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Bert Davey
Bert Davey (1921–2002) was a British art director.Gomez p.210 Selected filmography * ''Time Is My Enemy'' (1954) * ''Devil's Point'' (1954) * ''Stolen Time'' (1955) * '' The Traitors'' (1962) * '' On the Beat'' (1962) * ''A Place to Go'' (1963) * '' A Stitch in Time'' (1963) * ''Carry on Cleo'' (1964) * ''Carry On Cowboy'' (1965) * ''Three Hats for Lisa'' (1965) * '' The Big Job'' (1965) * ''Carry on Screaming!'' (1966) * ''Billion Dollar Brain'' (1967) * ''Battle of Britain'' (1969) * '' Toomorrow'' (1970) * ''Zeppelin'' (1971) * ''Penny Gold'' (1973) * ''From Beyond the Grave'' (1974) * '' The Land That Time Forgot'' (1975) * ''Hennessy'' (1975) * ''The Slipper and the Rose'' (1976) * '' At the Earth's Core'' (1976) * ''The First Great Train Robbery'' (1978) * ''North Sea Hijack'' (1980) * '' The Dogs of War'' (1980) * '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981) * ''Superman III'' (1983) * ''Morons from Outer Space'' (1985) * ''Aliens Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for two millennia. The City of London, its ancient core and financial centre, was founded by the Romans as '' Londinium'' and retains its medieval boundaries.See also: Independent city § National capitals The City of Westminster, to the west of the City of London, has for centuries hosted the national government and parliament. Since the 19th century, the name "London" has also referred to the metropolis around this core, historically split between the counties of Middlesex, Essex, Surrey, Kent, and Hertfordshire, which largely comprises Greater London, governed by the Greater London Authority.The Greater London Authority consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly. The London Mayor is distinguished fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billion Dollar Brain
''Billion Dollar Brain'' is a 1967 British espionage film directed by Ken Russell and based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Len Deighton. The film features Michael Caine as secret agent Harry Palmer, the anti-hero protagonist. The "brain" of the title is a sophisticated computer with which an anti-communist organisation controls its worldwide anti-Soviet spy network. ''Billion Dollar Brain'' is the third of the Harry Palmer film series, preceded by ''The Ipcress File'' (1965) and ''Funeral in Berlin'' (1966). It is the only film in which Ken Russell worked as a mainstream 'director-for-hire', and the last film of Françoise Dorléac. A fourth film in the series, an adaptation of ''Horse Under Water'', also to be released by United Artists, was tentatively planned but never made. Caine played Palmer in two later films, ''Bullet to Beijing'' and ''Midnight in Saint Petersburg''. Plot Harry Palmer (Michael Caine), who has left MI5 to work as a private investigator, is told ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eye Of The Needle (film)
''Eye of the Needle'' is a 1981 British spy film directed by Richard Marquand and starring Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan. Written by Stanley Mann, it is based on the 1978 novel of the same title by Ken Follett. The film is about a German Nazi spy in the United Kingdom during World War II who discovers vital information about the upcoming D-Day invasion and his attempt to return to Germany while he is stranded with a family on the isolated (fictional) Storm Island, off the coast of Scotland. Plot Henry Faber is a cold and emotionless German sleeper agent nicknamed "the Needle" because he prefers to kill with a stiletto. While spying in England, he obtains critical information about the Allies' plans for the Invasion of Normandy but is unable to transmit the information. After narrowly escaping British intelligence in London, who have come to realize he has vital military intelligence about D-Day and so are hounding his every move, Faber heads to Scotland for a rendez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dogs Of War (film)
