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Joss Ackland
Actor 1928 - 2023

Joss Ackland

North Kensington, London, England, UK

Sidney Edmond Jocelyn Ackland CBE (29 February 1928 – 19 November 2023) was an English actor who appeared in more than 130 film and television roles. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for portraying Jock Delves Broughton in White Mischief... Read full bio →

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Katherine of Alexandria

Katherine of Alexandria

Michael Redwood 2014 1h 48m 4.0

The life of Catherine of Alexandria due for release in 2014. Contains the last film role of Peter O'Toole, who died before the film was released.

Prisoners of the Sun

Prisoners of the Sun

Roger Christian 2013 1h 28m 3.0

A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt from initiating the apocalypse

Flawless

Flawless

Michael Radford 2007 1h 48m 6.3

A female executive (Demi Moore) and a night janitor (Michael Caine) conspire to commit a daring diamond heist from their mutual employer, The London Diamond Corporation.

Moscow Zero

Moscow Zero

María Lidón 2006 1h 22m 3.0

In Moscow, the priest Owen hires a team to guide him in the underworld to find his friend Sergei that is missing while researching the legend about the existence of demons and an entrance to hell beneath the city.

Hogfather

Hogfather

Vadim Jean 2006 3h 5m 8.5

It's Hogswatch (equivalent to Christmas) on the Discworld and the Hogfather has gone missing, requiring Death to take his place while his granddaughter Susan endeavors to find out what has happened.

Asylum

Asylum

David Mackenzie 2005 1h 39m 5.3

A woman becomes very curious about one of her psychiatrist husband's inmates, a man who was found guilty in the murder and disfigurement of his former wife.

A Different Loyalty

A Different Loyalty

Marek Kanievska 2004 1h 36m 5.0

British war reporter Leo and American journalist Sally meet on assignment in Beirut. When Leo disappears, Sally begins to uncover his secret life, which leads her behind the Iron Curtain and into the clutches of the KGB. In HD.

I'll Be There

I'll Be There

Craig Ferguson 2003 1h 45m

A comedy about a has-been rock star (Craig Ferguson) that discovers he has a teenage daughter (Charlotte Church), from a long forgotten love affair.

No Good Deed

No Good Deed

Bob Rafelson 2002 1h 37m 4.6

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

K-19: The Widowmaker

K-19: The Widowmaker

Kathryn Bigelow 2002 2h 18m 6.6

When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.

My Giant

My Giant

Michael Lehmann 1998 1h 43m 6.0

Sammy, an agitated agent lost in the forest of the modern world, happens upon a gentle giant with a tall talent for friendship named Max.

Swept from the Sea

Swept from the Sea

Beeban Kidron 1997 1h 53m 4.0

The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and hungry after a shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy.

Firelight

Firelight

William Nicholson 1997 1h 43m

Firelight is a period romance/drama film written and directed by William Nicholson. It was Nicholson's first, and to date only, film as director.

Surviving Picasso

Surviving Picasso

James Ivory 1996 2h 5m 6.0

The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.

D3: The Mighty Ducks

D3: The Mighty Ducks

Rob Lieberman 1996 1h 44m 5.5

The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.

Citizen X

Citizen X

Chris Gerolmo 1995 1h 45m 7.5

During the 1980s, Soviet authorities hunt for a serial killer who picks his victims in railway stations and commuter trains and lures them into the woods.

OcchioPinocchio

OcchioPinocchio

Francesco Nuti 1994 2h 12m

A man with cognitive problems lives and works in a hospice. One day an American banker discovers that the man is his son.

Miracle on 34th Street

Miracle on 34th Street

Les Mayfield 1994 1h 54m 6.6

6-year-old Susan Walker has doubts about childhood's most enduring miracle—Santa Claus. Her mother told her the 'secret' about Santa a long time ago, but, after meeting a special department store Santa who's convinced he's the real thing, Susan is given the most precious gift of all—something to believe in.

Giorgino

Giorgino

Laurent Boutonnat 1994 2h 57m 6.0

October 1918: After returning to the civil life, the young Doctor Giorgino Volli searches for a group of children, which he had been the care-taker of before the first world war began. However, soon the searching becomes a part of hide-and-seek with death. Giorgino finds a village bordered with a treacherous marsh and rumours of wolves.

