John Mortimer

Don Quixote (2000)

Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a knight named Don Quixote de La Mancha, decides to go on imaginary adventures along with his friend, the si ...

Tea with Mussolini (1999)

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate Mary Wallace. Mary and her cultured friends - including artist Arabella, young widow Elsa, and archaeologis ...

Cider with Rosie (1998)

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 comes of age under the protective eye of his mother, he learns to live with an ecce ...

Maschenka (1987)

Film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's debut novel, 'Mary'. ...

Paradise Postponed (1986)

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 Voyage Round My Father (1984)

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 le ...

Edwin (1984)

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. ...

Unity (1981)

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

Rumpole's Return (1980)

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

Rumpole of the Bailey (1975)

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. ...

Bermondsey (1972)

John Mortimer's play about the tangled love life of an East London pub landlord. A woman fighting to save her marriage needs help from friends, but is her husband's best friend the right ally? Pip and Bob, both married, are a couple of ordinary working-cl ...

John and Mary (1969)

John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other. ...

A Flea in Her Ear (1968)

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

Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus (1967)

Attractive Julia Swinton is a middle-aged woman. Her life went normally and without big occurrences. But through the unexplained death of a familiar young lady in a houseboat and the sudden appearance of a strange stranger, unrest and threat now break into ...

Poslední přestávka (1966)

Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed. ...

The Running Man (1963)

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an insurance investigator. ...

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 ...

Guns of Darkness (1962)

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 South American regime ...

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. ...

The Innocents (1961)

In a mid-19th century Essex country house, a young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed. ...

The Encyclopaedist (1961)

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. ...

24 Hours in a Woman's Life (1961)

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 t ...

Back to Back (1959)

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 t ...

Ferry to Hong Kong (1959)

Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao on the Fa Tsan, a ferry owned by Captain Hart. Conrad's papers are out of order and Macao refuses him entry. ...

Das Pflichtmandat (1958)

German adaptation of The Dock Brief ...

The Dock Brief (1957)

This hilarious one-act play by John Mortimer (creator of Rumpole of the Bailey) is the story of a highly incompetent lawyer preparing to defend a man who, by his own admission, is guilty of murdering his wife. Starring Sir Michael Hordern (Gandhi, How I Wo ...

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene (2013)

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. ...

Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies (2008)

A look at the history of British B-movies. ...

The Ware Case (1938)

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

Me and Marlborough (1935)

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

Brown on Resolution (1935)

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 Brit ...