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Max Faulkner (actor)
Max Faulkner was an English stuntman and actor. Career Max Faulkner did stunt/double work in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and appeared as a clerk in one episode but was mainly known for his credited work on Doctor Who during the 1970s where he appeared in ''The Ambassadors of Death'' (as a UNIT soldier), '' The Monster of Peladon'' (as a miner), ''Planet of the Spiders'' (as a Guard Captain), ''Genesis of the Daleks'' (as a Thal Guard), ''The Android Invasion'' (as Corporal Adams), ''The Sun Makers'' as one of Mandrel's rebels, and ''The Invasion of Time'' (as Nesbin). He also served as the fight arranger for ''The Hand of Fear''. Selected filmography *'' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) - British Sentry (uncredited) *'' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Steward (uncredited) *'' Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - German officer in train corridor (uncredited) *''Danger Within'' (1959) - Hamlet Play POW (uncredited) *''The Giant Behemoth'' (1959) - PLA Radio Operator (uncredited) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croydon
Croydon is a large town in south London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a local government district of Greater London. It is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater London, with an extensive shopping district and night-time economy. The entire town had a population of 192,064 as of 2011, whilst the wider borough had a population of 384,837. Historically an ancient parish in the Wallington hundred of Surrey, at the time of the Norman conquest of England Croydon had a church, a mill, and around 365 inhabitants, as recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. Croydon expanded in the Middle Ages as a market town and a centre for charcoal production, leather tanning and brewing. The Surrey Iron Railway from Croydon to Wandsworth opened in 1803 and was an early public railway. Later 19th century railway building facilitated Croydon's growth as a commuter town for London. By the early 20th century, Croydon was an important industria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Night To Remember (1958 Film)
''A Night to Remember'' is a 1958 British docudrama film based on the eponymous 1955 book by Walter Lord. The film and book recount the final night of RMS ''Titanic'', which on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York City struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic and then sank in the early morning hours of Monday, 15 April 1912. Adapted by Eric Ambler and directed by Roy Ward Baker, the film stars Kenneth More as the ship's Second Officer Charles Lightoller and features Michael Goodliffe, Laurence Naismith, Kenneth Griffith, David McCallum and Tucker McGuire. It was filmed in the United Kingdom and tells the story of the sinking, portraying the main incidents and players in a documentary-style fashion with considerable attention to detail. The production team, supervised by producer William MacQuitty (who saw the original ship launched) used blueprints of the ship to create authentic sets, while Fourth Officer Joseph Boxhall and ex-Cunard Commodore Harry Grattidge worke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brigand Of Kandahar
''The Brigand of Kandahar'' is a 1965 British adventure film directed by John Gilling and starring Ronald Lewis, Oliver Reed and Duncan Lamont. Case, a British Indian Army officer, is discharged from his regiment after being accused of cowardice. He then joins a group of Indian brigands on a quest to capture a British fort. It was one of a number of British films made during an era that featured foreign warriors as their protagonists. It was filmed with extensive footage from ''Zarak''. Plot Lt Case ( Ronald Lewis) is a mixed-race officer of the Bengal Lancers operation in northern India. In 1850 on the North West Frontier of India, in the bordering region of modern Afghanistan, a British garrison seethes with boredom. The mixed-race Lieutenant Case (Ronald Lewis) has been having an affair with a fellow officer's wife, Elsa (Katherine Woodville). Elsa is persuaded to terminate the scandalous relationship. Lieutenant Case reports back to his regiment following a sortie whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Intelligence Men
''The Intelligence Men'' is a 1965 comedy film starring the British comic duo Eric Morecambe and Ernie Wise. In the US, it was retitled ''Spylarks''. It is subtitled " M.I.5 plus 2 equals 0". The film was successful enough to enable Morecambe and Wise to make two further films, ''That Riviera Touch'' and ''The Magnificent Two''. Plot Eric (Eric Morecambe), in his London coffee bar, is happily serving black coffee to a sinister-looking man (Tutte Lemkow) when the man tries to persuade him to remember a tune. Unfortunately, Eric is tone-deaf. Ernie Sage (Ernie Wise) enters the coffee bar and Eric tries to get him to identify the tune, without much success. Eventually, Sage realises that this could be something to do with a forthcoming visit by a Russian trade delegation and an assassination attempt by an organisation known as "SCHLECHT" (a parody of SPECTRE from the James Bond films; the word is German for "bad" or "evil", although there is little evidence of German involvement t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ipcress File (film)
''The Ipcress File'' is a 1965 British espionage film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Michael Caine. The screenplay, by Bill Canaway and James Doran, was based on Len Deighton's novel ''The IPCRESS File'' (1962). It received a BAFTA award for the Best British film released in 1965. In 1999, it was included at number 59 on the BFI list of the 100 best British films of the 20th century. This film and its sequels were a deliberately downbeat alternative to the hugely successful James Bond films, even though some of the production team were previously involved with the 007 movies. Plot A scientist called Radcliffe is kidnapped from a train and his security escort killed. Harry Palmer, a British Army sergeant with a criminal past, now working for a Ministry of Defence organisation, is summoned by his superior, Colonel Ross, and transferred to a section headed by Major Dalby. Ross suspects that Radcliffe's disappearance is connected to the fact that sixteen other top Brit ... [...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] |
