Directing
Desmond Davis
Born May 24, 1926 · London, England
Died July 3, 2021 · aged 95
Desmond Davis (1926-2021) was a British film and television director.
Known For
Clash of the Titans · 1981Clash of the Titans
★ 6.91981
MovieAdventureFantasy
To win the right to marry his love, the beautiful princess Andromeda, and fulfil his destiny, half-God-half-mortal Perseus must complete various tasks including taming Pegasus, capturing Medusa's head and battling the feared Kraken.
The African Queen · 1952The African Queen
★ 7.31952
MovieRomanceAdventure
At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africa’s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a German warship.
Ordeal by Innocence · 1984Ordeal by Innocence
★ 5.11984
MovieMysteryThriller
Dr. Arthur Calgary visits the Argyle family to return an address book lost some time ago by Jack Argyle, only to find out that Jack has been executed for the murder of his mother. Calgary can prove that Jack was innocent. In spite of opposition from a hostile family, he is determined to solve the crime.
Tom Jones · 1963Tom Jones
★ 5.91963
MovieComedyRomance
Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Taste of Fear · 1961Taste of Fear
★ 7.11961
MovieThrillerMystery
A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner · 1962The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
★ 7.21962
MovieDrama
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
Curtain Up · 1952Curtain Up
★ 7.21952
MovieComedy
In a small town in the 1950s a repertory company meets on Monday morning to start rehearsing the following week's play. This is a ghastly thing written by the aunt of one of the theatre's directors. The producer doesn't try to hide his annoyance about it, and is further exercised when the authoress herself arrives to help. The cast have to try and sort out real-life problems that keep intruding as they wrestle with the play's dire dialogue.
Freud: The Secret Passion · 1962Freud: The Secret Passion
★ 6.51962
MovieDrama
An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
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