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

5.6

52 votes

Tell me lies

1968 · Documentary · 118 min. · United Kingdom

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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

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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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