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Lewis Gilbert

Lewis Gilbert

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Lewis Gilbert CBE (born 6 March 1920 in London) was an English film director, producer and screenwriter.

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Movies Made By Lewis Gilbert (40)

Before You Go (2002)

The funny, heart-warming and moving new film, from director Lewis Gilbert. When Violet Heaney's three daughters return home for her funeral, each sister finds her own way of coping with her loss. For Teresa, the eldest, it's herbal tea, obsessive cleaning ...

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Haunted (1995)

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its residents ...

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Stepping Out (1991)

A has-been Broadway performer gives tap lessons to a group of misfits who, through their dance classes, bond and realize what they can achieve. ...

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Shirley Valentine (1989)

Wondering what has happened to herself, now feeling stagnant and in a rut, Shirley Valentine finds herself regularly talking to the wall while preparing her husband's chips and egg. When her best friend wins a trip-for-two to Greece Shirley begins to see t ...

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Not Quite Paradise (1985)

Six young volunteers from different backgrounds travel to Israel to spend a summer working on a kibbutz, a communal farm where they can find adventure, hide from their pasts or search for themselves. But when American pre-med student Mike falls for tough ...

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Educating Rita (1983)

Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best ...

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Moonraker (1979)

After Drax Industries' Moonraker space shuttle is hijacked, secret agent James Bond is assigned to investigate, traveling to California to meet the company's owner, the mysterious Hugo Drax. With the help of scientist Dr. Holly Goodhead, Bond soon uncovers ...

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The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

Russian and British submarines with nuclear missiles on board both vanish from sight without a trace. England and Russia both blame each other as James Bond tries to solve the riddle of the disappearing ships. But the KGB also has an agent on the case. ...

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Seven Nights in Japan (1976)

Handsome Prince George arrives on board his ship in Japan. Youthful, immaculate in naval uniform and smiling broadly, he goes through the complicated formalities of being greeted by a host nation. ...

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Operation: Daybreak (1975)

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich. ...

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Paul and Michelle (1974)

Taking place approximately three years after the events in Friends, Paul and Michelle follows the family of Paul Harrison and Michelle Latour-Harrison after they have been reunited. Paul has to cope with the difficulties he faces balancing work, college, a ...

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Friends (1971)

Paul, a rich English boy, and Michelle, an orphaned French girl, run away from home to a remote beach. Living on their own, their friendship grows into love. ...

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The Adventurers (1970)

The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country- a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. He return ...

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You Only Live Twice (1967)

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld. ...

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Alfie (1966)

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life. ...

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The 7th Dawn (1964)

Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War. ...

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H.M.S. Defiant (1962)

Defiant's crew is part of a fleet-wide movement to present a petition of grievances to the Admiralty. Violence must be no part of it. The continual sadism of Defiant's first officer makes this difficult, and when the captain is disabled, the chance for vio ...

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The Greengage Summer (1961)

Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France. ...

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Light Up the Sky! (1960)

Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II. ...

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Sink the Bismarck! (1960)

The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of Wor ...

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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. ...

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A Cry from the Streets (1958)

Bittersweet story about London's unwanted children and the good people trying to help them. Ann is a social worker, while Bill is an electrician whose contract with the local care home introduces him to the children and Ann. Events start to escalate out of ...

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Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group. ...

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The Admirable Crichton (1957)

Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam fa ...

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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. ...

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Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)

Edward "Teddy" Bare is a ruthless schemer who thinks he's hit the big time when he kills his older wife, believing he will inherit a fortune. When things don't go according to plan, Teddy sets his sights on a new victim: wealthy widow Freda Jeffries. Unfor ...

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Harmony Lane (1954)

The first British 3D short, this delightful 27 minute short is like spending a night at the Palladium with several variety acts. They include dancing by the Jack Billings Trio; a song by the Beverley Sisters; "Swan Lake" by Svetlana Beriosova and David Pa ...

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The Sea Shall Not Have Them (1954)

During the autumn of 1944, RAF Hudson, carrying a VIP passenger in possession of highly secret information, is shot down and ditches in the North Sea. Fighting the elements and trying to keep up morale, the occupants of the aircraft's dinghy talk about the ...

