John Mills

  • 1946
    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    Great Expectations

    7.257 1946 HD

    In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

    Great Expectations
  • 1965
    Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

    Operation Crossbow

    6.775 1965 HD

    Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant.The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.

    Operation Crossbow
  • 1960
    Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

    Swiss Family Robinson

    6.886 1960 HD

    After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

    Swiss Family Robinson
  • 1958
    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    Dunkirk

    6.679 1958 HD

    A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.

    Dunkirk
  • 1974
    The Zoo Gang

    The Zoo Gang

    The Zoo Gang

    7.0 1974 HD

    Six resistance fighters, known by their animal-based code names, fought during World War II. Their efforts came to a stop when one of their number, "the Wolf", betrayed them to the Gestapo. In their interrogation, one of their number, Claude Roget, the husband of Manouche was shot before her eyes. Thirty years later, Thomas Devon spots the Wolf in his shop. The surviving members of the Zoo Gang drop what they are doing and rendezvous for vengeance. The series follows the adventures of the remaining gang of four resistance fighters reunited 30 years later to scam habitual con artists and criminals in order to take their money and use it for good causes. Despite their ages, they put their skills and experience to use to raise enough money to construct a hospital in the memory of Claude. The gang is aided by the son of Manouche and Claude, an inspector in the French police.

    The Zoo Gang
  • 1994
    Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

    Martin Chuzzlewit

    0.0 1994 HD

    When old Martin Chuzzlewit disinherits his grandson, he falls prey to a host of rapacious relatives.

    Martin Chuzzlewit
  • 1988
    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    Tales of the Unexpected

    6.7 1988 HD

    A British television anthology of stories, often with sinister and wryly comedic undertones, and a twist at the end. With early episodes written and presented by Roald Dahl, the series featured a plethora of big name guest stars.

    Tales of the Unexpected
  • 1982
    Gandhi

    Gandhi

    Gandhi

    7.547 1982 HD

    In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

    Gandhi
  • 1956
    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    War and Peace

    6.658 1956 HD

    Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.

    War and Peace
  • 1961
    The Parent Trap

    The Parent Trap

    The Parent Trap

    7.015 1961 HD

    Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.

    The Parent Trap