Direction: Don Chaffey

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Don Chaffey. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


The Prisoner (TV Series)

1967 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction George Markstein · Patrick McGoohan · Pat Jackson · Don Chaffey

Cast Patrick McGoohan · Leo McKern · Colin Gordon · Angelo Muscat

Synopsis TV Series (1967-1968). 17 Episodes. After resigning from his job, a high-ranking Agent in the British Government is gassed and taken to a beautiful but deadly prison known only as "The Village", where given a Number to be called by...

7.3

689 votes

7.3

689 votes

Danger Man (TV Series)

1964 · Series · 50 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey · Michael Truman · Peter Yates · Quentin Lawrence

Cast Patrick McGoohan · Peter Madden · Earl Cameron · Zia Mohyeddin

Synopsis Three years after the original "Danger Man" series concluded, it was revamped and continued in a longer format. (1 hour/episode instead of 30 minutes). John Drake was now a Special Security Agent for MI9, getting his exotic assignments exclusively from...

7.0

50 votes

7.0

50 votes

Jason and the Argonauts

1963 · Movie · 104 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Todd Armstrong · Nancy Kovack · Gary Raymond · Michael Gwynne

Synopsis Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells Jason to travel to Colchis to find the...

6.8

7K votes

6.8

7K votes

The Avengers (TV Series)

1961 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Sydney Newman · Don Leaver · Peter Hammond · Kim Mills

Cast Patrick MacNee · Diana Rigg · Honor Blackman · Linda Thorson

Synopsis TV Series (1961-1969). 7 Seasons. 161 Episodes. The Avengers was an British television series featuring secret agents in 1960s Britain. The programmes were made by TV company Associated British Corporation, and created by its Head of Drama Sydney Newman. Starring...

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

Mission: Impossible (TV Series)

1988 · Series · 47 min. · United States

Direction Bruce Geller · Colin Budds · Arch Nicholson · Don Chaffey

Cast Peter Graves · Thaao Penghlis · Antony Hamilton · Phil Morris

Synopsis TV series (1988-1990). 2 seasons. 35 episodes. The events of the series take place 15 years after the last season of the original Mission: Impossible TV series. After his protégé and successor as leader of the top-secret Impossible Missions Force...

6.2

155 votes

6.2

155 votes

Pete's Dragon

1977 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Helen Reddy · Mickey Rooney · Sean Marshall · Red Buttons

Synopsis This heartwarming musical blends live action, animation, and music to highlight the story of Pete (Sean Marshall), a young boy who is befriended by a delightful dragon named Elliot (voiced by Charlie Callas). The film features charming performances from Mickey...

6.0

4K votes

6.0

4K votes

Vega$ (TV Series)

1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael Mann · Don Chaffey · Cliff Bole · Lawrence Dobkin

Cast Robert Urich · Bart Braverman · Phyllis Davis · Naomi Stevens

Synopsis Dan Tanna is a private investigator in the gambling town of Las Vegas, Nevada. Las Vegas can be seedy or glamorous, depending upon the point of view.

5.9

41 votes

5.9

41 votes

MacGyver (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction Lee David Zlotoff · Charles Correll · William Gereghty · Michael Vejar

Cast Richard Dean Anderson · Dana Elcar · Bruce McGill · Robin Mossley

Synopsis TV Series (1985-1992). 7 Seasons. 139 Episodes. Angus Macgyver is a secret agent with a difference. He is quiet, mild mannered, deeply principled and refuses to carry a gun on his missions. Fortunately, the last detail is unimportant when compared...

5.8

18K votes

5.8

18K votes

One Million Years B.C.

1966 · Movie · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Raquel Welch · John Richardson · Percy Herbert · Robert Brown

Synopsis A rebellious caveman leaves his tribe in search of a better life.

5.4

2K votes

5.4

2K votes

Charlie's Angels (TV Series)

1976 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ivan Goff · Ben Roberts · Allen Baron · Dennis Donnelly

Cast Farrah Fawcett · Jaclyn Smith · Kate Jackson · Cheryl Ladd

Synopsis TV Series (1976-1981). 5 Seasons. 110 Episodes. Once upon a time, Jill, Sabrina and Kelly were police officers whose skills were being wasted in menial duties such as answering phones and filing. A mysterious millionaire named Charles Townsend took them...

5.3

4K votes

5.3

4K votes

Direction Terry Bishop · Bernard Knowles · Ralph Smart · Robert Day

Cast Richard Greene · Victor Woolf · Archie Duncan · Alexander Gauge

Synopsis TV Series (1955-1960). 143 episodes.

5.3

38 votes

5.3

38 votes

Fantasy Island (TV Series)

1978 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Gene Levitt · Earl Bellamy · Leslie H. Martinson · Philip Leacock

Cast Ricardo Montalban · Hervé Villechaize · Carol Lynley · Phyllis Davis

Synopsis Tales of visitors to a unique resort island that can fulfill literally any fantasy requested, but rarely turn out as expected.

5.1

378 votes

5.1

378 votes

CHiPs (Chips) (TV Series)

1977 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Rick Rosner · Phil Bondelli · John Florea · Gordon Hessler

Cast Erik Estrada · Larry Wilcox · Robert Pine · Paul Linke

Synopsis 6 Seasons, 139 Episodes (1977-1983). CHiPs was a lightweight action crime drama, which included elements of comedy in every episode (several of the first season episodes play as out-and-out comedies). Over-the-top freeway pileups, which occurred in almost every episode, were...

5.0

171 votes

5.0

171 votes

Creatures the World Forgot

1971 · Movie · 92 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Julie Ege · Brian O'Shaughnessy · Tony Bonner · Robin John

Synopsis As the first nomadic tribes wander across the vast wilderness of the infant planet they confront hostilities created by the harsh environment and each other. After a massive volcanic eruption a tribal chief is killed and his two sons fight...

4.8

76 votes

4.8

76 votes

T.J. Hooker (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Rick Husky · Cliff Bole · Sigmund Neufeld Jr. · William Shatner

Cast William Shatner · Heather Locklear · Adrian Zmed · James Darren

Synopsis TV Series (1982-1986). 89 episodes. In the tradition of other cop shows like "Miami Vice" and "Car 54, Where Are You?", this series is no exception. The viewer follows the exploits of T.J. Hooker and Vince Romano as police officers,...

4.7

29 votes

4.7

29 votes

The Viking Queen

1967 · Movie · 91 min. · United Kingdom

4.6

63 votes

4.6

63 votes

The Magic of Lassie

1978 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Mickey Rooney · Pernell Roberts · Stephanie Zimbalist · Michael Sharrett

Synopsis The story begins on the Mitchell Winery in Northern California. Lassie lives with Clovis Mitchell and his grandchildren, Chris and Kelly, but is discovered one day by her former owner. Lassie is taken back to the previous owner's estate in...

4.2

169 votes

4.2

169 votes

Charley-One-Eye

1973 · Movie · 96 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Richard Roundtree · Roy Thinnes · Nigel Davenport · Jill Pearson

Synopsis Somebody told the black man he wasn't a slave anymore. Somebody told the red man this land was his. Somebody lied. Somebody is going to pay.

4.0

21 votes

4.0

21 votes

Persecution (The Graveyard)

1974 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Don Chaffey

Cast Lana Turner · Trevor Howard · Ralph Bates · Olga Georges-Picot

Synopsis Originally titled Persecution, the British Terror of Sheba represents Lana Turner's entree into the "fading stars in horror flicks" sweepstakes. Turner plays a maniacally possessive millionairess who delights in dominating her tremulous young son (Mark Weavers). She knows that her...

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