John Mortimer

John Mortimer

Birthday: 1923-04-21

Place of Birth: Hampstead, London, United Kingdom

Biography: Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit), television and radio. He also wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.

Movies

Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies

A look at the history of British B-movies....

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The Ware Case
The Ware Case

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the ...

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Me and Marlborough
Me and Marlborough

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars....

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Brown on Resolution
Brown on Resolution

Forever England gives John Mills his first leading role as Brown. Born after a brief affair between ...

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Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene

The documentary uses Graham Greene's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs...

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The Trial of Lady Chatterley
The Trial of Lady Chatterley

A docudramatisation of the 1960 obscenity trial in the United Kingdom of Penguin Books for publishin...

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