Henry V 1944  N/R, 153 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Robert Newton, Leslie Banks, Renee Asherson, Esmond Knight, Leo Genn, Felix Aylmer, Ernest Thesiger, Robert Helpmann, Ralph Truman, Griffith Jones, Morland Graham, Nicholas Hannen, Roy Emerton, Freda Jackson
No one can beat Sir Laurence Olivier when it comes to directing and acting in Shakespearean plays. In this film, he does both and scores a brilliant production hit. This version of "Henry V" centers on the 1415 battle of Agincourt where the English defeated the French. The film was nominated for several Oscars, including Best Picture and Actor. Olivier received an honorary Oscar for his achievement as actor, producer, and director for the film.
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby 1982  TV, 510 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Caird, Jim Goddard, Trevor Nunn
Cast: Roger Rees, Emily Richard, David Threlfall, John Woodvine, Jane Downs, Alun Armstrong, Ian McNeice, Lucy Gutteridge, Griffith Jones, John McEnery, Patrick Godfrey, Suzanne Bertish, Griffith Jones, Morland Graham, Ralph Truman
In this made-for-TV miniseries based on Charles Dickens' classic tale, Roger Rees takes on the role of Nicholas Nickleby who, along with his mother (Jane Downs) and sister (Emily Richard), must rely on help from his Uncle Ralph (John Woodvine) until Nicholas can find the means to rescue them from their lot in life. The film won an Emmy for Outstanding Limited Series and received nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor (Roger Rees) and Outstanding Supporting Actor (David Threlfall) in a Limited Series
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The Mill on the Floss 1937  N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Whelan
Cast: Geraldine Fitzgerald, Frank Lawton, Victoria Hopper, Fay Compton, James Mason, Griffith Jones, Mary Clare, Martita Hunt, Felix Aylmer, Athene Seyler
This is the film adaptation of George Eliot's novel about two feuding families whose son and daughter fall in love with each other to the dismay of their relatives.
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The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Catherine the Great
Director: Paul Czinner
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier, Irene Vanbrugh, Griffith Jones, Joan Gardner, Dorothy Hale, Allan Jeayes, Gibb McLaughlin, Clifford Heatherley, Laurence Hanray
In the 18th century, Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) was summoned by the Empress of Russia (Flora Robson) to marry the Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), and it was not long before she learned that he was mentally unstable and was enjoying numerous affairs. Soon after the Empress dies, Peter assumes the throne, not mentally able to handle the responsibilities, and Catherine is urged to assume power.
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They Made Me a Fugitive 1947  N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: I Became a Criminal
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
Cast: Sally Gray, Trevor Howard, Griffith Jones, Rene Ray, Mary Merrall, Charles Farrell, Michael Brennan, Jack McNaughton, Cyril Smith, Vida Hope
Clem (Trevor Howard), an ex-RAF pilot, is bored in postwar England, so he joins a gang. He is framed by the gang leader after a failed heist and sent to jail. After escaping, he heads to London for revenge.
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A Yank at Oxford 1938 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jack Conway
Cast: Robert Taylor, Lionel Barrymore, Maureen O'Sullivan, Vivien Leigh, Edmund Gwenn, Claude Gillingwater, C.V. France, Griffith Jones, Tully Marshall, Edward Rigby
American track star Lee Sheridan (Robert Taylor) finds pitfalls when he adapts to life as an Oxford student.
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| 1. Henry V (1944)
2. The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1982)
3. The Mill on the Floss (1937)
4. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
aka: Catherine the Great
5. They Made Me a Fugitive (1947)
aka: I Became a Criminal
6. The Wicked Lady (1945)
7. A Yank at Oxford (1938)
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