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Christopher Lee Filmography
The following is the filmography of English actor Sir Christopher Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015). With a career spanning nearly seven decades, Lee was well known for portraying Count Dracula in a sequence of Hammer Horror films, beginning with ''Dracula'' (1958). His other film roles include Francisco Scaramanga in the James Bond action film '' The Man with the Golden Gun'' (1974), Count Dooku in the ''Star Wars'' prequel trilogy (2002–2005), and Saruman in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy (2001–2003) and ''The Hobbit'' film trilogy (2012–2014). Lee was knighted for services to drama and charity in 2009. He received the BAFTA Fellowship in 2011 and the BFI Fellowship in 2013. He considered his best performance to be that of Muhammad Ali Jinnah in the biopic ''Jinnah'' (1998), and his best film to be the British cult film ''The Wicker Man'' (1973). He frequently appeared opposite his friend Peter Cushing Peter Wilton Cushing (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lee At The Berlin International Film Festival 2013
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. The name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Ireland. People with the given name Antiquity and Middle Ages * Saint Christopher (died 251), saint venerated by Catholics and Orthodox Christians * Christopher (Domestic of the Schools) (fl. 870s), Byzantine general * Christopher Lekapenos (died 931) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinnah (film)
''Jinnah'' is a 1998 PakistaniBritish epic biographical film which follows the life of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah. It was directed by Jamil Dehlavi, and written by Akbar S. Ahmed and Jamil Dehlavi. It stars Christopher Lee in the lead role as Jinnah. To make this film, Shashi Kapoor wanted to invest $1 million. Shashi Kapoor was the victim of controversy from India and Pakistan for acting in the film. It was showed in Mill Valley Film Festival on 15 October 1999. The director of the film accused Akbar Ahmed of embezzling money from the film. Former Channel 4 executive Farrukh Dhondy also helped write the screenplay for the film for £12,000. Plot The film opens with the words of Professor Stanley Wolpert: The guide takes Jinnah to 1947 where, at the Cromwell Conference with Lord Mountbatten, Jinnah demanded a homeland for Indian Muslims. After World War II, the British Imperial Government intends to withdraw and grant independence to the subcontinent. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Of The Antarctic (film)
''Scott of the Antarctic'' is a 1948 British adventure film starring John Mills as Robert Falcon Scott in his ill-fated attempt to reach the South Pole. The film more or less faithfully recreates the events that befell the ''Terra Nova'' Expedition in 1912. The film was directed by Charles Frend from screenplay by Ivor Montagu and Walter Meade with "additional dialogue" by the novelist Mary Hayley Bell (Mills' wife). The film score was by Ralph Vaughan Williams, who reworked elements of it into his 1952 ''Sinfonia antartica''. The supporting cast included James Robertson Justice, Derek Bond, Kenneth More, John Gregson, Barry Letts and Christopher Lee. Much of the film was shot in Technicolor at Ealing Studios in London. Landscape and glacier exteriors from the Swiss Alps, Norway, and pre-war stock footage of Graham Land were used but no actual scenes were done in Antarctica. Plot Captain Scott is given the men, but not the funds, to go on a second expedition to the Antarctic. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saraband For Dead Lovers
''Saraband for Dead Lovers'' (released in the United States as ''Saraband'') is a 1948 British historical drama film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Stewart Granger and Joan Greenwood. It is based on the 1935 novel by Helen Simpson. Set in seventeenth-century Hanover, it depicts the doomed romance between Philip Christoph von Königsmarck and Sophia Dorothea of Celle, the wife of the Elector of Hanover. The saraband mentioned in the title is a type of Spanish dance. Jim Morahan, William Kellner and Michael Relph were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Color. It was the first Ealing Studios film shot in colour. Plot summary In 1682, Sophie Dorothea (Joan Greenwood) has an arranged marriage at age sixteen to Prince George Louis of Hanover and both parties are very unhappy with this political tryst. She seeks solace from dashing Count Philip Konigsmark (Stewart Granger) when her husband Prince George Louis (Peter Bull), later to b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Brother's Keeper (film)
''My Brother's Keeper'' is a 1948 British crime film in the form of a convicts-on-the-run chase thriller, directed by Alfred Roome for Gainsborough Pictures. It was the first of only two films directed by Roome (the other being the following year's comedy '' It's Not Cricket'') during a long career as a film editor. The film stars Jack Warner and George Cole and was produced by Sydney Box. The title is taken from the story of Cain and Abel in the King James Bible: "Am I my brother's keeper?" Plot Handcuffed together, George Martin ( Jack Warner) and Willie Stannard ( George Cole) are two prisoners being transported to prison. Martin is a hardened, cynical career criminal, while Stannard is a naïve, rather dull-witted youth who has never previously been in trouble with the law, maintains his innocence of the rape for which he has been accused and is terrified by the prospect of prison. During the journey the pair manage to escape. Martin steals an army corporal's uniform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny And The Pownall Case
''Penny and the Pownall Case'' is a 1948 British second feature mystery film, directed by Slim Hand and starring Ralph Michael, Peggy Evans, Diana Dors and Christopher Lee. It was the first featured role for Diana Dors, the second female lead, and Christopher Lee, the villain. The two of them, and star Peggy Evans, were members of Rank's "Charm School", The Company of Youth. The music was by Elisabeth Lutyens, making her the first female British composer to score a feature film. Premise A model helps a Scotland Yard detective to hunt down a gang of criminals smuggling Nazi war criminals out of Europe. Cartoonist Jonathan Blair hides secret messages in his comic strips. Cast * Ralph Michael - Michael Carson * Peggy Evans - Penny Justin * Diana Dors - Molly James * Christopher Lee - Jonathan Blair * Frederick Piper - Policeman * Olaf Pooley - Von Leicher * Ethel Coleridge - Mrs. Hodgson * Sam Costa - Reception Clerk * Dennis Vance - Crawford * Shaun Noble - Pownall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Song For Tomorrow
