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Jean Simmons

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Way to the Stars, The (1945)
Dir. Anthony Asquith
Feat. John Mills, Michael Redgrave, Douglas Montgomery
An RAF airfield in WWII is the setting of this unassuming war–drama, set around the lives of the ‘flyers’ and the ground–crew. Given…
HamletHamlet (1948) Recommended
Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Eileen Herlie, Basil Sydney
The Oscar winner of Best Picture, Actor, Art direction and Costume, Laurence Olivier's version soars with vitality and atmosphere. A classic.
Clouded Yellow, TheClouded Yellow, The (1950) Recommended
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Jean Simmons, Trevor Howard, Kenneth More
Superior British noir with Howard as a jaded ex–secret service agent pressed into service when he falls for the charms of mysterious young…
So Long at the FairSo Long at the Fair (1950)
Dir. Antony Damborough, Terence Fisher
Feat. Jean Simmons, Dirk Bogarde, David Tomlinson
Spooky urban legend gets the cinematic treatment in this accomplished chiller. At the 1896 World Fair in Paris two siblings check into a hotel, in…
Angel FaceAngel Face (1952)
Dir. Otto Preminger
Feat. Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons
Jean Simmons is a woman possessed in this quietly unconventional film noir, playing a take–no–prisoners femme fatale who systematically…
Androcles and the LionAndrocles and the Lion (1952)
Dir. Chester Erskine
Feat. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Alan Young
George Bernard Shaw's satire of ancient Rome in which a Christian fugitive pulls a thorn from a lions paw whilst hiding in the forest, only to…
Desiree (1954)
Dir. Henry Koster
Feat. Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons
Marlon Brando plays a young Napoleon whose first romance, with Desiree Clay (Jean Simmons), is strained when he is swept into the cut–throat…
Egyptian, TheEgyptian, The (1954)
Dir. Michael Curtiz
Feat. Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Edmund Purdom
Epic "CinemaScope" drama set in ancient Egypt where a poor orphan becomes a genial physician and is eventually appointed at the Pharaoh's court where…
Until They SailUntil They Sail (1957) Recommended
Dir. Robert Wise
Feat. Jean Simmons, Joan Fontaine, Paul Newman
1950s Christchurch is the novelty star of this MGM prestige picture set entirely in Canterbury, New Zealand, with landmarks such as the Christchurch…
Grass Is Greener, TheGrass Is Greener, The (1960)
Dir. Stanley Donen
Feat. Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum
The wife of an English Earl falls in love with an American millionaire tourist. Songs by Noel Coward.
Life at the TopLife at the Top (1965)
Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Jean Simmons, Honor Blackman
Laurence Harvey returns for this sequel to Room at the Top (1958). Thinking he's really made it by marrying the boss's daughter in his northern mill…
Rough Night in JerichoRough Night in Jericho (1967)
Dir. Arnold Laven
Feat. Dean Martin, Slim Pickens, Jean Simmons
Dean Martin terrorizes a town and its helpless folk in this coarse, outdated western. Rough indeed.
HeidiHeidi (1968)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Walter Slezak
TV movie adaptation of the 1880 novel about the Swiss orphan who is left in the care of her grumpy grandparents in the alps.
North and South (TV Series)North and South (TV Series) (1985)
Dir. Richard T. Heffron
Feat. Patrick Swayze, James Read, Kirstie Alley
Heavyweight Civil War tome starring Patrick Swayze and James Read as young men caught up in the winds of American revolution, conflict and…
How to Make an American QuiltHow to Make an American Quilt (1996)
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn
Pleasurable, star–domed female–stitching movie has Winona Ryder sorting out her personal foibles with an ear for the mixed–fortuned…

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