Screenplay: John Fowles
Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by John Fowles. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.
The Collector
1965 · Movie · 119 min. · United Kingdom
Direction William Wyler
Cast Terence Stamp · Samantha Eggar · Mona Washbourne · Maurice Dallimore
Plot Freddie Clegg isn't sure if he can carry out his plan for "her" until he stumbles across an isolated house for sale in the English countryside, the house he spots...
7.7
6K votes
7.7
6K votes
The French Lieutenant's Woman
1981 · Movie · 123 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Karel Reisz
Cast Meryl Streep · Jeremy Irons · Hilton McRae · Emily Morgan
Plot A film is being made of a story, set in 19th century England, about Charles, a biologist who's engaged to be married, but who falls in love with outcast Sarah,...
6.6
3K votes
6.6
3K votes
The Magus
1968 · Movie · 117 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Guy Green
Cast Michael Caine · Anthony Quinn · Candice Bergen · Anna Karina
Plot An English teacher arrives on a sleepy Greek island to take up a vacant teaching post. The last man to hold the post committed suicide under mysterious circumstances. Slowly but...
5.4
143 votes
5.4
143 votes
The Last Chapter
1974 · Movie · 29 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Tringham
Cast Denholm Elliott · Susan Penhaligon · Geraldine Moffat · Grace Arnold
Plot Dark tale in which a successful middle-aged writer (Denholm Elliot) is unbalanced by an assured young fan (Susan Penhaligon).
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The Ebony Tower (TV)
1984 · Movie · 80 min. · United Kingdom
Direction Robert Knights
Cast Laurence Olivier · Roger Rees · Greta Scacchi · Toyah Willcox
Plot A young artist goes to interview an older painter who lives in the south of France with two young women. He gets caught up in the painter's Bohemian lifestyle and...
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