John Krish

Directing

John Krish

Born — Died

1923-12-04 — 2016-05-07

Place of birth

London

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

John Krish (4th December 1923 - 7th May 2016) was a British director, and writer. He was known for his work in documentaries, and public information films such as Searching (1974) and the controversial The Finishing Line (1977). Krish began his career in the 1940s. He worked with various charities, government organizations, and the prison service, creating films that often sparked controversy and faced bans.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Jesus poster
8.3

Three and a half years of Jesus' ministry, as told in the Gospel of Luke.

Jesus

1979

Captured poster
4.2

Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces.

Captured

1959

Captured poster
4.2

Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British POWs enduring brainwashing and torture during the Korean War, thereby revealing what a soldier could expect if he was ever captured by enemy forces.

Captured

1959

Break-In poster
NR

A dramatised training film for the Military Police showing the correct methods and procedures that should be used in solving a crime.

Break-In

1956

Unearthly Stranger poster
6.0

A series of scientists working on a new techology to facilitate man's conquest of space are killed in mysterious circumstances. Suspicion falls on the wife of another scientist on the project, who may not be what she seems.

Unearthly Stranger

1963

The Man Who Had Power Over Women poster
4.6

A successful talent agent enjoys the good life until his wife leaves him. Moving in with his friend and igniting an affair with the man's wife, he also acquires a difficult new client whose public image must be preserved at any cost.

The Man Who Had Power Over Women

1970

I Think They Call Him John poster
6.8

The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

I Think They Call Him John

1964

I Think They Call Him John poster
6.8

The life of an old man, John Cartner Ronson, living alone in a huge block of flats in London since his wife died nine years earlier.

I Think They Call Him John

1964

Friend or Foe poster
7.5

Two evacuated children in wartime rural England find two German airmen hiding out in the woods. An adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1977 novel from writer/director John Krish .

Friend or Foe

1982

Friend or Foe poster
7.5

Two evacuated children in wartime rural England find two German airmen hiding out in the woods. An adaptation of Michael Morpurgo's 1977 novel from writer/director John Krish .

Friend or Foe

1982

They Took Us to The Sea poster
5.0

Made for the NSPCC by the noted film director John Krish, They Took Us To The Sea follows a group of children taken by Inspectors of the NSPCC on an outing from Birmingham to Weston-Super Mare.

They Took Us to The Sea

1961

They Took Us to The Sea poster
5.0

Made for the NSPCC by the noted film director John Krish, They Took Us To The Sea follows a group of children taken by Inspectors of the NSPCC on an outing from Birmingham to Weston-Super Mare.

They Took Us to The Sea

1961

No artwork available
NR

Reminder to lock anything with a lock to protect against burglary in your house. This short film was made to show to people the dangers of not locking there house especially at night time.

Menace

1970

No artwork available
NR

Reminder to lock anything with a lock to protect against burglary in your house. This short film was made to show to people the dangers of not locking there house especially at night time.

Menace

1970

Let My People Go poster
7.0

A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at apartheid in South Africa and the Sharpville massacre.

Let My People Go

1961

The Finishing Line poster
5.7

When a schoolboy's day-dream of a fantasy sports day includes events where acts of vandalism and trespass are required, dire consequences ensue. Originally created as an educational film, this somewhat surrealist short has a serious message at its core. This won't be a lesson you'll forget in a hurry.

The Finishing Line

1977

No artwork available
NR

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.

Health in Our Time

1948

No artwork available
NR

Shows how hygiene can change the course of history and how it was a decisive factor in Britain's World War II victory. Commentary by Dr. Charles Hill.

Health in Our Time

1948

Return to Life poster
7.0

A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

Return to Life

1960

Return to Life poster
7.0

A refugee family comes to terms with living in the UK and adjusting to a new language and culture.

Return to Life

1960

The Wild Affair poster
5.3

Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is the right one. On her last day at work, her male colleagues don't miss a chance to comfort her...and flirt.

The Wild Affair

1965

The Wild Affair poster
5.3

Young office assistant Majorie will marry soon, however, she's plagued by doubts if her fiance is the right one. On her last day at work, her male colleagues don't miss a chance to comfort her...and flirt.

The Wild Affair

1965

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher poster
6.0

A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher

1968

The Elephant Will Never Forget poster
5.0

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

The Elephant Will Never Forget

1953

The Elephant Will Never Forget poster
5.0

A fond farewell to London's trams - whose peculiarly endearing qualities were discovered only at the threat of their disappearance.

The Elephant Will Never Forget

1953

Out of the Darkness poster
5.7

In an English village, three youths see the spirit of a child who died in a 17th-century plague epidemic. They decide to learn about the town's history to find out how they can help set the child's ghost free.

Out of the Darkness

1985

Companions in Crime poster
9.0

Two stories, in the Scotland Yard Series to show that crime does not pay. This was a compilation of two episodes from the television series Stryker of the Yard (1954) featuring Clifford Evans

Companions in Crime

1954

No artwork available
7.0

A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

This Year – London

1951

No artwork available
7.0

A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

This Year – London

1951

I Stopped, I Looked and I Listened poster
6.0

Members of the Lewisham Darby and Joan Club discussing road safety and comparing today's difficult traffic conditions with the more leisurely conditions they once knew.

I Stopped, I Looked and I Listened

1975

Away for the Day poster
8.0

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a famous house, a party outing by hired coach can be a real day out. Away For The Day is the story of some coach parties enjoying a wide variety of trips all over England and Wales, and an impression of the places they visit.

Away for the Day

1952

Away for the Day poster
8.0

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a famous house, a party outing by hired coach can be a real day out. Away For The Day is the story of some coach parties enjoying a wide variety of trips all over England and Wales, and an impression of the places they visit.

Away for the Day

1952

No artwork available
6.0

Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

Mr. Marsh Comes to School

1961

No artwork available
6.0

Part of BFI collection "A Day in the Life."

Mr. Marsh Comes to School

1961

The Salvage Gang poster
6.5

Four children try to raise money to replace a broken saw, taking them on an unexpected journey through the capital.

The Salvage Gang

1958

The Salvage Gang poster
6.5

Four children try to raise money to replace a broken saw, taking them on an unexpected journey through the capital.

The Salvage Gang

1958

Searching poster
6.8

A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children.

Searching

1974

Sewing Machine poster
6.7

While a mother busies herself with sewing, a clock counts down the last minute of her daughter’s life as we hear a chilling voiceover reminding us to keep watch over our children when they're near traffic.

Sewing Machine

1973

No artwork available
NR

A group of students discuss their experience of further education and the benefits gained.

What Are They Doing at College?

1973

Our School poster
6.0

A few hours in the lives of the pupils at a contemporary Secondary Modern school in Hertfordshire, England.

Our School

1962