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Moon Zero Two
''Moon Zero Two'' is a 1969 British science fiction film from Hammer Films, directed by Roy Ward Baker, and starring James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell, and Adrienne Corri. The film takes place on the Moon in the year 2021. A former-astronaut-turned-salvager, Bill Kemp, helps a millionaire space industrialist capture a 6000-tonne sapphire asteroid, while also helping a woman find her brother, a missing miner/prospector. ''Moon Zero Two'' was filmed at the ABPC Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, England. The screenplay was by Michael Carreras from an original story by Gavin Lyall, Frank Hardman, and Martin Davison. In the U.S., the film was billed as a space Western with the phrase 'The first moon "western"...' The film was a commercial failure at the box office and received negative reviews from film critics. Plot In May 2021, the Moon is in the process of being colonized, and this new frontier is attracting a diverse human population to lunar settlements like Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Film Poster
A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film primarily to persuade paying customers into a theater to see it. Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets. They normally contain an image with text. Today's posters often feature printed likenesses of the main actors. Prior to the 1980s, illustrations instead of photos were far more common. The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors. It may also include a tagline, the name of the director, names of characters, the release date, and other pertinent details to inform prospective viewers about the film. Film posters are often displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters, and elsewhere on the street or in shops. The same images appear in the film exhibitor's pressbook and may also be used on websites, DVD (and historically VHS) packaging, flyers, advertisements in newspap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elstree Studios (Shenley Road)
Elstree Studios on Shenley Road, Borehamwood, Hertfordshire is a British film and television production centre operated by Elstree Film Studios Limited. One of several facilities historically referred to as Elstree Studios, the Shenley Road studios originally opened in 1925. The studio complex has passed through many owners during its lifetime, and is now owned by Hertsmere Borough Council. Known as the studios used for filming Alfred Hitchcock's '' Blackmail'' (1929)—the first British talkie, ''Star Wars'' (1977), ''The'' ''Shining'' (1980) and ''Indiana Jones'' (its largest stage is known as the George Lucas Soundstage), the studios are used both for film and television productions. With the BBC Elstree Centre nearby, a number of the stages are leased to BBC Studioworks, and are used for recording television productions such as '' Strictly Come Dancing''. History British International and Associated British British National Pictures Ltd purchased of land on the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Evans (actor)
Roy Evans (born 10 January 1930) is an actor who has appeared in British television from the 1960s to 2004, appearing in a wide range of productions including ''Doctor Who'' (''The Daleks' Master Plan'' as Trantis, ''The Green Death'' as Bert and ''The Monster of Peladon'' as a miner), ''Blake's 7'' ("Redemption" as a Slave), ''Porterhouse Blue'' (as Arthur), ''Only Fools and Horses'' ("The Jolly Boy's Outing" as Harry the coach driver), as well as peasant roles in ''The Black Adder''. In film he is particularly known for roles in ''Oliver!'' (1968), '' Decline and Fall... of a Birdwatcher'' (1968), ''Where's Jack?'' (1969), ''Loving Memory'' (1971), '' Dark Places'' (1973), ''Jabberwocky'' (1977), '' Crossed Swords'' (1977), ''Raise the Titanic'' (1980), ''The Elephant Man'' (1980) and ''The Company of Wolves ''The Company of Wolves'' is a 1984 British gothic fantasy horror film directed by Neil Jordan and starring Angela Lansbury, David Warner, Micha Bergese and Sarah Patt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Cleveland
