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A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (film)
''A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square'' is a 1979 British heist film directed by Ralph Thomas, written by Guy Elmes and starring Richard Jordan, Oliver Tobias and David Niven. It is subtitled "based on one of the biggest robberies in London". The film takes its name from the 1940 published song "A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square". Ralph Thomas later said the film "had quite a superb cast" and "he was really quite fond" of the movie "but I didn't do it as well as I should have done because by the time we started it David was already sick, and so we had to do the best we could as quickly as we could and it didn't come off as I'd hoped. But it was still a fun film and we enjoyed making it." It was shot at Twickenham Studios and on location around London. The film's sets were designed by the art director Lionel Couch. Plot summary Pinky (Jordan) is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but takes a job as a maintenance man at a large bank, which gi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph Thomas
Ralph Philip Thomas Military Cross, MC (10 August 1915 – 17 March 2001) was an English film director. He is perhaps best remembered for directing the ''Doctor Series, Doctor'' series of films. His brother, Gerald Thomas, was also a film director, probably best remembered for the ''Carry On (film series), Carry On...'' film series, and his son is the Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award-winning film producer, Jeremy Thomas. He cast the actor James Robertson Justice in many of his films. Thomas often worked with the producer Betty Box, Betty E. Box, who was married to ''Carry On'' producer Peter Rogers. Thomas was a nephew of producer Victor Saville. Early career Born in Kingston upon Hull, Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, Thomas studied law at Middlesex University College. He entered the film business as a clapperboard, clapper boy at Shepperton Studios in 1932 during his summer vacation while at college. Following graduation, instead of becoming a lawyer he decided t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Director
Art director is the title for a variety of similar job functions in theater, advertising, marketing, publishing, fashion, film industry, film and television, the Internet, and video games. It is the charge of a sole art director to supervise and unify the vision of an artistic production. In particular, they are in charge of its overall visual appearance and how it visual communication, communicates visually, stimulates moods, contrasts features, and psychologically appeals to a target audience. The art director makes decisions about visual elements, what artistic style (visual arts), style(s) to use, and when to use motion graphic design, motion. One of the biggest challenges art directors face is translating desired moods, messages, concepts, and underdeveloped ideas into imagery. In the brainstorming process, art directors, colleagues and clients explore ways the finished piece or scene could look. At times, the art director is responsible for solidifying the vision of the col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1970s Heist Films
Year 197 ( CXCVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Magius and Rufinus (or, less frequently, year 950 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 197 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * February 19 – Battle of Lugdunum: Emperor Septimius Severus defeats the self-proclaimed emperor Clodius Albinus at Lugdunum (modern Lyon). Albinus commits suicide; legionaries sack the town. * Septimius Severus returns to Rome and has about 30 of Albinus's supporters in the Senate executed. After his victory he declares himself the adopted son of the late Marcus Aurelius. * Septimius Severus forms new naval units, manning all the triremes in Italy with heavily armed troops for war in the East. His soldiers embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1979 Films
