John Owers

Movies5

• Movie7.2

  AdventureDrama

  The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him

  Scott of the Antarctic

  1948 · 44 votes

• Movie7.0

  Drama

  In this modest drama, set during World War II, two rival boat families battle it out for supremacy.

  Painted Boats

  1945 · 9 votes

• Movie7.2

  ActionDrama

  Based on the true story of the 1940 rescue of the tanker MV San Demetrio by parts of her own crew after she had been set afire in the middle of the Atlantic by the German heavy cruiser Admiral Scheer and then had been abandoned. When one of the lifeboats drifted back to the burning tanker the day after, and found that she still hadn't exploded, they decided to board her and put out the fires. Eventually, they managed to start the engine again and decided to try to reach Britain against all odds.

  San Demetrio London

  1943 · 15 votes

• Movie6.2

  ThrillerDrama

  In Victorian Brighton, a scheming pub landlady uses the timorous son of a domineering pharmacist to assist in the poisoning of her drunkard husband. (The title is from the way pharmacists used to wrap parcels containing poison.)

  Pink String and Sealing Wax

  1945 · 20 votes

• Movie6.4

  DramaWar

  A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier who needs to keep his identity a secret from the Nazis. To do this, he poses as a dead English Officer and corresponds with the man's wife. Other inmates’ stories are also revealed. Location shooting in the British occupied part of Germany adds believability.

  The Captive Heart

  1946 · 27 votes