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David Pursall
Born August 19, 1917 · Warwickshire, England, UK
Died September 7, 1986 · aged 69
No biography available.
Known For
The Longest Day · 1962The Longest Day
★ 7.61962
MovieWarDrama
The retelling of June 6, 1944, from the perspectives of the Germans, US, British, Canadians, and the Free French. Marshall Erwin Rommel, touring the defenses being established as part of the Reich's Atlantic Wall, notes to his officers that when the Allied invasion comes they must be stopped on the beach. "For the Allies as well as the Germans, it will be the longest day"
Murder Ahoy · 1964Murder Ahoy
★ 7.11964
MovieDramaThriller
During an annual board of trustees meeting, one of the trustees dies. Miss Marple thinks he’s been poisoned after finding a chemical on him. She sets off to investigate at the ship where he had just come from. The fourth and final film from the Miss Marple series starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Murder Most Foul · 1964Murder Most Foul
★ 7.11964
MovieComedyCrime
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his guilt. Once again she begins her own investigation.
Murder She Said · 1961Murder She Said
★ 7.31961
MovieComedyCrime
Miss Marple believes she's seen a murder in a passing-by train, yet when the police find no evidence she decides to investigate it on her own.
The Alphabet Murders · 1965The Alphabet Murders
★ 5.71965
MovieComedyCrime
The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Carry On England · 1976Carry On England
★ 4.61976
MovieComedy
Captain S. Melly takes over as the new Commanding Officer at an experimental mixed sex air defence base. It's 1940 and England is under heavy bombardment, but the crew seem more interested in each other than the enemy planes above. Captain Melly plans to put a stop to all this, and becomes the target of a campaign to abandon his separatist ideals...
The Blue Max · 1966The Blue Max
★ 6.81966
MovieWarAction
A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
The Secret Partner · 1961The Secret Partner
★ 5.81961
MovieMysteryDrama
A shipping tycoon with a record becomes a suspect when money goes missing from the company vault.
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