Writing

Gordon Wellesley

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Known For

Night Train to MunichNight Train to Munich · 1940
Night Train to Munich
7.21940
MovieDramaThriller
Czechoslovakia, March 1939, on the eve of World War II. As the German invaders occupy Prague, inventor Axel Bomasch manages to flee and reach England; but those who need to put his knowledge at the service of the Nazi war machine, in order to carry out their evil plans of destruction, will stop at nothing to capture him.
The Malpas MysteryThe Malpas Mystery · 1960
The Malpas Mystery
7.01960
MovieMystery
After Audrey leaves prison after being framed for jewel theft, she gets a job offer from the mysterious Mr. Malpas, triggering a plot involving a missing heir, diamonds and kidnapping.
The Lost PeopleThe Lost People · 1949
The Lost People
6.01949
MovieWarDrama
Set in a German theatre after the Second World War, two British soldiers are holding a disparate and hostile band of refugees in this theatre, prior to returning them to their homelands. The soldiers have difficulty dealing with the rivalries between Serb and Croat, resistance fighter and collaborator, Pole and Russian, etc. The threat of plague briefly unites them, but eventually even this wears off and the refugees unite in their hostility to the British.
The Peterville DiamondThe Peterville Diamond · 1943
The Peterville Diamond
5.81943
MovieComedy
Frantic farce involving a neglected wife, a stolen diamond and four identical briefcases.
The High CommandThe High Command · 1937
The High Command
6.01937
MovieDramaMystery
A general must come to terms with a crime he commited years earlier.
Mr. EmmanuelMr. Emmanuel · 1944
Mr. Emmanuel
7.51944
MovieDrama
An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide. In Germany, Mr. Emmanuel’s efforts to seek out Hertha Rosenhein are greeted by a wall of silence from the scared Jewish community and anti-Semitic hatred from many Germans.
Visa to CantonVisa to Canton · 1960
Visa to Canton
5.01960
MovieActionAdventure
A former World War II pilot, now the owner of a travel agency in Hong Kong, gets involved in espionage trying to help a Chinese woman locate her son.
The Silver FleetThe Silver Fleet · 1943
The Silver Fleet
6.41943
MovieDramaWar
The Silver Fleet was inspired by a true story from World War II. Holland now under German occupation, a Shipyard owner and Chief engineer Jaap van Leyden is summoned to build ships for the German war effort. The commission would allow Leyden to build sophisticated submarines whilst safeguarding jobs for the local Dutch workforce. A newly built U-boat, named U107 goes out on her first sea trial and is hijacked by a Dutch crew and they re-route the vessel to England. As such it provided an opportunity to refuel patriotism in the face of a seemingly interminable war and almost unbearable civilian hardship.

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