The year 1979 in film involved many significant events. Highest-grossing films United States and Canada The top ten 1979 released films by North American gross are as follows: International Major events * March 2 – Buena Vista release their first film since the advent of U.S. movie ratings to not be G-rated, '' Take Down''. * March 5 – Production begins on ''The Empire Strikes Back''. * March – Frank Price becomes president of Columbia Pictures. * May 25 – ''Alien'', a landmark of the science fiction genre, is released. * May 29 - Mary Pickford, a silent screen legend and Hollywood pioneer who was, at the height of her career, the most famous woman in the world, dies of a stroke. * May 31 – ''The Muppet Movie'', Jim Henson's Muppets' first foray into the world of feature-length motion pictures, is released in United Kingdom. * June 11 – John Wayne, a famous Western movie actor, dies at the age of 72 from stomach cancer. * June 29 – '' Moonraker'', the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Adare
Elizabeth Adare (born 3 June 1949 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland) is a currently practising child psychologist but is better known as an England, English actress and television presenter during the 1970s and 1980s. Her most prominent role was as Elizabeth in the 1970s science fiction television series ''The Tomorrow People''. Other TV credits include: ''Mind Your Language ("An Inspector Calls")'', ''Crossroads (soap opera), Crossroads'', ''Within These Walls'', ''Rising Damp'', ''Angels (TV series), Angels'', ''Father Dear Father'', ''The Expert (TV series), The Expert'', ''Enemy at the Door'', ''The Setbacks'' and ''Rumpole of the Bailey''. Career Elizabeth Adare was born in 1949 in Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England, of African immigrant parents from Sierra Leone where she was brought up until 1957. Always wanting to follow her family tradition of becoming a school teacher, she took up acting as a hobby before attending the Mountview Drama School. She made h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Boa
Andrew Bruce Boa (10 July 1930 – 17 April 2004) was a Canadian actor, who found success playing the token American in British films and television, usually playing military types. Boa's most recognizable film role is in ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) as General Rieekan. On television, his most notable role is probably as the brash and rude American guest, Mr. Harry Hamilton, in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode "Waldorf Salad". Early life Bruce Boa was born on 10 July 1930 in Calgary, Alberta, the second of three children of Ila (née Phinn) and Andrew Boa, a clergyman. His older sister was Jungian analyst and author Marion Woodman, and his younger brother was Fraser Boa, also a Jungian analyst, who died in 1992. Boa attended the University of Western Ontario, graduating in 1952 with a degree in theology, then spent a brief period playing professional football for the Calgary Stampeders in 1952. After travelling through Europe, he began his acting career in England in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewen Solon
Peter Ewen Solon (7 September 1917 – 7 July 1985) was a New Zealand-born actor, who worked extensively in both the United Kingdom and Australia. At the outbreak of World War II, Solon became a member of the First Echelon, 2nd NZEF that saw service in the Middle East. Later appointed as a commissioned officer, he married Frances Gwendolyne Hughes, a New Zealander; also serving in Egypt during the War. After training as a primary school teacher he travelled overseas to pursue an acting career. Film credits include: ''Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue'', '' The Dam Busters'', ''Murder Anonymous'' 1955 (part of the Scotland Yard film series), ''The Hound of the Baskervilles'', ''The Terror of the Tongs'', ''The Curse of the Werewolf'', '' The Message'', ''Unidentified Flying Oddball'' and ''The Wicked Lady''. On television, he was a series regular on ''Maigret''; playing Sergeant Lucas, the eponymous commissaire's right-hand man, in 50 of the series' 52 episodes. His other appeara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Raglan
Robert Raglan (7 April 1909 – 18 July 1985) was a British actor best known for his semi-regular role in ''Dad's Army'' as Colonel Pritchard. He also starred in a number of other television series and films such as ''Fabian of the Yard'' (1954–56) and ''The Haunted House of Horror'' (1969). He also appeared in ''Danger Man'' with Patrick McGoohan and Scotland Yard (TV series). Partial filmography * ''The Courtneys of Curzon Street'' (1947) - (uncredited) * ''Circus Boy'' (1947) - Trevor * '' Night Beat'' (1947) - Det. Sgt (uncredited) * '' The Ringer'' (1952) - (uncredited) * '' The Broken Horseshoe'' (1953) - (uncredited) * ''Recoil'' (1953) - Sgt Perkins * ''The Good Beginning'' (1953) - Shelley (uncredited) * ''Gilbert Harding Speaking of Murder'' (1953) - Inspector McKay (uncredited) * '' Child's Play'' (1954) - Police Superintendent * ''Confession'' (1955) - Superintendent Beckman * ''Portrait of Alison'' (1955) - (uncredited) * ''Handcuffs, London'' (1955) - Det. Sgt W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Rhys-Davies
