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Acting
David Morrell
Born October 27, 1926 · Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK
Died December 5, 1974 · aged 48
No biography available.
Known For
Welcome Home · 1971Welcome Home
1971
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Dr Frank Bowers has been looking forward to returning home after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. But when he gets there, he finds that not only does no one recognize him, but another man called Frank Bowers is living in his place.
A Hill in Korea · 1956A Hill in Korea
★ 6.51956
MovieWarDrama
Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers serving in the Korean War. Out on a routine patrol, the soldiers find that Chinese troop movements have cut them off from their own lines. They try to fight their way back to safety but with the enemy surrounding them on all sides, the prospects look bleak. Facing almost insurmountable odds, they decide to stand a fight.
We Get to Win This Time · 2002We Get to Win This Time
2002
MovieDocumentaryWar
Documentary about the making of "Rambo : First Blood Part II," and how Rambo became a household name. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, director George P. Cosmatos, writer David Morrell, producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vanja. Produced for the "Rambo" Special Edition DVD box set.
Guts and Glory · 2002Guts and Glory
2002
MovieDocumentaryWar
Exploration of Rambo as a cultural icon and essential spirit of the Reagan era. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, cultural critics Susan Jeffords, Ella Shohat, and film critic John Powers. Produced for the "Rambo" Special Edition DVD box set.
Simon and Laura · 1955Simon and Laura
★ 5.91955
MovieComedy
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
The Adventures of Hal 5 · 1957The Adventures of Hal 5
★ 7.51957
MovieFamily
A very old Austin 7 car is found by two children and bought by their uncle, the Vicar, but the garage proprietor conceals its faulty transmission, which leads to some surprising developments.
Three Hats for Lisa · 1965Three Hats for Lisa
★ 6.01965
MovieComedyMusic
French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived at Heathrow. She's in London for the premiere of her latest film, but within minutes she's beenw hisked away by her number one fan, Johnny Howjego and his Cockney pals Sammy, Flora and Cabbie Sid.
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later · 2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
★ 6.42002
MovieDocumentary
Twenty years later, the cast and crew of 'First Blood' look back on the making of the first Rambo film. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, director Ted Kotcheff, producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vanja.
Movies
Welcome Home · 1971Welcome Home
1971
MovieHorrorTV Movie
Dr Frank Bowers has been looking forward to returning home after a long stay in a psychiatric ward. But when he gets there, he finds that not only does no one recognize him, but another man called Frank Bowers is living in his place.
A Hill in Korea · 1956A Hill in Korea
★ 6.51956
MovieWarDrama
Based on real events, A Hill in Korea charts the fortunes of a small group of British soldiers serving in the Korean War. Out on a routine patrol, the soldiers find that Chinese troop movements have cut them off from their own lines. They try to fight their way back to safety but with the enemy surrounding them on all sides, the prospects look bleak. Facing almost insurmountable odds, they decide to stand a fight.
We Get to Win This Time · 2002We Get to Win This Time
2002
MovieDocumentaryWar
Documentary about the making of "Rambo : First Blood Part II," and how Rambo became a household name. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier, director George P. Cosmatos, writer David Morrell, producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vanja. Produced for the "Rambo" Special Edition DVD box set.
Guts and Glory · 2002Guts and Glory
2002
MovieDocumentaryWar
Exploration of Rambo as a cultural icon and essential spirit of the Reagan era. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, cultural critics Susan Jeffords, Ella Shohat, and film critic John Powers. Produced for the "Rambo" Special Edition DVD box set.
Simon and Laura · 1955Simon and Laura
★ 5.91955
MovieComedy
A couple of bickering, married performers agree to star in a "Mr. and Mrs." TV show.
The Adventures of Hal 5 · 1957The Adventures of Hal 5
★ 7.51957
MovieFamily
A very old Austin 7 car is found by two children and bought by their uncle, the Vicar, but the garage proprietor conceals its faulty transmission, which leads to some surprising developments.
Three Hats for Lisa · 1965Three Hats for Lisa
★ 6.01965
MovieComedyMusic
French movie pin up Sophie Hardy is Lisa Milan, a gorgeous Continental film star who's just arrived at Heathrow. She's in London for the premiere of her latest film, but within minutes she's beenw hisked away by her number one fan, Johnny Howjego and his Cockney pals Sammy, Flora and Cabbie Sid.
Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later · 2002Drawing First Blood: 20 Years Later
★ 6.42002
MovieDocumentary
Twenty years later, the cast and crew of 'First Blood' look back on the making of the first Rambo film. Featuring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, director Ted Kotcheff, producers Mario Kassar and Andrew Vanja.
Strife · 1965Strife
1965
Movie
A personal dispute between a union leader and a management leader causes chaos for workers at a troublesome tin mining company.
Ballade vom roten Mohn · 1965Ballade vom roten Mohn
★ 7.01965
MovieDramaHistory
Spain in the 1930s. The film tells of the fight of international troops against General Franco's army. It tells of the fate of three brigadists, the American Gary, the German Hans and the Englishman Joe, who are taken prisoner by Franco's army. Their attitude in this difficult situation is a living example of international solidarity and creates a memorial.
TV Shows
The Saint · 1962The Saint
★ 7.31962
SeriesCrime
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
The Champions · 1968The Champions
★ 6.51968
SeriesSci-Fi & Fantasy
After a plane carrying three Agents crashes in the Himalayas, they are rescued by an advanced civilisation secretly living in Tibet who grant them enhanced versions of the ordinary five senses, and intellectual and physical abilities.
The Onedin Line · 1971The Onedin Line
★ 7.01971
SeriesDrama
The Onedin Line is a BBC television drama series which ran from 1971 to 1980. The series was created by Cyril Abraham.
The series is set in Liverpool from 1860 to 1886 and deals with the rise of a shipping line, the Onedin Line, named after its owner James Onedin. Around this central theme are the lives of his family, most notably his brother and partner, shop owner Robert, and his sister Elizabeth, giving insight into the lifestyle and customs at the time, not only at sea, but also ashore. The series also illustrates some of the changes in business and shipping, such as from wooden to steel ships and from sailing ships to steam ships. It shows the role that ships played in affairs like international politics, uprisings and the slave trade.
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot · 1956The Adventures of Sir Lancelot
★ 7.01956
Series
The Adventures of Sir Lancelot is a British television series first broadcast in 1956, produced by Sapphire Films for ITC Entertainment and screened on the ITV network. The series starred William Russell as the eponymous Sir Lancelot, a Knight of the Round Table in the time of King Arthur at Camelot.
The Scales of Justice · 1962The Scales of Justice
★ 6.71962
SeriesCrimeDrama
The Scales of Justice is a series of thirteen British cinema featurettes produced from 1962 to 1967 for Anglo-Amalgamated at Merton Park Studios in London. The first nine were made in black and white, and the last four in colour. The finale, Payment in Kind, was Merton Park's final production.
Episodes were based on criminal cases, and each film was introduced by criminologist Edgar Lustgarten. The series derives its title from the symbolic scales held by the statue of Justice, situated above the dome of London's Central Criminal Court, The Old Bailey. The opening narration describes her as having "in her right hand, the Sword of Power and Retribution, and in her left – The Scales of Justice".
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle · 1967Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
1967
SeriesDrama
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's non-Sherlock Holmes stories embodying the author's interest in boxing, the supernatural, and medical matters.