Michael Elphick Movies

Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot...

While taking a holiday in the country with his mother, Dennis hits on a scheme to impress a girl so that she'll go away on a trip with him as his...

Three men at three different times in history come to Mow Cop hill in search of sanctuary from their troubles. A Roman soldier, a medieval rebel and...

Joe and Michael, 13-year-old Brits, become separated from their class outing, stranded on a small island, and captured by armed men.

The documentary features the British miners and their family experiences told through songs, poems, pictures and words.

Born to twin sisters on the same day in London, France and Margaret are more like brother and sister than cousins. The close relationship between the...

A young London City-worker inadvertently becomes involved in the world of crime.

Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.

Behind the scenes documentary of Lars von Trier's The Element of Crime (1984).

At the gathering of a North Country wedding, the prospective husband starts to have doubts about going ahead as he observes what marriage has done to...

"Sling me in here? Nobody slings the King of the Kop anywhere. Not even the pigs." In a police special incidents room, a young soccer supporter meets...

At the moment money is scarce and times are hard for everyone -even villains like Charlie and Denny are feeling the pinch. But their luck could...

A trio of journalists look into the murder of a young girl in a seaside town. For the men though it’s more about who gets the big story than...

This film looks at the tough training regime undertaken by London's black cab drivers as they prepare for one of the hardest examinations they will...

Louise is an alienated boarding school student in the midst of a hot and heavy affair with the husband of her headmistress, Veronica. Suspicion and...

A beautiful Chilean exile called Tina is stranded in a new country.

There's big money in pigeon racing if you've got a fast flyer, and Joe Desmond's blue-pied hen is a natural winner. But Joe's lucky streak with the...

How do you kill time when you're 15 years old, have no money and live in a dull London suburb? Rod, Kip and Mul may be short of cash, but not ideas.

A procedural routine murder investigation written by a former Detective Inspector

A middle class man finds life as a Labour MP challenging.