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Brian Glover
Actor 1934 - 1997

Brian Glover

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Brian Glover was an English character actor, writer and wrestler. Glover was a professional wrestler (as 'Leon Arras the Man From Paris'), teacher, and finally a film, television and stage actor, and the voice of Tetley Tea. He was married to writer Tara Prem from 1954 until... Read full bio →

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17 titles
Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Snow White: A Tale of Terror

Michael Cohn 1997 1h 40m

When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.

Prince of Jutland

Prince of Jutland

Gabriel Axel 1994 1h 47m

A Danish prince seeks revenge upon the villain who killed the king and his son to usurp the throne.

1942: A Love Story

1942: A Love Story

Vidhu Vinod Chopra 1994 2h 37m

The son of a politician loyal to the British rule falls in love with the daughter of a freedom fighter.

Leon the Pig Farmer

Leon the Pig Farmer

Gary Sinyor, Vadim Jean 1993 1h 44m 5.0

An irreverent comedy is set in motion when Leon Geller, a sensitive Jewish man from London, learns that he is the product of an artificial insemination accident, and that his real father is a farmer from Yorkshire.

Alien³

Alien³

David Fincher 1992 1h 54m 7.2

Returning from LV-426, Ellen Ripley crash-lands on the maximum-security prison Fiorina 161, where she discovers that she has unwittingly brought along an unwelcome visitor.

Kafka

Kafka

Steven Soderbergh 1991 1h 38m 6.8

Kafka works during the day at an insurance company, where events lead him to discover a mysterious underground society with strange suppressive goals.

The Company of Wolves

The Company of Wolves

Neil Jordan 1984 1h 35m 7.6

A la suite des récits que lui fait sa grand-mère sur d'étranges légendes, la jeune Rosaleen fait d'étranges rêves, peuplés de loups-garous. Selon les recommandations de son aïeule, elle doit éviter à tout prix de fréquenter les hommes dont les sourcils se touchent, signe d'appartenance aux loups-garous.

Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

Desmond Davis, Alan Birkinshaw 1984 1h 30m 5.0

Dr Calgary returns home from an expedition and goes looking for a hitchhiker whom he gave a lift to two years previously in order to return the man's address book. He discovers the man has been executed for his mother's murder.

Britannia Hospital

Britannia Hospital

Lindsay Anderson 1982 1h 56m 5.7

The chaotic workings of a hospital with staff on strike.

An American Werewolf in London

An American Werewolf in London

John Landis 1981 1h 37m 8.1

An American Werewolf in London is John Landis’ horror film from 1981 in which an American student turns into a werewolf during a full moon in London. From director John Landis who also directed Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

The First Great Train Robbery

The First Great Train Robbery

Michael Crichton 1979 1h 50m 7.2
Absolution

Absolution

Anthony Page 1978 1h 35m 6.5

At a boarding school in England, students Benjie Stanfield and Arthur Dyson endeavor to drive their strict Roman Catholic priest Father Goddard mad with their confessed sins.

Sweeney!

Sweeney!

David Wickes 1977 1h 37m

When one of Regan's snouts complains that his girlfriend's recent suicide was murder, the flying squad detective feels compelled to investigate. He uncovers a conspiracy that reaches the heart of the government, and finds himself fitted up, suspended and under the scrutiny of Special Branch.

Jabberwocky

Jabberwocky

Terry Gilliam 1977 1h 45m 6.9

A medieval tale with Pythonesque humour: After the death of his father the young Dennis Cooper goes to town where he has to pass several adventures. The town and the whole kingdom is threatened by a terrible monster called 'Jabberwocky'. Will Dennis make his fortune? Is anyone brave enough to defeat the monster?

Brannigan

Brannigan

Douglas Hickox 1975 1h 51m 6.0

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

O Lucky Man!

O Lucky Man!

Lindsay Anderson 1973 3h 4m 8.5

This sprawling, surrealist musical serves as an allegory for the pitfalls of capitalism, as it follows the adventures of a young coffee salesman in Europe. Many actors play multiple roles, giving the film a stagy tone.

Kes

Kes

Ken Loach 1969 1h 51m 7.4

Bullied at school and ignored and abused at home by his indifferent mother and older brother, Billy Casper, a 15-year-old working-class Yorkshire boy, tames and trains his pet kestrel falcon whom he names Kes. Helped and encouraged by his English teacher and his fellow students, Billy finally finds a positive purpose to his unhappy existence.

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