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Jean Merilyn Simmons, OBE (January 31, 1929 – January 22, 2010) was an English actress. She appeared predominantly in motion pictures, beginning with films made in Great Britain during and after World War II – she was one of J. Arthur Rank's 'well-spoken young starlets' – followed mainly by Hollywood films from 1950.

Most Popular Jean Simmons Trailers

Total trailers found: 80

Fun in the Big Country Trailer (1958)

01 January 1958

Behind-the-scenes look during the filming of William Wyler's 1958 western, "The Big Country."

Spartacus Trailer (1960)

13 October 1960

The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion.

Going Undercover Trailer (1988)

17 June 1988

Forever bungling private investigator Henry Brilliant has been hired by Maxine de la Hunt to protect her step-daughter Marigold during her trip to Denmark.

Decisions! Decisions! Trailer (1971)

11 September 1971

A salesman and a sexologist have misadventures with plot development determined by the votes of the studio audience.

Kiss the Bride Goodbye Trailer (1945)

28 January 1945

Working-class girl Joan Dodd's plan to marry Jack Fowler is thwarted when her mother Gladys interferes.

Down at the Hydro Trailer (1983)

04 September 1983

Diedre and The Colonel separately attend a health spa and find themselves falling in love.

Uncle Silas Trailer (1947)

08 October 1947

Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.

The Dawning Trailer (1988)

08 June 1988

An IRA gunman on the run from the government meets an idealistic young woman and attempts to win her support for his cause.

Beggarman, Thief Trailer (1979)

26 November 1979

In this sequel to "Rich Man, Poor Man," moviemaker Gretchen Jordache, the until-now unseen sister, strives to pull the family together after the murder of brother Tom and the disappearance of brother Rudy by first reestablishing contact with her soldier son, and then patching things up with her sister-in-law, Kate, Tom's widow.

On Cukor Trailer (2000)

22 November 2000

Widely thought of as “a woman’s director,” legendary film director George Cukor is profiled with the use of film clips and interviews with his friends and colleagues to provide a picture of the director’s unique accomplishments and to trace the arc of his career.

A Small Killing Trailer (1981)

24 November 1981

A college professor is recruited by an undercover cop to pose as a bag lady to track down a drug connection following the brutal killing of a skid row crone.

Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors Trailer (1991)

29 December 1991

At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.

Laker Girls Trailer (1990)

03 April 1990

Three hopefuls — a college grad, a dance teacher from Watts, and an incognito heiress — vie for a spot on the Los Angeles Lakers cheerleading team.

Great Expectations Trailer (1946)

26 December 1946

In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman.

The Blue Lagoon Trailer (1949)

01 March 1949

In the Victorian period, two British children survive a shipwreck in the South Pacific. After days afloat, they are marooned on a lush tropical island in the company of kindly old sailor.

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Trailer (2001)

02 July 2001

Led by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet.

Winter Solstice Trailer (2003)

25 December 2003

When Elfrida Philips abandons London for a country village, she settles in quickly. She is very poor, but has a tiny cottage, her four-legged friend Horace, and friendships of good neighbors.

The Big Country Trailer (1958)

13 August 1958

Retired wealthy sea captain Jim McKay arrives in the Old West, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between his future father-in-law, Major Terrill, and the rough and lawless Hannasseys over a valuable patch of land.

The Actress Trailer (1953)

25 September 1953

The true story of Ruth Gordon's early struggles on the road to stage stardom.

Dominique Trailer (1980)

06 March 1980

The wife of a greedy man comes back to haunt him after he scares her to death.

The Egyptian Trailer (1954)

25 August 1954

In eighteenth-dynasty Egypt, Sinuhe, a poor orphan, becomes a brilliant physician and with his friend Horemheb is appointed to the service of the new Pharoah.

Discovering Hamlet Trailer (2011)

01 November 2011

Journey into "Hamlet"-the play and the man-through the experiences of some of the major actors and directors who have brought Shakespeare's great tragedy to life.

Golden Gate Trailer (1981)

25 September 1981

A venerable San Francisco publishing family becomes embroiled in a bitter power struggle between the iron-fisted, but ailing, patriarch's son and a ruthless businessman who tries for a takeover.

Life at the Top Trailer (1965)

14 December 1965

Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England.

Cage of Gold Trailer (1950)

23 October 1950

The love that Judy, a young painter, feels for Alan, a promising doctor to whom she is engaged, falters when Bill, an old friend, suddenly appears.

The Easter Promise Trailer (1975)

26 March 1975

Addie and her friends are excited over the visit of a celebrity, a local woman who became a successful Broadway actress and has returned home for a short time following the death of her mother.

Black Narcissus Trailer (1947)

26 May 1947

A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace.

Give Us the Moon Trailer (1944)

31 July 1944

Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all).

Mr. Sycamore Trailer (1975)

12 December 1975

Jason Robards is a man who decides he'd rather be a tree.

Guys and Dolls Trailer (1955)

23 December 1955

In New York, a gambler is challenged to take a Salvation Army missionary to Havana, and unexpectedly they fall for each other.

