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Peter Mullins (art Director)
Peter Mullins (born 1931) is a former art director.Palmer & Riley p.161 He was active in British cinema and television production from the 1940s until the 1970s. He was married to the actress Jennifer Jayne. His television worked included designing the sets for numerous episodes of the series ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'', ''William Tell'' and ''The Invisible Man''. In film he contributed to a number of the Edgar Wallace Mysteries series. Selected filmography * ''Clue of the Silver Key'' (1961) * ''Man Detained'' (1961) * ''The Fourth Square'' (1961) * '' Playback'' (1962) * ''King and Country'' (1964) * ''The Verdict'' (1964) * ''The Projected Man'' (1966) * ''Alfie'' (1966) * ''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' (1966) * '' The Penthouse'' (1967) * ''Pretty Polly'' (1967) * ''The Man Outside'' (1967) * ''Where Eagles Dare'' (1968) * '' The Chairman'' (1969) * ''The Last Valley'' (1971) * ''Zee and Co.'' (1972) * ''11 Harrowhouse'' (1974) * '' The "Human" Factor'' (1975) * ''The Medus ... [...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] |
The Spy With A Cold Nose
''The Spy with a Cold Nose'' is a 1966 British comedy film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Laurence Harvey, Daliah Lavi, Lionel Jeffries, Denholm Elliott, and Colin Blakely. The film was nominated for Golden Globe Awards in the Best English-Language Foreign Film Google and Lionel Jeffries in the Best Performance in a Comedy or Musical category. The plot is a in which a dog has a |
Living People
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1931 Births
Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir Isaac Isaacs is sworn in as the first Australian-born Governor-General of Australia. * January 25 – Mohandas Gandhi is again released from imprisonment in India. * January 27 – Pierre Laval forms a government in France. February * February 4 – Soviet leader Joseph Stalin gives a speech calling for rapid industrialization, arguing that only strong industrialized countries will win wars, while "weak" nations are "beaten". Stalin states: "We are fifty or a hundred years behind the advanced countries. We must make good this distance in ten years. Either we do it, or they will crush us." The first five-year plan in the Soviet Union is intensified, for the industrialization and collectivization of agriculture. * February 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Medusa Touch (film)
''The Medusa Touch'' is a 1978 British supernatural horror thriller film directed by Jack Gold. It stars Richard Burton, Lino Ventura, Lee Remick and Harry Andrews, with cameos by Alan Badel, Derek Jacobi, Gordon Jackson, Jeremy Brett and Michael Hordern. The screenplay was by John Briley, based on the 1973 novel ''The Medusa Touch'' by Peter Van Greenaway.''Variety'' film review; 8 February 1978; page 18. Plot Monsieur Brunel, a French detective on an exchange scheme in London, is assigned to investigate the apparent murder of novelist John Morlar. As they examine the crime scene, Brunel discovers the victim is still alive in spite of his severe head injuries and has him rushed to hospital. With the help of Morlar's journals and Dr. Zonfeld, a psychiatrist Morlar was consulting, Brunel reconstructs Morlar's life. Seen in flashback, it is filled with seemingly inexplicable catastrophes and the sudden deaths of people he disliked or who grievously offended him. Morlar has bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The "Human" Factor (1975 Film)
''The "Human" Factor'' is a 1975 suspense-thriller film directed by Edward Dmytryk and starring George Kennedy, John Mills, Raf Vallone, Rita Tushingham, Barry Sullivan, and Haydee Politoff. A young Danny Huston appears in his acting debut. The UK/US/Italy co-production was shot on-location in Naples. The soundtrack was by composer Ennio Morricone. It was Dmytryk's final theatrically released film. Plot John Kinsdale is an American NATO computer specialist living with his wife and two children in Naples, Italy. Trying to find a new housekeeper, she calls the number on an ad in the domestics section of a local English-language newspaper. When Kinsdale arrives home from work, he finds his family brutally murdered with the perpetrators nowhere in sight. The sudden tragedy nearly drives him to suicide, but upon seeing a television report on the deaths he instead resolves to avenge his family's murder. After the funeral, Kinsdale is visited by Inspector Lupo of the Carabinieri, who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
11 Harrowhouse
''11 Harrowhouse'' is a 1974 British heist comedy thriller film directed by Aram Avakian and starring Charles Grodin, Candice Bergen, James Mason, Trevor Howard, and John Gielgud in Panavision. It was adapted by Charles Grodin based upon the novel by Gerald A. Browne with the screenplay by Jeffrey Bloom. It was made at Pinewood Studios with extensive location shooting in London, Ragley Hall in Warwickshire and at Quainton Road railway station. The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins. The hand of Assistant Art Director John Siddall was used to paint the cockroaches. Plot In England, a small-time diamond merchant (Charles Grodin) is unexpectedly offered the chance to supervise the purchase and cutting of an extremely large diamond to be named after its wealthy owner (Trevor Howard). When the diamond is stolen from him, he is blackmailed into pulling off a major heist at "The System," located at 11 Harrowhouse Street, City of London with the help of his be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zee And Co
