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Sharma And Beyond
''Sharma and Beyond'' is a 1984 British TV movie, directed by Brian Gilbert and starring Michael Maloney, Robert Urquhart, Tom Wilkinson and Suzanne Burden. Goldcrest Films Goldcrest Films is an award-winning independent British distribution, production, post production, and finance company. Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. Goldcrest Films ov ... invested £504,000 in the film and received £340,000 earning them a loss of £164,000. References External links * * * * 1984 films {{1980s-UK-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brian Gilbert (director)
Brian Gilbert is a film director. Born in England, he spent much of his childhood in Australia, where he was a child actor of film, television and radio. Returning to England at the age of fourteen, he attended the Harrow County Grammar School for Boys and completed his education at Oxford University. He continued working as a professional actor until 1979, when he joined the National Film and Television School as a directing student. So well-received was his graduation film, '' The Devotee'' United Agents 2011. Retrieved 17 July 2011. that producer immediately commissioned him to write and direct a feature-length film for the |
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor. Life and career Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series ''Telford's Change''. He made his West End debut in 1979 in ''Can you Hear me at The Back'', by Brian Clark, followed immediately by ''Taking Steps'' by Alan Ayckbourn. After playing Toby Gashe in ''The Bell'', by Iris Murdoch, Maloney joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 playing Ferdinand in '' The Tempest''. After the RSC, he went on to play in ''The Perfectionist'' at Hampstead, the title role of Peer Gynt for Cambridge Theatre Company, ''The London Cuckolds'' at the Lyric Hammersmith, ''Two Planks and a Passion'' by Anthony Minghella, directed by Danny Boyle at Greenwich and ''Built on Sand'' at the Royal Court. Maloney went on to appear in many films and television series, including ''What if Its Raining'', by Anthony Minghella, for Channel 4. He became a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Urquhart (actor)
Robert Urquhart (16 October 1922 – 21 March 1995) was a Scottish character actor who worked on the stage, for British television, and in film. His breakthrough role was Paul Krempe in ''The Curse of Frankenstein'' in 1957, along with Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee. Early life Urquhart was born in Ullapool, Scotland. His father was a sailor with the Merchant Navy. He was educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. After school, he entered the Merchant Navy and went to Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa as an apprentice before earning third mate's papers. He continued his service during World War II. In 1942, he left the Merchant Navy after his ship was torpedoed three times and worked in Glasgow's docklands. He won an ex-serviceman's scholarship that allowed him to train at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Career Stage Urquhart made his stage debut in 1947 at the Park Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland. That same year, he was cast in Tyrone Guthr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Wilkinson
Thomas Geoffrey Wilkinson (born 5 February 1948)Born January–March 1948, according to the ''Births, Marriages & Deaths Index of England & Wales, 1916–2005.''; at ancestry.com is an English actor of film, television, and stage. He has received various accolades throughout his career, including a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe, a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards. For his supporting role in ''The Full Monty'', he won a British Academy Award in 1997. He has twice been nominated for an Academy Award, for his roles in ''In the Bedroom'' (2001) and ''Michael Clayton'' (2007). In 2009, he won a Golden Globe and a Primetime Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Film for playing Benjamin Franklin in ''John Adams''. Some of his films credits include ''In the Name of the Father'' (1993), ''Sense and Sensibility'' (1995), ''The Full Monty'' (1997), ''Shakespeare in Love'' (1998), ''Rush Hour'' (1998), '' The Patriot'' (2000), ''I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suzanne Burden
Suzanne Burden (born 1958) is a British actress. A graduate of RADA, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. She gained attention as Esther Summerson in ''Bleak House'' (1985). In 1989, she played Patricia Matthews in ''Poirot'' (episode "The Third Floor Flat"), and Joyce Blount in '' Campion'' (episode "Police at the Funeral"). Her leading roles have included ''You, Me and It'' (1993), ''A Mind to Murder'' (1995),''The Vet'' (1995–96), the children's series '' Microsoap'' (1998–2000). She played Rebecca Plunkett in ''Midsomer Murders'' "A Talent for Life" (2003) and Sarah in ''Fear, Stress and Anger'' (2007). She appeared in the series again in "The Great and the Good" (2009) as Zukie Richardson. Burden has also appeared on stage. At the Chichester Festival Theatre, in the 2006 season, she played Lydia Cruttwell in Terence Rattigan's '' In Praise of Love'' and the following year she was Maria in ''Twelfth Night'' and Lady Macduff in ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goldcrest Films
Goldcrest Films is an award-winning independent British distribution, production, post production, and finance company. Operating from London and New York, Goldcrest is a privately owned integrated filmed entertainment company. Goldcrest Films oversees the production, distribution and marketing of films produced by Goldcrest and third-party acquisition in addition to monetising Goldcrest's library of over 100 titles. Goldcrest Films recent slate includes ''Slumber'', '' Come and Find Me'', '' Stonewall'' (directed by Roland Emmerich), BBC's ''EARTH: One Amazing Day'' (directed by Peter Webber), and Joe Dante's ''Labirintus.'' Nick Quested is the current executive director and owner. History Goldcrest was founded as Goldcrest Films International by Jake Eberts in January 1977 as a feature film enterprise. As of 1981, the UK National Coal Board Pension Fund was a major stakeholder in this company. It enjoyed success in the 1980s and the 1990s with films such as ''Chariots of Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |