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Leslie Norman
Born February 23, 1911 · Shepherd's Bush, London, England, UK
Died February 18, 1993 · aged 81
Leslie A. Norman (23 February 1911–18 February 1991) was a British director and producer. His career spanned nearly fifty years, from 1930 until 1978, and in that time he tried his hand at many different jobs, including editor, producer, and writer. His son, Barry, is a noted film critic, and his daughter, Valerie, is a script editor and director. Description above from the Wikipedia article Les …
Known For
The Cruel Sea · 1953The Cruel Sea
★ 6.91953
MovieDramaHistory
At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training. The winter seas make life miserable enough, but the men must also harden themselves to rescuing survivors of U-Boat attacks, while seldom able to strike back. Traumatic events afloat and ashore create a warm bond between the skipper and his first officer.
Dunkirk · 1958Dunkirk
★ 6.81958
MovieDramaWar
A British Corporal in France finds himself responsible for the lives of his men when their officer is killed. He has to get them back to Britain somehow. Meanwhile, British civilians are being dragged into the war with Operation Dynamo, the scheme to get the French and British forces back from the Dunkirk beaches. Some come forward to help, others were less willing.
The Masqueraders · 1980The Masqueraders
1980
MovieAdventureComedy
Two episodes of the TV series "The Persuaders" joined into a movie. Two playboys, Brett Sinclair (Roger Moore) and Danny Wilde (Tony Curtis), investigate crimes.
X: The Unknown · 1956X: The Unknown
★ 6.11956
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village. An American research scientist at a nearby nuclear plant joins with a British investigator to discover why the victims were radioactively burned and why, shortly thereafter, a series of radiation-related incidents are occurring in an ever-growing straight line away from the fissure.
The Shiralee · 1957The Shiralee
★ 5.11957
MovieDrama
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
The Maid of the Mountains · 1932The Maid of the Mountains
★ 7.01932
MovieMusic
A British musical film directed by Lupino Lane
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby · 1947The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
★ 6.71947
MovieDrama
A fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
Mandy · 1952Mandy
★ 7.11952
MovieDrama
London, the early 1950s. Born deaf, Mandy is mute for most of her childhood. As she reaches school age her family itself is in danger of breaking up. Christine, Mandy's mother, has heard of a residential school for the oral education of the deaf.
























