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James Kenelm Clarke
James Kenelm Clarke (born 1941 at Great Rissington, Gloucestershire) (died, Norfolk 2020) is an English film director. He was educated at Leighton Park School and studied music with René Leibowitz in Paris. Career At the age of 18 he wrote the music for Michael Darlow's film ''All These People'' and then many scores for ITV Anglia, Anglia Television's plays (under George More O'Ferrall) and then at the suggestion of Sir John Woolf joined Anglia Television full-time in 1961 as a researcher on Anglia's local programme ''About Anglia''. In 1967, he joined BBC Television in London as a producer on the award-winning progmme ''Man Alive (BBC TV series), Man Alive'', edited by Desmond Wilcox. Clarke produced reporters Esther Rantzen, John Pitman (journalist), John Pitman, Joan Bakewell and James Astor. He also contributed films to the ''Braden's Week'' and ''That's Life!'' teams. He directed and co-produced the feature film ''Got It Made'' (1974) starring Lalla Ward, before setting up Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Rissington
Great Rissington is a village in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. The population taken at the 2011 census was 367. History In the First World War, the Souls family lost 5 of their 6 children in war. The were paid a shilling a week for each dead son in compensation and later moved to Great Barrington. The church of St John the Baptist is 12th century, with the central tower decorated with battlements and pinnacles being 15th century. The south transept was added in the 13th century and there is memorial to soldiers from the village who died in the First World War as well as a memorial to John Barnarde, who died in 1621. Amenities The village contains a church, St John the Baptist, a pub, called the Lamb Inn and a 17th Century manor house. Howard baronets In 1955, the Howard baronets of Great Rissington were created: * Sir (Harold Walter) Seymour Howard, 1st Baronet (1888–1967) * Sir Hamilton Edward de Coucey Howard, 2nd Baronet (1915–2001) * Sir David ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalla Ward
Sarah Jill "Lalla" Ward (born 28 June 1951) is an English actress, voice artist and author. She is best known for playing the role of Romana II in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1979 to 1981. Career Early career Ward's stage name, "Lalla", originates from her attempts as a toddler to pronounce her own name. She left school at age 14 because she "loathed every single minute of it", and took her O-levels on her own. Ward studied at the Central School of Speech and Drama from 1968 to 1971. After spending a few years painting, she auditioned at London drama schools "as a sort of dare" to herself: Ward began her acting career in the Hammer horror film ''Vampire Circus'' (1972), and played Lottie, the teenage daughter of Louisa Trotter (Gemma Jones) in ''The Duchess of Duke Street'', the BBC drama series of the mid-1970s. She appeared in the films '' England Made Me'' (1973), ''Matushka'' (1973), ''Rosebud'' (1975), and '' Crossed Swords'' (or ''The Prince and the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Film Directors
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1941 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Euthanasia Centre in Germany, in the first phase of mass killings under the Action T4 program here. * January 1 – Thailand's Prime Minister Plaek Phibunsongkhram decrees January 1 as the official start of the Thai solar calendar new year (thus the previous year that began April 1 had only 9 months). * January 3 – A decree (''Normalschrifterlass'') promulgated in Germany by Martin Bormann, on behalf of Adolf Hitler, requires replacement of blackletter typefaces by Antiqua. * January 4 – The short subject ''Elmer's Pet Rabbit'' is released, marking the second appearance of Bugs Bunny, and also the first to have his name on a title card. * January 5 – WWII: Battle of Bardia in Libya: Australian and British troops def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funny Money (1983 Film)
''Funny Money'' is a 1983 British crime film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Gregg Henry, Elizabeth Daily and Derren Nesbitt. The Film was distributed by Cannon Films. The film's sets were designed by the art director Harry Pottle. Plot A pair of credit card thieves flee Las Vegas for London where they shelter in the Londonderry Hotel. Cast * Gregg Henry as Ben Turtle * Elizabeth Daily as Cass * Gareth Hunt as Keith Banks * Derren Nesbitt as Jake Sanderson * Annie Ross as Diana Sharman * Joe Praml as Limping Man * Rose Alba as Mrs. de Salle * Stephen Yardley as Ridley * Nigel Lambert as Vernon Birtwhistle * Bill Mitchell as Gordeno * Lyndam Gregory as Ashed * Al Matthews as 1st Hood * Carol Cleveland as Delphine * Mildred Shay as Mrs. Keller * Charles Keating as Ferguson * Robert Henderson as Mr. Keller * Alan Campbell as Barty Nichols * Rai Bartonious as Gatzzi * Fred S. Ronnow as Hoods' Chauffeur * Johnnie Wade Johnnie Wade is a retired British film and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Music Machine (film)
