James Hill

James Hill

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia James ("Jimmy") Hill (1 August 1919 - 7 October 1994) was a British film and television director, screenwriter and producer whose career spanned 52 years between 1937–1989, best remembered for his documentaries and short subjects such as Giuseppina and The Home Made Car, and as director of the internationally acclaimed Born Free. Hill also directed, produced and/or wrote such diverse films as Black Beauty, A Study in Terror, Every Day's a Holiday, The Lion at World's End (aka Christian the Lion), Captain Nemo and the Underwater City, The Man from O.R.G.Y., and the children's television series' Worzel Gummidge and Worzel Gummidge Down Under. Description above from the Wikipedia article James Hill (British director), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: James Hill
  • Popularity: 2.227
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1919-07-09
  • Place of Birth: Eldwick, Yorks, England, UK
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James Hill Movies

  • 1990
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    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    6.5 1990 HD

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  • 1956
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    Peril for the Guy

    Peril for the Guy

    7 1956 HD

    Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.

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  • 1953
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    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    6 1953 HD

    Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

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  • 1971
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    Black Beauty

    Black Beauty

    6 1971 HD

    Anna Sewell's classic 1877 novel beautifully comes to life in this family drama set in England. Told from the point of view of Black Beauty himself,...

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  • 1962
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    Trial and Error

    Trial and Error

    6.5 1962 HD

    After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his...

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  • 1965
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    A Study in Terror

    A Study in Terror

    6.266 1965 HD

    When Watson reads from the newspaper there have been two similar murders near Whitechapel in a few days, Sherlock Holmes' sharp deductive is...

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  • 1966
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    Born Free

    Born Free

    6.8 1966 HD

    At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs. After the two larger lions are...

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  • 1963
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    The Home-Made Car

    The Home-Made Car

    7.7 1963 HD

    The Home-Made Car is a 1963 short film directed by James Hill about a young man who rebuilds a vintage car and finds love. Made in and around...

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  • 1969
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    Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

    Captain Nemo and the Underwater City

    5.2 1969 HD

    Survivors of a sinking ship are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine crew. They are taken to an underwater city where they may spend the rest of...

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  • 1946
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    The Hoodlum Saint

    The Hoodlum Saint

    5.2 1946 HD

    A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected....

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  • 1962
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    Lunch Hour

    Lunch Hour

    6.813 1962 HD

    A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the company where she works. The film tells the story of their...

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  • 1973
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    The Belstone Fox

    The Belstone Fox

    7.2 1973 HD

    Based on the novel "The Ballad of the Belstone Fox", this heartwarming film chronicles the life of a fox much smarter than the dogs that hunt him. In...

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  • 1975
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    The Man from Nowhere

    The Man from Nowhere

    6.2 1975 HD

    The Man from Nowhere is a beautifully told Victorian gothic thriller from acclaimed director James Hill. Young orphan Alice has been invited by her...

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  • 1958
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    Skyhook

    Skyhook

    7.5 1958 HD

    Use of a helicopter to transport an oil-drilling rig to a prospecting site deep in the New Guinea jungle.

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  • 1969
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    An Elephant Called Slowly

    An Elephant Called Slowly

    6 1969 HD

    Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three...

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  • 1969
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    An Elephant Called Slowly

    An Elephant Called Slowly

    6 1969 HD

    Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three...

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  • 1969
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    An Elephant Called Slowly

    An Elephant Called Slowly

    6 1969 HD

    Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three...

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  • 1961
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    The Kitchen

    The Kitchen

    7 1961 HD

    In the business end of a kitchen, a polyglot staff strives to cope with a superhuman task. A microcosm of the world, the kitchen looms around and...

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  • 1961
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    A Sunday in September

    A Sunday in September

    1 1961 HD

    Documentary about the anti-nuclear demonstration staged in Trafalgar Square on 17 September 1961.

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  • 1969
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    The Lions Are Free

    The Lions Are Free

    1 1969 HD

    The true life sequel to the movie classic Born Free. The actors from the movie Born Free, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their...

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  • 1969
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    The Lions Are Free

    The Lions Are Free

    1 1969 HD

    The true life sequel to the movie classic Born Free. The actors from the movie Born Free, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their...

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  • 1953
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    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    6 1953 HD

    Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

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  • 1952
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    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    1 1952 HD

    Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.

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  • 1983
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    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    1 1983 HD

    A biopic of the last Prince of Wales.

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  • 1983
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    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    1 1983 HD

    A biopic of the last Prince of Wales.

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  • 1983
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    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    Owain Glyndŵr - Prince of Wales

    1 1983 HD

    A biopic of the last Prince of Wales.

