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1. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
directed by David Lean
featuring William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, James DonaldThe Bridge on the River Kwai opens in a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp in Burma in 1943, where a battle of wills rages between camp commander Colonel ... More
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2. Ben-Hur (1959)
directed by William Wyler
featuring Charlton Heston, Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Hugh GriffithThis 1959 version of Lew Wallace's best-selling novel, which had already seen screen versions in 1907 and 1926, went on to win 11 Academy Awards. ... More
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3. Zulu (1964)
directed by Cy Raker Endfield
featuring Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael CaineFilmed on a grand scale, Zulu is a rousing recreation of the January 22, 1879, siege of Rorke's Drift in Natal, Africa. An army of 4,000 Zulu ... More
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4. The Cruel Sea (1953)
directed by Alec McCowen, Charles Frend
featuring Jack Hawkins, Donald Sinden, John Stratton, Denholm Elliott, Stanley BakerIn this seagoing military drama set in World War II, Lt. Comdr. Ericson (Jack Hawkins) is made captain of a British corvette, a small escort vessel ... More
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5. Land of Fury (1954)
directed by Ken Annakin
featuring Jack Hawkins, Glynis Johns, Noel PurcellLand of Fury is an austere "western" set in New Zealand during the 1820s. The epic-proportioned storyline involves a group of British pioneers ... More
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6. Lord Jim (1965)
directed by Richard Brooks
featuring Peter O'Toole, James Mason, Curd Jürgens, Jack Hawkins, Eli Wallach, Daliah LaviJoseph Conrad's cerebral, philosophical novel Lord Jim is streamlined and simplified by producer/director/writer Richard Brooks for the action-and ... More
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7. Waterloo (1970)
directed by Sergei Bondarchuk
featuring Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Virginia McKennaThis lavishly costumed historical epic had an estimated $100 million price tag. Spectacularly photographed battle action contrasts with often ... More
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8. The Black Rose (1950)
directed by Henry Hathaway
featuring Tyrone Power, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins, Michael RenniePartly conceived as a follow-up to Prince of Foxes, 20th Century-Fox's The Black Rose, reunites the earlier film's two stars, Tyrone Power and Orson ... More
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9. Guns at Batasi (1964)
directed by John Guillermin
featuring Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson, John Leyton, Mia FarrowRichard Attenborough stars as a stalwart sergeant-major, stationed in British colony in Africa. When the colony declares its independence, ... More
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10. The Third Key (1956)
directed by Charles Frend
featuring Jack Hawkins, John Stratton, Dorothy Alison, Michael Brooke, Sam KyddJack Hawkins is starred as a gruff, intensely dedicated Scotland Yard superintendent. Working as much by instinct as through scientific methods, ... More
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11. The Third Secret (1964)
directed by Charles Crichton
featuring Stephen Boyd, Jack Hawkins, Richard Attenborough, Diane Cilento, Pamela FranklinList of all editionsTV commentator Stephen Boyd doesn't believe the official verdict of suicide in the death of a famed London psychiatrist. Boyd tries to get to the ... More
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12. Five Finger Exercise (1962)
directed by Daniel Mann
featuring Rosalind Russell, Jack Hawkins, Maximilian Schell, Richard Beymer, Annette GormanList of all editionsA distinguished cast highlights this film adaptation of a stage drama by Peter Shaffer. Stanley Harrington (Jack Hawkins) is a self-made businessman ... More
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13. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
directed by David Lean
featuring Peter O'Toole, Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, Claude RainsList of all editionsThis sweeping, highly literate historical epic covers the Allies' mideastern campaign during World War I as seen through the eyes of the enigmatic T. ... More
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14. Rampage (1963)
directed by Phil Karlson
featuring Robert Mitchum, Elsa Martinelli, Jack Hawkins, Sabu, Cely CarrilloList of all editionsIn this adventure saga, animal trapper Harry Stanton (Robert Mitchum) is commissioned to bring back an exotic jungle cat by a West German zoo. He ... More
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15. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
directed by Henry Koster
featuring James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins, Ronald SquireList of all editionsHenry Koster directs the 1951 aviation drama No Highway in the Sky, based on the novel by Nevil Shute. James Stewart stars as Theodore Honey, a ... More
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16. The League of Gentlemen (1960)
directed by Basil Dearden
featuring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Roger Livesey, Richard Attenborough, Bryan ForbesList of all editionsAn engrossing suspenser with dashes of comedy, League of Gentlemen is about a daring group of highly trained army men, turned bank robbers. When Hyde ... More
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17. Jane Eyre (1971)
directed by Delbert Mann
featuring George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen, Jack Hawkins, Nyree Dawn PorterList of all editionsCharlotte Bronte's classic Victorian novel is once again put through the paces, this time by Delbert Mann, in this stodgy Masterpiece Theater style ... More
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18. Mandy (1952)
directed by Alexander MacKendrick, Fred Sears
featuring Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins, Terence Morgan, Mandy Miller, Godfrey TearleReleased in Britain as Crash of Silence, Mandy is a straightforward story about a handicapped child's efforts to adapt to a normal world. Born deaf, ... More
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19. Home at Seven (1952)
directed by Ralph Richardson
featuring Ralph Richardson, Margaret Leighton, Jack Hawkins, Campbell Singer, Michael ShepleyBritish stage and film star Ralph Richardson stepped behind the cameras for the first and last time to direct Murder on Monday. Richardson also ... More
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20. Touch and Go (1955)
directed by Michael Truman
featuring Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, June Thorburn, John Fraser, Roland CulverTouch and Go stars Jack Hawkins as the head of a British family who decides to kick over the traces and emigrate to Australia. No one in the family, ... More
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21. When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
directed by Etienne Perier
featuring Anthony Hopkins, Robert Morley, Natalie Delon, Jack Hawkins, Corin RedgraveList of all editionsAnthony Hopkins stars in this convoluted adventure yarn, scripted by Alistair MacLean. Hopkins is Philip Calvert, a water-logged James Bond. Calvert ... More
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22. Fortune in Diamonds (1951)
directed by David MacDonald
featuring Jack Hawkins, Peter Hammond, Dennis Price, Gregoire Aslan, Charles PatonThe Adventurers is set in South Africa at the end of the Boer war. Commando Pieter Brandt (Jack Hawkins) comes across the dead body of a diamond ... More
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23. The Prisoner (1955)
directed by Peter Glenville
featuring Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Wilfred Lawson, Jeannette Sterke, Kenneth Griffith, Ronald LewisList of all editionsBritish theatrical director Peter Glenville made his film directorial debut with 1955's The Prisoner (Glenville had previous helmed the London stage ... More
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24. Land of the Pharaohs (1955)
directed by Howard Hawks
featuring Jack Hawkins, Joan Collins, Dewey Martin, Alexis Minotis, James Robertson JusticeList of all editions"Nobody knew how a Pharaoh talked!" That's how producer/director Howard Hawks explained some of the sillier dialogue exchanges in the William ... More
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25. The Small Back Room (1949)
directed by Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
featuring David Farrar, Kathleen Byron, Jack Hawkins, Cyril Cusack, Michael Gough, Leslie BanksList of all editionsIn 1948, "The Archers" -- the writing and directing team of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger -- had completed The Red Shoes, one of their ... More







