Monty Berman
Nestor Montague "Monty" Berman was an English cinematographer and film/tv producer. He was well-known for his long-term collaboration with fellow producer Robert S. Baker.
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The Adventurer
The Adventurer is an ITC Entertainment TV adventure series created by Dennis Spooner that ran for one season from 1972 to 1973. It premiered in the UK on 29 September 1972. The show starred Gene Barry as Gene Bradley, a government agent of independent means who poses as a glamorous American movie star.
Release Date: 1972-09-29
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 4
Jason King
Jason King - a suavely sophisticated former secret agent turned novelist - travels the world searching for material to fill his books, encountering an endless parade of glamorous women, exotic locales, menacing villains and daring intrigue! Before Austin Powers swung into action, Jason King set the standard for the hip crime-fighting international playboy!
Release Date: 1971-09-15
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 26
Vote Count: 9
Department S
Department S is a United Kingdom spy-fi adventure series produced by ITC Entertainment. The series consists of 28 episodes which originally aired in 1969–1970. It starred Peter Wyngarde as author Jason King, Joel Fabiani as Stewart Sullivan, and Rosemary Nicols as computer expert Annabelle Hurst. The trio were agents for a fictional special department of Interpol. The head of Department S was Sir Curtis Seretse.
Release Date: 1969-09-09
Department: Creator
Job: Creator
Vote Count: 12
The Champions
The Champions is a British espionage/science fiction/occult detective fiction adventure series consisting of 30 episodes broadcast on the UK network ITV during 1968–1969, produced by Lew Grade's ITC Entertainment production company. The series was broadcast in the US on NBC, starting in summer 1968.
Release Date: 1968-09-25
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 30
Vote Count: 19
The Baron
The Baron is a British television series, made in 1965/66 based on the book series by John Creasey, written under the pseudonym Anthony Morton, and produced by ITC Entertainment. It was the first ITC show without marionettes to be produced entirely in colour.
Release Date: 1966-09-28
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 30
Vote Count: 5
Gideon's Way
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 Elstree in twin production with The Saint TV series. It starred Liverpudlian John Gregson in the title role as Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, with Alexander Davion as his assistant, Detective Chief Inspector David Keen, Reginald Jessup as Det. Superintendent LeMaitre, Ian Rossiter as Detective Chief Superintendent Joe Bell and Basil Dignam as Commissioner Scott-Marle. The show did not acknowledge any help from Scotland Yard, any other police force or advisor. Daphne Anderson starred as his wife, Kate with Giles Watling as young son, Malcolm, Richard James as older son, Matthew who seemed to have a lot of new girlfriends and Andrea Allan as daughter, Pru. Unusually for police stories, Gideon was shown as a family man at home though urgent phone calls from his bosses tend to disrupt family plans too often. However, he did admit in "State Visit" that his wife had walked out on him for a while years ago when he put the job first and her second. They live in an expensive detached house in Chelsea.
Release Date: 1965-03-18
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 26
Vote Count: 4
The Saint
Simon Templar is The Saint, a handsome, sophisticated, debonair, modern-day Robin Hood who recovers ill-gotten wealth and redistributes it to those in need.
Release Date: 1962-10-04
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Episode Count: 67
Vote Count: 116
What a Carve Up!
Ernie's Uncle Gabriel has just died but to claim his inheritance he must spend the night in the ancestral family home with the rest of his rather eccentric relatives. Ernie's imagination has been affected by his constant immersion in cheap horror novels, but his wildest fears turn out to be justified when the guests begin to drop dead.
Release Date: 1961-09-15
Department: Crew
Job: Cinematography
Vote Count: 18
The Treasure of Monte Cristo
A dashing ex-officer in His Majesty’s army, Captain Adam Corbett (Calhoun) becomes embroiled in intrigue when he agrees to escort Colonel Wilfred Jackson (Ian Hunter) and his daughter Pauline (Patricia Bredin) on a perilous quest for treasure. Possessing one-quarter of a map, they soon rendezvous with three mysterious characters, each with a fragment and a secret agenda. Armed with only a sword and his wits, Corbett battles brigands, soldiers and thieves as he accompanies the expedition to the island of Monte Cristo, where betrayal and fortune await.
Release Date: 1961-06-22
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 3
The Hellfire Club
Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.
Release Date: 1961-02-03
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 5
The Siege of Sidney Street
A police inspector (Donald Sinden) tracks down Russian anarchist Peter the Painter (Peter Wyngarde) and his gang in circa-1911 London.
