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British Films Of 1963 ...
A list of films produced in the United Kingdom in 1963 (see 1963 in film): 1963 See also * 1963 in British music * 1963 in British radio * 1963 in British television *1963 in the United Kingdom References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:British Films Of 1963 1963 Films British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 In Film
The year 1963 in film involved some significant events, including the big-budget epic '' Cleopatra'' and two films with all-star casts, '' How the West Was Won'' and ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World''. Top-grossing films (U.S.) The top ten 1963 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows: Events * January 9 – Joseph Vogel resigns as president of MGM and is replaced by Robert O'Brien. * February 20 – The classic epic western '' How the West Was Won'' premieres in the United States. It is an instant success with both audiences and critics and becomes the biggest moneymaker for MGM since '' Ben-Hur''. * June 12 – '' Cleopatra'', starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rex Harrison and Richard Burton, premieres at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City. Its staggering production costs nearly bankrupted Twentieth Century Fox and the adulterous affair between Taylor and Burton made the publicity even worse. ''Cleopatra'' marked the only instance that a film would ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janet Munro
Janet Munro (born Janet Neilson Horsburgh; 28 September 1934 – 6 December 1972) was a British actress. She won a Golden Globe Award for her performance in the film ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (1959) and received a BAFTA Film Award nomination for her performance in the film ''Life for Ruth'' (1962). Munro starred in three Disney films: ''Darby O'Gill and the Little People'' (1959), ''Third Man on the Mountain'' (1959) and ''Swiss Family Robinson'' (1960). Other film credits were roles in ''The Trollenberg Terror'' (1958) and ''The Day the Earth Caught Fire'' (1961). Biography Early life Born Janet Neilson Horsburgh in Blackpool, Lancashire in 1934, she was the daughter of Scottish comedian Alex Munro (real name Alexander Neilson Horsburgh) and his wife, Phyllis Robertshaw. She used her father's stage name professionally. Munro grew up on the road with her father, often appearing with him on stage. Her mother died when Janet was seven and she was brought up by he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerry O'Hara
Gerald O'Hara (born October 1924, Boston, Lincolnshire) is an English film and television director. O'Hara was an assistant director on Laurence Olivier's film, ''Richard III''; the Carol Reed film, ''Our Man in Havana'' and the Academy Award-winning '' Tom Jones''. O'Hara's directorial debut was the 1963 cautionary tale ''That Kind of Girl'', about the dangers of contracting venereal disease. During the 1960s, he directed episodes of '' The Avengers'' and a film based on a Van Der Valk novel by Nicolas Freeling, ''Amsterdam Affair''. O'Hara directed the highly controversial and rarely seen film ''The Brute''. O'Hara directed and wrote the screenplay for the 1979 film, '' The Bitch'', an adaptation of the Jackie Collins novel. Later television credits include directing and writing episodes of '' The Professionals'', script editor for the ITV series ''C.A.T.S. Eyes'' and directing an episode of ''Press Gang''. Selected filmography * ''That Kind of Girl'' (1963) * ''Game for T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
That Kind Of Girl
''That Kind of Girl'' is a British cult film and the directorial debut of Gerry O'Hara. Produced by Robert Hartford-Davis with a script by Jan Read, it was released in 1963. The film's subject is premarital sexual relationships and sexually transmitted diseases in an English 1960s millieu. Cast * Margaret Rose Keil as Eva * David Weston as Keith Murray * Linda Marlowe as Janet Bates * Peter Burton Peter Ray Burton (4 April 1921 – 21 November 1989) was an English film and television actor. Early life Peter Ray Burton, was born in Bromley, Kent, to Frederick Ray Burton and Gladys Maude (née Frazer). Career He is perhaps best known fo ... as Elliot Collier * Frank Jarvis as Max * Sylvia Kay as Mrs. Millar * David Davenport as Mr. Millar DVD and Blu-ray release ''That Kind of Girl'' was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK on the BFI's Flipside imprint on 25 January 2009. The disc also includes a selection of short films and an interview with Robert Hartford-Da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Martyn
