Movies starring Eric Portman

49th Parallel (1941)

104 mins     Drama, Thriller, War      

"49th Parallel" on paper sounded good, a movie directed by Michael Powell whilst written by Emeric Pressburger always is a good sign as is the cast which includes Laurence Olivier and Eric Portman. On top of that a storyline ...

One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)

102 mins     Action , Drama, War      

A group of pilots are forced to ditch their plane after a bombing raid over Germany and end up parachuting in to Nazi occupied Holland where they try to evade capture. That doesn't sound that special and in fact you can almos...

Millions Like Us (1943)

103 mins     Drama, War      

Simple fact, if they had shown us war movies during history lessons at school not only would I have found it interesting but I would have learned something. I am not on about movies such as "The Great Escape", although as a t...

We Dive at Dawn (1943)

98 mins     Action , Drama, War      

We Dive at Dawn (1943) John Mills leads the cast in this WWII submarine movie as the crew of HMS submarine Sea Tiger go after Germany's Brandenburg battle ship...

Great Day (1945)

90 mins     Drama, War      

"Great Day" is a curious little movie released back in 1945 which at times tells a story about how women kept things going whilst the men were at war but also has a family drama surrounding the Ellis family as matriarch Liz d...

The Colditz Story (1955)

94 mins     Drama, War      

There is a scene early on in "The Colditz Story" where a German Officer reprimands 4 British prisoners for laughing, mocking them over the British sense of humour. That British sense of humour is a big part of the movie becau...

The Bedford Incident (1965)

102 mins     Drama, Thriller, War      

I have heard that the more recent "Crimson Tired" was inspired by "The Bedford Incident" and there is a good chance that it was because they are similar movies with it has to be said "The Bedford Incident" coming off as bette...