''The Dogs of War'' is a 1980 American war film based upon the 1974 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. Largely filmed in Belize, it was directed by John Irvin and starred Christopher Walken and Tom Berenger. In it a small mercenary unit of soldiers is privately hired to depose the president of a fictional African country modeled after Guinea-Bissau, Guinea-Conakry, Equatorial Guinea and Angola (as they were in the late 1970s), so that a British tycoon can gain access to a platinum deposit. The title is based on a phrase from William Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar: "Cry, 'Havoc!', and let slip the dogs of war." Plot Having escaped from Central America with his comrades Drew, Derek, Michel, Terry and Richard, mercenary Jamie Shannon gets an offer from Endean, a British businessman working for a major tycoon. Endean's company is interested in "certain resources" in the small African nation of Zangaro, which is run by the brutal dictator, President Kimba. Shannon goe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Sea Hijack
''North Sea Hijack'' (released as ''ffolkes'' outside the UK and as ''Assault Force'' on US TV) is a 1980 British adventure film starring Roger Moore, Lea Brodie, James Mason, Anthony Perkins and Michael Parks. It was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and adapted by Jack Davies from his novel, ''Esther, Ruth and Jennifer''. This film was a vehicle for both Moore and Perkins to try to escape typecasting. Previously, Moore had been practically typecast as a womanising, happy-go-lucky playboy in such series as ''The Saint, The Persuaders!'' and James Bond. In contrast to those parts, he portrays a bearded, eccentric, arrogant, cat-loving chauvinist with master strategist skills. Plot Eccentric and cat-loving counter-terrorism consultant Rufus Excalibur ffolkes is asked by Lloyd's of London to develop a contingency plan, should any of the North Sea oil installations it insures be threatened. Months later, a North Sea supply ship named ''Esther'' takes on board a group of men posing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Great Train Robbery
''The First Great Train Robbery'' (known in the United States as ''The Great Train Robbery'') is a 1978 Irish heist comedy film directed by Michael Crichton, who also wrote the screenplay based on his 1975 novel '' The Great Train Robbery''. The film stars Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland and Lesley-Anne Down. Plot In 1855 Edward Pierce, seemingly a charismatic member of London's high society, is secretly a master thief. He plans to steal a monthly shipment of gold from the London to Folkestone train which is meant as payment for British troops fighting in the Crimean War. The gold is heavily guarded in two heavy safes in the baggage car, each of which has two locks, requiring a total of four keys. Pierce recruits Robert Agar, a pickpocket and screwsman. Pierce's mistress Miriam (Lesley-Anne Down) and his chauffeur Barlow (George Downing) join the plot, and a train guard, Burgess, is bribed into participation. The executives of the bank who arrange the gold transport, the ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
At The Earth's Core (film)
''At the Earth's Core'' is a 1976 British-American fantasy-science fiction film produced by Britain's Amicus Productions.Gary A. Smith, ''The American International Pictures Video Guide'', McFarland 2009 p 16 The film was directed by Kevin Connor and stars Doug McClure, Peter Cushing and Caroline Munro. It was filmed in Technicolor, and is based on the 1914 fantasy novel '' At the Earth's Core'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first book of his Pellucidar series, in token of which the film is also known as ''Edgar Rice Burroughs' At the Earth's Core''. The original music score was composed by Mike Vickers. Plot Dr. Abner Perry (Peter Cushing), a British Victorian scientist, and his US financier David Innes (Doug McClure) make a test run of their ''Iron Mole'' drilling machine in a Welsh mountain, but end up in a strange underground labyrinth ruled by a species of giant telepathic flying reptiles, the Mahars (Pterodactyls with parrot-like beaks), and full of prehistoric beasts a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slipper And The Rose
''The Slipper and the Rose: The Story of Cinderella'' is a 1976 British musical film retelling the classic fairy tale of Cinderella. The film was chosen as the Royal Command Performance motion picture selection for 1976. Directed by Bryan Forbes, the film stars Gemma Craven as the heroine, Richard Chamberlain as the prince, and features a supporting cast led by Michael Hordern, Kenneth More, Edith Evans, and Annette Crosbie. The film's Academy Award-nominated songs were written by the Sherman Brothers – Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman – who also shared scripting duties with Forbes. Plot Prince Edward of Euphrania returns home after meeting the princess Selena of Carolsveld, whom his parents have arranged for him to marry. However, The Prince did not propose to the princess, and angrily denounces arranged marriages ("Why Can't I Be Two People?"). Edward prefers to marry for love while his parents want a political alliance ("What Has Love Got to Do with Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hennessy (film)