Richard The Lionheart (TV Series)
Richard the Lionheart was a British ITV television series which ran from 1961 to 1963, aimed at younger audiences. It began with the death of King Henry II, and put forward the traditional view of King Richard the Lionheart as a hero, and his brother Prince John (played by Trader Faulkner) as the villain. Richard was played by Irish actor Dermot Walsh who said, "he was not always all one would like to see as a man. We have concentrated on his good side." Richard was perhaps a product of his time. A man brimful of contradictions. A brilliant general, but a poor ruler. A sensitive poet and singer. The producers claimed that the series was based on fact as far as possible; though as little was known of Richard's personal life, "we have taken some liberties here and there," according to associate producer Brian Taylor in a ''TV Times'' article indicating the start of the series. Other regular characters in the series included Sir Gilbert (Robin Hunter), Sir Geoffrey (Alan Haywoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Silent Invasion
''The Silent Invasion'' is a low budget 1962 British film. Plot During WW II, a German garrison is stationed in the small French town of Mereux. French local Maria falls in love with German captain Eric Von Strafen. However, the romance comes to an abrupt end when her brother, a saboteur working for the Resistance, is killed. Maria now vows to exact revenge and to help the French Resistance any way she can. Cast * Eric Flynn as Erik von Strafen * Petra Davies as Maria * Francis de Wolff as Emile * Martin Benson as S.S. Borge * Melvyn Hayes as Jean * Warren Mitchell as Robert * Guy Deghy as Pierre * Noel Dyson as Mme. Veroux * André Maranne as Argen * Jan Conrad as Sgt. Major * John Serret as Jacques * C. Denier Warren as Gillie * Max Faulkner as Curt * André Muller as Wilhelm 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 tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crosstrap
''Crosstrap'' is a 1962 British B-movie crime film, starring Laurence Payne, Jill Adams and Gary Cockrell, and marking the directorial debut of Robert Hartford-Davis. The screenplay was adapted from a novel by John Newton Chance. The film was reportedly unusually graphic for its time in its on-screen depiction of violence, with one reviewer describing a "climactic blood-bath where corpses bite the dust as freely as Indians in a John Ford western".75 Most Wanted - ''Crosstrap'' BFI National Archive. ''Retrieved 09-09-2010'' Plot Novelist Geoff (Cockrell) and his wife Sally (Adams) rent an isolated countryside bungalow to enable Geoff to finish his latest book without the distractions of life in London. On their arrival, they are horrified to find a dead man in the property; b ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Third Alibi
''The Third Alibi'' is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Laurence Payne, Patricia Dainton, Jane Griffiths and Edward Underdown. Plot Musicals composer Norman Martell (Laurence Payne) is having an affair with his wife Helen's (Patricia Dainton) divorced half sister, Peggy (Jane Griffiths). Peggy repeatedly asks him to obtain a divorce and marry her; he finally agrees when she becomes pregnant. His wife refuses his request out of sibling rivalry and suggests that the child's father may be someone else. Martell cannot just leave his wife, as she manages his royalty income. Instead, he plots her murder with Peggy, intending to use the tape recorder he uses in his composing to establish an alibi. But Helen overhears their plans, and uses them to devise a murder plan herself. Cast * Laurence Payne as Norman Martell * Patricia Dainton as Helen Martell * Jane Griffiths as Peggy Hill * Edward Underdown as Doctor Murdoch * John Arnatt as Superintende ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out Of The Shadow (1961 Film)
''Out of the Shadow'' (also known as ''Murder on the Campus'') is a 1961 British thriller film directed by Michael Winner and starring Terence Longdon, Donald Gray, Diane Clare, Robertson Hare and Dermot Walsh. Plot Mark Kingston, a reporter, is informed that his brother, a student at Cambridge, has committed suicide, but he is not convinced. The police dismiss his suspicions, so he begins his own investigation with the help of Mary Johnson, whose father, a professor, has gone missing. Cast * Terence Longdon as Mark Kingston * Diane Clare as Mary Johnson * Donald Gray as Inspector Wills * Robertson Hare as Ronald Fortescue * Dermot Walsh as Professor Taylor * Felicity Young as Waitress * Douglas Muir as Killer * Mark Eden as Police Constable * Harold Siddons as Newspaper Editor * Jill Hyem as Joy Clark Review The reviewer for ''Kine Weekly'' wrote: "The tale is a bit involved but the characters, adequately portrayed, are briskly shuffled, its light relief is apt, the rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gorgo (film)
''Gorgo'' is a 1961 science fiction giant monster film directed by Eugène Lourié, an international co-production of the United Kingdom, the United States, and Ireland. The story is about a ship’s captain and his pearl diving crew who, with other fishermen on an island and an orphaned boy, discover and capture a gigantic amphibious sea creature and take it to London for public exhibition. This results in the creature's much larger mother invading London in search of her offspring, causing catastrophic destruction across the city. Plot Captain Joe Ryan is salvaging for treasure off the coast of Ireland when a volcano erupts, nearly sinking his ship. Ryan and his First Officer and friend, Sam Slade, take the ship to Nara Island for repairs. Before the Harbour Master, Mr McCartin, arrives to assist them, the crew meet Sean, an orphan, who assists McCartin: he invites them to see his collection of ancient Viking relics. Ryan finds himself intrigued by a relic bearing the image o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
