Hugh Griffith

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The Poppy Is Also a Flower
5.2

The Poppy Is Also a Flower

A special United Nations bureau organises a campaign to trace a drug-smuggling ring across Europe to its source on the Afghanistan-Iran border.
The Bargee
6.2

The Bargee

Apr. 23, 1964

The Bargee

After a lock-keeper entrusts his daughter to a canal Casanova, he is shocked to learn that she is pregnant. He then refuses to open his locks ...
Tom Jones
6.3

Tom Jones

Aug. 24, 1963

Tom Jones

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?
Term of Trial
7.1

Term of Trial

Aug. 16, 1962

Term of Trial

A schoolteacher plagued by alcoholism and his refusal to serve in World War II, Graham Weir inspires contempt in almost everyone around him, ...
Mutiny on the Bounty
7.2

Mutiny on the Bounty

Nov. 08, 1962

Mutiny on the Bounty

The Bounty leaves Portsmouth in 1787. Its destination: to sail to Tahiti and load bread-fruit. Captain Bligh will do anything to get there as ...
The Inspector
6.8

The Inspector

May. 24, 1962

The Inspector

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.
The Counterfeit Traitor
7.4

The Counterfeit Traitor

Blacklisted in modern day WW2, a Swedish oil trader opts to assist British Allies, by means of infiltrating and surveying Nazi Germany.
Exodus
6.7

Exodus

Dec. 15, 1960

Exodus

Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage ...
The Story on Page One
6.8

The Story on Page One

Dec. 01, 1959

The Story on Page One

An adulterous couple is accused of murder after the woman’s husband is shot and killed during a scuffle. A high-profile court case tells ...
Ben-Hur
8.1

Ben-Hur

Nov. 18, 1959

Ben-Hur

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — ...
Lucky Jim
6

Lucky Jim

Sep. 17, 1957

Lucky Jim

Jim Dixon feels anything but lucky. At the university he has to do the bidding of absent-minded and boring Professor Welch to have any hope of ...
Passage Home
6.2

Passage Home

Mar. 17, 1955

Passage Home

Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard a merchant ship, briefly harboured in South America. A young woman (Diane Cilento) boards the ship as a ...
The Sleeping Tiger
6.5

The Sleeping Tiger

Jun. 21, 1954

The Sleeping Tiger

A petty thief breaks into the home of a psychiatrist and gets caught in a web of a doctor who wishes to experiment on him and a doctor’s ...
The Titfield Thunderbolt
7

The Titfield Thunderbolt

When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line a group of local residents make a bid to run it themselves, ...
The Beggar’s Opera
6.1

The Beggar’s Opera

Aug. 24, 1953

The Beggar’s Opera

Adaptation of John Gay’s 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
The Galloping Major
6.2

The Galloping Major

May. 07, 1951

The Galloping Major

A syndicate is set up to buy a racehorse, but they end up buying the wrong one by mistake. Unfortunately the horse is useless on the flat, so ...
Gone to Earth
6.9

Gone to Earth

Nov. 06, 1950

Gone to Earth

Hazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by ...
A Run for Your Money
6.4

A Run for Your Money

Nov. 23, 1949

A Run for Your Money

Two Welsh coal-mining brothers win a trip to London to claim a monetary prize. They are supposed to meet a newspaper reporter who will be their ...
Kind Hearts and Coronets
8

Kind Hearts and Coronets

When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her ...