''Hennessy'' is a 1975 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Rod Steiger, Trevor Howard, Lee Remick, Richard Johnson, Peter Egan, Stanley Lebor and Sir Patrick Stewart, the latter in his film debut. Plot After the death of his family during a riot in Belfast, Niall Hennessy comes up with a plan to blow up the British Houses of Parliament. Cast * Rod Steiger − Niall Hennessy *Lee Remick − Kate Brooke *Richard Johnson − Insp. Hollis *Trevor Howard − Cmdr. Rice *Peter Egan − Williams *Eric Porter − Tobin * Ian Hogg − Gerry *Stanley Lebor − Hawk *John Hallam − Boyle *Patrick Stewart − Tilney *David Collings − Covey *John Shrapnel − Tipaldi *Hugh Moxey − Stephen Burgess (M.P.) *Margery Mason − Housekeeper *Paul Brennan − Maguire * Paul Blake − Rally Leader *Patsy Kensit − Angie Hennessy Production The film was a co production between Peter Snell and American International Pictures. The original director was to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land That Time Forgot (1975 Film)
''The Land That Time Forgot'' is a 1974 British-American adventure film, adventure fantasy film directed by Kevin Connor (director), Kevin Connor and written by Michael Moorcock and James Cawthorn, based upon the 1918 novel ''The Land That Time Forgot (novel), The Land That Time Forgot'' by Edgar Rice Burroughs. It stars Doug McClure, John McEnery, Keith Barron, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Ainley and Declan Mulholland. Plot A Message in a bottle, bottle with a manuscript inside it is thrown into the sea. It floats to the coast of England, where a sailor discovers the bottle and opens it to read the manuscript. Bowen Tyler narrates. During World War I, Bowen Tyler and Lisa Clayton are passengers on the ship torpedoed by Captain von Schoenvorts. Along with a few surviving British officers, Tyler persuades the other men to take over the surfacing submarine, this being their only chance for survival. After they confront the Germans on the deck, a fight ensues, and they seize the Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Beyond The Grave
''From Beyond the Grave'' is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes. It was the last in a series of anthology films from Amicus and was preceded by ''Dr Terror's House of Horrors'' (1965), '' Torture Garden'' (1967), ''The House That Dripped Blood'' (1970), ''Asylum'', ''Tales from the Crypt'' (both 1972) and '' The Vault of Horror'' (1973).Bryce, Allan (ed.), ''Amicus: The Studio That Dripped Blood'', Stray Cat Publishing, 2000, pp. 126-137 Plot Four customers buy or steal items from Temptations Limited, an antique shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits those who cheat the shop's proprietor (Peter Cushing). The Gatecrasher Edward Charlton (David Warner) buys an antique mirror for a knockdown price, believing that he has tricked the proprietor into accepting that it is a reproduction. Charlton holds a seance at the suggestio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Gold
''Penny Gold'' is a 1973 British drama film directed by Jack Cardiff and starring James Booth, Francesca Annis, Nicky Henson and Joss Ackland. The screenplay concerns two policemen who investigate a series of murders. Premise A police detective investigates the murder of a young woman, and discovers that the crime is connected to her surviving twin sister and an extremely valuable stamp. Cast * James Booth - Matthews * Francesca Annis - Delphi/Diane * Nicky Henson - Rogers * Joss Ackland - Jones * Richard Heffer - Claude * Sue Lloyd - Model * Joseph O'Conor - Blachford * Una Stubbs - Anna * George Murcell - Doctor Merrick * Marianne Stone - Mrs Parsons * Penelope Keith - Miss Hartridge * John Savident - Sir Robert Hampton * Clinton Greyn - Van Der Meij * Christian Rodska - Clerk * Marc Zuber - Hotel Receptionist * Anthony Naylor - Rugby Player * John Rhys-Davies - Rugby Player * Rodney Cardiff - Doctor * Stephanie Smith - Delphi/Diane as a child * Peter Salmon - Male model * Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
