John Mortimer

The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the twentieth century.

A look at the history of British B-movies.

Luca, un niño huérfano de madre y del que su padre reniega, es acogido en la Florencia de los años 30 por Mary, una dama inglesa. Ella forma parte de un grupo de mujeres anglosajonas con mucha clase que quedan de forma habitual para tomar el té y que aman la cultura. La llegada de Benito Mussolini al poder las desconcierta hasta el punto de que deciden reunirse personalmente con él para asegurarse de que el fascismo no perjudicará sus intereses.

Made by Carlton Television for ITV (UK) , this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town of Gloucestershire near the end of World War I. As young Laurie (Dashiell Reece) comes of age under the protective eye of his mother (Juliet Stevenson), he learns to live with an eccentric collection of friends, neighbours, and relatives. As he enters his teenage years, Laurie (now played by Joe Roberts) discovers women, specifically Rosie Burdock (Lia Barrow). Veteran screenwriter John Mortimer adapted Lee's book, with Lee narrating.

Adaptación cinematográfica de la novela debut de Vladimir Nabokov, 'Mary'.

A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservative member of parliament. Adaptation of the novel by John Mortimer.

A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals with bitter memories of their relationship, he also seeks his father's respect and love and in the process learns to love in return.

Touching comedy about a high court judge, now retired to his English countryside home, who resolves to end years of suspicion about his wife's fidelity and the true paternity of their son.

Period Drama. The true story of Unity Mitford who in the 1930's went to live in Germany and was friends with Adolf Hitler.

A bored Rumpole, living in Florida retirement, uses an inquiry from Phyllida as a pretext to re-establish himself back in chambers.

An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.

John Mortimer's play about the tangled love life of an East London pub landlord.

John (Dustin Hoffman) conoce a Mary (Mia Farrow) en un bar para solteros de Nueva York. Ambos simpatizan y esa misma noche se acuestan juntos, pero a la mañana siguiente es cuando empiezan a conocerse realmente...

Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.

Recién instalada en Londres, Ann Lake lleva a la escuela a su hija Bunny el primer día de clase; pero, cuando vuelve a recogerla, de la niña no hay rastro por ninguna parte. La madre denuncia la desaparición a la policía, pero las investigaciones de los agentes no conducen a ninguna parte, es como si se la hubiera tragado la tierra. Poco a poco, en comisaría empiezan a preguntarse si no se tratará de una fantasía de Ann.

Rex y Stella Black ponen en marcha un plan para estafar 50.000 libras a una compañía de seguros. Rex finge su muerte en un accidente aéreo, cambia de aspecto y, utilizando un pasaporte robado, vuela a España, donde Stella se reúne con él. Sin embargo, la personalidad de Rex empieza a cambiar, lo que se agrava con la llegada de Stephen, un joven investigador de seguros que lo pone muy nervioso. Stella, asustada, intenta seducirlo para alejar el peligro, pero Rex, convencido de que Stephen ha descubierto el fraude, intenta eliminarlo. (FILMAFFINITY)

These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when his client confesses to killing his wife. In "What Shall We Tell Caroline?" a father with good intentions tries to protect his wife and daughter from the bad things in life.

Un inepto abogado, defiende su primer caso en los tribunales - un caso cerrado de asesinato de un marido que no aguantaba más a su mujer. No cabe ninguna duda que es culpable, así que su abogado tiene que ingeniar varias estrategias de defensa, cada una más improbable e inútil que la anterior.

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife to the edge of despair. It turns them into outlaws and fugitives, hunted by a vicious regime; yet it could also bring them together in a way they have never been before.

A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the company where she works. The film tells the story of their illicit lunch hour rendezvous.

A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the company where she works. The film tells the story of their illicit lunch hour rendezvous.

Una puritana institutriz es contratada para hacerse cargo de la educación de dos niños huérfanos que viven en una apartada mansión rural. Pronto empieza a sospechar que los antiguos criados, muertos hace tiempo, ejercen todavía una perniciosa influencia en la vida de los niños.

A young salesman from Trinidad tries to sell a complete set of encyclopedia to Sally Louth, a housewife living on the Chelsea-Fulham border in London.

Helen Lester is in love with a man she has known just 24 hours, a playboy who spent time in jail for passing bad checks. Though the man has promised to change, most of her strait-laced relatives are up in arms. But Clare Lester, Helen's grandmother, says the girl is free to join the man she loves. On one condition, that she listen to the story of a day in Clare's own life and of a man she tried to change.

Un vagabundo soñador ayuda a un capitán de barco en peligro. Película con trama humorística con un reparto encabezado por Orson Welles y la bella Sylvia Syms.

German adaptation of The Dock Brief

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between his mother and a naval officer, he joins the Royal Navy during the First World War. There his bravery and marksmanship keeps a German ship in port so a British ship can sink it. He becomes a hero, but at what cost?