14 Movies Starring Joan Collins

The Wayward Bus

The Wayward Bus

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1957-05-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (190 Reviews)

Director:

Victor Vicas

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ivan Moffat

John Steinbeck (novel)

Fullplot:

Joan Collins, Jayne Mansfield and Dan Dailey star in this engaging drama based on a novel by John Steinbeck. Three strangers - a stripper (Mansfield), an alcoholic wife (Collins) and a traveling salesman (Dailey) - embark on a life-changing journey on a fateful bus ride. As the road presents challenges, each character faces his or her own shortcomings, not knowing where life will lead next.

The Bravados

The Bravados

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1958-08-01

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(2985 Reviews)

Director:

Henry King

Genres:

DramaWestern

Cast:

Writer:

Philip Yordan (screenplay)

Frank O'Rourke (novel)

Fullplot:

Jim Douglas has been relentlessly pursuing the four outlaws who murdered his wife, but finds them in jail about to be hanged. While he waits to witness their execution, they escape; and the townspeople enlist Douglas' aid to recapture them.

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1959-02-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

106 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

(804 Reviews)

Director:

Leo McCarey

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Claude Binyon (screenplay)

Leo McCarey (screenplay)

Max Shulman (from the novel by)

Fullplot:

Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite who becomes involved in various shenanigans with his wife Grace Oglethorpe, leads a protest movement against a secret army plan to set up a missile base in their community.

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Can Heironymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1970-07-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

X

IMDB Ratings:

4.8 (288 Reviews)

Director:

Anthony Newley

Cast:

Writer:

Anthony Newley

Herman Raucher

Fullplot:

Hieronymus Merkin has recently turned 40, and is in the midst of preparing a film that details his life's history and development. Portraying himself as a marionette being controlled by an unseen puppet master, young Merkin is led away from the innocence of youth and into the waiting arms of one woman after another by Goodtime Eddie Filth. With Filth's guidance, Merkin steadily transforms into a self-centered womanizer, save only for the longing he feels for his one lost love, Mercy Humppe. As the producers of his life story scream for him to come up with an ending, Merkin must look back and decide what, if anything, he's learned from his experiences.

Tales That Witness Madness

Tales That Witness Madness

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1973-10-31

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (712 Reviews)

Director:

Freddie Francis

Genres:

Horror

Fullplot:

Dr Tremayne is an enigmatic Psychiatrist running a Futuristic asylum housing four very special cases. Visited by colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each of the four patients went mad... cue four distinct tales each with a different set of characters: 'Mr Tiger' tells of Paul, the sensitive and troubled young son of prosperous but constantly bickering and unlovely parents, and the boy's 'imaginary' friend, a tiger. 'Penny Farthing' tells of Timothy, an antique store owner propelled backwards in time by a penny-farthing bicycle in his shop, all the while being watched over by the constantly changing photograph of Uncle Albert, which endangers the lives of both Timothy and his beautiful wife, Ann. 'Mel' tells of Brian, a man who brings home an old dead tree and prominently displays it in his living room as a work of art. His fiery wife Bella soon becomes jealous of the tree, which the husband has lovingly named Mel, and it seems to be developing a will of its own. 'Luau' tells of Auriol, a flamboyant and ambitious literary agent who will do anything to impress her sinister new client, though he seems more interested in Auriol's beautiful and precocious young daughter Ginny. Ginny sneaks off on holiday while Auriol plans a sumptuous feast for her client.

Empire of the Ants

Empire of the Ants

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1977-07-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

89 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

3.8 (2993 Reviews)

Director:

Bert I. Gordon

Genres:

Sci-FiHorror

Cast:

Writer:

H.G. Wells (story)

Jack Turley (screenplay)

Bert I. Gordon (screen story)

Fullplot:

Sleazy scam artist Joan Collins tries to sell phony real estate deals down in the Florida everglades. What she and her unsuspecting buyers don't know is the area has been taken over by giant ants!

