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Vernon Sewell
Born July 4, 1903 · London, England
Died June 21, 2001 · aged 97
Vernon Campbell Sewell was a British film director, writer, producer and actor.
Known For
The Crimson Pirate · 1952The Crimson Pirate
★ 7.01952
MovieAdventureComedy
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the goings on of a revolution in the Caribbean in the late 1700s. A light hearted adventure involving prison breaks, an oddball scientist, sailing ships, naval fights and tons of swordplay.
Curse of the Crimson Altar · 1968Curse of the Crimson Altar
★ 5.21968
MovieHorrorMystery
When his brother disappears, a man visits the remote country house where he was last seen. While the host seems outwardly friendly and his niece more demonstrably so, there's a feeling of menace in the air with the overhanging legend of Lavinia Morley, the Black Witch of Greymarsh.
Strongroom · 1962Strongroom
★ 6.61962
MovieCrimeDrama
During a bank robbery, the manager and a cashier are locked in the strongroom, while the crooks escape. Later, when the gang realise that their plan to release the pair has gone wrong, they return to the bank to try and release them before the police turn up.
The Blood Beast Terror · 1968The Blood Beast Terror
★ 5.51968
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A scientist working with genetics creates a horrifying flying creature that feeds on human blood. Following a gruesome trail of dead bodies, Scotland Yard investigators must scramble to halt its ravenous rampage.
The Jack of Diamonds · 1949The Jack of Diamonds
★ 8.21949
MovieDramaAdventure
Down on their luck, a couple rent out their ship to a mysterious man looking for treasure he'd hidden during the war. Complications ensue when it turns out he's not the only one looking for it.
Battle of the V-1 · 1958Battle of the V-1
★ 5.21958
MovieDramaWar
1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak and his watchmaker friend Tadek are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski and allow themselves to be captured by the Nazis and taken to a labour camp on the Baltic coast so that they can spy on the operations there. Stefan and Tadek discover that the camp houses a huge production unit where the V1 rocket is being built, which Hitler intends to use to destroy London. The pair succeed in informing the resistance of what is happening who in turn tip off the allies who launch a full scale raid on the plant and destroy it therefore setting back the Nazis' plan by months. However, the fight is far from over as Hitler's generals proceed with plans to build yet another plant and Stefan and Tadek are faced with a dangerous challenge, they must capture a complete V1 rocket and help in smuggling it back to Britain so that the allies can prepare themselves for Hitler's proposed invasion...
Burke & Hare · 1972Burke & Hare
★ 5.31972
MovieHorrorComedy
Two men go into business supplying medical colleges with cadavers by robbing graves.
Some May Live · 1967Some May Live
★ 4.21967
MovieThriller
During the Vietnam War U.S. decoder Kate Meredith is plagued with guilt when her husband coerces her to pass information to him and the Viet Cong.
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