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The Devil-Ship Pirates is a 1964 British pirate adventure film directed by Don Sharp.
Till Death Us Do Part is a 1968 British comedy film directed by Norman Cohen, written by Johnny Speight, and starring Warren Mitchell and Dandy Nichols. It was based on the BBC television series of the same name created by Speight. A sequel, The Alf Garnett Saga, followed in 1972.
Psychomania is a 1973 British outlaw biker horror film directed by Don Sharp, and starring Nicky Henson, Beryl Reid, George Sanders, and Robert Hardy.
Our Man in Marrakesh is a 1966 British comedy spy film shot in Morocco produced and co-written by Harry Alan Towers, directed by Don Sharp and starring Tony Randall, Herbert Lom and Senta Berger.
Harry Black is a 1958 British adventure film adaptation of the novel Harry Black by David Walker, released by 20th Century Fox.
The Four Feathers is a 1978 British television film adaptation of the classic 1902 novel The Four Feathers by novelist A. E. W. Mason. Directed by Don Sharp, this version starred Beau Bridges, Robert Powell, Simon Ward and Jane Seymour, and was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. It follows the novel almost exactly, and response to the film was very positive.
The Truth About Women is a 1957 British comedy film directed by Muriel Box and starring Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Mai Zetterling and Diane Cilento.
Loot is a 1970 British comedy film directed by Silvio Narizzano starring Richard Attenborough, Lee Remick, Hywel Bennett, Milo O'Shea and Roy Holder. It is based on the play of the same name by Joe Orton. It was entered into the 1971 Cannes Film Festival.
Callan is a 1974 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Edward Woodward, Eric Porter,Carl Möhner and Russell Hunter. It was based on the pilot episode of the ITV television series Callan which ran from 1967 to 1972.
Linda is a 1960 British second feature teen drama film, directed by Don Sharp and starring Carol White and Alan Rothwell.
The Stolen Airliner is a 1955 British Children's Film Foundation production, directed by Don Sharp and starring Fella Edmonds, Diana Day, and Michael Maguire. It was based on John Pudney's adventure story for boys, Thursday Adventure (1955).
The Professionals is a 1960 British crime thriller, directed by Don Sharp and starring William Lucas, Andrew Faulds and Colette Wilde.
Taste of Excitement is a 1969 British mystery thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Eva Renzi, David Buck and Peter Vaughan. It was shot during 1968 on location around Nice on the French Riviera, but not given a general release until 1970. It had an X certificate for violence and brief nudity. In the United States it was released under the alternative title Why Would Anyone Want to Kill a Nice Girl Like You?.
Child's Play is a 1954 British science fiction film directed by Margaret Thomson and starring Mona Washbourne and Christopher Beeny. The script was by Don Sharp, who also worked on the film as an assistant.
The Blue Peter is a 1955 British film directed by Wolf Rilla and starring Kieron Moore and Greta Gynt. It was released in the United States in December 1957. The film is about youth seamanship at the original Outward Bound in Aberdyfi, Wales, a program similar to Sea Scouting or Sea Cadets.
The Golden Disc is a 1958 British pop musical film directed by Don Sharp and starring Terry Dene and Mary Steele. A young man and woman open a trendy coffee bar and discover a singing star.
The Violent Enemy is a 1968 film directed by Don Sharp and starring Tom Bell, Susan Hampshire, Ed Begley, and Noel Purcell. The plot concerns an IRA plot to blow up a British power station.
Adventure in the Hopfields is a 1954 British children's film directed by John Guillermin and starring Mandy Miller. It was made for the Children's Film Foundation. Location filming took place in and around Goudhurst in Kent.
References
- 1 2 ADVENTURES OF HAL 5, The Monthly Film Bulletin; London Vol. 25, Iss. 288, (Jan 1, 1958): 152.
- ↑ Vagg, Stephen (27 July 2019). "Unsung Aussie Filmmakers: Don Sharp – A Top 25". Filmink.
- ↑ The Adventures of Hal 5 at Chestnut.com
- ↑ Obituary: Don Sharp: His eerily atmospheric Hammer horror films included The Kiss of the Vampire Bergan, Ronald. The Guardian 24 Dec 2011: 39.
- ↑ Shail, Robert (21 March 2016). The Children's Film Foundation: History and Legacy. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 55–56. ISBN 9781844578603.
- ↑ Sharp, Don (2 November 1993). "Don Sharp Side 2" (Interview). Interviewed by Teddy Darvas and Alan Lawson. London: History Project. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
