Directing
Victor Saville
Born September 25, 1895 · Birmingham, England, UK
Died May 8, 1979 · aged 83
Victor Saville (25 September 1895, Birmingham, England – 8 May 1979, London) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter. He directed 39 films between 1927 and 1954. He also produced 36 films between 1923 and 1962. He produced his first film, Woman to Woman, with Michael Balcon in 1923, and on the back of its success produced pictures for the veteran director Maurice Elvey, including …
Known For
Desire Me · 1947Desire Me
★ 6.51947
MovieRomanceWar
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband's death.
Kiss Me Deadly · 1955Kiss Me Deadly
★ 7.21955
MovieMysteryThriller
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
The Citadel · 1938The Citadel
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
★ 6.51941
MovieDramaHorror
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
A Woman's Face · 1941A Woman's Face
★ 6.81941
MovieDramaThriller
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
The Silver Chalice · 1954The Silver Chalice
★ 4.51954
MovieDramaRomance
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
The W Plan · 1930The W Plan
★ 8.01930
MovieWarAction
A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.
The Green Years · 1946The Green Years
★ 6.41946
MovieDrama
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
Movies
Desire Me · 1947Desire Me
★ 6.51947
MovieRomanceWar
A war widow falls in love with the man who informed her of her husband's death.
Kiss Me Deadly · 1955Kiss Me Deadly
★ 7.21955
MovieMysteryThriller
One evening, Hammer gives a ride to Christina, an attractive hitchhiker on a lonely country road, who has escaped from the nearby lunatic asylum. Thugs waylay them and force his car to crash. When Hammer returns to semi-consciousness, he hears Christina being tortured until she dies. Hammer, both for vengeance and in hopes that "something big" is behind it all, decides to pursue the case.
The Citadel · 1938The Citadel
★ 6.41938
MovieDramaRomance
Young, idealistic, newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in Wales and takes his first job in a mining town, and begins to wonder at the persistent cough many of the miners have. When his attempts to prove its cause are thwarted, he moves to London. His new practice does poorly, but when a friend shows him how to make a lucrative practice from rich hypochondriacs, it will take a great shock to show him what the truth of being a doctor really is.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde · 1941Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
★ 6.51941
MovieDramaHorror
Dr. Jekyll believes good and evil exist in everyone and creates a potion that allows his evil side, Mr. Hyde, to come to the fore. He faces horrible consequences when he lets his dark side run amok.
A Woman's Face · 1941A Woman's Face
★ 6.81941
MovieDramaThriller
A female blackmailer with a disfiguring facial scar meets a plastic surgeon who offers her the possibility of looking like a normal woman.
The Silver Chalice · 1954The Silver Chalice
★ 4.51954
MovieDramaRomance
A Greek artisan is commissioned to cast the cup of Christ in silver and sculpt around its rim the faces of the disciples and Jesus himself. He travels to Jerusalem and eventually to Rome to complete the task. Meanwhile, a nefarious interloper is trying to convince the crowds that he is the new Messiah by using nothing more than cheap parlor tricks.
The W Plan · 1930The W Plan
★ 8.01930
MovieWarAction
A tense WWI spy thriller in which Colonel Duncan Grant (British star Brian Aherne, in his first talking role), parachutes into Germany to gather intelligence on the enemy’s secret ‘W Plan’ and to assist Allied POWs in digging escape tunnels.
The Green Years · 1946The Green Years
★ 6.41946
MovieDrama
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a doctor. However, the boy's harsh grandfather stands in his way.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips · 1939Goodbye, Mr. Chips
★ 7.41939
MovieDramaRomance
Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.
Conspirator · 1949Conspirator
★ 5.81949
MovieDramaThriller
A newlywed suspects her husband of being a Communist spy.
I, the Jury · 1953I, the Jury
★ 5.91953
MovieMysteryCrime
After his best friend and war buddy is mysteriously gunned down, Mike Hammer will stop at nothing to settle the score for the man who sacrificed a limb to save his own life during combat. Along the way, Hammer rides a fine line between gumshoe and a one-man jury, staying two-steps ahead of the law—and trying not to get bumped off in the process.
Calling Bulldog Drummond · 1951Calling Bulldog Drummond
★ 6.51951
MovieMysteryCrime
Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar.
Hindle Wakes · 1931Hindle Wakes
★ 10.01931
MovieDrama
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
I Was a Spy · 1933I Was a Spy
★ 6.41933
MovieDramaWar
During World War I, a young nurse in a hospital in German-occupied Belgium is secretly feeding military information to the British. Complicating matters is the guilt she feels when she has to treat the German casualties inflicted as a result of the information she's passed on, and the fact that the local German commandant is falling in love with her.
The Mortal Storm · 1940The Mortal Storm
★ 7.31940
MovieDrama
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.
Kim · 1950Kim
★ 6.51950
MovieAdventureDrama
During the British Raj, the orphan of a British soldier poses as a Hindu and is torn between his loyalty to a Buddhist mystic and aiding the English secret service.
The Greengage Summer · 1961The Greengage Summer
★ 6.41961
MovieComedyDrama
Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Forever and a Day · 1943Forever and a Day
★ 7.51943
MovieDramaHistory
In World War II, American Gates Trimble Pomfret is in London during the Blitz to sell the ancestral family house. The current tenant, Leslie Trimble, tries to dissuade him from selling by telling him the 140-year history of the place and the connections between the Trimble and Pomfret families.
Keeper of the Flame · 1943Keeper of the Flame
★ 6.61943
MovieDramaMystery
Famed reporter Stephen O'Malley travels to a small town to investigate the death of a national hero.
Above Suspicion · 1943Above Suspicion
★ 6.21943
MovieThriller
Two newlyweds spy on the Nazis for the British Secret Service during their honeymoon in Europe.
White Cargo · 1942White Cargo
★ 6.21942
MovieAdventureDrama
In Africa early in World War II, a British rubber plantation executive reminisces about his arrival in the Congo in 1910. He tells the story of a love-hate triangle involving Harry Witzel, an in-country station superintendent who'd seen it all, Langford, a new manager sent from England for a four-year stint, and Tondelayo, a siren of great beauty who desires silk and baubles. Witzel is gruff and seasoned, certain that Langford won't be able to cut it. Langford responds with determination and anger, attracted to Tondelayo because of her beauty, her wiles, and to get at Witzel. Manipulation, jealousy, revenge, and responsibility play out as alliances within the triangle shift.
First a Girl · 1935First a Girl
★ 6.41935
MovieComedy
An aspiring singer quits her menial job and is talked into performing as a female impersonator by her friend. Her drag act makes her famous, which causes problems for her when a very determined young man falls in love with her. A remake of the 1933 German film Viktor und Viktoria.
The Earl of Chicago · 1940The Earl of Chicago
★ 6.31940
MovieDrama
A behind the times Chicago bootlegger goes to England with his lawyer to claim his estate as the Earl of Gorley.
Tonight and Every Night · 1945Tonight and Every Night
★ 5.51945
MovieMusicRomance
An American girl falls for an RAF pilot while performing at a British music hall.