Zee is the phonetic pronunciation of the letter Z in American English ("zed" in Commonwealth English). Zee may also refer to: People *Zee (徐), a Wu Chinese surname, an equivalent of Xu *Anthony Zee (b. 1945), Chinese-American physicist * Chief Zee (born 1941-2016), American sports fan *Ginger Zee (born 1981), American meteorologist *Hope Jane Zee (born 1930), American actress better known as Hope Holiday * Joe Zee (born 1968), American stylist *Ona Zee (born 1951), American pornographic actress * Phyllis Zee, professor *Teddy Zee, American film producer *Troi Zee, American actress *Young Zee (born 1975), American hip hop emcee Fictional characters * Zee (''The Matrix''), a movie character * Coach Zee, a character in ''Homestar Runner'' *Zatanna, a DC Comics character, nicknamed "Zee" *Zee D. Bird, a main character and the sidekick of Moose *Zee, a character in True and the Rainbow Kingdom Other uses *Zee Entertainment Enterprises, a multinational television company ** Zee TV ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Valley (1971 Film)
''The Last Valley'' is a 1971 film directed by James Clavell, a historical drama set during the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). While war ravages southern Germany, a mercenary leader (Michael Caine) and a teacher ( Omar Sharif) stumble upon a valley untouched by the war. Based upon the novel '' The Last Valley'' (1959), by J. B. Pick, the cinematic version of ''The Last Valley'', directed by James Clavell, was the final feature film photographed with the Todd-AO 70 mm widescreen process until it was revived to make the film ''Baraka'' in 1991. Plot "The Captain" leads a band of mercenaries who fight for whoever will pay them, regardless of religion. His soldiers pillage the countryside, raping and looting when not fighting. Vogel is a former teacher trying to survive the fighting and resulting chaos in south-central Germany. Vogel runs from the Captain's force, and eventually stumbles upon an idyllic mountain valley, untouched by war. The Captain and his small band are not far ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chairman (1969 Film)
''The Chairman'' (or alternatively ''The Most Dangerous Man in the World'') is a 1969 spy film starring Gregory Peck. It was directed by J. Lee Thompson. The screenplay was by Ben Maddow based on a novel by Jay Richard Kennedy. Plot A Western agent is sent to Communist China in order to retrieve an important agricultural enzyme. What he does not know is that there is a bomb implanted in his head; the forces behind his mission will detonate it if he fails to carry out the assignment. Nobel Prize–winning university professor Dr. John Hathaway's mission begins with Lt. General Shelby's request at the U.S. embassy in London that he travel to China to visit Soong Li, a former professor of Hathaway's who has reportedly developed an enzyme that would permit crops to grow in any kind of climate. The hesitant Hathaway is further urged to go by a phone call from the President of the United States. Hathaway is concerned about the situation, as is a close female friend he knows named Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Where Eagles Dare
''Where Eagles Dare'' is a 1968 war film directed by Brian G. Hutton and starring Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood and Mary Ure. It follows a joint British-American Special Operations Executive team of paratroopers raiding a castle (shot on location in Austria and Bavaria). It was filmed in Panavision using the Metrocolor process, and was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Alistair MacLean wrote the screenplay, his first, at the same time that he wrote the novel of the same name. Both became commercial successes. The film involved some of the top filmmakers of the day and is considered a classic. Hollywood stuntman Yakima Canutt was the second unit director and shot most of the action scenes; British stuntman Alf Joint doubled for Burton in many sequences, including the fight on top of the cable car; award-winning conductor and composer Ron Goodwin wrote the film score; and future Oscar-nominee Arthur Ibbetson worked on the cinematography. Plot In the winter of 1943–4 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Man Outside (1967 Film)
''The Man Outside'' is a 1967 British spy thriller film directed by Samuel Gallu and starring Van Heflin, Heidelinde Weis and Pinkas Braun. It was first exhibited in Austria and West Germany in 1967, and then in Britain the following year. The story is based on the 1959 novel ''Double Agent'' by Gene Stackelberg.''Monthly Film Bulletin'' review; 1968, page 92 The film's sets were designed by the art director Peter Mullins. Synopsis A disgraced former CIA agent attempts to bring a Russian defector safely to his former bosses. Cast * Van Heflin as Bill MacLean * Heidelinde Weis as Kay Sebastian * Pinkas Braun as Rafe Machek * Peter Vaughan as Nikolai Volkov * Charles Gray as Charles Griddon * Paul Maxwell as Judson Murphy * Ronnie Barker as George Venaxas * Linda Marlowe as Dorothy * Gary Cockrell as Brune Parry * Larry Cross as Austen * Bill Nagy as Morehouse * Carole Ann Ford Carole Ann Lillian Ford ( Higgins; born 16 June 1940) is a British actress b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