''A Song for Tomorrow'' is a 1948 second feature drama film directed by Terence Fisher in his directorial debut. It stars Evelyn Maccabe and Ralph Michael. The screenplay concerns a World War II fighter pilot who suffers amnesia. It was made at Highbury Studios as a second feature. Premise A World War II fighter pilot suffers amnesia, and remembers only the voice of an opera singer, with whom he falls in love. Cast *Evelyn Maccabe as Helen Maxwell *Ralph Michael as Roger Stanton * James Hayter as Nicholas Klaussman *Christopher Lee as Auguste *Conrad Phillips as Lieutenant Fenton *Shaun Noble as Derek Wardell *Ethel Coleridge as Woman in Cinema *Carleen Lord as Helen's Dresser *Yvonne Forster as Nurse *Martin Boddey as Major *Sam Kydd as Sergeant *Lockwood West as Mr Stokes Critical reception ''TV Guide TV Guide is an American digital media company that provides television program Television, sometimes shortened to TV, is a telecommunication medium for tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (1948 Film)
''Hamlet '' is a 1948 British film adaptation of William Shakespeare's play of the same name, adapted and directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. ''Hamlet'' was Olivier's second film as director and the second of the three Shakespeare films that he directed (the 1936 ''As You Like It'' had starred Olivier, but had been directed by Paul Czinner). ''Hamlet'' was the first British film to win the Academy Award for Best Picture. It is the first sound film of the play in English. Olivier's ''Hamlet'' is the Shakespeare film that has received the most prestigious accolades, winning the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor and the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. However, it proved controversial among Shakespearean purists, who felt that Olivier had made too many alterations and excisions to the four-hour play by cutting nearly two hours' worth of content. Milton Shulman wrote in ''The Evening Standard'': "To some it will be one of the greatest films ever made, to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Night With You (1948 Film)
''One Night with You'' is a 1948 British musical comedy film directed by Terence Young and starring Nino Martini, Patricia Roc and Bonar Colleano. Plot A famous opera singer engaged for the lead in an Italian movie loses his identity papers and is stranded at a railway station with a young British woman. Cast * Nino Martini as Giulio * Patricia Roc as Mary Santell * Bonar Colleano as Piero Santellini * Hugh Wakefield as Santell * Guy Middleton as Matty * Charles Goldner as Fogliati * Stanley Holloway as Tramp * Willy Fueter as Pirelli * Miles Malleson as Jailer * Martin Miller as Police Inspector * Richard Hearne as Station Master * Irene Worth as Lina Linari * Judith Furse as Second Writer * Stuart Latham as First Writer * Brian Worth as Third Writer * Christopher Lee as Pirelli's Assistant * Andreas Malandrinos as Waiter * Percy Walsh as Hotel Proprietor * John Warren as First Ticket Collector * Cyril Smith as Second Ticket Collector * Armand Guinle as Restaurant Manager * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corridor Of Mirrors (film)
''Corridor of Mirrors'' is a 1948 British drama film directed by Terence Young and starring Eric Portman, Edana Romney and Barbara Mullen. It was based on a novel by Chris Massie and featured the film debut of both Terence Young and Christopher Lee. Cast * Eric Portman as Paul Mangin * Edana Romney as Mifanwy Conway * Barbara Mullen as Veronica * Hugh Sinclair as Owen Rhys * Bruce Belfrage as Sir David Conway * Alan Wheatley as Edgar Orsen * Joan Maude as Caroline Hart * Leslie Weston as Mortimer * Christopher Lee as Charles * Hugh Latimer as Bing * John Penrose as Brandy * Lois Maxwell as Lois * Mavis Villiers as Babs * Thora Hird as Lady in Madame Tussauds Critical reception In his 4/5 star review in the ''Radio Times'', David Parkinson wrote: "the more eccentric the action gets (and the more manic Georges Auric's score seems), the more compelling it becomes. In her sole starring venture, Romney (who also co-scripted) isn't quite up to the task. But Portman is magnificently un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllRovi
RhythmOne , previously known as Blinkx, and also known as RhythmOne Group, is an American digital advertising technology company that owns and operates the web properties AllMusic, AllMovie, and SideReel. Blinkx was founded in 2004, went public on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange in 2007, and began trading as RhythmOne in 2017. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, and London, England. RhythmOne acquired All Media Network and its portfolio of web properties in April 2015. In April 2019, RhythmOne merged with Taptica International (renamed Tremor International in June 2019), an advertising technology company headquartered in Israel. History Blinkx was named after blinkx.com, an Internet Media platform that connects online video viewers with publishers and distributors, using advertising to monetize those interactions. Blinkx has an index of over 35 million hours of video and 800 media partnerships, as well as 111 patents related to the site's se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMovie
AllMovie (previously All Movie Guide) is an online database with information about films, television programs, and screen actors. , AllMovie.com and the AllMovie consumer brand are owned by RhythmOne. History AllMovie was founded by popular-culture archivist Michael Erlewine, who also founded AllMusic and AllGame. The AllMovie database was licensed to tens of thousands of distributors and retailers for point-of-sale systems, websites and kiosks. The AllMovie database is comprehensive, including basic product information, cast and production credits, plot synopsis, professional reviews, biographies, relational links and more. AllMovie data was accessed on the web at the AllMovie website. It was also available via the AMG LASSO media recognition service, which can automatically recognize DVDs. In late 2007, TiVo Corporation acquired AMG for a reported $72 million. The AMG consumer facing web properties AllMusic.com, AllMovie.com and AllGame.com were sold by Rovi in August 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
