Screenplay: Denis Cannan
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Denis Cannan. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
A High Wind in Jamaica
1965 · Movie · 103 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Anthony Quinn · James Coburn · Deborah Baxter · Isabel Dean
Plot The parents of children living in Jamaica, afraid that the kids are growing up uncivilized, decide to send them to England. But during the voyage, the childrens' ship is boarded...
7.2
2K votes
7.2
2K votes
Tales of the Unexpected (TV Series)
1979 · Series · 25 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Graham Evans · John Gorrie · Alan Gibson · Herbert Wise
Cast Roald Dahl · John Houseman · Andrew Ray · Joan Collins
Plot TV Series (1979-1988). 9 seasons. 112 episodes. A British anthology of mystery, suspense, horror and black comedy, highlighted by plot twists and surprise endings (in the early seasons, all by...
6.8
49 votes
6.8
49 votes
Sammy Going South (A Boy Ten Feet Tall)
1963 · Movie · 118 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Alexander Mackendrick
Cast Edward G. Robinson · Fergus McClelland · Constance Cummings · Harry H. Corbett
Plot A charming picaresque saga about an orphaned ten-year-old trekking across Africa on his own.
6.7
251 votes
6.7
251 votes
The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders
1965 · Movie · 126 min. · United States
Direction Terence Young
Cast Kim Novak · Richard Johnson · Angela Lansbury · Leo McKern
5.6
52 votes
5.6
52 votes
Tell me lies
1968 · Documentary · 118 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Brook
Cast Mark Jones · Pauline Munro · Eric Allan · Robert Langdon Lloyd
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The Benefit of the Doubt
1967 · Documentary · 70 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Whitehead
Cast Peter Brook · Ian Hogg · Glenda Jackson · Michael Kustow
Plot Based on a play by Peter Brook, entitled U.S., is a critical look at the devastation and inhumanity of war. Whitehead adds to the original footage gathered from television news...
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Tamahine
1963 · Movie · 95 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Philip Leacock
Cast Nancy Kwan · John Fraser · Dennis Price · Coral Browne
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Alive and Kicking
1959 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Cyril Frankel
Cast Sybil Thorndike · Kathleen Harrison · Estelle Winwood · Stanley Holloway
Plot Three elderly ladies tire of living in an old people's home and when they heard that they are about to be separated, they make a bid for freedom. They escape...
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BBC2 Playhouse (TV Series)
1973 · Series · 60 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Sarah Pia Anderson · Bill Hays · Don Taylor · Brian Parker
Cast Ralph Morse · John Bluthal · Gawn Grainger · Denholm Elliott
Plot TV Series (1973-1983). 106 episodes
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The Beggar's Opera
1953 · Movie · 94 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Peter Brook
Cast Laurence Olivier · Hugh Griffith · George Rose · Stuart Burge
Plot Authentic rendering of John Gay's 18th century musical, filmed in Technicolor, about Captain MacHeath, a highwayman, and his love for too many beautiful women. Betrayed by Jenny and Sukey, two...
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Don't Bother to Knock
1961 · Movie · 89 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Cyril Frankel
Cast Richard Todd · Nicole Maurey · Elke Sommer · June Thorburn
Plot A romantically active travel agent gives all his girlfriends keys to his flat - too many to keep count of!
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