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1. A Bob Hope Comedy Special (1966 TV Special)
60 min | Comedy
Bob visits Acapulco during the Mexico-International Film Festival to observe jet setters and bikinis.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Bob Hope, Claudine Auger, Ballet Folklorico de Acapulco, Les Brown
Votes: 21
2. Greatest Ever Screen Chases (2005 TV Movie)
120 min | Documentary
Sky One presents a countdown of the 30 best screen chases from OJ Simpson to Frank Spencer
Directors: Tim Hopewell, Richard Platt | Stars: Richard Hammond, Scott Baio, Tony Barrow, Jo Berry
Votes: 10
3. The Making of 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (1977)
Documentary
Find out how the producers made the best selling movies of the 007 series!
Stars: Janet Woollacott, Lewis Gilbert, Roger Moore, Albert R. Broccoli
Votes: 25
4. Michael Caine: Breaking the Mold (1994 TV Movie)
61 min | Documentary
Caine discusses his life from childhood to stardom. Includes family photos, movie clips, and interviews with many who've worked with him.
Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Michael Caine, Shakira Caine, Dyan Cannon, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 87
5.
Reputations (1994–2002)
Episode:
Hitch: Alfred the Great
(1999)
60 min | Documentary
First episode of a two-part profile on the life and films of Alfred Hitchcock.
Director: Tim Kirby | Stars: Denis Lawson, Jim Forster, Ronald Markham, Matthew Smart
Votes: 71
6. Biography (1987– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary, Biography, History
The life stories of various historical figures and celebrities are told.
Stars: Jack Perkins, Peter Graves, Harry Smith, Robert J. Thompson
Votes: 2,087
7. Whicker's World (1959–1994)
Documentary
Renowned journalist John Whicker travels the globe, uncovering unique cultural, historical, and social stories in witty and insightful episodes.
Stars: Alan Whicker, Robert Arnott, Patrick Lichfield, Christopher Lee
Votes: 51
8. Everything or Nothing (2012)
TV-14 | 98 min | Documentary
A history of the James Bond films.
Director: Stevan Riley | Stars: Ken Adam, Maud Adams, John Barry, Shirley Bassey
Votes: 2,463
9. Inside 'the Spy Who Loved Me' (2000 Video)
41 min | Documentary, Short
The making of Roger Moore's third film as James Bond, often regarded as his best, and the first time Albert R. Broccoli served as sole producer.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Albert R. Broccoli, Steven Saltzman, Dana Broccoli
Votes: 155
10. 30 Years of James Bond (1992 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Directors: Lorna Dickinson, Alasdair Macmillan | Stars: Ken Adam, Albert R. Broccoli, Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton
Votes: 67
11. Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (2000 Video)
30 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the James Bond film that saw Sean Connery's fifth run as 007, and the surprising near life-altering experiences that occurred for the cast and crew behind the scenes.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Ken Adam, Lewis Gilbert, Peter R. Hunt
Votes: 149
12. Inside 'Moonraker' (2000 Video)
42 min | Documentary, Short
The making of the James Bond film that sought to bring 007 into space, after recent science fiction film successes like Star Wars (1977).
Director: John Cork | Stars: Patrick Macnee, Albert R. Broccoli, Christopher Wood, Michael G. Wilson
Votes: 143
13. Ken Adam: Designing Bond (2000 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the Oscar-winning production designer.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Charles Juroe, Roger Moore, David V. Picker, Robin Browne
Votes: 122
14. Slap My Balls and Call Me Mildred (2015 TV Special)
40 min | Documentary, Comedy
In a show that combines stand-up, storytelling and musical performance, German-born comedian André Schneider throws in some teasing references to popular culture and, halfway through the show, starts flirting with members of the audience.