Carol Cleveland (born 13 January 1942) is a British-American actress and comedian, particularly known for her work with Monty Python. Early life Born in East Sheen, London, she moved to the United States with her mother and U.S. Air Force stepfather at an early age. She was brought up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Lubbock, Texas; and later Pasadena, California, where she attended John Marshall Junior High School and Pasadena High School. She is a former Miss California Navy and appeared as Miss Teen Queen in ''MAD Magazine'' at age 15. Carol was Miss Teen in the August 1958 issue of ''Dig'' magazine. Cleveland returned with her family to London in 1960, and studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career A stage actress and model who had appeared as an extra in ''The Persuaders!'', a secretary in ''The Saint'', and other TV shows and films, she started to appear as an extra in BBC comedy productions, including ''The Two Ronnies'', ''Morecambe and Wise'', and various veh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leo Britt
Leo Ernest Britt (27 March 1908 – 1979) was a British-American actor. He made about 40 film and television appearances between 1933 and 1975, both in England and the United States. He is perhaps best-remembered as the storyteller at a party in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Dial M for Murder'' (1955). One of his last film roles was General James Scarlett in the historical drama ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' (1968). He became a U.S. citizen in 1955, but returned to England, where he died aged 71.''California, Federal Naturalization Records, 1843-1999'' Filmography * ''The Monkey's Paw'' (1933) - Lance Corporal (uncredited) * '' The Roof'' (1933) - Tony Freyne * ''They Came by Night'' (1940) - George * ''Take My Life'' (1947) - John Newcombe * ''The Magnetic Monster'' (1953) - Dr. Benton * '' No Escape'' (1953) - Minor Role (uncredited) * ''Elephant Walk'' (1954) - Planter Chisholm * ''Dial M for Murder'' (1954) - The Storyteller * ''The Black Shield of Falworth'' (1954) - Sir Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam Kydd
Samuel John Kydd (15 February 1915 – 26 March 1982) was a British-Irish actor. His best-known roles were in two major British television series of the 1960s, as the smuggler Orlando O'Connor in '' Crane'' and its sequel ''Orlando''. He also played a recurring character in ''Coronation Street''. Kydd's first film was ''The Captive Heart'' (1946), in which he played a POW. He made over 290 films, more than any other British actor, including 119 between 1946 and 1952. Early life and career An army officer's son, Kydd was born on 15 February 1915 in Belfast, Ireland, and moved to London as a child. He was educated at Dunstable School in Dunstable, Bedfordshire. During the mid-1930s Kydd was an MC for the Oscar Rabin Band and one of his "Hot Shots". He would warm up audiences with jokes and impressions (Maurice Chevalier was a favourite) and even some tap dance routines then introduce the other singers and attractions on the bill. During the late 1930s he had joined the Terri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Ripper
Michael George Ripper (27 January 1913 – 28 June 2000) was an English character actor. He began his film career in quota quickies in the 1930s and until the late 1950s was virtually unknown; he was seldom credited. Along with Michael Gough he played one of the two murderers in Laurence Olivier's film version of ''Richard III'' (1955). Ripper became a mainstay in Hammer Film Productions playing supporting character roles: coachmen, peasants, tavern keepers, pirates and sidekicks. Appearing in more of the company's films than any other performer, these included ''The Camp on Blood Island'' (1958), ''The Revenge of Frankenstein'' (1958), ''The Mummy'' (1959), ''The Brides of Dracula'' (1960), '' Captain Clegg'' (1962), ''The Scarlet Blade'' (1963), ''The Reptile'' (1966), ''The Plague of the Zombies'' (1966) and ''The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967). Some of his parts were little better than glorified bits (as in ''The Curse of the Werewolf''), but his penultimate role for Hammer Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joby Blanshard
John Henry "Joby" Blanshard (7 November 1919 – 26 November 1992) was an English film and television actor, most famous for playing Colin Bradley in 32 episodes of the early 1970s "science-fact" series, ''Doomwatch''. Filmography * ''The Passing Stranger'' (1954) - (uncredited) * '' Breakout'' (1959) - Prison officer (uncredited) * ''Hell Is a City'' (1960) - Tawny Jakes * ''Crooks Anonymous'' (1962) - Peekaboo Doorman * ''80,000 Suspects'' (1963) - Health Inspector Matthews (uncredited) * ''West 11'' (1963) - Man at Bus Stop (uncredited) * ''Moon Zero Two'' (1969) - Smith * '' The Reckoning'' (1970) - Bottomley * ''Doomwatch'' (1972) - Colin Bradley * ''Frenzy ''Frenzy'' is a 1972 British thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is the penultimate feature film of his extensive career. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer was based on the 1966 novel ''Goodbye Piccadilly, Farewell Leicester Squa ...'' (1972) - Man in Crowd (uncredited) * ''In the Forest'' (1978) - M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil McCallum (actor)