Lawrence Martyn (22 March 1934 – 7 August 1994) was a British film and television actor known for his comedy performances. Martyn was born in London and was a member of the Parachute Regiment. He was famous as store maintenance man "Mr. Mash" in the BBC comedy series ''Are You Being Served?'', appearing in the first three series before being replaced by Arthur English. He was unable to continue in this role because he was committed to the television series ''Spring and Autumn'' with Jimmy Jewel. Other TV appearances included ''Dad's Army'', ''On the Buses'', '' Look - Mike Yarwood!'', ''Rising Damp'', '' The Detectives'' and ''Grange Hill''. He also played alongside Frankie Howerd in two of his BBC shows, ''Up Pompeii!'' and ''Whoops Baghdad''. Career Martyn played the role of the spiv Private Walker in the radio version of ''Dad's Army'' after the death of James Beck in 1973. His film roles included ''Carry On at Your Convenience,'' where he had a small part as the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Moon
George Moon (19 March 1909 – 17 December 1981) was an English Theatre, stage, film actor, film and television actor. During the late 1950s he appeared as Ginger Smart in the television series ''Shadow Squad'' and its sequel ''Skyport''. Moon's largest television role came in 1977 when he played Tipping the butler in the short lived television series Lord Tramp alongside Hugh Lloyd and Joan Sims. His daughter is the actress Georgina Moon. Selected filmography * ''Diggers (1931 film), Diggers'' (1931) - Joe Mulga * ''A Co-respondent's Course'' (1931) * ''Diggers in Blighty'' (1933) - Joe Mulga * ''Lightning Conductor (film), Lightning Conductor'' (1938) - George * ''Me and My Pal (1939 film), Me and My Pal'' (1939) - Hal Thommson * ''Time Flies (1944 film), Time Flies'' (1944) - Bill Barton * ''What Do We Do Now?'' (1945) - Wesley - (with Leslie Fuller) * ''An Alligator Named Daisy'' (1955) - Al * ''It's a Wonderful World (1956 film), It's a Wonderful World'' (1956) - Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breath Of Life (1963 Film)
Breath of life may refer to: Medicine and philosophy * Prana, or life force, in Vedantic philosophy * Pneuma (Stoic), in Stoic philosophy * Pneuma (ancient medicine) * A concept in biodynamic osteopathy and craniosacral therapy Film * ''Breath of Life'' (1962 film), a 1962 British crime film * ''Breath of Life'' (1990 film), a 1990 Italian drama film * ''Breath of Life'' (1991 film), a 1991 British short film Literature * ''The Breath of Life'' (play), a 2002 play by David Hare * ''A Breath of Life'', a novel by Brazilian author Clarice Lispector Music * "Breath of Life" (Erasure song), a 1991 song by Erasure, released as a single in 1992 * "Breath of Life" (Florence and the Machine song), a 2012 song by Florence and the Machine * ''Breath of Life'' (Louis Hayes album), 1974 * ''Breath of Life'' (Magnum album), 2002 * ''Breath of Life'' (World Saxophone Quartet album), 1994 * "Breath of Life", a song from '' The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers'', sung in an Elv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Lucas (actor)
William Thomas Clucas (14 April 19258 July 2016), better known as William Lucas, was an English film, theatre, radio and television actor. Early years William Lucas was born in Manchester, England. Before he became an actor, he was a commercial traveller, laundry hand, cook, farm labourer, and long-distance lorry driver, and served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Career Lucas earned a scholarship to the Northern Theatre School, and trained there. He then became an assistant stage manager at the Chesterfield Civic Theatre in the late 1940s. Lucas had begun his stage career by the summer of 1950 in Chesterfield and was still active in the theatre in late 1990 in '' Run for Your Wife''. His first film acting role was in the film ''Portrait of Alison'' (1955), and he later appeared in many Hammer Film Productions such as ''The Shadow of the Cat'' (1961). He starred in a string of British crime b-movies such as Payroll, The Break, Breakout, and Calculated Ris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Britton
