Soundtrack: John Lanchbery

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by John Lanchbery. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


The Turning Point

1977 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Herbert Ross

Cast Anne Bancroft · Shirley MacLaine · Mikhail Baryshnikov · Tom Skerritt

Synopsis The story of two women whose lives are dedicated to ballet. Deedee left her promising dance career to become a wife and mother and now runs a ballet school in Oklahoma. Emma stayed with a company and became a star...

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632 votes

The Frightened Man

1952 · Movie · 69 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast Dermot Walsh · Barbara Murray · Charles Victor · John Blythe

Synopsis The hidden life of a second-hand dealer inadvertently ensnares his son. Julius Rosselli (Dermot Walsh), whose expulsion from Oxford and subsequent participation with jewel thieves breaks the heart of his father (Charles Victor), heads towards a calamity replete with Greek...

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No Trace

1950 · Movie · 76 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast Hugh Sinclair · Dinah Sheridan · John Laurie · Dora Bryan

Synopsis When crime-writer Robert Southley finds his well-healed London lifestyle threatened by blackmail from a former American criminal associate he murders him. He is surprised when a Scotland Yard friend then invites him to help solve the case. To make matters...

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Deadly Nightshade

1953 · Movie · 61 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast Emrys Jones · Zena Marshall · John Horsley · Joan Hickson

Synopsis Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.

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Direction Cy Endfield · Bernard Knowles · Arthur Crabtree · Phil Brown

Cast Boris Karloff · Ewan Roberts · Eric Pohlmann · Doris Dolan

Synopsis Colonel March of The Department of Queer Complaints investigates unusual cases, locked-room murders, and mysteries concerning the supernatural.

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The Embezzler

1954 · Movie · 61 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast Charles Victor · Zena Marshall · Cyril Chamberlain · Avice Landone

Synopsis Bank robber's plans for a wealthy lifestyle gradually turn to more noble aims.

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Tales of Beatrix Potter

1971 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Reginald Mills

Cast Frederick Ashton · Alexander Grant · Julie Wood · Ann Howard

Synopsis Beatrix Potter's beloved characters come to life as dancers of the Royal Ballet perform five tales from the famous author. Peter Rabbit, Mrs. Tittlemouse, Tom Thumb, Squirrel Nutkin, Pigling Bland and more come together in a thrilling performance that will...

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Blackout

1950 · Movie · 73 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robert S. Baker

Cast Maxwell Reed · Dinah Sheridan · Patric Doonan · Kynaston Reeves

Synopsis A man suffering from temporary blindness accidentally walks into a house where a murder has just occurred. The killers, realizing he's blind, decide not to kill him but just knock him out and leave him out on the street. When...

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Double Exposure

1954 · Movie · 61 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast John Bentley · Rona Anderson · Garry Marsh · Alexander Gauge

Synopsis A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!

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13 East Street

1952 · Movie · 72 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Robert S. Baker

Cast Patrick Holt · Sandra Dorne · Sonia Holm · Robert Ayres

Synopsis When police inspector Gerald Blake wants to infiltrate a London stolen-goods gang, he does a thorough job of it. First, he robs a jewelry store, gets caught and is sentenced to prison. Then he teams up with gang-member Joey to...

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Colonel March Investigates

1953 · Movie · 70 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cy Endfield

Cast Boris Karloff · Ewan Roberts · Richard Wattis · Sheila Burrell

Synopsis Three episodes of "Colonel March of Scotland Yard" edited together for theatrical release.

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The Quiet Woman

1951 · Movie · 71 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Gilling

Cast Derek Bond · Jane Hylton · Dora Bryan · Michael Balfour

Synopsis Coastal pub proprietress is inveigled into a smuggling plot.

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