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The Good Die Young (1954)

An amoral, psychotic playboy incites three men who are down on their luck to commit a mail van robbery, which goes badly wrong. ...

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Albert R.N. (1953)

The British inmates of a POW camp think they have an informer among them after several escape attempts fail. One of the prisoners constructs a dummy which they christen "Albert" and use at roll call in order to foil the German guards. ...

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Johnny on the Run (1953)

A Polish boy runs away from his unkind foster mother in Edinburgh and finds a new home in a lakeside village for orphans of all nations, after encountering trouble through his innocent implication in a robbery. ...

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Cosh Boy (1953)

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes. ...

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Time, Gentlemen, Please! (1952)

Because of its high productivity and "almost" 100 per cent employment, the town of Hayhoe, England is expecting a visit from the Prime Minister. The "almost" is because of Dan Dance (Eddie Byrne), an old rogue who would rather drink and philosophize than w ...

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Emergency Call (1952)

A 5-year-old child is diagnosed with leukaemia and has only days to live. Her only hope is a blood transfusion, but her blood type is extremely rare, so the race is on to find the donors. ...

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There Is Another Sun (1951)

Story of romance between a young boxer in fairground boxing booth and a chorus girl, and how 'Racer', a 'Wall of Death' rider in the same fairground, involves them in a robbery. ...

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Scarlet Thread (1951)

Tale of Cambridge college exploits of two smash-and-grab thieves on the run. ...

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Once a Sinner (1950)

Impoverished British bank clerk John Ross is hopelessly in love with drop-dead gorgeous Irene James. Ross will do anything to win Irene's affections - including embezzlement. She ends up marrying him, but she can't give up her true love, slimy counterfeite ...

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Marry Me (1949)

The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an ...

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The Little Ballerina (1947)

Young girls attend ballet school and make debut performances ...

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The Ten Year Plan (1945)

The British Government's ten year plan for providing prefabricated homes. ...

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Movies Starring Lewis Gilbert (17)

Everything or Nothing (2012)

The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian Fleming. It's the thrilling and inspiring narrative behind the longest running film franchise in cinema histor ...

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Best Ever Bond (2002)

Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments. ...

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Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (2000)

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice" ...

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Inside 'Moonraker' (2000)

Documentary looking at the production of the James Bond movie 'Moonraker'. Narated by Patrick Macnee. ...

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Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (2000)

A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" ...

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Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000)

A look at the Oscar-winning production designer. ...

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Inside Q's Lab (2000)

Inside the lab of Q. ...

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The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry (1996)

Documentary about John Davis, a businessman who as chairman oversaw the decline of the Rank Organisation. ...

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Roger Moore: A Matter of Class (1995)

The story of actor Roger Moore, including clips from his movies, television shows and interviews with the actor, his family and acquaintances. ...

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Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994)

A documentary about actor Michael Caine. Narrated by Caine himself, it includes interviews of his family, friends and colleagues and clips from some of his films. ...

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30 Years of James Bond (1992)

An examination of why the James Bond films have proved so popular including a discussion between the four actors who have played Bond, an interview with Cubby Broccoli and contributions from the directors, production designers, special effects and stuntmen ...

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The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio (1985)

After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise ...

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Moonraker: 007 in Rio (1979)

Original 1979 short promotional production featurette for the James Bond movie Moonraker (1979) featuring interview and behind the scenes footage. ...

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The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977)

Behind the scenes of 'The Spy Who Loved Me', produced by The Open University. ...

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Over the Moon (1939)

Young Jane Benson just about manages to make ends meet running the large family house in Yorkshire. In love with local doctor Freddie Jarvis, she suggests they marry, but almost at once finds she has inherited eighteen million pounds. He makes it clear he ...

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The Price of a Song (1935)

A corrupt bookmaker inherits a fortune by killing his step-daughter's husband and framing her lover. ...

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Dick Turpin (1933)

The adventures of the eighteenth century highwayman Dick Turpin and his legendary ride to York. ...

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