Francis Megahy

Directing

Francis Megahy

Born 1935-03-18 · Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK

Francis Megahy was born on March 18, 1935 in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, UK. He was a director and writer, known for Freelance (1970), The Great Riviera Bank Robbery (1979) and Minder (1979). He died on May 1, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

Red Sun Rising poster
4.9

Thomas Hoshino is a tough Japanese detective, who lost his partner by a deadly Yakuza killer Jaho. He tracks down the killer and his master to Los Angeles, where he teams up with Det. Karen Ryder. Soon they discover that Jaho is preparing a gang war and weapon smuggling ring. Hoshino must find a way to defeat the killer who posses mystical ninja powers.

Red Sun Rising

1994

Taffin poster
5.6

When a small Irish town is terrorized by a corrupt business syndicate, a lone hero wages an all out war.

Taffin

1988

Freelance poster
4.3

A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

Freelance

1970

Freelance poster
4.3

A street-smart witness to a gangland slaying tries to beat the hit man at his own game.

Freelance

1970

Flashpoint Africa poster
8.0

A black revolutionary group kidnaps a couple of young white women in a southern African state in the 1970s. They ask for a specific female reporter to interview them. She arrives and decides to stay with them until the girls are released.

Flashpoint Africa

1980

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson poster
3.7

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

1997

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson poster
3.7

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson is a mockumentary on the disappearance of a fictitious wealthy British film producer, Kevin Johnson, who is dealing in sex, lies and blackmail in Hollywood.

The Disappearance of Kevin Johnson

1997

Real Life poster
7.0

A comedy about a dreamer whose Walter Mitty-like fantasies turn his world of make-believe into a world of trouble.

Real Life

1984

Real Life poster
7.0

A comedy about a dreamer whose Walter Mitty-like fantasies turn his world of make-believe into a world of trouble.

Real Life

1984

Carpathian Eagle poster
5.4

Murder victims are being found with the hearts cut out. A police detective is assigned to find and stop the killer. Originally an episode of British horror anthology TV series, Hammer House of Horror, that later received a feature release in the United States.

Carpathian Eagle

1980

Carpathian Eagle poster
5.4

Murder victims are being found with the hearts cut out. A police detective is assigned to find and stop the killer. Originally an episode of British horror anthology TV series, Hammer House of Horror, that later received a feature release in the United States.

Carpathian Eagle

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery poster
6.0

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery.

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery poster
6.0

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery.

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1980

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery poster
6.0

A group of fervent right wing French nationalists plan to finance a government coup and smash communists by pulling off a daring bank robbery.

The Great Riviera Bank Robbery

1980

No artwork available
NR

A satirical look at traffic problems.

None But the Tortoise

1966

Growing Pains poster
5.0

An old book containing a strange poem resurrects a vengeful spirit from the dead. Originally an episode of British horror anthology TV series, Hammer House of Horror, that later received a feature release in the United States.

Growing Pains

1980

The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir poster
NR

A unique insight into a charismatic and elusive man: ruthless in a race car, surprisingly open and warm-hearted with friends and family in Brazil. An intensely spiritual man is revealed by his intimate reflections.

The Real Ayrton Senna: A Personal Memoir

2018

Inside Track: Senna and McLaren poster
NR

The story of the Ayrton Senna / McLaren partnership of 1991, and their amazing chronicle of success.

Inside Track: Senna and McLaren

1991

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously poster
NR

Marty Feldman, for many years a successful comedy writer before turning to performing, explores humour through the people who create it, comparing their traditions, motivations and anxieties with his own. Among the people Marty talks to are Peter Sellers, Eric Morecambe, Peter Brough and Archie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Barry Took.

One Pair of Eyes - No, But Seriously

1969

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light poster
NR

No rest for the elite of Grand Prix racing. Cutting edge R&D is the norm for Formula One teams and their drivers between the end of one season and the beginning of the next. In this groundbreaking documentary we follow the F1 McLaren team and its star driver Ayrton Senna from the Chequered Flag at end of the last race in 1990 in Adelaide for the Australian GP - to the Green Light start of the first race of 1991 in Phoenix, Arizona for the US Grand Prix. A unique behind-the-scenes look at F1, this video shows the state-of-the-art McLaren headquarters in Woking, England, rigorous testing in Estoril, Portugal, followed by Barcelona, Spain and finally Suzuka, Japan. Bonus footage includes a close up and personal look at Senna during his offseason in his homeland, Brazil, and finally to the US for the start of the new Grand Prix season.

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light

1991

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light poster
NR

No rest for the elite of Grand Prix racing. Cutting edge R&D is the norm for Formula One teams and their drivers between the end of one season and the beginning of the next. In this groundbreaking documentary we follow the F1 McLaren team and its star driver Ayrton Senna from the Chequered Flag at end of the last race in 1990 in Adelaide for the Australian GP - to the Green Light start of the first race of 1991 in Phoenix, Arizona for the US Grand Prix. A unique behind-the-scenes look at F1, this video shows the state-of-the-art McLaren headquarters in Woking, England, rigorous testing in Estoril, Portugal, followed by Barcelona, Spain and finally Suzuka, Japan. Bonus footage includes a close up and personal look at Senna during his offseason in his homeland, Brazil, and finally to the US for the start of the new Grand Prix season.

Ayrton Senna: Chequered Flag to Green Light

1991

The Best Government Money Can Buy? poster
7.0

Francis Megahy examines the role and influence of lobbyists in American politics.

The Best Government Money Can Buy?

2009

Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil poster
NR

British documentary showing the intimacy of Ayrton Senna in Brazil. Like his farm in Tatuí, interior of the state of São Paulo, where he built a kart track. He travels by helicopter through the city of São Paulo, to his building in Santana, North Zone of the city. He shows his houses in São Paulo and Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro. And it speaks of its physical and psychological preparation.

Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil

1992

Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil poster
NR

British documentary showing the intimacy of Ayrton Senna in Brazil. Like his farm in Tatuí, interior of the state of São Paulo, where he built a kart track. He travels by helicopter through the city of São Paulo, to his building in Santana, North Zone of the city. He shows his houses in São Paulo and Angra dos Reis, in Rio de Janeiro. And it speaks of its physical and psychological preparation.

Ayrton Senna Lifestyle in Brazil

1992