Directing
Jack Lee
Born — Died
1913-01-27 — 2002-10-15
Place of birth
Slad, Gloucestershire, England
Known for
Directing
Credits
15 titles
Wilfred John Raymond Lee (27 January 1913 – 15 October 2002) was a British film director, screenwriter, editor, and producer, who directed a number of postwar films on location in Asia and Australia for The Rank Organisation. Lee was born in the village of Slad near Stroud, Gloucestershire, the eldest brother of Laurie Lee, author of Cider with Rosie. In childhood, the two boys were close but fell out in later life. Natural rivals, Jack gained a place at the grammar school (Marling School in Stroud); Laurie failed to do so, attending Stroud Central School for Boys. He directed and co-wrote the screenplay of the pioneering motorcycle speedway film Once a Jolly Swagman (1949) which starred D…
Known for
6.4In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.
A Town Like Alice
1956
6.3A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Turn the Key Softly
1953
5.2During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief Captain Starlight. Making their way to Melbourne with the proceeds of a recent raid, the brothers meet and romance the Morrison sisters, Kate and Jean, whom they eventually marry; but just as they are poised to start a new life in America, Captain Starlight and his gang arrive in town, planning a raid at the local bank.
Robbery Under Arms
1957
6.0A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is less prepared for the social duties his new position involves, not least the way he in which becomes the target for all the unattached women on board.
The Captain's Table
1959
6.6Archaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.
South of Algiers
1953
5.8A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
Behind the camera
6.4In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.
A Town Like Alice
1956
6.3A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Turn the Key Softly
1953
6.3A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Turn the Key Softly
1953
5.2During the mid 1860s, brothers Dick and Jim Marston are drawn into a life of crime by their ex-convict father Ben and his friend, infamous cattlethief Captain Starlight. Making their way to Melbourne with the proceeds of a recent raid, the brothers meet and romance the Morrison sisters, Kate and Jean, whom they eventually marry; but just as they are poised to start a new life in America, Captain Starlight and his gang arrive in town, planning a raid at the local bank.
Robbery Under Arms
1957
6.0A captain is promoted by his company from tramp steamers to their flagship passenger liner. Although he is a thoroughly competent sailor ready to take charge of such a ship, he is less prepared for the social duties his new position involves, not least the way he in which becomes the target for all the unattached women on board.
The Captain's Table
1959
6.6Archaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.
South of Algiers
1953
5.8A factory worker quits his job to become a motorcycle racer.
Once a Jolly Swagman
1949
6.3Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the houses of the rich to tell a pathetic story and beg for help. And Lorna makes a rich capture when Sir Halmar Bernard, (Cecil Parker), proposes to her. She tells him that she has only one daughter, Molly (Jill Freud, credited as Jill Raymond). When her other daughter, Jay (Jean Simmons), is arrested for forging a cheque, she refuses to help her.
The Woman in the Hall
1947
6.3Lorna Blake, (Ursula Jeans) is a widow with two daughters. She augments her slender income by using her children to extort money - visiting the houses of the rich to tell a pathetic story and beg for help. And Lorna makes a rich capture when Sir Halmar Bernard, (Cecil Parker), proposes to her. She tells him that she has only one daughter, Molly (Jill Freud, credited as Jill Raymond). When her other daughter, Jay (Jean Simmons), is arrested for forging a cheque, she refuses to help her.
The Woman in the Hall
1947
6.8True story of three British POWs and their attempt to escape from Nazi Germany
The Wooden Horse
1950
6.2Unbeknownst to him, a soldier is sent on a doomed mission because of the high likelihood of him divulging secrets if captured and tortured.
Circle of Deception
1960
8.0Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
Ordinary People
1941
When a RAF plane is downed, the combined forces of the air and sea arms spring into action to rescue him, which mostly seems to consist of men in offices speaking into telephones.
The Pilot Is Safe
1941
Documentary dealing with the work of Approved Schools for child delinquents.
Children on Trial
1947
Documentary dealing with the work of Approved Schools for child delinquents.
Children on Trial
1947