John Mortimer Movies

A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservative member of parliament. Adaptation of the novel...

A young female designer is on the brink of an affair with a married male executive at the company where she works. The film tells the story of their...

After nearly 40 years of waiting for his big chance, Wilfred Morgenhall is given the case of defending Herbert Fowle who is accused of murdering his...

This hilarious one-act play by John Mortimer (creator of Rumpole of the Bailey) is the story of a highly incompetent lawyer preparing to defend a man...

Film adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov's debut novel, 'Mary'.

A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals...

These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when...

Attractive Julia Swinton is a middle-aged woman. Her life went normally and without big occurrences. But through the unexplained death of a familiar...

A bored Rumpole, living in Florida retirement, uses an inquiry from Phyllida as a pretext to re-establish himself back in chambers.

German adaptation of The Dock Brief

A young salesman from Trinidad tries to sell a complete set of encyclopedia to Sally Louth, a housewife living on the Chelsea-Fulham border in London.