The Grass Is Greener Trailer (1960)

23 December 1960

Victor and Hillary are down on their luck to the point that they allow tourists to take guided tours of their castle.

This Earth Is Mine Trailer (1959)

08 July 1959

Set during the Prohibition era, when wine makers were financially challenged and had to decide whether or not they wanted to cooperate with bootleggers to survive.

The Robe Trailer (1953)

16 September 1953

Drunk and disillusioned Roman, Marcellus Gallio, wins Jesus' robe in a dice game after the crucifixion.

The Clouded Yellow Trailer (1950)

21 November 1950

After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers finds work catalouging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton.

All the Way Home Trailer (1963)

17 October 1963

In the early 1900's Tennessee, a loving family undergoes the shock of the father's sudden, accidental death.

How to Make an American Quilt Trailer (1995)

06 October 1995

Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her.

Caesar and Cleopatra Trailer (1945)

11 December 1945

The aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra.

Elmer Gantry Trailer (1960)

07 July 1960

A charismatic charlatan begins a business — and eventually romantic — relationship with a roadside evangelist to sell religion to 1920s America.

Hamlet Trailer (1948)

10 December 1948

Winner of four Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor, Sir Laurence Olivier’s Hamlet continues to be the most compelling version of Shakespeare’s beloved tragedy.

She Couldn't Say No Trailer (1954)

15 February 1954

An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.

Soldier in Love Trailer (1967)

26 April 1967

The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.

A Friendship in Vienna Trailer (1988)

27 August 1988

Inge Dournenvald and Lise Mueller are best friends in pre-WW2 Austria, despite the fact that Inge is Jewish and Lise is the daughter of a Nazi sympathizer.

Young Bess Trailer (1953)

29 May 1953

The mother died under the executioner's axe; the daughter rose to become England's greatest monarch -- the brilliant and cunning Queen Elizabeth I.

The Way to the Stars Trailer (1945)

16 June 1945

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive.

Angel Face Trailer (1953)

02 January 1953

Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.

Midas Valley Trailer (1985)

27 June 1985

Set in Silicon Valley, California, follows the lives of a group of people involved in the competitive world of computer electronics and the greed, passion and intrigue amongst them.

Heidi Trailer (1968)

01 November 1968

Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heidi to her grandfather, who has been at odds with the villagers for years and lives in seclusion on the alm.

The Happy Ending Trailer (1969)

21 December 1969

When Fred asked for Mary's hand in marriage, she thought she had the happy ending she only read about in fairy tales.

Désirée Trailer (1954)

16 November 1954

In Marseilles, France in 1794, Desiree Clary, a young millinery clerk, becomes infatuated with Napoleon Bonaparte, but winds up wedding General Jean-Baptiste Berandotte, an aid to Napoleon who later joins the forces that bring about the Emperor's downfall.

Mr. Emmanuel Trailer (1944)

02 August 1944

An elderly Jewish man from Manchester, travels to Nazi Germany to seek the mother of a young German refugee that has attempted suicide.

So Long at the Fair Trailer (1950)

31 May 1950

Vicky Barton and her brother Johnny travel from Naples to visit the 1889 Paris Exhibition. They both sleep in seperate rooms in their hotel.

Androcles and the Lion Trailer (1952)

01 December 1952

George Bernard Shaw’s breezy, delightful dramatization of this classic fable—about a Christian slave who pulls a thorn from a lion’s paw and is spared from death in the Colosseum as a result of his kind act—was written as a meditation on modern Christian values.

A Bullet Is Waiting Trailer (1954)

04 September 1954

A plane carrying a sheriff and a man indicted for manslaughter is wrecked on a lonely California beach and the prisoner manages to escape, after a struggle, only to be taken in hand by the female manager of a remote sheep ranch.

A Moment in Time Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

Colonel Hunt is a widower in his 60s. It is in search of health, not romance, that he books in for a week at the Elm Park Hydro and submits himself to a regime of rest, exercise, and starvation rations.

Trio Trailer (1950)

10 October 1950

W. Somerset Maugham introduces three more of his stories about human foibles.

Divorce American Style Trailer (1967)

21 June 1967

After 17 years of marriage in American suburbia, Richard and Barbara Harmon step into the new world of divorce.

Rough Night in Jericho Trailer (1967)

01 August 1967

The only business in the Wild West town of Jericho that corrupt sheriff Alex Flood doesn't control behind the scenes is the stagecoach owned by tough-willed widow Molly Lang and her right-hand man, Hickman.

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls "1981" Trailer (1981)

19 October 1981

Updated version of the Jacqueline Susann best selling 1960's novel shows the lives of three very different women who come to New York City to achieve fame and fortune in show business and get all messed up in the process.

Hungry Hill Trailer (1947)

07 January 1947

Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.

Perry Mason: The Case of the Lost Love Trailer (1987)

23 February 1987

Perry must defend the husband of an old flame from a murder charge.