Director: Cindy Averitt | Stars: André Schneider, Mick Ellis
Votes: 12
15. Shirley Valentine (1989)
R | 108 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Shirley is a 42-year-old bored Liverpudlian housewife who takes a holiday trip to Greece and meets a local man who bolsters her self-confidence. She evolves and transforms to the point that her husband doesn't even recognize her.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Pauline Collins, Tom Conti, Julia McKenzie, Alison Steadman
Votes: 8,904 | Gross: $6.35M
16. Educating Rita (1983)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama
An alcoholic professor has been hired by a working-class girl for higher education.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Julie Walters, Michael Williams, Maureen Lipman
Votes: 14,914 | Gross: $14.65M
17. Sink the Bismarck! (1960)
Approved | 97 min | Action, Drama, History
The World War II story of the Royal Navy's effort to defeat Nazi Germany's most powerful warship.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner, Laurence Naismith
Votes: 8,308 | Gross: $6.54M
18. Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)
Not Rated | 119 min | Biography, Drama, War
During World War II, a recently widowed young woman is recruited to work as a spy in France.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner, Denise Grey
Votes: 1,857
19. Reach for the Sky (1956)
Approved | 123 min | Biography, Drama, War
Biopic of RAF Group Captain Douglas Bader who, after having lost both legs, flew a British fighter plane during WWII.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Muriel Pavlow, Lyndon Brook, Lee Patterson
Votes: 2,991
20. Reputations (1994–2002)
50 min | Documentary
Documentary profiles examining well-known figures from the world of entertainment and history.
Stars: Jancis Robinson, Veronika Hyks, Denis Lawson, Josette Simon
Votes: 23
21.
Biography (1987– )
Episode:
Roger Moore: A Matter of Class
(1995)
TV-14 | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, History
A Biography presentation of Roger Moore.
Directors: Gene Feldman, Suzette Winter | Stars: Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Carroll Baker, Carole Bouquet
Votes: 145
22. Paradise Lagoon (1957)
Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In 1905, Lord Henry Loam and his family and servants are shipwrecked on a deserted island where the survival of the fittest renders the rigid class system irrelevant.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Diane Cilento, Cecil Parker, Sally Ann Howes
Votes: 1,985
23. Damn the Defiant! (1962)
Approved | 101 min | Action, Drama, History
On the H.M.S. Defiant, during the French Revolutionary War, fair Captain Crawford is locked in a battle of wills against his cruel second-in-command Lieutenant Scott-Padget, whose heavy-handed command style pushes the crew to mutiny.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Alec Guinness, Dirk Bogarde, Maurice Denham, Nigel Stock
Votes: 3,032
24. Film '72 (1971–2018)
30 min | Talk-Show
The BBC's flagship cinema review television programme featuring reviews of new releases, news items and interviews. The title of the programme changes each year to incorporate the year of broadcast.
Stars: Barry Norman, Danny Leigh, Claudia Winkleman, Jonathan Ross
Votes: 535
25. The James Bond Story (1999 TV Movie)
Unrated | 52 min | Documentary
One Bond is not enough, and this documentary proves it! The James Bond Story celebrates the 39th Anniversary of James Bond in the cinema.
Director: Chris Hunt | Stars: Sean Connery, Michael G. Wilson, Roger Moore, George Lazenby
Votes: 515
26. Inside Q's Lab (2000 Video)
10 min | Documentary, Short
The gadgets of 007.
Director: John Cork | Stars: Marie Clairu, Desmond Llewelyn, Charles Juroe, Lewis Gilbert
Votes: 118
27. Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker (2006 Video)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Cork | Stars: Ken Adam, Letitzia Adam, Charles Bishop, Emily Bolton
Votes: 42
28. The Spy Who Loved Me: Ken Adam's Production Films (2006 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Cork | Stars: Ken Adam, Letitzia Adam, Barbara Bach, Albert R. Broccoli
Votes: 36
29. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
PG | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond investigates the hijacking of British and Russian submarines carrying nuclear warheads, with the help of a K.G.B. agent whose lover he killed.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Barbara Bach, Curd Jürgens, Richard Kiel
Votes: 116,244 | Gross: $46.80M
30. Alfie (1966)
Unrated | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
An unrepentant ladies' man gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Michael Caine, Shelley Winters, Millicent Martin, Julia Foster
Votes: 15,825 | Gross: $18.87M
31. Cast a Dark Shadow (1955)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
Edward "Teddy" Bare is a delusional psychotic with a lust for wealth, older women and murder. Having committed what he thinks is the perfect murder of his elderly wife; Teddy sets his sights on new targets when her fortune goes elsewhere.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Margaret Lockwood, Kay Walsh, Kathleen Harrison
Votes: 3,120
32. Operation Daybreak (1975)
PG | 118 min | Drama, History, War
In 1942, Britain sends a group of British-trained Czech commandos to Prague to assassinate SS-General Reinhard Heydrich, head of the Nazi security services.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Timothy Bottoms, Martin Shaw, Joss Ackland, Nicola Pagett
Votes: 2,389
33. 007 in Egypt (2006 Video)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Cork | Stars: Michael G. Wilson, Barbara Bach, Albert R. Broccoli, Jack Cooper
Votes: 41
34. And the Word Was Bond (1999 TV Movie)
25 min | Documentary
Promotional documentary released to promote The World Is Not Enough (1999).