Anthony Edward Lowry Britton (9 June 1924 – 22 December 2019) was an English actor. He appeared in a variety of films (including ''The Day of the Jackal'') and television sitcoms (including '' Don't Wait Up'' and '' Robin's Nest'' He is the father of presenter Fern Britton, scriptwriter Cherry Britton and actor Jasper Britton. Life and career Britton was born in a room above the Trocadero public house in Temple Street, Birmingham, Warwickshire, the son of Doris Marguerite (née Jones) and Edward Leslie Britton. He attended Edgbaston Collegiate School, Birmingham and Thornbury Grammar School, Gloucestershire. During the Second World War he served in the Army and he also worked for an estate agent and in an aircraft factory. He joined an amateur dramatics group in Weston-super-Mare and then turned professional, appearing on stage at the Old Vic and with the Royal Shakespeare Company. He appeared in numerous British films from the 1950s onwards, including ''Operation Amsterdam'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Break (1963 Film)
''The Break'' is a 1963 British drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Tony Britton, William Lucas and Christina Gregg. Plot A dangerous prisoner escapes and then hides in a secluded hotel in Dartmoor from where he plans to flee to Argentina with his sister. Cast * Tony Britton as Greg Parker * William Lucas as Jacko Thomas * Eddie Byrne as Judd Tredgar * Robert Urquhart as Pearson * Sonia Dresdel as Sarah * Edwin Richfield as Moses * Gene Anderson as Jean Tredgar * Christina Gregg as Sue Thomas * Patrick Jordan as Driver * John Junkin as Harry * Marshall Jones as Jim References External links The Breakon BFI The British Film Institute (BFI) is a film and television charitable organisation which promotes and preserves film-making and television in the United Kingdom. The BFI uses funds provided by the National Lottery (United Kingdom), National Lot ... website * 1963 films British drama films 1963 drama films 1960s English-language films 1960s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbara Shelley
Barbara Shelley (born Barbara Teresa Kowin; 13 February 1932 – 3 January 2021) was an English film and television actress. She appeared in more than a hundred films and television series. She was particularly known for her work in horror films, notably '' Village of the Damned''; '' Dracula, Prince of Darkness''; ''Rasputin, the Mad Monk'' and ''Quatermass and the Pit''. Biography Shelley was born in London, England, on 13 February 1932. Her parents were May (née Hayes) and Robert Kowin. She had an older sister, Jo, who emigrated to Canada to become a writer and producer for CBC Television. Shelley attended a convent in Harlesden, north London, where she performed in Gilbert and Sullivan productions and school plays, as well as participating in local Catholic youth drama festivals. Initially shy on stage, her acting teacher suggested that she take up modelling to gain self-confidence. Shelley followed the advice and started modelling in 1951, which led to an offer of a minor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Sylvester
William Sylvester (January 31, 1922 – January 25, 1995) was an American television and film actor. His most famous film credit was Dr. Heywood Floyd in Stanley Kubrick's '' 2001 A Space Odyssey'' (1968). Life and career William Sylvester was born in Oakland, California, the son of Italian immigrant Joseph Silvester (1899–1941) and his American wife, Gertrude Bailey Silvester (1898–1957). He served in the U.S. Navy during the Second World War, and settled in Britain after the war to pursue his interest in professional acting. He became a staple of British B films at a time when American and Canadian actors were much in demand to give indigenous films some appeal in the United States. While in the UK, he married British actress Veronica Hurst. As a result, he gained top billing in one of his first films, ''House of Blackmail'' (1953), directed by the veteran filmmaker Maurice Elvey, for whom he also made '' What Every Woman Wants'' the following year. He also starre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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