Direction: John Bruce

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


Direction Michael Cox · Alan Grint · Paul Annett · John Bruce

Cast Jeremy Brett · David Burke · Rosalie Williams · Eric Porter

Synopsis Together the intrepid detective and his faithful companion, Dr. Watson, solve the mysteries of copper beeches, a Greek interpreter, the Norwood builder, a resident patient, the red-headed league, and one final problem.

7.5

813 votes

7.5

813 votes

Agatha Christie: Poirot (TV Series)

1989 · Series · 100 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Edward Bennett · Renny Rye · Andrew Grieve · Richard Spence

Cast David Suchet · Hugh Fraser · Philip Jackson · Pauline Moran

Synopsis TV Series (1989-2013). The cases of an eccentrically refined Belgian detective.

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Direction John Bruce

Cast David Suchet · Hugh Fraser · Pauline Moran · Ann Bell

Synopsis Poirot investigates when the cruel CEO of a chemical company is bludgeoned to death in his home after the company's formula for a revolutionary new synthetic rubber is targeted by a thief.

6.5

106 votes

6.5

106 votes

Direction John Bruce

Cast David Suchet · Hugh Fraser · Philip Jackson · Pauline Moran

Synopsis A terminally ill man asks Poirot to be executor of his new will but is murdered before he can write it, and it is later discovered the old will has been stolen.

6.5

103 votes

6.5

103 votes

End of Life

2017 · Documentary · 93 min. · Greece

Direction Pawel Wojtasik · John Bruce

Synopsis End of Life is the product of four years spent by John Bruce and Paweł Wojtasik with five individuals at various stages in the process of dying. The filmmakers trained to be end-of-life doulas and documented hundreds of hours of...

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Direction John Bruce

Cast Diana Quick · Ian Richardson · John Shrapnel · Jenny Seagrove

Synopsis TV Mini-Series. 5 episodes. In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.

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Direction John Bruce · Mary McMurray

Cast Amanda Redman · Marion Bailey · Eamon Boland · Brian Protheroe

Synopsis Tough times are ahead for one family when the liberated Viv (Amanda Redman) agrees to bear a surrogate baby for her childless sister Ann (Marion Bailey), and promptly falls in love with her brother-in-law Ken (Eamon Boland) after they secretly...

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Cottage to Let (TV Series)

1977 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Bramall · John Bruce · Les Chatfield · John Cooper

Cast Nicky Henson · Penelope Keith · Arthur Lowe · Richard Pearson

Synopsis TV Series (1977). 6 episodes.

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Direction John Bruce · Brian Parker · Mary Ridge · Derek Bennett

Cast Phil Daniels · Virginia Balfour · John Barrett · David Daker

Synopsis TV Series (1973-1977). 6 seasons. 68 episodes.

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Direction Mark Cullingham · John Bruce · Tina Wakerell · Christopher Hodson

Cast Geraldine McEwan · Lynsey Baxter · Amanda Kirby · Vivienne Ross

Synopsis TV Series (1978). 7 episodes.

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Second City Firsts (TV Series)

1973 · Series · 30 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Philip Saville · Pedr James · Mike Leigh · Tara Prem

Cast Ken Kitson · Jean Heywood · Ivor Roberts · Alison Steadman

Synopsis A series of television plays produced at the BBC's studios at Pebble Mill, Birmingham; Birmingham is England's second city, hence the series title. The 1974 episode "Girl" featured the first lesbian kiss on British television.

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