''The Music Machine'' is a 1979 British musical drama film directed by Ian Sharp and starring Gerry Sundquist, Patti Boulaye and David Easter. It was called the first all-British disco film. Plot summary In a north London music hall, local kids dance at the disco, where the DJ is Laurie. A contest is held by an impresario (Hector Woodville) to find two dancers to star in a film. Gerry is a club regular who lives with his mum and dad (a projectionist). Gerry wants to impress another dancer (Mandy Perryment) and winds up dancing with Claire. He is double-crossed by manager Nick Dryden. Cast * Gerry Sundquist ... Gerry Pearson * Patti Boulaye... Claire * David Easter ... Howard *Mandy Perryment *Hector Woodville * Michael Feast ... Nick Dryden * Ferdy Mayne ... Basil Silverman * Clarke Peters ... Laurie * Richard LeParmentier ... Jay Reltano * Johnnie Wade ... Mr. Pearson * Gary Shail ... Aldo * Brenda Fricker ... Mrs. Pearson * Thomas Baptiste ... Claire's father * John Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thirty Nine Steps (1978 Film)
''The Thirty Nine Steps'' is a British 1978 thriller film directed by Don Sharp, with screenplay by British playwright Michael Robson, based on the novel '' The Thirty-Nine Steps'' by John Buchan. It was the third film version of the 1915 novel. This version of Buchan's tale starred Robert Powell as Richard Hannay, Karen Dotrice as Alex, John Mills as Colonel Scudder, and a host of other well-known British actors in smaller parts. It is generally regarded as the closest to the novel, being set before the Great War. The early events and overall feel of the film bear much resemblance to Buchan's original story, albeit with a few changes such as the re-casting of Scudder as a more immediately sympathetic character and the introduction of a love interest. It also introduces a different meaning for the "thirty-nine steps", although unlike its filmed predecessors it returns to Buchan's original notion of being an actual staircase. It is known for the Big Ben sequence near the end, in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let's Get Laid
''Let's Get Laid'' is a 1978 British comedy film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Robin Askwith, Fiona Richmond and Anthony Steel. The screenplay concerns a man, Gordon Laid, who returns to London after being demobbed at the end of the Second World War - only to find himself suspected of a murder in Wapping Wapping () is a district in East London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Wapping's position, on the north bank of the River Thames, has given it a strong maritime character, which it retains through its riverside public houses and steps, .... It was the second of two movies Steel made with Fiona Richmond. Cast References External links * 1978 films 1970s sex comedy films 1970s English-language films British sex comedy films Films set in the 1940s 1978 comedy films Films set in London Films directed by James Kenelm Clarke 1970s British films {{erotic-comedy-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hardcore (1977 Film)
''Hardcore'' is a 1977 British comedy film directed by James Kenelm Clarke and starring Fiona Richmond, Anthony Steel, Victor Spinetti, Ronald Fraser and Graham Crowden. It depicts a highly fictionalised account of the life of Richmond, who was a leading pin-up in the 1970s. It was the first of two movies Anthony Steel made with Richmond. In the US the film was known as ''Fiona''. Cast * Fiona Richmond as Fiona * Anthony Steel as Robert Charlton * Victor Spinetti as Duncan * Ronald Fraser as Marty Kenelm-Smedley * John Clive as Willi * Roland Curram as Edward * Graham Crowden as Lord Yardarm * Graham Stark as Inspector Flaubert * Percy Herbert as Hubert * Jeremy Child as Tenniel * John Hamill as Daniel * Harry H. Corbett as Art * Donald Sumpter as Mark * Arthur Howard as Vicar * Joan Benham as Norma Blackhurst * Linda Regan as Secretary * Michael Feast Michael Feast (born 25 November 1946) is an English actor of stage and screen. He was born in Brighton, and trained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exposé (film)
''Exposé'' (also known as ''House on Straw Hill'' and ''Trauma'') is a British 1976 psychological thriller that was referred to as a video nasty during the 1980s. It is a low-budget example of the 1970s exploitation film, having significant amounts of sexual and violent content. The film was partly financed by Paul Raymond and starred Udo Kier, Linda Hayden and 1970s sex symbol Fiona Richmond. It was originally released straight to theaters in March 1976 and it received a heavy amount of cuts due to its graphic violent and sexual content. On its original cinematic release over three minutes were cut to allow it an X certificate. An uncut video version was banned in the UK following the passing of the Video Recordings Act 1984. Both the 1997 UK video and subsequent DVD re-releases contain significant edits. Plot Paul Martin (Kier) is a novelist who rents out a secluded cottage in the British countryside in order to complete his new book, a pretentious sex romp. Plagued by re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