The Princess and the Cobbler

The Princess and the Cobbler

Richard Williams 1993 1h 12m 8.0

The film tells a story which takes place in an oriental city from the tales of thousand and one night. It covers the friendship of a thief knowing all tricks to survive in the city and a poor cobbler/shoemaker who has to struggle in order to live.

Nowhere to Run

Nowhere to Run

Robert Harmon 1993 1h 34m 5.5

Escaped convict Sam Gillen single handedly takes on ruthless developers determined to evict Clydie - a widow with two young children. Nobody knows who Sam is.

The Princess and the Goblin

The Princess and the Goblin

József Gémes 1992 1h 22m 8.0

The story is about the Princess Irene and a young warrior boy named Curty. Irene must use her magic power to fight off goblins and save the kingdom.

The Mighty Ducks

The Mighty Ducks

Stephen Herek 1992 1h 41m 6.8

Hotshot lawyer Gordon Bombay is ordered by court to coach a team of peewee hockey misfits. Bombay is reluctant due to his own past as a hockey player when he lost the championship game and the respect of his coach.

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Sherlock Holmes: Incident at Victoria Falls

Bill Corcoran 1992 3h 7m 6.0

King Edward asks Sherlock Holmes to perform one more task before his retirement: to safeguard the Star of Africa on a trip to Cape Town. Soon the fabled jewel is stolen and several people end up being murdered.

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey

Peter Hewitt 1991 1h 33m 6.7

Bill and Ted are killed by their evil robot doubles, sent from the future by the megalomaniacal DiNomolos. In order to save the babes and win the San Dimas Battle of the Bands, they must escape from Hell, challenge the Grim Reaper, meet God, and defeat the evil Bill and Ted.

A Murder of Quality

A Murder of Quality

Gavin Millar 1991 1h 43m

At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death.

The Hunt for Red October

The Hunt for Red October

John McTiernan 1990 2h 15m 7.9

This film tells the story of Captain Marko Ramius, the skipper of the Soviet Union's newest nuclear sub. Jack Ryan of the CIA gets involved in a tense, tangled hunt for this sub, when Ramius defects, taking the "Red October" with him. The story is an action packed techno-thriller.

Dimenticare Palermo

Dimenticare Palermo

Francesco Rosi 1990 1h 40m

Carmine Bonavia wins election as the mayor of New York on a promise to legalize drugs. After the election, he marries Carrie and goes to his ancestral home of Sicily for their honeymoon. In his hotel, he meets Il Principe, a Sicilian prince who has spent years confined to the hotel because he crossed the Mafia.

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 2

Richard Donner 1989 1h 54m 7.1

Riggs and Murtaugh are on the trail of South African diplomats who are using their immunity to engage in criminal activities

White Mischief

White Mischief

Michael Radford 1988 1h 47m

Lord Erroll viene accusato dell'omicidio dell'amante della moglie.

The Sicilian

The Sicilian

Michael Cimino 1987 1h 56m 4.0

Egocentric bandit Salvatore Giuliano fights the Church, the Mafia, and the landed gentry while leading a populist movement for Sicilian independence.

Queenie

Queenie

1987 1h 56m 5.0

An Anglo-Indian woman emigrates from India to Great Britain, pursues fame and fortune at the cost of personal happiness, and becomes a Hollywood movie star while suppressing the truth of her heritage.

Lady Jane

Lady Jane

Trevor Nunn 1986 2h 22m 6.0

The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies.

A Zed & Two Noughts

A Zed & Two Noughts

Peter Greenaway 1985 1h 56m 8.1

Twin zoologists lose their wives in a car accident and become obsessed with decomposing animals.

The Apple

The Apple

Menahem Golan 1980 1h 28m

Musical set in the 'future', e.g. 1994. A young couple enters the world of the music industry, but also the world of drugs.

Rough Cut

Rough Cut

Don Siegel 1980 1h 52m 5.0

Two sophisticated jewel thieves join forces to steal $30 million in uncut jewels.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy

1979 50m 6.0

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced out of semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet agent within MI6's echelons.

