John Mills

In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.

Dir. Richard Attenborough · With Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox

A widower refuses to let his three daughters marry in order to avoid paying settlements, so they'll just have to outsmart him.

Dir. David Lean · With Charles Laughton, John Mills, Brenda De Banzie

"Jellicle" cats join for a Jellicle ball where they rejoice with their leader, Old Deuteronomy. One cat will be chosen to go to the "Heavyside Layer" and be reborn.

Dir. David Mallet, Trevor Nunn · With Elaine Paige, John Mills, Ken Page

In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Dir. David Lean · With Robert Mitchum, Trevor Howard, Christopher Jones

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Dir. David Lean · With John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager

Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students.

Dir. Sam Wood · With Robert Donat, Greer Garson, Terry Kilburn

A group of army personnel and nurses attempt a dangerous and arduous trek across the deserts of North Africa during the second world war. The leader of the team dreams of his ice cold beer when he reaches Alexandria.

Dir. J. Lee Thompson · With John Mills, Sylvia Syms, Anthony Quayle

After being shipwrecked, the Robinson family is marooned on an island inhabited only by an impressive array of wildlife. In true pioneer spirit, they quickly make themselves at home but soon face a danger even greater than nature: dastardly pirates.

Dir. Ken Annakin · With John Mills, Dorothy McGuire, James MacArthur

With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of World War II.

Dir. Jimmy T. Murakami · With John Mills, Peggy Ashcroft, Robin Houston

The story of the HMS Torrin, from its construction to its sinking in the Mediterranean during action in World War II. The ship’s first and only commanding officer is Captain E.V. Kinross, who trains his men not only to be loyal to him and the country, but—most importantly—to themselves.

Dir. Noël Coward, David Lean · With Noël Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles

Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.

Dir. Michael Anderson · With Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard

In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.

Dir. Douglas Hickox · With Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, John Mills

A psychiatrist becomes the new Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth in order to battle an evil Sorceress from the past.

Dir. Philip DeGuere Jr. · With Peter Hooten, Clyde Kusatsu, Jessica Walter

Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a case of blackmail involving the two wild daughters of a rich general, a pornographer and a gangster.

Dir. Michael Winner · With Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone

An uptight New York City tax lawyer gets his life turned upside down one day when he's asked to escort a feisty free-spirited ex-convict who asks him to help prove her innocence of her crime.

Dir. James Foley · With Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Bibi Besch