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Jim O'Connolly is a Director, Scriptwriter, Associate Producer and Third Assistant Director British born on 23 february 1926 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)

Jim O'Connolly

Jim O'Connolly
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Birth name James Philip O'Connolly
Nationality United-kingdom
Birth 23 february 1926 at Birmingham (United-kingdom)
Death 1 december 1986 (at 60 years)

Jim O'Connolly est un réalisateur, scénariste et producteur britannique, né le 23 février 1926 à Birmingham et mort en décembre 1986 à Hythe dans le Kent.

Biography

Jim O'Connolly est connu pour son travail dans le monde du cinéma des années 1960-1970, comme un réalisateur polyvalent, pouvant tourner des films d'horreur comme Le Cercle de sang (1967) ou La Tour du diable (1972) ou des comédies comme The Little Ones (1965). Il a mis fin à sa carrière en 1974.

Best films

The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob
(1951)
(Director)

Usually with

Derek Francis
Derek Francis
(5 films)
Marianne Stone
Marianne Stone
(6 films)
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(3 films)
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Desmond Dickinson
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Harold Goodwin
Harold Goodwin
(3 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Jim O'Connolly (26 films)

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Director

Mistress Pamela
Mistress Pamela (1974)
, 1h31
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Ann Michelle, Dudley Foster, Anna Quayle, Anthony Sharp, Derek Fowlds, Fred Emney
Rating63% 3.1730853.1730853.1730853.1730853.173085
In the eighteenth century, Pamela, a servant girl in the household of Lord Devenish, must fight off the advances of her young master - a gentleman determined to have Pamela as his mistress.
Tower of Evil
Tower of Evil (1972)
, 1h29
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Jack Watson, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk, William Lucas
Rating56% 2.802192.802192.802192.802192.80219
On Snape Island, a small isolated point off the English coast, a series of bizarre brutal murders have taken place. A team of archeologists decide to head to the island to uncover a possible Phoenician treasure, but instead they find a horrific mystery when someone, or something, begins to kill off the curious trespassers.
The Valley of Gwangi
The Valley of Gwangi (1969)
, 1h36
Directed by Ray Harryhausen, Jim O'Connolly
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror, Western
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, La préhistoire, Animaux préhistoriques
Actors James Franciscus, Gila Golan, Richard Carlson, Laurence Naismith, Freda Jackson, Gustavo Rojo
Rating62% 3.112553.112553.112553.112553.11255
In Mexico at the turn of the 20th century, a beautiful cowgirl named T.J. Breckenridge (Gila Golan) hosts a struggling rodeo. Her former lover Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus), a heroic former stuntman working for Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, wants to buy her out. Along the way, he is followed by a Mexican boy named Lope (Curtis Arden), who intends to join the rodeo on a quest for fame and fortune. T.J. is not interested in Tuck because of this, but Tuck is still attracted to T.J., especially when T.J. jumps off a diving board on her horse. T.J. finally accepts Tuck when he saves a matador from a bull and the two kiss on the lips.
Berserk!
Berserk! (1967)
, 1h36
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Circus films
Actors Joan Crawford, Ty Hardin, Judy Geeson, Diana Dors, Michael Gough, Robert Hardy
Rating53% 2.6551352.6551352.6551352.6551352.655135
Un cirque itinérant, dirigé par Monica Rivers, subit une série de drames; plusieurs de ses artistes trouvant la mort au cours de représentations. Et il parait évident qu'il ne s'agit pas d'accidents. Alors qui est le meurtrier ?
The Little Ones
The Little Ones (1965)
, 1h6
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Comedy
Actors Dudley Foster, Derek Newark, Kim Smith, Derek Francis, Cyril Shaps, John Chandos