Release Date: 1960-10-11
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 1
The Flesh and the Fiends
Edinburgh surgeon Dr. Robert Knox requires cadavers for his research into the functioning of the human body; local ne'er-do-wells Burke and Hare find ways to provide him with fresh specimens...
Release Date: 1960-02-02
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 53
Jack the Ripper
A serial killer is murdering women in the Whitechapel district of London. An American policeman is brought in to help Scotland Yard solve the case.
Release Date: 1959-05-28
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 24
Sea of Sand
A small British army team is sent deep behind enemy lines to destroy a German petrol dump as part of the preparation for a major attack in the North African campaign. Sea of Sand was distributed in the US in a shortened version, Desert Patrol.
Release Date: 1958-11-04
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 20
Blood of the Vampire
A man and wife are terrorized by Mad Scientist Dr. Callistratus who was executed but has returned to life with a heart transplant. Along with his crippled assistant Carl, the 'anemic' Mad Scientist, believed to be a vampire, conducts blood deficiency research on the inmates of a prison hospital for the criminally insane to sustain his return to life.
Release Date: 1958-08-25
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 41
Stormy Crossing
After murdering his lover, cross-channel swimmer Joy Webster, Derek Bond attempts to do same to her other boyfriend, Sheldon Lawrence. John Ireland plays an Interpol detective who stems Bond's homicidal hijinks. Black Tide was produced by Monty Berman in his pre-Saint days.
Release Date: 1958-08-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
The Crawling Eye
A United Nations investigator crosses paths with a pair of psychic sisters on his way to Trollenberg observatory in the Swiss Alps, which has been plagued by a series of mountaineer disappearances that may be related to a radioactive cloud at the mountain's south face.
Release Date: 1958-07-07
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 93
Blind Spot
US Army Officer Dan Adams, blinded during the war, is framed for a diamond smuggling rap. Upon regaining his sight, Adams goes after the real thieves in an effort to clear his name. In order to trap the wily criminals, Adams pretends that he's still bereft of his vision.
Release Date: 1958-07-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
The High Terrace
A British theater actress unable to get out of her contract is assisted by an American playwright when a pair of her scissors is discovered lodged in her producer's back.
Release Date: 1956-10-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 1
Breakaway
When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin's top secret agents, his every move is followed when he returns to England. His girlfriend Paula is kidnapped but her handbag is discovered at the scene of the crime by the aristocratic private eye, Duke Martin. Inside it he discovers the secret formula that the agents are searching for and tracks down her sister Paula. As Johnny grows frantic for the safe return of his girlfriend, Duke Martin plays a deadly game of double bluff with the enemy agents.
Release Date: 1956-07-16
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 6
Bond of Fear
An escaped killer hides out by forcing a travelling family to take him with them.
Release Date: 1956-04-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 2
No Smoking
A scientist invents a pill to cure smokers of their nicotine addiction. However, when he makes his discovery public, he encounters strong resistance from the tobacco industry.
Release Date: 1955-11-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 2
The Reluctant Bride
A money-to-burn and girl-chasing Texas oilman, and a sensitive, dignified entomologist find themselves in charge of a brood of wild kids whose parents, both famous explorers, are reported lost while on an African safari.
Release Date: 1955-08-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 2
Delayed Action
Robert Ayres plays a moody author with a suicide complex. Ayres' melancholia plays right into the hands of a gang of thieves. For a lofty fee, they convince the author to confess to their crimes and then kill himself. Yes, you're way ahead of us: Ayres has a change of heart and decides that he loves life. Delayed Action was produced by Robert Baker and Monty Berman, the men behind the popular 1960s TV adventure series The Saint.
Release Date: 1954-07-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
The Embezzler
Bank robber's plans for a wealthy lifestyle gradually turn to more noble aims.
Release Date: 1954-07-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 1
Double Exposure
A chance photograph may reveal a murderer's identity - and someone's after the photographer!
Release Date: 1954-03-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 1
Impulse
An American realtor living in England is dissatisfied with what he believes to be his humdrum life. One weekend while his wife is out of town, he gives a ride to a woman he sees stranded on the road. One thing leads to another, and he soon finds himself enmeshed in a plot involving a diamond robbery, gangsters and murder.
Release Date: 1954-01-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 12
Escape by Night
An Italian racketeer on the run in London holes up in a disused theatre with a hard-drinking journalist out to get the full story.
Release Date: 1953-12-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 2
3 Steps to the Gallows
A U.S. sailor (Scott Brady) docks in London and in three days tries to save his brother from the gallows.
Release Date: 1953-12-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 8
Love in Pawn
A British comedy about a struggling artist and his wife living on a houseboat. To raise money she pawns him! His new family takes a liking to him particularly the daughter! The wife tries to redeem her husband but finds she has lost the pawn ticket. In a short matter of time, the whole incident becomes a national sensation.
Release Date: 1953-11-23
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 4
Recoil
A jeweller is killed in a gang robbery leaving the daughter as the only witness. When the police can't build a case against him she decides to go undercover to infiltrate the home of the killer's brother. Slowly she is drawn into the world of the rival gangs.
Release Date: 1953-08-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 4
The Steel Key
An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.
Release Date: 1953-05-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 3
Deadly Nightshade
Escapee switches identities but finds the new one quite a handful.
Release Date: 1953-03-01
Department: Camera
Job: Director of Photography
Vote Count: 5
Black Orchid
Caught in a loveless marriage, Dr. John Winnington (Ronald Howard) can't stop himself from falling for his wife's (Mary Laura Wood) younger sister, Christine (Olga Edwardes). But when he suddenly becomes the prime suspect in his wife's tragic murder, John relies on his friend Eric (John Bentley) to clear his name. This classic murder mystery encourages viewers to evaluate all of the clues and guess the killer's identity.
Release Date: 1953-02-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 8
The Voice of Merrill
A convicted female blackmailer is found murdered in her flat and suspicion falls on three men, all of whom the police believe may have had reason to wish her dead
Release Date: 1952-12-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 8
The Big Frame
An ex-GI wakes up with blood on his clothes in a strange hotel room. He can't remember the night before but he later finds out that a man he got into a fight with earlier in the night was murdered.
Release Date: 1952-09-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 8
The Frightened Man
Kicked out of Oxford, a junk dealer's son joins a gang of thieves fenced by his father.
Release Date: 1952-03-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 4
The Quiet Woman
The former wife of a criminal moves to a coastal town and takes over the running of a bar known as The Quiet Woman. She becomes outraged when she discovers the previous owner had allowed local smugglers to use it as a base. She soon has become romantically involved with one of the smugglers, which causes enormous problems when a customs officer turns up, followed closely by her former husband.
Release Date: 1951-03-01
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
Blackout
A blind man is witness to a murder; later cured of his blindness he attempts to puzzle out the solution to the crime.
Release Date: 1950-09-13
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
No Trace
A famous mystery writer uses his own plot tricks to murder a blackmailer in this British thriller.
Release Date: 1950-09-08
Department: Production
Job: Producer
Vote Count: 5
The Happiest Days of Your Life
Nutbourne College, an old established, all-boys, boarding school is told that another school is to be billeted with due to wartime restrictions. The shock is that it's an all-girls school that has been sent. The two head teachers are soon battling for the upper hand with each other and the Ministry. But a crisis (or two) forces them to work together.
Release Date: 1950-03-08
Department: Camera
Job: Camera Operator
Vote Count: 35
Melody Club
Customers at the Melody Club are burgled while attending the the club. A detective investigates.
Release Date: 1949-07-01
Department: Directing
Job: Director
Vote Count: 2
The Small Voice
A man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they have picked up some dangerous criminals.
Release Date: 1948-11-27
Department: Camera
Job: Camera Operator
Vote Count: 6
Date With a Dream
Four war-time performers known for their concert parties, have a reunion. They decide they are still good together and form a successful nightclub act.
Release Date: 1948-11-01
Department: Camera
Job: Director of Photography
Daughter of Darkness
In Ballyconnen, Emmy Baudine is a beautiful but disturbed young woman who works for the local priest. When the carnival comes to town, she encounters a handsome young boxer called Dan and lays his face open with her fingernails when he expects sexual favors from her. Hurriedly packed off by Father Corcoran to Yorkshire, Emmy is taken in by a farming family and manages to suppress the strange feelings of fascination and repulsion that she experiences in the presence of the opposite sex. Until, that is, the carnival comes to town and brings with it the vengeful Dan...
Release Date: 1948-01-21
Department: Camera
Job: Camera Operator
Vote Count: 10
Hue and Cry
A gang of street boys foil a master crook who sends commands for robberies by cunningly altering a comic strip's wording each week, unknown to writer and printer. The first of the Ealing comedies.
Release Date: 1947-02-01
Department: Camera
Job: Camera Operator
Vote Count: 45
The Edge of the World
A way of life is dying on a remote Scottish island, but some of the inhabitants resist evacuating to the mainland.
Release Date: 1937-09-10
Department: Camera
Job: Director of Photography
Vote Count: 38