John Mortimer Movies

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.

In 1930s fascist Italy, adolescent Luca just lost his mother. His father, a callous businessman, sends him to be taken care of by British expatriate...

Adapted from the work of Miguel de Cervantes, this is the story of a hidalgo, fanatic for chivalry novels, who loses his sanity and believing to be a...

Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife...

An Englishman with a grudge against an insurance company for a disallowed claim fakes his own death and escapes to Spain, but is soon pursued by an...

John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.

Mark Conrad, a habitual drunk and troublemaker with a shady past, is expelled by Hong Kong police after one too many bar fights. He's sent to Macao...

A look at the history of British B-movies.

This hilarious one-act play by John Mortimer (creator of Rumpole of the Bailey) is the story of a highly incompetent lawyer preparing to defend a man...

Helen Lester is in love with a man she has known just 24 hours, a playboy who spent time in jail for passing bad checks. Though the man has promised...

A woman disguises herself in men's clothes in order to follow her husband to the wars.

A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the company where she works. The film tells the story of their...

An aristocrat won't economize, then his rich brother in law is found murdered in the grounds of the aristocrat's house

A bored Rumpole, living in Florida retirement, uses an inquiry from Phyllida as a pretext to re-establish himself back in chambers.

Made by Carlton Television for ITV (UK) , this adaptation of Laurie Lee's autobiographical novel follows a young man's maturation in the country town...

A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals...

Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.

After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his...