Alan Dobie
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1932-06-02
Locus Natus:
Et ut:
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
release : 1963.12.06popularis : 11.468
A Collier's Friday Night
A glimpse into the home life of a coal miner and his family. Frustrated with their lot in life, the family quarrel and squabble incessantly with one...
release : 1976.09.30popularis : 1.652
Alfred the Great
While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his...
release : 1969.10.08popularis : 3.997
Madame Sin
A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.
release : 1972.01.15popularis : 3.373
Walt Disney Treasures - Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh
"Scarecrow! Scarecrow! The soldiers of the King feared his name!" And so begins the hard-to-forget theme song to The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh. Walt...
release : 2008.11.11popularis : 2.465
Jumbo
In just four months, the world's first jumbo jet goes into regular service over the Atlantic. Already 200 have been ordered by the world's airlines....
release : 1969.08.12popularis : 1.801
The Chairman
An American scientist is sent to Red China to steal the formula for a newly developed agricultural enzyme. What he is not told by his bosses is that...
release : 1969.06.25popularis : 4.781
The Long Day's Dying
Three British soldiers and their German captive trek through the European countryside.
release : 1968.05.28popularis : 7.238
Captured
Directed by cult British director John Krish, the film was sponsored by the Army Kinematograph Corporation. This tightly plotted drama shows British...
release : 1959.01.01popularis : 1.05
Waxwork
The play which led to the series Sergeant Cribb.
release : 1979.08.18popularis : 2.464
Seven Keys
Alan Dobie plays a convict who is bequeathed a set of seven keys by a fellow prisoner. After discovering that the deceased was an embezzler who stole...
release : 1961.02.01popularis : 1.498
The Siege of Manchester
A German mercenary is hired to defend the small township of Manchester during the English Civil War.
release : 1965.10.31popularis : 1.009
Double Dare
Martin Ellis (Alan Dobie) is a blocked screenwriter who invites Helen, an actress (Kika Markham), to a hotel in central London to discuss an idea for...
release : 1976.04.06popularis : 1.431
A Question Of Faith
The last days of famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy which are paralleled with one of his last stories - The Death of Ivan Ilyich - about a man who is...
release : 1979.12.02popularis : 1.703
White Mischief
A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as...
release : 1987.11.10popularis : 7.435
The Disputation
In 1263, King James I of Aragon organizes a debate between representatives of Judaism and Christianity regarding whether or not Jesus was the Messiah.
release : 1986.12.21popularis : 3.739
The Suicide Club
Prince Florizel of Bohemia discovers a secret club where desperate men gamble with their lives, and vows to bring it to an end.
release : 1970.02.09popularis : 1.131
The Charge of the Light Brigade
During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an...
release : 1968.04.10popularis : 7.522
Hedda Gabler
Stuck in a loveless marriage to intellectual George Tesman, the ambitious Hedda Gabler hungers for a life her husband can't provide. Then a former...
release : 1981.03.03popularis : 2.59
The Hospice
When he loses his way on a country road and is bitten by an animal, Maybury stumbles across a strange house where an extravagant dinner is taking...
release : 1987.01.01popularis : 1.625
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait
Francis Bacon: Fragments of a Portrait explores the recurring themes in Bacon’s work, his influences and his life. The documentary is...
release : 1966.07.18popularis : 1.742
For Services to Myself
A proud socialist and community activist wrestles with the decision to accept an honour from the Queen
release : 1976.02.15popularis : 0.491
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 : 2.951
Night Mail 2
An updated version of the classic 1936 "Night Mail", this time using an aeroplanes and vans as well as trains, and with poetry by Blake Morrison.
release : 1987.01.03popularis : 0.798
Faces of Harlow
The planning, development and life of a new town exemplified by Harlow in South-East England, illustrating its problems and progress.
release : 1964.01.02popularis : 2.255