Director: Rob Done | Stars: Michael Apted, Vic Armstrong, Barbara Bach, Albert R. Broccoli
Votes: 35
35. You Only Live Twice (1967)
PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 117,505 | Gross: $43.08M
36. Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (2006 Video)
14 min | Documentary, Short
Director: John Cork | Stars: Ken Adam, Albert R. Broccoli, William P. Cartlidge, Diane Cilento
Votes: 39
37.
British Film Forever (2007)
Episode:
Guns, Gangsters and Getaways: The Story of the British Crime Thriller
(2007)
99 min | Documentary, History
A seven part series, "The Story of the British Thriller" includes a short section on Alfred Hitchcock's early British thrillers.
Directors: Bob Bentley, Angus Cameron | Stars: Jessica Hynes, Daniel Craig, Michael Caine, Richard Attenborough
Votes: 16
38. The Good Die Young (1954)
Approved | 100 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
In London, three otherwise law-abiding good men and their unscrupulous leader are about to commit a serious crime, but for different reasons.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Laurence Harvey, Gloria Grahame, Richard Basehart, Joan Collins
Votes: 1,504
39. Loss of Innocence (1961)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance
Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Kenneth More, Danielle Darrieux, Susannah York, Claude Nollier
Votes: 597
40. Johnny on the Run (1953)
68 min | Adventure
A superb early work by illustrious British director Lewis Gilbert (Alfie, You Only Live Twice) which follows orphaned Polish refugee Janek, who runs into trouble in the shape of two ... See full summary »
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Eugeniusz Chylek, Sydney Tafler, Michael Balfour, Edna Wynn
Votes: 117
41. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 323
42. The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
Not Rated | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Divorce lawyer Everard Logan thinks the woman who spent the night in his hotel room is the erring wife of his new client.
Director: Tim Whelan | Stars: Merle Oberon, Laurence Olivier, Binnie Barnes, Ralph Richardson
Votes: 1,601
43. Break to Freedom (1953)
Approved | 88 min | Drama, History, War
In 1944, at a POW camp in Germany the Allied prisoners use a dummy prop named Albert to fool the German guards and escape.
Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Anthony Steel, Jack Warner, Robert Beatty, William Sylvester
Votes: 473
44. Dick Turpin (1934)
79 min | Drama
Directors: Victor Hanbury, John Stafford | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Jane Carr, Frank Vosper, James Finlayson
Votes: 19
45. Best Ever Bond (2002 TV Movie)
86 min | Action, Adventure, Documentary
Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.
Directors: John Piper, Debbie Geller, Sarah Hunt, Southan Morris, Ges D'Souza | Stars: Roger Moore, Ken Adam, Michael Apted, Vic Armstrong
Votes: 193
46. Good Morning, Boys! (1937)
79 min | Comedy
A schoolteacher and his pupils visit Paris where they outwit a gang of crooks.
Director: Marcel Varnel | Stars: Will Hay, Martita Hunt, Peter Gawthorne, Graham Moffatt
Votes: 499
47. Moonraker: 007 in Rio (1979)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Original 1979 short promotional production featurette for the James Bond movie Moonraker (1979) featuring interview and behind the scenes footage.
Director: Michel Parbot | Stars: Roger Moore, Albert R. Broccoli, Lois Chiles, Lewis Gilbert
Votes: 43
48. Legends (2000–2002)
20 min | Documentary
Stars: Fiona Oates, Patsy Rowlands, Barry Took, Ned Sherrin
Votes: 32
49. James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (2002 TV Special)
85 min
Michael Parkinson hosts a celebration of forty years of the most successful movie series ever. Tribute is paid to the talent behind the stunts, gadgets, music and design, while Pierce ... See full summary »
Director: Stuart McDonald | Stars: Michael Parkinson, Shirley Bassey, Ken Adam, Maud Adams
Votes: 104
50. British Film Forever (2007)
90 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Jessica Hynes, Timothy Spall, Nick Moran, Ronald Neame
Votes: 112