James Hill

Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales (1983)

A biopic of the last Prince of Wales. ...

A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special (1980)

Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una Stubbs), hoping to invite her to the Scarecrow Ball, but before he can find her he runs into his old friend Sa ...

The Wild and the Free (1980)

Two scientists involved in chimpanzee research -- one maintaining that the animals should be kept in their native habitat in Africa without human interference, the other trying to train them in sign language in a domesticated atmosphere -- join forces when ...

Mr. Selkie (1979)

Mr. Selkie is a seal who comes ashore in the shape of a man during full moon. He helps some children in an anti-pollution campaign. ...

The Man from Nowhere (1975)

The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her rich uncle to live in his country mansion but she soon finds herself persecuted by the apparent visitations ...

London Conspiracy (1974)

Life is never dull where Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde are concerned. But who would expect dire danger, hilarious though it may be, to face them in one of Brett's baronial homes? Even more unexpectedly, murder and black magic take place when Danny de ...

The Belstone Fox (1973)

Based on the novel "The Ballad of the Belstone Fox", this heartwarming film chronicles the life of a fox much smarter than the dogs that hunt him. In fact, they never could catch him! ...

Black Beauty (1971)

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. ...

The Lion at World's End (1971)

The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and, ultimately the wilds of Africa. ...

The Man from O.R.G.Y. (1970)

When the wealthy owner of an upscale brothel dies, our hero Victor, is sent on a wild goose chase to find the three beautiful heiresses. His only clue is that each of the three women have a hamster branded on their buttocks! When the girls are mysterious ...

Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)

Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city where they may spend the rest of their lives. ...

The Lions Are Free (1969)

The true life sequel to the movie classic Born Free. The actors from the movie Born Free, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their friend legendary conservationist George Adamson, reveal what became of the lions used in the filming of the ...

An Elephant Called Slowly (1969)

Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants. ...

Journey Into Darkness (1968)

"Journey Into Darkness" is a television movie which consists of two episodes from the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown 1968)": 'The New People (1968)" (Episode 1.1) and "Paper Dolls (1968)" (Episode 1.16). ...

The Corrupt Ones (1967)

Freelance photographer Cliff Wilder (Robert Stack) finds himself the target of various colorful villains in this quest for an ancient Chinese treasure when he accidentally acquires the key to its location, the Peking medallion. ...

The Specialist (1966)

Lem Putt specializes in building outdoor lavatories. ...

Born Free (1966)

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are shipped off to a zoo in the Netherlands, the smallest of the three, Elsa, stays with the couple. When Elsa ...

A Study in Terror (1965)

When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is immediately stimulated to start its merciless method of elimination after observation of every apparently meaningle ...

Every Day's a Holiday (1965)

A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show ...

The Home-Made Car (1963)

The Home-Made Car is a 1963 short film directed by James Hill about a young man who rebuilds a vintage car and finds love. Made in and around Farnborough, Hampshire, it became a cult success when regularly broadcast as a trade test colour transmission on t ...

The Dock Brief (1962)

After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his wife. Despite Fowle's insistence of guilt, Moregenhall will not let go of the opportunity to plead his clie ...

Lunch Hour (1962)

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 Sunday in September (1961)

Documentary about the anti-nuclear demonstration staged in Trafalgar Square on 17 September 1961. ...

The Kitchen (1961)

In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microcosm of the world, the kitchen looms around and encloses its workers; they include Peter, the German cook, who is in love with waitress Monica, and constantly ...

Giuseppina (1960)

Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station. ...

Mystery in the Mine (1959)

Jane and Tom set out on an adventure in which they must keep the corrupt Grimblatt from locating the K-13 fuel for his evil space mirror. ...

Skyhook (1958)

Use of a helicopter to transport an oil-drilling rig to a prospecting site deep in the New Guinea jungle. ...

Reach for the Sky (1956)

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II. ...

Peril for the Guy (1956)

Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention. ...

The Clue of the Missing Ape (1953)

Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar. ...

The Stolen Plans (1952)

Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans. ...

The Hoodlum Saint (1946)

A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding attended by many of the city's rich and powerful, meets a beautifu ...

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990)