Directing
Philip Leacock
Born October 8, 1917 · London, United Kingdom
Died July 14, 1990 · aged 72
Philip David Charles Leacock (8 October 1917 – 14 July 1990) was an English television and film director and producer. His brother was documentary filmmaker Richard Leacock. Born in London, England, Leacock spent his childhood in the Canary Islands. He began his career directing documentaries and later turned to fiction films. He was known for his films about children, particularly The Kidnapper…
Known For
Firecreek · 1968Firecreek
★ 6.21968
MovieWestern
A peace-loving, part-time sheriff in the small town of Firecreek must take a stand when a gang of vicious outlaws takes over his town.
When Michael Calls · 1972When Michael Calls
★ 5.71972
MovieHorrorThriller
A woman begins to receive ominous phone calls from her nephew, who died 15 years earlier. With each phone call, a family member dies. Will she be the next in line?
The War Lover · 1962The War Lover
★ 6.01962
MovieDramaWar
Buzz Rickson is a dare-devil World War II bomber pilot with a death wish. Failing at everything not involving flying, Rickson lives for the most dangerous missions. His crew lives with this aspect of his personality only because they know he always brings them back alive.
Dying Room Only · 1973Dying Room Only
★ 6.61973
MovieDramaThriller
A married couple are traveling on a deserted desert road at night. They stop at a diner and the husband goes to the men's room. He never returns and the wife begins to suspect serious foul play.
Let No Man Write My Epitaph · 1960Let No Man Write My Epitaph
★ 5.91960
MovieDramaCrime
Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but drug-addicted mother, Nellie. She encourages him to pursue his piano-playing talent in hopes that it will bring him a better life. Nellie's neighbors, like the alcoholic ex-lawyer who secretly loves her, help her in keeping Nick away from Louie, the resident drug dealer. But a chance meeting between Nick and Louie could change things forever.
Baffled! · 1973Baffled!
★ 5.61973
MovieScience FictionThriller
Tom Kovack is a hard-nosed race car driver until a sudden supernatural vision causes a near-fatal crash while he's hurtling down the backstretch at 140 miles per hour. Michele Brent is the woman who convinces Kovack that his visions are significant. She leads him to the manor house that appeared in his vision, which in turn leads him into a world of revenge and murder from beyond the grave. Kovack must tap into his newfound power to conquer the evil forces at work.
Innocent Sinners · 1958Innocent Sinners
★ 7.51958
MovieDrama
A neglected girl in post-World War II London befriends street urchins who help her build a tiny garden in a bombed-out church.
Tamahine · 1963Tamahine
★ 5.01963
MovieComedy
The headmaster of a stuffy British boys' school receives a surprise visit from the now-grown, and very voluptuous, daughter he fathered years earlier in the Pacific islands.
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