
Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1923-04-21 00:00:00
Birth Place:Hampstead, London, United Kingdom
Known For:Writing
Death Date:2009-01-16 00:00:00
Popularity:1
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John Mortimer
Biography
Sir John Clifford Mortimer CBE QC FRSL was an English barrister, dramatist, screenwriter, and author. Mortimer was a prolific writer for the theatre, films (starting during World War II, when he wrote scripts for the Crown Film Unit), television and radio. He also wrote fiction and was a trial attorney for more than 30 years.
Filmography (37)

The Encyclopaedist
writer1961
⭐ 6.3

Don Quixote
writer2000
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Das Pflichtmandat
original story1958
⭐ 6.7

The Running Man
screenplay1963
⭐ 6.8

Lunch Hour
screenplay1962
⭐ 6.8

Lunch Hour
producer1962
⭐ 5.6

Cider with Rosie
writer1998
⭐ 6.2

A Flea in Her Ear
writer1968

The Dock Brief
writer1957
⭐ 9

Maschenka
writer1987

Bermondsey
writer1972
⭐ 8

Edwin
writer1984

Back to Back
writer1959
⭐ 8

Rumpole of the Bailey
writer1975
⭐ 7
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Paradise Postponed
writer1986
⭐ 10

Der Mann aus dem Bootshaus
novel1967
⭐ 1

Mill Hill
writer1972

Knightsbridge
writer1972
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King's Cross Lunch Hour
writer1972
⭐ 7.6

A Voyage Round My Father
writer1984
⭐ 6.5

Tea with Mussolini
screenplay1999
⭐ 5

24 Hours in a Woman's Life
teleplay1961
⭐ 5.5

Ferry to Hong Kong
dialogue1959
⭐ 5.7

Rumpole's Return
writer1980
⭐ 7.2

Bunny Lake Is Missing
screenplay1965
⭐ 6.5

The Dock Brief
writer1962
⭐ 5.8

John and Mary
screenplay1969
⭐ 7.5

The Innocents
additional writing1961
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Poslední přestávka
original story1966
⭐ 6.2

Guns of Darkness
screenplay1962
⭐ 9

Unity
script1981
⭐ 5

Truly, Madly, Cheaply! British B Movies
Role: Himself (as Sir John Mortimer)2008
⭐ 1

Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene
Role: Self2013
⭐ 5.7

Brown on Resolution
actor1935
⭐ 5.6

Me and Marlborough
Role: Minor Role1935
⭐ 6.2

The Ware Case
Role: Youth (uncredited)1938

The Trial of Lady Chatterley
Role: Self1980