
John Leyton
Oyuncu · d. 1939 · Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England, UK
John Dudley Leyton (born 17 February 1936) is an English actor and singer. Leyton as a singer is best known for his hit song "Johnny Remember Me" (written by Geoff Goddard and produced by Joe Meek), which reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 1961 despite being banned by the BBC for its death references. His follow-up single, "Wild Wind", reached number two in the charts. Alongside singing, Leyton's acting career saw him appearing in television and films throughout the 1960s. His films included The Great Escape, Guns at Batasi, Von Ryan's Express and Krakatoa, East of Java. In 2009 he also had a small role in the film Telstar, a biopic based on Joe Meek's life in which Leyton himself was portrayed by Callum Dixon.
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Film7.9MaceraDramBir grup müttefik kaçışa imkan vermeyecek şekilde tasarlanmış özel bir kampa hapsedilir. Üç farklı tünel kazarak kurtulmayı planlayan İngiliz asker (Richard Attenborough), usta Amerikalı hırsız (James Garner) ve Polonya’lı hendek kazıcısının (Charles Brosnon) bu planı başarılı olur. Ne var ki, bu 70 tutuklunun kaçışları burayla sınırlı kalmayacaktır...Film iki bölümden oluşuyor. İlk yarıda kaçış planları ve hazırlıklarını, ikinci bölümde ise Alman hükümeti ile esir Avrupa’nın sınırlarından dışarı çıkmaya çalışan kahramanların kovalamacasını izliyoruz.
Film7.1SavaşAksiyonMüttefik güçleri, Nazileri Almanyanın içlerine doğru itmeye başlamışken, Amerikan savaş pilotu albay Joseph Ryan'ın uçağı düşürülür ve kendisi de esir kampına yollanır. Kamptan kaçmaktan çok orada yaşamaya çalışması nedeniyle kendisine "Von Ryan" ismi takılır. Fakat zamanla, komutayı İngiliz subaydan devralır ve İtalya'dan İsviçre'ye giden bir treni kaçırmanın da dahil olduğu cesur bir kaçış planı hazırlar. Tabi Naziler her zaman peşlerinde olacaktır. Heyecandan yerinizde duramayacağınız müthiş finaline kadar tamamıyla macera, kovalamaca ve olağanüstü italya manzaralarından oluşan Oscar adayı mükemmel bir macera.
Film5.8AksiyonMaceraA team of maritime salvage workers are about to embark on a recovery dive. However the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano eruption provides more pressing problems.
Krakatoa, East of Java
1969 · 42 votes
Film5.6DramKorkuA recently-married woman who has been labeled as mentally unstable, begins to suspect that someone close to her is the culprit in a sudden string of murders.
Schizo
1976 · 38 votes
Film6.6KomediNaive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from the bottom, while both the management and the labor union use him as a tool in their fight for power.
I'm All Right Jack
1959 · 85 votes
Film5.5DramMüzikSet against a backdrop of early '60s London, Telstar is the story of the world's first independent record producer, Joe Meek. A maverick genius who enjoyed phenomenal success with Telstar – the biggest selling record of it's time – before bad luck, depression, heartbreak and paranoia led to his downfall.
Telstar: The Joe Meek Story
2008 · 33 votes
Film6.2SuçKomediWhen D. C. Dangerous Davies, not held in high regard by his superiors, is assigned to find a notorious criminal kingpin, he uncovers the details of 15-year-old cold case.
Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective
1981 · 10 votes
Film5.7KomediDramThe true story of a man who posed as director Stanley Kubrick during the production of Kubrick's last film, Eyes Wide Shut, despite knowing very little about his work and looking nothing like him.
Colour Me Kubrick
2005 · 89 votes
Film6.0KomediA captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is less prepared for the social duties his new position involves, not least the way he in which becomes the target for all the unattached women on board.
The Captain's Table
1959 · 6 votes
Film7.0DramSavaşAn anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.
Guns at Batasi
1964 · 33 votes
Film7.0KomediMüzikA group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show
Every Day's a Holiday
1965 · 4 votes
Film5.7KomediMüzikThe hero and heroine want to popularize trad jazz in their town. Some older people feel displeased about trad jazz, and prevent their trying. The hero and heroine go to a London television studio to ask trad jazz musicians to perform in concert.
