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John Franklyn
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Known For
The Face of Fu Manchu · 1965The Face of Fu Manchu
★ 6.21965
MovieCrimeThriller
Grisly strangulations in London alert Nayland Smith of Scotland Yard to the possibility that fiendish Fu Manchu may not after all be dead, even though Smith witnessed his execution. A killer spray made from Tibetan berries seems to be involved and clues keep leading back to the Thames.
Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon · 1967Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon
★ 5.51967
MovieComedyAdventure
Phineas T. Barnum and friends finance the first flight to the moon but find the task a little above them. They attempt to blast their rocket into orbit from a massive gun barrel built into the side of a Welsh mountain, but money troubles, spies and saboteurs ensure that the plan is doomed before it starts...
Black Beauty · 1971Black Beauty
★ 6.01971
MovieDramaFamily
Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most memorable.
And Soon the Darkness · 1970And Soon the Darkness
★ 6.51970
MovieThrillerMystery
Two young English women go on a cycling tour of the French countryside. When one of them goes missing, the other begins to search for her. But who can she trust?
The Abominable Dr. Phibes · 1971The Abominable Dr. Phibes
★ 7.01971
MovieHorrorComedy
After a team of surgeons botches his beloved wife's operation, the distraught Dr. Phibes unleashes a score of Old-Testament atrocities on his enemies.
A Walk with Love and Death · 1969A Walk with Love and Death
★ 5.91969
MovieAdventureDrama
During France’s Hundred Years’ War, a Parisian student seeks refuge by the sea and falls in love with an aristocrat. As they find shelter in a monastery, their romance is overshadowed by the ongoing conflict between peasants and noblemen.
Cry of the Innocent · 1980Cry of the Innocent
★ 5.31980
MovieActionCrime
An American insurance executive, who sees his wife and children die when a plane crashes into their vacation cottage on the Irish coast, uncovers a series of suspicious clues indicating that it was no accident after a pretty financial reporter who resembles his dead wife turns up.
Young Cassidy · 1965Young Cassidy
★ 6.41965
MovieDrama
In Dublin circa 1911, John Cassidy (Rod Taylor), an impoverished idealist, whose ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family, journeys through the social injustices of Dublin life, involving himself with the rowdy tramway-men strike, dawdling with prostitute Daisy Battles (Julie Christie), and seeking a better life. He falls in love with bookshop assistant Nora (Dame Maggie Smith) who encourages him toward a life of writing. Finding success at the Abbey Theatre, his unorthodox views estrange him from family, friends, and his own past.
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