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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] |
John Gilling
John Gilling (29 May 1912 – 22 November 1984) was an English film director and screenwriter, born in London. He was known for his horror film, horror movies, especially those he made for Hammer Films, for whom he directed ''The Shadow of the Cat'' (1961), ''The Plague of the Zombies'' (1966), ''The Reptile'' (1966) and ''The Mummy's Shroud'' (1967), among others. Biography Gilling left a job in England with an oil company at the age of 17 and spent a period in Hollywood, working in the film industry some of the time, before returning to England in 1933.Steve Chibnall & Brian McFarlane, ''The British 'B' Film'', Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2009, pp. 133–35. He entered the British film industry immediately as an editor and assistant director, starting with ''Father O'Flynn''. He served in the Royal Navy in the Second World War. After the war, Gilling wrote the script for ''Black Memory'' (1947), and made his directing debut with ''Escape from Broadmoor'' (1948). Gilling also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zarak
''Zarak'' is a 1957 CinemaScope adventure film based on the 1949 book ''The Story of Zarak Khan'' by A.J. Bevan. It was directed by Terence Young with assistance from John Gilling and Yakima Canutt. Set in the Northwest Frontier (though filmed in Morocco), the film stars Victor Mature, Michael Wilding and Anita Ekberg and features Patrick McGoohan in a supporting role. Plot Zarak Khan is the son of a chief who is caught embracing one of his father's wives, Salma. Zarak's father sentences both to torture and death but they are saved by an imam. The exiled Zarak becomes a bandit chief and an enemy of the British Empire. Cast * Victor Mature as Zarak Khan * Michael Wilding as Maj. Michael Ingram * Anita Ekberg as Salma * Bonar Colleano as Biri (Zarak's brother) * Eunice Gayson as Cathy Ingram * Finlay Currie as The Mullah * Peter Illing as Ahmad * Bernard Miles as Hassu the one-eyed * Eddie Byrne as Kasim – Zarak's brother * Patrick McGoohan as Moor Larkin * Frederick Valk as Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Time Out (magazine)
''Time Out'' is a global magazine published by Time Out Group. ''Time Out'' started as a London-only publication in 1968 and has expanded its editorial recommendations to 328 cities in 58 countries worldwide. In 2012, the London edition became a free publication, with a weekly readership of over 307,000. ''Time Out''s global market presence includes partnerships with Nokia and mobile apps for iOS and Android (operating system), Android operating systems. It was the recipient of the International Consumer Magazine of the Year award in both 2010 and 2011 and the renamed International Consumer Media Brand of the Year in 2013 and 2014. History ''Time Out'' was first published in 1968 as a London listings magazine by Tony Elliott (publisher), Tony Elliott, who used his birthday money to produce a one-sheet pamphlet, with Bob Harris (radio presenter), Bob Harris as co-editor. The first product was titled ''Where It's At'', before being inspired by Dave Brubeck's album ''Time Out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Powell (actor) , En ...
Joseph or Joe Powell may refer to: * Joseph Powell (painter) (1780–1834), English watercolourist, sometimes called "John Powell" * Joseph Powell (congressman) (1828–1904), U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania * Joe Powell (Australian footballer) (1868–1945), Australian rules footballer * Joe Powell (footballer, born 1870) (1870–1896), English footballer * Joe Powell (stuntman) (1922–2016), English stuntman and actor * Jody Powell (Joseph Lester Powell, 1943–2009), White House Press Secretary during the presidency of Jimmy Carter * Joe Powell (rugby union) (born 1994), Australian rugby union player * Joe Powell (American football) (born 1994), American football defensive back * Joe Powell (footballer, born 1998) Joe James Powell (born 30 October 1998) is an English professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One, League One club Burton Albion F.C., Burton Albion. Career Powell was raised in Canning Town and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Burnham
John Richard Jeremy Burnham (28 May 1931 – 31 December 2020) was a British television actor of the 1960s and 1970s, and a screenwriter. Life and career Burnham began in the 1950s as an actor and appeared in many popular British TV series such as '' The Avengers'', ''The Saint'' and ''Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased)'' in 1969. In the mid-1970s he retired from acting and concentrated on screenwriting. With Trevor Ray, he co-authored the fondly-remembered children's science fiction horror serial ''Children of the Stones'' (1977). A novelization followed, also in 1977. A sequel novel, ''Return to the Stones'' appeared in 2012 as an e-book and in 2015 as a physical book. Ray and Burnham collaborated on a less well-known children's five episode serial entitled ''Raven'' (1977); they also wrote the novelization (1977). He also authored the children's tennis-based novel, ''Break Point'', which was made into a BBC television series in 1982. Burnham himself played the leading role of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inigo Jackson
Inigo Jackson (19 July 1933 – 25 August 2001) was an English actor who appeared in theatre, films and television. He was christened Anthony Michael Jackson. After leaving RADA in 1961, he changed his first name to Inigo believing that his birth name of Anthony Michael Jackson was too mundane sounding for a show business career. One of his earliest film roles was that of Robert de Beaumont in ''Becket'' (1964). He later made many television appearances most notably as Athelstane in ''Ivanhoe'' and Zentos in the ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the ...'' serial '' The Ark''. Filmography Film Television References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jackson, Inigo 1933 births British male stage actors British male film actors British male tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Brown (actor)
