappeared whilst shopping for antiques there and after ringing his daughter to say that he was on the verge of making a fortune. Re-tracing the professor's steps the Saint is approached by Eva, a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 55% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 4 - The Qu... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Kate O'Mara,  Ian Ogilvy
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    Whilst in Monte Carlo the Saint saves the life of Fallouda, the ex-king of Fedyra. Fallouda tells him he aims to return to power by raising money by selling the jewellery of his wife, Queen Adana. The Saint and Adana set out to collect the jewels, the journey being initially icy as the queen is the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 2 members
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  • The Saint - Series 3, Episode 14 - Fligh... to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Roger Moore,  Ivor Dean,  Edward Woodward
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
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    Run time: 52 minutes
    The Osprey is a new experimental plane and was being test-flown by Flight Lieutenant Mike Gregory until his recent court-martial. Now Middle Eastern agents are using Mike to steal the plane, kidnapping his sister Diane. Having rescued Diane, the Saint goes after Mike, getting himself parachuted ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 2 members
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  • The One that got away to Watch Now (1957)
    Starring: Hardy Krüger,  Michael Goodliffe,  Colin Gordon
    Director: Roy Ward Baker
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 102 minutes
    Based on a true story of an SAS patrol dropped behind enemy lines in Iraq at the height of the Gulf War, this powerful drama tells a tale of courage and heroism against almost overwhelming odds.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 3 members
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Roy Ward Baker facts

5 most recent films

Flame Trees Of Thika - 3.0 stars
The Monster Club - 3.0 stars
Danger UXB - 3.5 stars
The Beast Must Die - 3.0 stars
The Legend Of The Seven Golden Vampires - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Night To Remember - 3.5 stars
Danger UXB - 3.5 stars
The Anniversary - 3.5 stars
Morning Departure - 3.5 stars
Randall And Hopkirk Deceased - Vol. 4 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Avengers - Series 4, The - BLU-RAY Version - 3 stars
The Avengers - Series 4 - 3 stars
The October Man - 3.0 stars
Donald Sinden Icon Collection - Tiger In The Smoke - 3.5 stars
Protectors, The - Series 1 Complete - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Roger Moore - 9 times - show films
Ian Ogilvy - 8 times - show films
Kate O'Mara - 7 times - show films
Burt Kwouk - 7 times - show films
Patrick Magee - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Sidney Hayers - 2 times - show films
Harry Booth - 2 times - show films
James Hill - 2 times - show films
Jimmy Sangster - 1 times - show films
Muriel Box - 1 times - show films