Richard Pearson
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1918-08-02
Locus Natus: Monmouth, Gwent, Wales, UK
Et ut:
Whoops Apocalypse
When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the...
release : 1986.05.06popularis : 2.89
Tess
A strong-willed peasant girl is sent by her father to the estate of some local aristocrats to capitalize on a rumor that their families are from the...
release : 1979.10.06popularis : 13.292
Water
A British diplomat to a West Indian island nation finds his idyllic existence thrown into chaos when a large American drilling company finds a huge...
release : 1985.01.11popularis : 8.128
Sunday Bloody Sunday
Recently divorced career woman Alex Greville begins a romantic relationship with glamorous mod artist Bob Elkin, fully aware that he's also...
release : 1971.07.01popularis : 6.653
The Blue Parrot
'Rocks' Owen, the well-off owner of a car-hire business, is found murdered; the last place he was seen alive was the Blue Parrot nightclub. Scotland...
release : 1953.10.01popularis : 1.481
Macready's Gala
The Headmaster and governors of a boarding school are accidentally locked in the new memorial room with the convicted Great Train Robbers.
release : 1966.03.02popularis : 0.617
The Wind in the Willows
One spring, Mole decides that he can ignore the spring cleaning for a little longer, and begins a series of adventures with his new friend Rat. They...
release : 1983.12.30popularis : 3.776
The Agony and the Ecstasy
During the Italian Renaissance, Pope Julius II contracts the influential artist Michelangelo to sculpt 40 statues for his tomb. When the pope changes...
release : 1965.09.16popularis : 9.069
Dangerous Cargo
Inspired by the real events of the attempted heist at Heathrow Airport in 1952, a criminal tricks an old friend into giving away the location of a...
release : 1954.05.01popularis : 2.059
Guns of Darkness
Committed pacifist Tom Jordan's decision to help former President Rivera escape a military coup is a simple act of mercy that takes him and his wife...
release : 1962.07.19popularis : 4.392
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing
Escaping from China with a microfilm of the formula for the mysterious "Lotus X", Lord Southmere, a Queen's Messenger, is chased by a group of...
release : 1975.07.09popularis : 3.274
Attempt to Kill
A wealthy business man fires one of his employees and becomes the victim of murder attempt. The fired man becomes the prime suspect, but it appears...
release : 1961.08.01popularis : 1.331
She Fell Among Thieves
While on a Pyrenees vacation in 1922, upright English gentleman Richard Chandos (Malcolm McDowell, A Clockwork Orange, Heroes) encounters the...
release : 1978.03.01popularis : 4.206
Love Among the Ruins
An aging actress and socialite, Jessica Medlicott has ended her engagement with a younger man and is now being sued by her former fiancé....
release : 1975.03.06popularis : 2.519
The Mirror Crack'd
Jane Marple solves the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
release : 1980.09.19popularis : 10.618
Danger! Men Working
In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked...
release : 1961.05.07popularis : 0.301
A Fluid Arrangement
Ernie decides to pack up and go to sea, however he had not taken into account the repercussions that would be felt by those around him.
release : 1972.09.26popularis : 0.332
Alice Through the Looking Glass
1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
release : 1973.12.25popularis : 0.768
Royal Flash
Cowardly rogue Harry Flashman's (Malcolm McDowell) schemes to gain entry to the royal circles of 19th-century Europe go nowhere until he meets a pair...
release : 1975.10.10popularis : 2.602
Catch Me a Spy
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture...
release : 1971.09.06popularis : 3.387
It Shouldn't Happen to a Vet
Based on James Herriot's books about life as a 1930s veterinarian in Yorkshire, John Alderson plays the kindly doctor who ministers to animals in...
release : 1976.11.18popularis : 3.91
Inspector Clouseau
Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the...
release : 1968.07.19popularis : 16.234
The Strange Affair
When rookie P.C. Strange falls for an under aged girl, he is unknowingly compromised by a pair of pornographers. Meanwhile, seasoned Det. Pierce is...
release : 1968.08.22popularis : 4.238
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous, has mislaid...
release : 1968.02.11popularis : 1.623
The Woman in Question
Agnes "Astra" Huston, a fortune teller at a run-down fair, is found strangled in her bedroom. As the police question five suspects, their...
release : 1950.10.03popularis : 3.651
Scrooge
Ebenezer Scrooge malcontentedly shuffles through life as a cruel, miserly businessman; until he is visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve who show...
release : 1951.11.28popularis : 15.969
The Blue Bird
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl, are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness by the Fairy Berylune....
release : 1976.04.05popularis : 5.492
Sea Fury
The captain of a tugboat harboured off a Spanish village is lured into a romantic involvement with a young girl at the behest of her father, in the...
release : 1958.08.26popularis : 1.633
Still Waters
A middle-aged couple who are fairly tired of each other go out on a picnic for the day. However, they row, and Maud wanders off and talks to other...
release : 1972.01.13popularis : 0.833
Life in Danger
Panic and fear overtake a small British farming community after a homicidal child-killer escapes from a local mental hospital.
release : 1959.01.30popularis : 1.214
The Three Sisters
In a small Russian town at the turn of the century, three sisters (Olga, Irina, and Masha) and their brother Andrei live but dream daily of their...
release : 1970.01.18popularis : 1.593
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The...
release : 1964.12.31popularis : 8.177
The Comedy Man
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and...
release : 1964.09.03popularis : 2.493
The Girl Is Mine
The crew of a naval pinnacle struggle to pay the rates required to keep the boat afloat.
release : 1950.04.01popularis : 0.791
Coming Out
Lewis, a gay writer of romantic novels, writes an article on gay issues under the pseudonym of "Zippy Grimes." The reason for this is that he hasn't...
release : 1979.04.10popularis : 1.582
How I Won the War
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
release : 1967.10.18popularis : 3.09
Macbeth
Scotland, 11th century. Driven by the twisted prophecy of three witches and the ruthless ambition of his wife, warlord Macbeth, bold and brave, but...
release : 1971.12.20popularis : 16.652
Model for Murder
An American officer scours Britain in search of his dead brother's girlfriend and becomes involved in a jewel heist.
release : 1959.02.01popularis : 3.438
Libel
A California commercial pilot sees a telecast in London of an interview with Sir Mark Lodden at his home. The Canadian is convinced that the baronet...
release : 1959.10.23popularis : 2.398
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into...
release : 1970.11.12popularis : 3.412
Pope Joan
Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it...
release : 1972.08.16popularis : 1.665
Her Majesty's Pleasure
They are all 'in' for life so the pleasures are sparse, and strictly of their own making.Their really big event is the Christmas pantomime, only this...
release : 1973.10.25popularis : 0.314
Mrs. Warren's Profession
Performed in 1902, after being banned by the censor for eight years, Shaw's indictment of the hypocrisy surrounding prostitution still shocked its...
release : 1972.10.03popularis : 1.719
The Wind in the Willows: A Tale of Two Toads
Designed with young audiences in mind, this award-winning animated film (created with labor-intensive stop-motion techniques) brings Kenneth...
release : 1988.12.06popularis : 1.764
Svengali
A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
release : 1954.09.01popularis : 1.492
Arms and the Man
Adaptation of the play by Bernard Shaw.
release : 1983.01.16popularis : 0.878
Quay South
Facing pressure from authorities to relinquish control of his ship the Ebb Tide, Capt. Daniel Thwaite (Roger Livesey) struggles to decide what course...
release : 1955.12.10popularis : 0.746