3 Movies Directed by Frank Launder

I See a Dark Stranger

I See a Dark Stranger

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1946-07-04

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

APPROVED

IMDB Ratings:

7.1 (889 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Launder

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Launder (by)

Sidney Gilliat (by)

Wolfgang Wilhelm (by)

Frank Launder (screenplay)

Sidney Gilliat (screenplay)

Liam Redmond (additional dialogue)

Fullplot:

Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.

The Blue Lagoon

The Blue Lagoon

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1949-09-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

101 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (273 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Launder

Cast:

Writer:

Henry De Vere Stacpoole (novel)

John Baines

Michael Hogan

Frank Launder

Fullplot:

Two children are shipwrecked on a desert-island and fall in love while growing up together.

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1966-03-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

93 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (674 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Frank Launder (original story)

Sidney Gilliat (original story)

Leslie Gilliat (original story)

Frank Launder (screenplay)

Ivor Herbert (screenplay)

Ronald Searle (inspired by the original drawings of the Girls and Staff of "St. Trinians")

Fullplot:

The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.

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