It's Trad, Dad!
1962 · 14 votes
Film9.0BelgeselThis documentary chronicles the rise, fall and resurrection of Joe Meek. It shows, due in equal measures to his pioneering DIY recording techniques, hit-making philosophy and a life full of social, psychological and sexual obstacles.
A Life in the Death of Joe Meek
2013 · 1 votes
Film6.3SavaşDrama set in an Italian prisoner of war camp during World War 2, where a group of British soldiers find their plans for escape thwarted by a mysterious traitor in their midst.
Danger Within
1959 · 19 votes
Film4.9DramA rebellious student embarks on an affair with the mother of his best friend, leading to disastrous consequences.
The Idol
1966 · 10 votes
Film8.0MüzikBelgeselDocumentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens' film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.
The Very Strange Story of the Legendary Joe Meek
1991 · 2 votes
FilmBelgeselA feature-length music documentary that explores the groundbreaking career and queerness of Joe Meek, a pioneering 1960s British record producer. Celebrated for shaping modern music with innovative techniques and collaborations with icons like David Bowie, Meek's story is also marked by his struggle as a gay man in an era when homosexuality was illegal in the UK. The film uses AI to bring Meek’s voice back to narrate his own story, shedding light on his mental health battles and the dark, hostile environment he faced. Contemporary artists reimagine his unreleased tracks, connecting past and present while revealing new perspectives on his tragic life and legacy as a queer icon.
Film7.0DramTV MovieIt's such a simple, natural thing to have a baby, thinks Mary. But she and husband Paul are preoccupied with their careers. Can their young neighbour Tessa help, or are the emotions around a new baby more complex than anyone had expected?
Baby Talk
1981 · 1 votes
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Joe Meek–produced recording artist John Leyton performs hit singles ‘Wild Wind’ and ‘Son, This is She’ and introduces Iain Gregory, who performs ’Can’t You Hear the Beat of a Broken Heart’. They are backed by Charles Blackwell and his orchestra.
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Dizi7.3Savaş ve PolitikaDramJericho is an American espionage series set during World War II. The series stars John Leyton, Don Francks and Marino Masé as secret agents, and aired on CBS from September 1966, to January 1967.
Jericho
1966 · 3 votes
Dizi7.0Ready Steady Go! is one of the UK's first rock/pop music television programmes and was a forerunner of MTV-type programming. It was conceived by Elkan Allan, head of Rediffusion TV. Allan was assisted by record producer/talent manager Vicki Wickham, who became the show's producer, and Michael Lindsay-Hogg who was appointed the show's director in 1965. It was broadcast from August 1963 until December 1966. It was produced by Associated-Rediffusion the weekday ITV contractor for London, called Rediffusion-London post 1964. The live show was eventually networked nationally. The show gained its highest ratings on 20 March 1964 when it featured the Beatles being interviewed and performing their songs "It Won't Be Long", "You Can't Do That" and "Can't Buy Me Love" - the last of which was a hit at the time. RSG! USA! was a Dick Clark production in 1964. A trademark infringement ended the show after six episodes. Its last episode was broadcast on 23 December 1966.
Ready Steady Go!
1963 · 2 votes
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The job of Velma Hardy and her Personality Promotions team is to put glamour into sales drives.
Dizi10.0The Nearly Man was a UK TV series from the mid-1970s created by Arthur Hopcraft about a middle-class Labour MP. Originally screened on ITV on 4 August 1974, the series won the Broadcasting Press Guild award for the best single play on British television in 1974. The series was filmed in London by Granada Television, in black and white. Some episodes were directed by British director John Irvin. The main cast included Tony Britton as the lead character, Anne Firbank, John Leyton, and Ian McCulloch.
The Nearly Man
1974 · 1 votes
DiziBelgeselSeries on the unsung heroes of British pop.
Jukebox Heroes
2001
Dizi7.5Biggles was a Detective Air Inspector attached to Scotland Yard. Helping him was Ginger & Bertie and they fought against villains like von Stalhein. Aimed at a younger audience there was plenty of action, excitement, death traps and even some flying with each adventure ending in a cliff hanger with the viewers told to tune in next week for more daring adventures.
Biggles
1960 · 2 votes