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John Fortune
Actor 1939 - 2013

John Fortune

Bristol, England, UK

John Fortune was an English satirist, comedian, writer, and actor, best known for his work with John Bird and Rory Bremner on the TV series Bremner, Bird and Fortune. He was educated at Bristol Cathedral School and King's College, Cambridge, where he was to meet and form a... Read full bio →

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7 titles
Match Point

Match Point

Woody Allen 2005 2h 4m 8.1

Match Point is Woody Allen’s satire of the British High Society and the ambition of a young tennis instructor to enter into it. Yet when he must decide between two women - one assuring him his place in high society, and the other that would bring him far from it - palms start to sweat and a dark psychological match in his head begins.

Calendar Girls

Calendar Girls

Nigel Cole 2003 1h 48m 6.8

A Women's Institute chapter's fundraising effort for a local hospital by posing nude for a calendar becomes a media sensation.

The Tailor of Panama

The Tailor of Panama

John Boorman 2001 1h 49m 6.0

A tailor living in Panama reluctantly becomes a spy for a British Agent.

Saving Grace

Saving Grace

Nigel Cole 2000 1h 33m 8.6

Unexpectedly widowed, prim and proper housewife Grace Trevethyn finds herself in dire financial straits when she inherits massive debts her late husband had been accruing for years.

Maybe Baby

Maybe Baby

Ben Elton 2000 1h 44m 6.3

A comedy about a couple (Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson) who are trying to conceive a child.

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Bloodbath at the House of Death

Ray Cameron 1984 1h 31m 5.0

Six scientists arrive at the creepy Headstone Manor to investigate a strange phenomena which was the site of a mysterious massacre years earlier where 18 guests were killed in one night. It turns out that the house is the place of a satanic cult lead by a sinister monk who plans to kill the scientists who are inhabiting this house of Satan.

Take a Girl Like You

Take a Girl Like You

Jonathan Miller 1970 1h 41m 5.0

Young teacher Jenny Bunn arrives in Southern England. She attracts attention from local boys, including Patrick Standish. Multiple suitors emerge, vying for her affection as she navigates her new life and career.

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