John Laurie Movies

An impending V.I.P. visit causes bustle in an English village, while the Ellis family struggles with private problems.

An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.

An account of the technique of reading the tabloid press in an intelligent manor via differing editorial techniques that leads to three styles of...

A new batch of Army recruits, from diverse backgrounds and with varying degrees of commitment, is shaped into an efficient fighting unit.

Michael Powell makes a moving return trip to the remote island of Foula, forty years after he shot his first major feature there - 'The Edge of the...

Julia Stafford is asked to defend a posh youth, an outsider in a conservative Scottish town, who is accused of murdering a girl.

The story of an Eastern sultan who is inordinately proud of his son. The young man bids fair to break his father's heart by conducting an affair with...

Story of a chorus girl who is "discovered" and finds romance during the unraveling of a mystery in a once derelict theatre.

The German adopted-daughter of a Belgian innkeeper is threatened with internment by him if she reveals to the British billetees that he is a spy....

A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him...

'Strange Stories' consists of two stories, 'The Strange Mr Bartleby' and 'The Strange Journey'. The stories were sometimes shown individually on...

David Barr is the manager and chief designer of a British shipyard in decline. The shipyard is in financial trouble but Barr has a design for a new...

Colonel Mortimer returns to his family after a long spell in India to find his young son in bed ill, and tormented by a wailing voice... but is it in...

The history of Scotland and the factors that have shaped the character of its people.

The love affair between the French Emperor Napoleon and the lady Josephine leads through Napoleon's rise to power and their eventual divorce.

A colorful British documentary about the manufacturing of steel.

A dramatised account of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, performed and broadcast live on Scottish Television on 29th November 1967 to mark STV's...

An illustrated version of Twa Corbies made as the BFI’s contribution to the Festival of Britain. Enlivened by the distinctive voice of John...