Saint Jack

Saint Jack

Peter Bogdanovich 1979 1h 55m 5.0

Jack Flowers is an American hustler trying to make his fortune in 1970s Singapore in small time pimping. His dreams of building a fortune by running a brothel himself and returning to the States is materialized when he is offered the opportunity by the CIA to run a brothel for the R&R activities of U.S. soldiers on leave in Singapore.

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?

Ted Kotcheff 1978 1h 52m

Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest Chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest Chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.

Watership Down

Watership Down

Martin Rosen 1978 1h 32m 7.7

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

The Strange Case of the End of Civilization as We Know It

Joseph McGrath 1977 56m 5.0

John Cleese is hilarious as the descendant of Sherlock Holmes in this modern detective drama of international power politics and intrigue. Unlike his illustrious grandfather however, he only succeeds in bungling every job he organizes.

Silver Bears

Silver Bears

Ivan Passer 1977 1h 53m 6.0

Financial wizard "Doc" Fletcher acquires a Swiss bank and a silver mine - alleged to be worth a billion dollars. As rivals close in from all sides, Doc must fight a complex struggle to keep hold of both the bank and the mine.

Operation Daybreak

Operation Daybreak

Lewis Gilbert 1975 1h 58m

Czechoslovakia, 1942. Three brave Czech patriots risk everything to rid their country of its brutal Nazi leader, SS-General Reinhard Heydrich.

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing

Robert Stevenson 1975 1h 34m 6.0

Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of Chinese spies.

The Little Prince

The Little Prince

Stanley Donen 1974 1h 28m 8.3

After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up stories of journeys through the solar system for the stranded aviator.

The Four Musketeers

The Four Musketeers

Richard Lester 1974 1h 47m 5.6
The Black Windmill

The Black Windmill

Don Siegel 1974 1h 46m 6.0

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.

S*P*Y*S

S*P*Y*S

Irvin Kershner 1974 1h 27m 5.0

Two CIA bunglers (Donald Sutherland, Elliott Gould) botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.

The Three Musketeers

The Three Musketeers

Richard Lester 1973 1h 47m 7.3
Penny Gold

Penny Gold

Jack Cardiff 1973 1h 26m 6.0

While investigating a murder case, a detective stumbles upon a rare-stamp swindle involving the victim's twin sister.

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Hitler: The Last Ten Days

Ennio De Concini 1973 1h 46m 6.0

A dramatization based on eyewitness accounts of Hitler's final days in an underground bunker, his military henchmen, and his stormy relationship with Eva Braun.

England Made Me

England Made Me

Peter Duffell 1973 1h 40m

A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of the Nazi party.

Villain

Villain

Michael Tuchner 1971 1h 38m 6.0

In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.

The House That Dripped Blood

The House That Dripped Blood

Peter Duffell 1971 1h 42m 7.0

A Scotland Yard investigator looks into four mysterious cases involving an unoccupied house.

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins

Arne Sucksdorff, Roy Boulting 1971 1h 41m 6.0

A womanizing biologist studies life in a colony of penguins.

Crescendo

Crescendo

Alan Gibson 1970 1h 36m 5.0

A young American woman Susan Roberts goes to the south of France to do her thesis research on a recently deceased composer, staying with his eccentric relatives.

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Rasputin: The Mad Monk

Don Sharp 1966 1h 31m 6.0

Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace.

In Search of the Castaways

In Search of the Castaways

Robert Stevenson 1962 1h 38m 6.0

In Search of the Castaways is a 1962 Walt Disney Productions feature film starring Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier in a tale about a worldwide search for a shipwrecked sea captain. The film was directed by Robert Stevenson from a screenplay by Lowell S, Hawley based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.

Next to No Time!

Next to No Time!

Henry Cornelius 1958 1h 29m 6.0

An unassuming planning engineer must negotiate an important loan while aboard the Queen Elizabeth en route to New York City, but his lack of confidence threatens to foil his plans.

Seven Days to Noon

Seven Days to Noon

Roy Boulting, John Boulting 1950 1h 34m 8.5

When a scientist threatens to detonate a powerful bomb in the heart of London, Scotland Yard has just seven days to find him before it is too late.

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