Chris Menges Movies

Saxophonist Danny witnesses the murder of his band manager and a deaf-mute girl after a gig. Questioned by the police, he remembers only the...

An isolated brother and sister live with their memories and a grisly secret.

The true story of Jimmy Boyle, who was reputed to be Scotland's most violent man.

An isolated, overweight girl with a penchant for shoplifting, gets pushed from pillar to post as the authorities struggle to know what to do with her.

Told from the POV of Black Beauty himself, his birth and perception of humans are explored, but his first owner, a boy named Joe, is his most...

Drama telling the story of Blue, a young man of Jamaican descent living in Brixton in 1980, as he hangs out with his friends, fronts a dub sound...

A would be private eye gets mixed up in a smuggling case.

Vinko Globakar, a virtuoso trombonist, plays on a stage, alone, Luciano Berio's Sequenza for Trombone.

A documentary shot on the set of "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close" by Cedric Brelet von Sydow.

Follows Donovan, the Scottish singer/songwriter; his lifestyle: his friends, his haunts and his music. Some 15 songs on a string.

Two boys quarrel over a toy pistol in an ever escalating game.

Sequel to the TV film "Walter". In the United States, the two films have been released together on DVD as a package, called "Loving Walter".

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

Director Ken Loach explores the politics of race, class and charity in a capitalist society in this documentary funded by the Save the Children...

A recreation of a World War II incident which occurred in London's Bethnal Green underground station in 1943, in which 173 people died when a...

A 1976 play concerning an unemployed school leaver becomes involved with professional car thieves. Part of the ITV Playhouse strand.

When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with ‘Black Jack’, a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two...

As the Falklands War looms, an RAF recruit falls for a young barmaid, but their romance is quickly complicated with some surprising news.

A man with learning difficulties suffers neglect and ill-treatment, and this is only exasperated when his parents die and nobody seems to know what...