Neil John McCallum (20 May 192926 April 1976) was a British-Canadian actor. After attending the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, McCallum's first major appearance on stage was alongside Sam Wanamaker in '' The Rainmaker'' in the mid-1950s. He appeared in British TV series in the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, including ''The Saint'', '' Department S'' and ''UFO'', and in films such as ''The Siege of Pinchgut'' (1959) and ''Dr. Terror's House of Horrors'' (1965). He provided the voices of Dr Ray Pierce in the film '' Thunderbirds Are Go'' (1966) and an airport controller in the TV series ''Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons'' (1967). He played lead character Angelo James in the BBC TV series ''Vendetta'' (1966–68). He dated the British film and stage actress Julie Andrews early in her career, as mentioned in Andrews' autobiography ''Home''. He was also a scriptwriter (scripting two 1964 thrillers, ''Do You Know this Voice?'' and ''Walk a Tightrope ''Walk a Tightro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Bresslaw
Bernard Bresslaw (25 February 193411 June 1993) was a British actor. He is best known as a member of the ''Carry On'' film franchise. Bresslaw also worked on television and stage, did recordings and wrote a series of poetry. Biography Bernard Bresslaw was born the youngest of three boys into a Jewish family in Stepney, London, on 25 February 1934. He attended the Coopers' Company's School in Tredegar Square, Bow, London E3. His father was a tailor's cutter and he became interested in acting after visits to the Hackney Empire. London County Council awarded him a scholarship to train at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art where he won the Emile Littler Award as the most promising actor. After ''Educating Archie'' on radio and ''The Army Game'' on television, more television, film and Shakespearean theatre roles followed, until he was cast in ''Carry On Cowboy'' in 1965. Although officially starring in 14 ''Carry On'' films, Bresslaw did appear in one other: ''Carry On Nurse''. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Foster
Frank Dudley Foster (7 August 1924 – 8 January 1973) was an English actor who regularly appeared in television roles. Foster was born in Brighouse, West Riding of Yorkshire. His family had established links with the theatre and a brother and sister also appeared on the stage. They were the children of Frank Geden Foster, a civil engineer, who was to die exactly a week before his son. Educated at Pocklington School, Dudley Foster after service as a navigator in the RAF studied chemistry at the University of Leeds. In 1948 he joined the recently-formed Bradford Civic Playhouse Theatre School and after turning professional spent several successful years with northern repertory companies. From the later 1950s into the 1960s, he was a member of Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop based at London's Theatre Royal Stratford East. In her autobiography ''Joan's Book'' Littlewood recalled that Foster had a wealthy father who financed some of the troupe's productions. On television he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venus
Venus is the second planet from the Sun. It is sometimes called Earth's "sister" or "twin" planet as it is almost as large and has a similar composition. As an interior planet to Earth, Venus (like Mercury) appears in Earth's sky never far from the Sun, either as morning star or evening star. Aside from the Sun and Moon, Venus is the brightest natural object in Earth's sky, capable of casting visible shadows on Earth at dark conditions and being visible to the naked eye in broad daylight. Venus is the second largest terrestrial object of the Solar System. It has a surface gravity slightly lower than on Earth and has a very weak induced magnetosphere. The atmosphere of Venus, mainly consists of carbon dioxide, and is the densest and hottest of the four terrestrial planets at the surface. With an atmospheric pressure at the planet's surface of about 92 times the sea level pressure of Earth and a mean temperature of , the carbon dioxide gas at Venus's surface is in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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