Cinematography: Les Young
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Les Young. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Bird on a Wire
1974 · Documentary · 95 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Tony Palmer
Cast Leonard Cohen
Plot The gravel-voiced songsmith moodily strolls through the byways of various European venues and is seen in concert performing.
7.4
177 votes
7.4
177 votes
Evil Heritage
1976 · Movie · 86 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Norman J. Warren
Cast Michael Gough · Martin Potter · Candace Glendenning · Barbara Kellerman
Plot Catherine is a young girl is caught up in a devil cult run by her evil uncle and cousin. She can trust no one and even people she thought were...
4.4
29 votes
4.4
29 votes
Terror
1978 · Movie · 87 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Norman J. Warren
Cast John Nolan · Carolyn Courage · James Aubrey · Sarah Keller
Plot Royal ancestors feel the wrath of the curse of the condemned witch Mad Dolly, who spews forth her prophecy while she is burned at the stake..
3.2
30 votes
3.2
30 votes
Spy Story
1976 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Lindsay Shonteff
Cast Michael Petrovitch · Philip Latham · Don Fellows · Michael Gwynne
Plot A British spy is framed, so he must evade the KGB, the CIA and the British Intelligence to reach the the heart of the conspiracy in Arctic.
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Murphy's Stroke (TV)
1980 · Movie · 71 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Frank Cvitanovich
Cast Niall Toibin · Pierce Brosnan · Tony Doyle · Trevor Bowen
Plot Irish millionaires put together a betting coup and go to England to pursue their illicit prize.
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Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures
1979 · Documentary · 52 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Noël Burch
Cast Jeff Rawle · Sue Lloyd · Lea Brodie · Alex McCrindle
Plot Experimental essay in film history, associating very early archive material (circa 1909) and studio shot footage in an attempt to provide insights into the way in which “film language” developed...
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David Lean: A Life in Film (TV)
1985 · Documentary · 140 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Nigel Wattis
Cast Melvyn Bragg · David Lean · Alec Guinness · Ronald Neame
Plot Steven Spielberg, Alec Guinness and Omar Sharif appear in this tribute to the great British filmmaker, David Lean. Clips from many of his films, such as "Brief Encounter," "Hobson's Choice,"...
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ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV Series)
1969 · Series · 78 min. · United Kingdom
Direction John Jacobs · Marc Miller · Valerie Hanson · Barry Davis
Cast Michael Balfour · Madoline Thomas · Sandra Bryant · Diane Cilento
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Sweet William
1980 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Claude Whatham
Cast Sam Waterston · Jenny Agutter · Anna Massey · Arthur Lowe
Plot A young woman has a perfect love affair with a zealous writer. When she finds out that he's also a highly manipulative womanizer, it's too late - she's already too...
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Johnny and the Dead (TV Miniseries)
1995 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Gerald Fox
Cast Jotham Annan · George Baker · Brian Blessed · Paul Child
Plot If you start seeing dead people, you may have a problem... After they hear their cemetery is going to be sold as a building site, Johnny certainly has. Especially since...
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The Swordsman
1974 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Lindsay Shonteff
Cast Linda Marlowe · Alan Lake · Jason Kemp · Tony Then
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World in Action (TV Series)
1963 · Documentary · min. · United Kingdom
Direction Brian Blake · Allan Segal · Michael Beckham · Stephen Clarke
Cast Chris Kelly · Andrew Brittain · Gus Macdonald · Michael Scott
Plot TV Serie (1963–1998). Its campaigning journalism frequently had a major impact on events of the day. Its production teams often took audacious risks and gained a solid reputation for its...
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What's Up Nurse!
1978 · Movie · 80 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Derek Ford
Cast Nicholas Field · Felicity Devonshire · Graham Stark · John Le Mesurier
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This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis
1999 · Documentary · 80 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Gerald Fox
Cast Dechen Thurman · Rachel Weisz · Jason Bushman · Paul Blackthorne
Plot When "American Psycho" was released early in 2000 it reaffirmed author Bret Easton Ellis as the controversial "bad boy" of contemporary American Fiction. "This is Not an Exit" reveals the...
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The South Bank Show (TV Series)
1978 · Documentary · 53 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Susan Shaw · Nigel Wattis · Tony Knox · Robert Bee
Cast Melvyn Bragg
Plot TV Serie (1978-2010). 32 Seasons. 126 episodes. Long-running arts series.
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