Roger Livesey
notum enim: Acting
dies natalis: 1906-06-25
Locus Natus: Barry, Wales, UK
Et ut:
Futtocks End
Entirely silent, with a musical score, sound effects and incoherent mutterings, the story revolves around a weekend gathering at the decaying country...
release : 1970.02.01popularis : 1.187
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
General Candy, who's overseeing an English squad in 1943, is a veteran leader who doesn't have the respect of the men he's training and is considered...
release : 1943.07.26popularis : 10.523
A Matter of Life and Death
When a young RAF pilot miraculously survives bailing out of his aeroplane without a parachute, he falls in love with an American radio operator. But...
release : 1946.12.15popularis : 13.372
Hamlet
Tony Richardson's Hamlet is based on his own stage production. Filmed entirely within the Roundhouse in London (a disused train shed), it is shot...
release : 1969.12.21popularis : 2.858
The Master of Ballantrae
Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown.
release : 1953.08.05popularis : 4.427
The Drum
Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the...
release : 1938.09.29popularis : 4.402
The League of Gentlemen
Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special project. Each of the men has a skeleton in the...
release : 1960.04.15popularis : 6.563
The Entertainer
Archie Rice, an old-time British vaudeville performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
release : 1960.07.25popularis : 9.349
Rembrandt
A character study depicting the life of Rembrandt Van Rijn at the height of his fame in the mid 1600s. Beginning with the death of his wife,...
release : 1936.11.06popularis : 4.669
I Know Where I'm Going!
Plucky Englishwoman Joan Webster travels to the remote islands of the Scottish Hebrides in order to marry a wealthy industrialist. Trapped by...
release : 1945.11.16popularis : 7.294
Finger of Guilt
Film producer Reggie Wilson is worried he may have a dual personality. Fleeing Hollywood, he finds himself in England and married to the studio...
release : 1956.06.01popularis : 5.768
Married Love
aka Maisie's Marriage, based on Marie Stopes book, a fireman falls in love with a daughter from a large family. When she refuses to marry and have...
release : 1923.06.01popularis : 1.529
Of Human Bondage
Medical student Philip falls in love with Mildred, a waitress. Although she is a flirt, they have a love affair. But when Philip is told about her...
release : 1964.09.23popularis : 3.115
Girl in the News
An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later...
release : 1940.08.28popularis : 2.475
Green Grow the Rushes
Efforts to move Britain into the modern age don't sit well with the people of the small village of Anderia Marsh, who have claimed a right (going...
release : 1951.11.06popularis : 1.826
Midshipman Easy
Set during the Peninsular Campaign of the Napoleonic War, Mr Midshipman Easy has just joined the Royal Navy. He is very keen to do well but luckily...
release : 1935.11.01popularis : 1.102
Lorna Doone
High drama, set in the English moorland of the 1600s. John Ridd wants revenge on the criminal Doone family, but falls in love with the daughter of...
release : 1934.12.09popularis : 1.83
No, My Darling Daughter
A British business tycoon is surprised to discover his teenage daughter is being courted by a mysterious young man.
release : 1961.08.22popularis : 2.631
The Rebel Son
During the 16th century the Cossacks and their Ukraine homeland is ruled by Poland. This is the story of the leader of the Cossacks and how his son...
release : 1938.02.02popularis : 2.121
A Cuckoo in the Nest
A crowded inn means that a man and a woman must share the same room for a night. One problem is that they are both married - to other people. The...
release : 1933.11.11popularis : 0.661
Keep Smiling
Entertainer quits a crooked London theater and sets up her troupe on her uncle's farm. A famous musician joins the group and helps them get a...
release : 1938.01.02popularis : 0.51
The Stowaway
A group of adventurers compete with one another to find the missing heir Rene Marechal, thought to be near Tahiti.
release : 1958.03.21popularis : 1.165
Vice Versa
Businessman Paul Bultitude is sending his son Dick to a boarding school. While holding a magic stone from India, he wishes that he could be young...
release : 1948.01.28popularis : 3.833
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Martin Scorsese presents this very personal and insightful new feature-length documentary about British filmmakers Michael Powell and Emeric...
release : 2024.05.10popularis : 9.685
Toff and Fingers
Toff and Fingers head to a small Scottish village to lay low after stealing some antique silverware. The pair pose as a General and his batman...
release : 1960.07.03popularis : 2.119
That Dangerous Age
The lonely wife of a workaholic husband on the magical Isle of Capri meets a charming and attractive young man. An exciting affair must end when word...
release : 1949.04.13popularis : 2.358
Spies of the Air
Set just before the outbreak of WWII, this is the story of a test pilot who works for the (unnamed) enemy. Made in 1939, by the time it was released...
release : 1939.03.30popularis : 2.411
The Four Feathers
When a British army officer, Harry Faversham, resigns his commission on the eve of his regiment's departure for service in the Sudan he is sent four...
release : 1921.05.01popularis : 1.433
East Lynne on the Western Front
During the First World War a group of British soldiers serving on the Western Front stage a comic performance of the play East Lynne to entertain...
release : 1931.07.13popularis : 1.974
The Price of Wisdom
A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.
release : 1935.08.26popularis : 1.181
Oedipus the King
This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for...
release : 1968.06.01popularis : 1.585
Blind Justice
When Peggy wants to break off her engagement to Dick in order to marry Gilbert, Dick threatens to reveal that Peggy's brother Ralph was shot for...
release : 1935.03.04popularis : 1.412
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 : 1.246