Walter Brown (9 February 1927 – 31 October 2013) was a New Zealand film and television actor. He was born Ian Walter Brown in Auckland, New Zealand on 9 February 1927. Selected filmography * ''Information Received'' (1961) - Vic Farlow * ''The Frightened City'' (1961) - Billy Agnew * ''Locker Sixty-Nine'' (1962) - Craig * ''Mix Me a Person'' (1962) - Max Taplow * ''Gideon's Way'' TV series episode "To Catch a Tiger" (1964) - John Borgman * ''Two Letter Alibi'' (1962) - Mark Richards * ''Devils of Darkness'' (1965) - Bruno * ''The Brigand of Kandahar'' (1965) - Hitala * '' Dracula: Prince of Darkness'' (1966) - Brother Mark * ''Some May Live'' (1967) - Maj. Matthews * ''Shalako'' (1968) - Pete Wells * ''The Best House in London'' (1969) - Mr. Barrett * ''Farmer & Chase'' (1997) - Bank Police #1 * ''True Crime True crime is a nonfiction literary, podcast, and film genre in which the author examines an actual crime and details the actions of real people associated with and affecte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Lynch (actor)
Sean or Seán Lynch may refer to: *Seán Lynch (politician) (born 1954), Irish politician and former Provisional IRA commander *Sean Lynch (footballer) Sean Lynch (born 31 January 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Playing career Hibernian Born in Dechmont, West Lothian, Lynch made his first-team debut for Hibernian against Kilmarnock on 5 April 20 ... (born 1987), Scottish footballer, currently with Airdrie United FC * Sean Lynch (rugby union) (born 1942), Irish rugby union player * Sean Lynch (artist) (born 1978), Irish visual artist {{hndis, Lynch, Sean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyn Houston
Glyn Houston (23 October 1925 – 30 June 2019) was a Welsh actor best known for his television work. He was the younger brother of film actor Donald Houston. Early life Glyndwr Desmond Houston was born at 10 Thomas Street, Tonypandy, Glamorgan, Wales. He served in the army during the Second World War, and was briefly a stand-up comedian performing for soldiers during the war. He made his first film appearance in ''The Blue Lamp'' in 1950. Career In the 1970s Houston played Lord Peter Wimsey's valet Bunter opposite Ian Carmichael in television adaptations of several of Dorothy Sayers tales. His performance was praised in ''The New York Times''. Later, he had a role as a literary agent in the 1980s British sitcom '' Keep It in the Family''. He appeared in a number of films including ''The Great Game''. Other credits included ''My Good Woman'' (1973–1974), ''A Horseman Riding By'' (1978), ''Inspector Morse'', ''It Ain't Half Hot Mum'', ''Minder'' and ''Doomwatch'', as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katherine Woodville (actress)
Katherine Woodville (born Catherine Woodville; 12 March 19385 June 2013) was an English film and television actress. She changed her professional name to Kate Woodville in 1967 upon moving to the U.S., where she eventually became a life member of the Actors Studio. Career She was known for her appearances in ''Z-Cars'', '' The Avengers'', ''Danger Man'', '' Mission: Impossible'', '' It Takes a Thief'', '' Mannix'', ''The Rockford Files'', '' Days of Our Lives'' and ''Eight Is Enough''. In the original '' Star Trek'' series, she played Natira in the episode "For the World Is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky" (1968). She guest-starred as Nedra in Season 2 Episode 12 of ''Kung Fu'' (1974), entitled "The Gunman". She appeared in two episodes of the TV series ''The Saint'' and in an episode of '' Gibbsville'' in 1976. Personal life Woodville married three times: first to ''Avengers'' star Patrick Macnee and then to Jerrold Freedman, an American film and television director and nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yvonne Romain
Yvonne Adelaide "Evie" Romain ('' née'' Warren; 17 February 1938) is a British former film and television actress of the late 1950s and 1960s. Early career Romain was born in London of Maltese descent and is a graduate of the Italia Conti Academy. From the age of twelve she appeared in children's shows and repertory. She started appearing in British films in her late teens. Her exotic, dark looks and 38-22-36 figure saw her often cast in supporting roles as Italian or Spanish maidens in war films and comedies. However, it is for her roles in numerous British horror films that she is perhaps most remembered. She enjoyed parts in '' Corridors of Blood'' (1958), where she starred alongside Boris Karloff and Christopher Lee, and also in ''Circus of Horrors'' (1960). She was also to star in the later '' Devil Doll'' (1964), about a malevolent ventriloquist's dummy. However, Romain is probably best known for ''The Curse of the Werewolf'' (1961) where she starred with Oliver Reed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torture
Torture is the deliberate infliction of severe pain or suffering on a person for reasons such as punishment, extracting a confession, interrogation for information, or intimidating third parties. Some definitions are restricted to acts carried out by the state, but others include non-state organizations. Torture has been carried out since ancient times. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Western countries abolished the official use of torture in the judicial system, but torture continued to be used throughout the world. A variety of methods of torture are used, often in combination; the most common form of physical torture is beatings. Since the twentieth century, many torturers have preferred non-scarring or psychological methods to provide deniability. Torturers are enabled by organizations that facilitate and encourage their behavior. Most victims of torture are poor and marginalized people suspected of crimes, although torture against political prisoners or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
