Directing

Donald McWhinnie

Born — Died

1920-10-16 — 1987-10-08

Place of birth

Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, UK

Known for

Directing

Credits

25 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

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At 17 years of age, Leslie Hartop's parents decide the time has come for her to move out and make her way in the world. She moves in with the Hollands who live in a old mill.

The Mill

1972

Fallen Angels poster
2.0

Two men go off on a golfing trip, leaving their wives to amuse themselves as best they can. The wives each receive a postcard from Maurice Duclos, a former lover both had before their marriages.

Fallen Angels

1974

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A night worker at a mental institution finds his job beginning to change.

Night Duty

1972

An Afternoon at the Festival poster
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Ahead of a screening of his latest film a director converses with a prostitute, whilst his female star and estranged wife talks to a writer, his brother. Intercut are scenes from the film, and the making of it.

An Afternoon at the Festival

1973

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1.0

All kinds of misfortune befall Moll Flanders in 18th-century England; but she's a great survivor.

Moll Flanders

1975

The Country Wife poster
7.0

Directed by Donald McWhinnie.

The Country Wife

1977

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A man who feels trapped by his life volunteers to become an exhibit in a zoo.

A Man in the Zoo

1975

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The story is set in Scotland and centres on plain-looking Maggie Wylie, whose wealthy family fears she will become a spinster. To ensure her marriage, her family strikes a deal with ambitious, young railroad porter John Shand: they will fund his university education if he agrees to marry Maggie in five years. John honours the agreement, but does not initially love her. Maggie quietly uses her intellect and wit to guide John's political career and write his speeches. Their marriage is threatened when John is tempted by the beautiful aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.

What Every Woman Knows

1978

The Wood Demon poster
9.0

A luncheon party gathers to celebrate a wealthy unmarried man's birthday; his sister hopes he'll marry Sonya, the daughter of a selfish gout-ridden old professor who makes life Hell for his son George and his young wife, Helen. At the luncheon is Khrushchov, a passionate environmentalist, called "the Wood Demon" by all, in love with Sonya and she with him, but neither will say it. Two weeks later there's a family meeting at the professor's estate; two weeks after that, a supper at the cabin of Dyadin, who's cheerful to all. George, Helen, Sonya, and Khrushchov are each suffocating. Can any of them take action?

The Wood Demon

1974

Beasts: What Big Eyes poster
7.5

An RSPCA officer is horrified when he discovers a pet shop owner has been conducting experiments on a wolf, searching for proof of lycanthropy. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale’s “Beasts” horror anthology miniseries.

Beasts: What Big Eyes

1976

A Dog's Ransom poster
9.0

A quiet, middle-aged couple living in Chelsea start to receive threatening letters through the post - and then things take a sinister turn as their beloved poodle, Tina, is kidnapped. A smart young copper from the local force decides to investigate -

A Dog's Ransom

1978

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Just after World War I, the Gibbons family moves to a nice house in the suburbs. They live an ordinary life throughout the years, but everything changes when World War II breaks out.

This Happy Breed

1969

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A visit by the Moscow Arts Theatre company to Chekhov's country villa at Yalta in 1900. Based on the stage play by John Driver and Jeffrey Haddow.

Chekhov in Yalta

1988

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After his father's death, George Pickard has a strange dream where his father tells him he's traveling to the small town of Skelby Moor. His father, Albert, was a traveling salesman who worked a large territory but the name is familiar to him. He takes his holiday there staying at the same hotel his father used.

The Ring of Truth

1973

A Wicked World poster
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Roland Green who thinks the world is all safe soon realises that the world he lives in can be a bit wicked sometimes.

A Wicked World

1964

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Henry Batley, a bored young journalist in a small town is attracted to both Christie Davenport and her sister Sophie, whilst younger sister Tina is determined to make him hers.

The Four Beauties

1973

Thrills Galore poster
7.0

"They were all there for the beer"...

Thrills Galore

1972

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Written by Stewart Parker to celebrate the centenary of James Joyce's birth. It takes the viewer on a journey into the imagined world of Joyce's mind while he was creating Ulysses. There's a sequence where the theatre troupe is on a tour & there are some amusing set pieces involving Stephen Rea & Gabriel Byrne.

Joyce in June

1982

Ghost Trio poster
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A female voice identifies a lone man in a room. The shots cut closer, revealing he is holding a cassette recorder, playing Beethoven's "Ghost" Piano Trio no. 5. The film repeats the imagery, and then shows what he has been reacting to.

Ghost Trio

1977

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A young man starts a new job as companion to a wealthy, eccentric recluse who lives in a large house in a remote area. The only others living there are an aged butler and a companion about to leave. It transpires that there is more to this curious household than meets the eye.

The Creeper

1970

Krapp's Last Tape poster
10.0

A 69-year-old man sits alone on his birthday and listens to his past through the form of tape reels he has recorded throughout his life.

Krapp's Last Tape

1972

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Tom dreams of being a writer while working in his father's shop in a small seaside town. He's too shy to realise that the girl he loves is waiting for his approach.

Queen of a Distant Country

1978

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A waiting room, with eight chairs, a table with magazines on it, and a picture on the wall. Sitting on the eight chairs - eight men. One by one they go into the interview room. But not one ever comes out

The Interview

1968

...but the clouds... poster
9.0

A woman left behind by a man. Based on a script by Samuel Beckett.

...but the clouds...

1977

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Farce in which the nouveau riche Mrs Frush buys Thark, a large country house, from Sir Hector Benbow but then complains that the house is haunted. An assortment of characters go to the house to investigate.

Thark

1968