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  • 1968
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    Journey Into Darkness

    Journey Into Darkness

    1 1968 HD

    "Journey Into Darkness" is a television movie which consists of two episodes from the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown 1968)": 'The New People...

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  • 1980
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    The Wild and the Free

    The Wild and the Free

    6 1980 HD

    Two scientists involved in chimpanzee research -- one maintaining that the animals should be kept in their native habitat in Africa without human...

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  • 1971
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    The Lion at World's End

    The Lion at World's End

    8 1971 HD

    The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and,...

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  • 1971
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    The Lion at World's End

    The Lion at World's End

    8 1971 HD

    The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and,...

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  • 1971
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    The Lion at World's End

    The Lion at World's End

    8 1971 HD

    The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and,...

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  • 1960
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    Giuseppina

    Giuseppina

    7 1960 HD

    Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

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  • 1959
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    Mystery in the Mine

    Mystery in the Mine

    1 1959 HD

    Jane and Tom set out on an adventure in which they must keep the corrupt Grimblatt from locating the K-13 fuel for his evil space mirror.

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  • 1960
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    Giuseppina

    Giuseppina

    7 1960 HD

    Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

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  • 1960
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    Giuseppina

    Giuseppina

    7 1960 HD

    Oscar winning short in which a young girl observes the array of quirky characters who pass her father's rural petrol station.

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  • 1965
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    Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

    6.5 1965 HD

    A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show

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  • 1956
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    Peril for the Guy

    Peril for the Guy

    7 1956 HD

    Story of a group of children's successful efforts to bring to book a gang of oil men intent on stealing valuable invention.

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  • 1970
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    The Man from O.R.G.Y.

    The Man from O.R.G.Y.

    3.8 1970 HD

    When the wealthy owner of an upscale brothel dies, our hero Victor, is sent on a wild goose chase to find the three beautiful heiresses. His only...

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  • 1980
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    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    10 1980 HD

    Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una...

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  • 1980
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    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    A Cup O' Tea An' A Slice O' Cake - Worzel Gummidge Christmas Special

    10 1980 HD

    Christmas is coming to Ten Acre Field and Worzel Gummidge (Jon Pertwee) is determined to enjoy it in style. He goes searching for Aunt Sally (Una...

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  • 1974
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    London Conspiracy

    London Conspiracy

    10 1974 HD

    Life is never dull where Lord Brett Sinclair and Danny Wilde are concerned. But who would expect dire danger, hilarious though it may be, to face...

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  • 1965
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    Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

    6.5 1965 HD

    A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show

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  • 1973
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    The Belstone Fox

    The Belstone Fox

    7.2 1973 HD

    Based on the novel "The Ballad of the Belstone Fox", this heartwarming film chronicles the life of a fox much smarter than the dogs that hunt him. In...

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  • 1967
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    The Corrupt Ones

    The Corrupt Ones

    5.3 1967 HD

    Freelance photographer Cliff Wilder (Robert Stack) finds himself the target of various colorful villains in this quest for an ancient Chinese...

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  • 1966
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    The Specialist

    The Specialist

    5.5 1966 HD

    Lem Putt specializes in building outdoor lavatories.

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  • 1956
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    Reach for the Sky

    Reach for the Sky

    6.7 1956 HD

    The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing...

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  • 1970
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    6.936 1970 HD

    The New Avengers is a British secret agent fantasy adventure television series broadcast during 1976 and 1977. It is a sequel to the 1960s series The...

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  • 1970
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    7.3 1970 HD

    Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those...

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  • 1970
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    6.3 1970 HD

    A British television anthology series. The series has a fantasy, science fiction and supernatural theme, very similar to the American television...

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  • 1970
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    7.7 1970 HD

    The Avengers is a British television series created in the 1960s. It initially focused on Dr. David Keel and his assistant John Steed. Hendry left...

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  • 1970
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    7.6 1970 HD

    An English aristocrat and an American millionaire come together to tackle crime.

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  • 1970
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    8.2 1970 HD

    The Human Jungle is a British TV series about a psychiatrist, made for ABC Television by the small production company Independent Artists for...

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  • 1970
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    6 1970 HD

    Prospects is a British television comedy drama series that was written by Alan Janes and originally shown on Channel 4 in 1986. Created by Euston...

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  • 1970
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    7 1970 HD

    The Alaska Kid is a 1991 German / Russian / Polish television miniseries, based on Jack London's 1912 short story anthology, Smoke Bellew. First...

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  • 1970
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    6.75 1970 HD

    Gideon's Way is a British television crime series made by ITC Entertainment in 1964/65, based on the novels by John Creasey. The series was made at...

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  • 1970
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    6.2 1970 HD

    Worzel Gummidge is a children's comedy series, produced by Southern Television for ITV, based on the books by Barbara Euphan Todd. Starting in 1979,...

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