Robert James

Robert James

Nacimiento : 1924-03-28, Paisley, Scotland, UK

Muerte : 2004-07-31

Perfil

Robert James

Películas

La hija de Robert Poste (Cold Comfort Farm)
Mr. McKnag
Una joven que se desenvuelve a la perfección en la sofisticada sociedad londinense se queda huérfana de repente.Tendrá entonces que ir a vivir a una granja con unos parientes más bien toscos y adustos. En lugar de deprimirse por su nueva situación, la gran confianza que tiene en sí misma la lleva a poner en marcha una pequeña "revolución" que mejorará la vida de los miembros de su nueva familia.
Soft Top Hard Shoulder
Campbell
Eight years ago, Gavin, artistic son of an Scots/Italian ice-cream dynasty, turned his back on Glasgow and moved south to London to make his name illustrating children's books. Now, frustrated and broke, his Uncle Sal appears with an offer. Gavin's father has sold the family business and to get his share of the proceeds, Gavin must return home for his father's birthday party. Swayed by the money, he sets off north and picks up a hitchicker with a secret. Their journey is difficult but ultimately rewarding.
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
Father Ambrey / Packard
Workmen digging in a building discover the remains of a 300-+year-old devil cult.
John Wycliffe: The Morning Star
Bishop Courtenay
This affecting biography chronicles the life and times of prominent European philosopher John Wycliffe, who was the first to translate the Bible into English. The 14th century, Oxford University scholar often found himself caught between opposing theological, political and societal forces: He defended England's autonomy against the pontiff's authority and championed the indigent against the wealthy's abuses.
Ike
Capt. Burns
Eisenhower the military man is the focus of this mini-series, his relationships with the other wartime leaders, and, very discreetly, his personal relationship with his driver, Kay Summersby.
Las cuatro plumas
John, the Butler
Harry es un joven oficial del ejército del imperio británico que es llamado, junto con su regimiento, a combatir contra los rebeldes en Egipto. Cuando, unos días antes de embarcar, decide abandonar, sus tres compañeros y su prometida le envian cuatro plumas blancas, que significa que para ellos es un cobarde. A partir de ese momento, Harry arriesgará su vida para devolver las cuatro plumas y recobrar su honor.
Doctor Who: The Masque of Mandragora
High Priest
An alien intelligence hitches a ride onboard the TARDIS to 15th century Italy, where a deranged astrologer attempts to harness its power.
Capitán Kronos, cazador de vampiros
Pointer
Cuando varias jóvenes aparecen muertas, extrañamente envejecidas y sin una gota de sangre en el cuerpo, el Dr. Marcus sospecha que se trata de vampirismo, por lo que recluta a Kronos, el Cazador de Vampiros, el cual ha destinado su vida a luchar contra el mal. Una vez víctima él mismo del vampirismo, conoce la fuerza y la debilidad de los vampiros, así como los grandes peligros que conlleva el enfrentamiento a las fuerzas del mal.
María, reina de Escocia
John Knox
Cuando Isabel I (1558-1603), hija de Enrique VIII y Ana Bolena, se convierte en reina de Inglaterra y cabeza de la Iglesia anglicana, tropieza con la oposición de los católicos, que consideran que la legítima heredera del trono inglés es su prima María Estuardo (Vanessa Redgrave), la católica reina de Escocia. Tras el triunfo de los protestantes escoceses, María se ve obligada a abdicar en favor de su hijo Jacobo, pero, poco después, comete el error de huir a Inglaterra, donde es encarcelada y procesada por orden de su prima Isabel (Glenda Jackson), que nunca dejó de considerarla una amenaza.
Orkney
Spence
Three stories reflecting life in the Orkney Islands, two set in the past, and one in the present.
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks
Lesterson
Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future. Mistaken for an official Earth Examiner, the Doctor discovers that a scientist called Lesterson is attempting to reactivate two inanimate, subservient Daleks found in a crashed space rocket. The colonists refuse to heed the Doctor's dire warnings that the Daleks are dangerous.
The Last Invasion
A film following Harold II at the Battle of Hastings
Thirteen to Centaurus
Dr. Kersh
Interstellar travel at sub-light speeds: the enormous distances, isolation from human culture and the aching loneliness of space are enough to drive the strongest personality insane. Better to block all memories of human contact and to program the 12-strong crew to accept only the reality they can see and touch within their spacecraft. But a child born on "the Station" becomes insistent on learning the truth about 'Outside'.
The Bridal Path
Inspector
Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat unfortunate results that can come of the continued marrying of fairly close cousins in a restricted and remote community. Set in the Hebrides off Scotland, the story tells how Ewan MacEwan leaves the isle of Eorsa in search of the perfect wife, but finally returns to marry Katie.
When We Are Married
The Rev. Clement Mercer
Three long-married couples in northern England discover that their marriages are in fact invalid, causing much re-evaluation and chaos. This was the fourth television film version made by the BBC of this comedy by J. B. Priestley. It featured several actors repeating their rôles from the earlier 1951 version including Frank Pettingell, Helena Pickard and Eileen Beldon.
La vuelta al mundo en 80 días
Extra (uncredited)
Adaptación de la novela homónima de Julio Verne. Un ladrón ha robado 55.000 libras del banco de Inglaterra. Todos creen que ha sido Philleas Fogg, un auténtico caballero inglés, que ha hecho una apuesta con sus compañeros de club, asegurando que es capaz de dar la vuelta al mundo en 80 días.