Movies by Richard Wattis
As part of the cast:
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Sex and the Other Woman (1980)
Cast: Felicity Devonshire, Maggie Wright, Jane Cardew …
Directed by: Stanley A. Long
This 1979 British comedy starring Bartlett Mullins and Peggy Ann Clifford is a time capsule unleashed, a perfect study of the 1970s era's dated attitudes toward women -- but a highly…
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Tam Lin (1970)
Cast: Ava Gardner, Ian McShane, Richard Wattis …
Directed by: Roddy McDowall
Actor Roddy McDowall helms his first -- and last -- feature with this supernatural tale of sorcery and jealousy, a story based on the Celtic legend of Tam Lin that also shows up in the poems…
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Wonderwall (1968)
Cast: Jack MacGowran, Jane Birkin, Irene Handl …
Directed by: Joe Massot
Former Beatle George Harrison's mystical, magical soundtrack serves as backdrop to this exhilarating chronicle of love and lust in the trippy 1960s. No one would've expected uptight…
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The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)
Cast: Dora Bryan, Frankie Howerd, George Cole …
Directed by: Frank Launder, Sidney Gilliat
Seven years after hiding their loot in an abandoned mansion, a team of train robbers is surprised to learn that the building has become the new home to St. Trinian's, an all-girls high…
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The V.I.P.s (1963)
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Louis Jourdan …
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
This glossy drama set in London's Heathrow Airport follows a handful of passengers whose lives are changed when fog delays all flights overnight. The script profiles a wife (Elizabeth…
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Very Important Person (1961)
Cast: James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Stanley Baxter …
Directed by: Ken Annakin
Set during World War II, director Ken Annakin's mordant British comedy stars James Robertson Justice as a cantankerous, conceited scientist who's incarcerated after his plane is…
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Curd Jürgens, Robert Donat …
Directed by: Mark Robson
Ingrid Bergman stars as Gladys Aylward, a real-life missionary who goes to China during the Sino-Japanese War. As the hostile Chinese begin to trust her, she takes on an arduous task: guiding…
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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Gladys Henson …
Directed by: Laurence Olivier
While visiting London in 1911 to attend the crowning of King George V, a stuffy Carpathian nobleman (Laurence Olivier) surprisingly finds himself attracted to saucy American showgirl Elsie…
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The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Cast: Forrest Tucker, Peter Cushing, Maureen Connell …
Directed by: Val Guest
In this chillingly atmospheric tale, British botanist John Rollason (Peter Cushing) joins crass American showman Tom Friend (Forrest Tucker) and his exploration team on a dangerous expedition…
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The Colditz Story (1957)
Cast: John Mills, Eric Portman, Christopher Rhodes …
Directed by: Guy Hamilton
During World War II, the Germans send their most troublesome Allied prisoners to the ancient Colditz Castle in Saxony. A team of British servicemen, led by P.R. "Pat" Reid (John Mills),…
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Cast: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
While vacationing in Morocco, American tourist Ben McKenna (James Stewart) learns of an assassination plot but can't turn to the police without endangering his young son, who's been…
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Hobson's Choice (1954)
Cast: Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie …
Directed by: David Lean
In this domestic comedy directed by David Lean, boozy widower Henry Hobson (Charles Laughton) runs a successful boot shop in Victorian England. But he dominates his employees and his three…
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Runaway Bus / Carry on Admiral / Time of His Life (1954)
Cast: Frankie Howerd, Ellen Pollock, Richard Wattis …
Directed by: Val Guest, Leslie S. Hiscott
High jinks ensue on land, sea and air in this zany triple-feature of 1950s British farces. The fun begins with Runaway Bus, in which a group of delayed travelers board an airline bus in…
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My Son the Vampire (1952)
Cast: Bela Lugosi, Arthur Lucan, Judith Furse …
Directed by: John Gilling
Von Housen (Bela Lugosi) is a vampire with a nefarious plot to take over the world with the help of an evil robot. Unfortunately for him, the robot was accidentally shipped to the bumbling…
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Cast: Richard Wattis, Michael Redgrave, Michael Denison …
Directed by: Anthony Asquith
Oscar Wilde's delicious, penetrating wit shines through in this 1952 film adaptation of his famous play. Skillfully directed by Anthony Asquith, Wilde's turn-of-the-century social…
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Made in Heaven (1952)
Cast: David Tomlinson, Petula Clark, Sonja Ziemann …
Directed by: John Paddy Carstairs
Devoted newlyweds Julie (Petula Clark) and Basil Topham (David Tomlinson) are entered in the village's annual competition to see which married couple can stay the happiest for a year.…