Annie: A Royal Adventure!

Annie: A Royal Adventure!

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-11-18

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

G

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (427 Reviews)

Director:

Ian Toynton

Cast:

Writer:

Harold Gray (comic "Little Orphan Annie")

Martin Charnin (play)

Thomas Meehan (book)

Charles Strouse (play)

Trish Soodik

Fullplot:

Annie is back! Along with her friends Molly, Hannah, her dog Sandy, and her wealthy father Oliver Warbucks. They take a trip to England where Oliver Warbucks is going to be Knighted by the King. Annie and the gang stumbles onto a wicked scheme led by an evil noblewoman who plans to blow up Buckingham Palace so she can become Queen and claim the throne for herself! And now it is up to Annie and her friends to stop her!

A Midwinter's Tale

A Midwinter's Tale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-02-16

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

99 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (1967 Reviews)

Director:

Kenneth Branagh

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-09-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (168 Reviews)

Fullplot:

The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span of more than sixty years. He is still drawing in his nineties. His interesting domestic life, political, and cultural views are highlights. In addition, he talks about himself a bit - seriously and lightly.(At one point he he claims that his only form of exercise has been to live in his Manhattan townhouse: stairs). He drives his car around Manhattan - an adventure in itself. Brief interviews with, and reminiscences of many friends and associates.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

76 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2518 Reviews)

Director:

David Mallet

Genres:

Musical

Fullplot:

In this filmed adaption of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph, son of Jacob. The favoured son, he is betrayed by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh. This all the sets the scene for when he meets his brothers who have come to Egypt to purchase food.

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

76 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (2533 Reviews)

Director:

David Mallet

Genres:

Musical

Fullplot:

In this filmed adaption of the long-running musical, we see the story of Joseph, son of Jacob. The favoured son, he is betrayed by his jealous brothers and sold into slavery and driven to Egypt. Though beset with adversity, Joseph perseveres through wit and faith and becomes the governor of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh. This all the sets the scene for when he meets his brothers who have come to Egypt to purchase food.

Ellis in Glamourland

Ellis in Glamourland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-09-30

Languages:

Dutch, English

Countries:

Netherlands

Runtime:

95 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (817 Reviews)

Director:

Pieter Kramer

Genres:

Comedy

Fullplot:

Ten years after her failed marriage, recently fired mother Ellis 'El' Vermeulen and preteen son Thijs get peanuts while her ex spends everything on new flame Mirella. She finally takes Joane Collins' amoral course 'How To Marry A Millionaire'. She actually gets socialites interested, including hunk Gijs, a fine substitute dad for Thijs. Of course there is a catch.

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-04-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.8 (39 Reviews)

Genres:

Family

Cast:

Writer:

Tom Butterworth (screenplay)

Georgia Byng (novel)

Chris Hurford

Fullplot:

This movie will be about a young orphan girl who just happens to come across a hypnotizing book and hypnotizes her way to a New York show and becomes rich and famous. But another man also wants that book and tracks her all the way to New York and takes her dog. In order to get it back she must rob the richest bank of all its jewels.

Brave Miss World

Brave Miss World

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-05-29

Languages:

English, Italian, Hebrew

Countries:

USA, Israel, Italy, South Africa

Runtime:

88 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (235 Reviews)

Director:

Cecilia Peck

Fullplot:

Israeli beauty queen Linor Abargil was abducted and raped in Milan, Italy two months before being crowned Miss World in 1998. Ten years later, she's ready to talk about it, and to encourage others to speak out. Now a globe-trotting victims' advocate, Linor encourages others to stand against sexual violence by putting an end to their silence. She travels to speak with teens in South Africa, where girls are statistically more likely to be raped than educated. For victims of sexual assault, the journey toward wholeness never ends; still, Linor Abargil, the BRAVE MISS WORLD, continues her unflinching efforts to keep the nightmares at bay.

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