John Rhys-Davies (born 5 May 1944) is a Welsh actor best known for portraying Sallah in the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise and Gimli in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy. His other roles include Michael Malone in the 1993 series ''The Untouchables'', Vasco Rodrigues in the miniseries ''Shōgun'', Professor Maximillian Arturo in ''Sliders'', King Richard I in ''Robin of Sherwood'', General Leonid Pushkin in the James Bond film ''The Living Daylights'', and Macro in ''I, Claudius''. In voice acting, he portrayed Treebeard in ''The Lord of the Rings'' trilogy, Cassim in '' Aladdin and the King of Thieves'', Ranjan's father in ''The Jungle Book 2'', Macbeth in '' Gargoyles'', Man Ray in ''SpongeBob SquarePants'', Hades in ''Justice League'', and Tobias in '' Freelancer''. Early life John Rhys-Davies was born in Salisbury on 5 May 1944, the son of Welsh parents. His mother, Phyllis Jones, was a nurse, while his father, Rhys Davies, was a mechanical engineer and colonial officer. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davy Kaye
Davy Kaye MBE (born David Kodeish, 25 March 1916 – 3 February 1998) was a British comedy actor and entertainer. Early life Born in Mile End Road in the East End of London to Jewish parents Koppel and Dora Kodeish, Kaye was so small at birth that he was not expected to live. As a schoolboy, he appeared in amateur revues and shows at his school, making his professional debut at the Mile End Empire in 1935. On the outbreak of the Second World War, Kaye tried to join up, but was turned down due to his short stature, later telling the story that the medical officer had said, "When we declare war on pygmies - we'll send for you." Instead, he spent the war years entertaining troops at RAF bases, munitions factories and Army camps, as well as on BBC radio where he was a regular with such shows as '' Midday Music Hall'' and ''Variety Bandbox''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Cartwright (actor)
Peter Cartwright (30 August 1935 – 18 November 2013)http://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gl=34&rank=1&new=1&so=3&MSAV=0&msT=1&gss=ms_f-34&gsfn=peter&gsln=cartwright&msbdy=1935&msbpn__ftp=Krugersdorp%2C+Gauteng%2C+South+Africa&msbpn=1421714&msbpn_PInfo=8-, 0, 1652395, 0, 5206, 0, 31186, 0, 0, 1421714, 0, &msddy=2013&msdpn__ftp=London%2C+London%2C+England&msdpn=85535&msdpn_PInfo=8-, 0, 0, 3257, 3251, 0, 0, 0, 5274, 85535, 0, &sbo=0&uidh=000&msbdd=30&msbdm=8&msddd=18&msddm=11 Search at Ancestry.co.uk. For full information you need a subscription. was a South African born British actor who made hundreds of appearances in television, film and on radio and worked extensively in the theatre, both in the provinces and London's West End. Cartwright was born in Krugersdorp, Gauteng, South Africa, and educated at St. Andrew's College in Grahamstown. He arrived in Britain in 1959 and studied at RADA. He was best known in South Africa for a series of television commercials ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Peel
Edward Peel is an English television and stage actor. He was described by ''The Times'' in 2010 as a "veteran star of TV dramas" and "a familiar face on television for the past 40 years". Early life and education Peel trained as an actor at Rose Bruford College. Career His television roles include Lennie in ''The Sweeney'' episode "Bait" with George Sewell (1978), Pieterzoon in ''Shogun'' (1980) and Ted Turton in ''Minder'' episode "Broken Arrow" (1982). He played police officers in ongoing episodes of both ''Juliet Bravo'' (1983–1985) and '' Cracker'' (1993–1995) and played two different roles in ''Emmerdale Farm'' (Tom Merrick: 1981-1982, Tony Cairns: 1997-1998). He played Kane, the main villain in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' Dragonfire'' (1987). He also appeared as different characters in two episodes of '' Heartbeat'', playing the part of a bank manager in the first series and later appearing as Clifford Chappell in episode 17 of series 15 entitled "Get Back". Peel als ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