Two poor boys from London, Ted, an abused child and Jackie, the son of a prostitute run away to Liverpool in an attempt to stowaway on a ship bound to Jamaica. Arriving in Liverpool tired and hungry, they steal a suitcase which they hope to pawn for money to provide food. The owner of the suitcase, a wealthy shipping businessman, alerts the police and the boys are subsequently caught, scolded and sent home. Recognizing their dire life at home, a friendly superintendent tells that the boys that many ships leave here for Jamaica.
Smokescreen
Smokescreen (1964)
, 1h10
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Actors Peter Vaughan, John Carson, Yvonne Romain, Gerald Flood, Glynn Edwards, John Glyn-Jones
Rating67% 3.3908153.3908153.3908153.3908153.390815
Mr. Roper, a senior insurance investigator, travels to Brighton to assess the mysterious death of a businessman, killed when his car crashes over a cliff. The insurance company are suspicious, as the man was insured for a large amount, but no body has been found.
The Hi-Jackers
The Hi-Jackers (1963)
, 1h9
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Crime
Themes Transport films, Trucker films, Road movies, Heist films
Actors Anthony Booth, Derek Francis, Patrick Cargill, Glynn Edwards, Harold Goodwin, Arthur English
Rating62% 3.101793.101793.101793.101793.10179
Long-distance lorry driver Terry (Anthony Booth) meets Shirley (Jacqueline Ellis) at a trucker's cafe and gives her a lift. His truck, carrying a valuable shipment of whisky, is then hijacked under cover of a fake road accident. But who tipped off the hi-jackers about the route Terry would take? Police Inspector Grayson (Patrick Cargill) investigates.
The Love Match
The Love Match (1955)
, 1h25
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Sports films, Association football films
Actors Arthur Askey, Shirley Eaton, Dame Thora Hird, Edward Chapman, Robb Wilton, Anthea Askey
Rating65% 3.27963.27963.27963.27963.2796
Bill Brown suit les progrès de son fils qui commence sa carrière dans l'équipe de football locale.
Personal Affair
Personal Affair (1953)
, 1h22
Directed by Jim O'Connolly, George Pollock, Anthony Pelissier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Films about education
Actors Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Glynis Johns, Walter Fitzgerald, Megs Jenkins, Pamela Brown
Rating64% 3.2428953.2428953.2428953.2428953.242895
Glynis Johns plays Barbara Vining, a teen-age student that has an unrequited crush on her Latin teacher, Stephen Barlow (Leo Genn). When Barlow's wife Kay (GeneTierney) finds out about this, she confronts Barbara, who is humiliated and runs off. Stephen chases after her to try to calm her down near a local river.
Mandy
Mandy (1952)
, 1h33
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films about disabilities
Actors Phyllis Calvert, Jack Hawkins, Mandy Miller, Terence Morgan, Godfrey Tearle, Nancy Price
Rating73% 3.6851353.6851353.6851353.6851353.685135
Harry and Christine Garland have a deaf daughter, Mandy. As they realise their daughter's situation, the parents enrol Mandy in special education classes to try to get her to speak. They quarrel in the process and their marriage comes under strain. There are also hints of a possible affair between Christine and Dick Searle, the headmaster of the school for the deaf where Mandy is enrolled. Eventually, the training succeeds to the point where Mandy says her own name for the first time. Mandy's speech was achieved by using a balloon. She was able to feel the vibrations of sound onto the balloon and knew she had made a sound.
The Lavender Hill Mob
The Lavender Hill Mob (1951)
, 1h21
Directed by Jim O'Connolly, Charles Crichton
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Alec Guinness, Stanley Holloway, Audrey Hepburn, Sid James, Alfie Bass, Edie Martin
Rating74% 3.747133.747133.747133.747133.74713
Henry Holland (Alec Guinness) is dining with a fellow Englishman in a posh restaurant in Rio de Janeiro where he is well known. He relates a story explaining his presence in Rio. It seems he was a seemingly unambitious London bank clerk in charge of gold bullion deliveries for over 20 years. He had a reputation for fussing over details and suspecting all cars he observed following the bullion van, but all in all appeared to be a man dedicated to his job and the gold's security. In fact, he had hatched the "perfect" plot to steal a load of bullion and retire. The one thing stopping him had been that selling the gold on the black market in Britain was too risky, and he was at a loss as to how to smuggle it abroad.
The Man in the White Suit
The Man in the White Suit (1951)
, 1h25
Directed by Alexander Mackendrick, Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Théâtre, Films about the labor movement, Political films, Films based on plays
Actors Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough, Howard Marion-Crawford, Ernest Thesiger
Rating72% 3.6452053.6452053.6452053.6452053.645205
Sidney Stratton, a brilliant young research chemist and former Cambridge scholarship recipient, has been dismissed from jobs at several textile mills in the north of England because of his demands for expensive facilities and his obsession with inventing an everlasting fibre. Whilst working as a labourer at the Birnley Mill, he accidentally becomes an unpaid researcher and invents an incredibly strong fibre which repels dirt and never wears out. From this fabric, a suit is made—which is brilliant white because it cannot absorb dye and slightly luminous because it includes radioactive elements.

Scriptwriter

Tower of Evil
Tower of Evil (1972)
, 1h29
Directed by Jim O'Connolly
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films
Actors Bryant Haliday, Dennis Price, Jack Watson, Jill Haworth, Anna Palk, William Lucas
Roles Writer
Rating56% 2.802192.802192.802192.802192.80219
On Snape Island, a small isolated point off the English coast, a series of bizarre brutal murders have taken place. A team of archeologists decide to head to the island to uncover a possible Phoenician treasure, but instead they find a horrific mystery when someone, or something, begins to kill off the curious trespassers.