Anthony Havelock-Allan

Nacimiento : 1904-02-28, Darlington, Durham, England, UK

Muerte : 2003-01-11

Películas

A Profile of 'Brief Encounter'
Self
Documentary about the making of David Lean's 1945 film "Brief Encounter".
A Profile of In Which We Serve
Interviewee
Documentary about the 1942 British film "In Which We Serve" directed by David Lean and Noël Coward.
The Man Who Ruined the British Film Industry
Self
Documentary about John Davis, a businessman who as chairman oversaw the decline of the Rank Organisation.
David Lean: A Self Portrait
Self
A television documentary on the life and career of British film director David Lean. Scenes of Lean directing are intercut with personal interviews in which the director explains his methods, the beginnings of his career, and his relationships with actors and actresses.
La hija de Ryan
Producer
Irlanda, 1916. Cuando Charles, un maestro rural viudo, vuelve de Dublín a su aldea natal, Rosy, una muchacha muy impulsiva, se encapricha con él y no parará hasta llevarlo al altar. Pero el matrimonio fracasa: Charles es un hombre maduro y sosegado mientras que su esposa es una joven muy apasionada y romántica que acaba enamorándose de un oficial inglés con el que se ve en secreto.
Romeo y Julieta
Producer
Adaptación del clásico de Shakespeare. Dos familias de Verona, los Montesco y los Capuleto, llevan enfrentadas durante años. El joven Romeo Montesco va junto con sus amigos a causar problemas en una fiesta en la que los Capuleto son los anfitriones. Allí conoce a Julieta Capuleta, e inmediatamente se enamora de ella.
Up the Junction
Producer
Aburrida por la vida cómoda que lleva en Chelsea, Polly se muda al monótono barrio obrero de Battersea, en Londres, cerca de la estación de ferrocarril Clapham Junction, y toma un puesto en una fábrica de caramelos, en donde se hace amiga de dos hermanas, Rube y Sylvie. Después de mudarse a un piso sucio, Polly va a comprar muebles a una tienda de chatarra y se encuentra con Peter, un joven empleado del lugar. Él la invita a salir y ella acepta. A pesar de que Polly está fascinada por su nuevo entorno, Peter sólo ve en él pobreza y fealdad. Algún tiempo después, Polly se entera de que Rube está embarazada de su novio Terry, y la acompaña a un abortista de mala reputación. Rube finalmente anuncia su compromiso con Terry, pero en la noche de la celebración, Terry muere en un accidente de motocicleta. Angustiada por los problemas de sus amigas,
An Evening With The Royal Ballet
Director
Documentary about the Royal Ballet. Includes selections from "Les Sylphides" and "The Sleeping Beauty" with Rudolf Nureyev and Dame Margot Fonteyn
The Quare Fellow
Producer
Thomas Crimmins is a new warder, or guard, in an Irish prison. He is young, naive, and idealistic, determined to serve his country by his part in meting out justice to criminals. His superior, Regan, however, realizes that even prisoners are human beings, and Regan is sick of the eye-for-an-eye attitude that leads the state to execute condemned men, or "quare fellows." Crimmins begins to see that not all is black and white in his new world, and when he becomes involved with Kathleen, the wife of one of the condemned men, his attitude begins to change. When new evidence arises to suggest that Kathleen's husband may not deserve his fate, Crimmins is torn between his duty and his humanity.
Orders to Kill
Producer
A grounded American fighter pilot is switched to espionage on a special job in which he must kill a small-time Paris lawyer suspected of double-crossing France by selling out radio operators to the Nazis.
The Young Lovers
Producer
A young employee of the British State Department falls in love with the daughter of a top Russian diplomat, much to the panic of their respective countries' officials, who suspect espionage. The cast includes David Knight, Odile Versois, Theodore Bikel and David Kossoff.
Shadow of the Eagle
Producer
During the eighteenth century the Empress of Russia sends her lover to kidnap her rival for the throne.
A mitad de camino
Producer
Un hombre casado se fuga con su amante. Pero cuando ella muere en un accidente ferroviario, él se convierte en el principal sospechoso.
The Small Voice
Producer
A man and his wife take to their house some men they rescue from a road crash and then find they have picked up some dangerous criminals.
La mansión de los Fury
Producer
Adaptación del libro 'Blanche Fury' de Joseph Shearing que relata una historia de estilo victoriano con pasiones olvidadas, secretos de familia y asesinatos. Un médico rural se dirige hacia Clare Hall, una gran mansión inglesa. Su dueña Blance Fury (Valerie Hobson) se encuentra gravemente enferma. El médico le administra un anestésico y, en el trance, Blanche recuerda su pasado, cuando utiliza su verdadero apellido, Fuller, y era una mujer joven. Todo cambió el día que recibió una carta de su tío Simón (Walter Fitzgerald), ofreciéndole empleo como gobernanta en la enorme mansión. Una vez allí conocerá a su primo Lawrence (Michael Gough) con quien acepta contraer matrimonio pese a estar profundamente enamorada de Philip Thorn (Stewart Granger), el hijo ilegítimo de los anteriores dueños de la mansión. Pero el día del enlace nupcial ocurre una gran tragedia...
Take My Life
Producer
When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.
Cadenas rotas
Executive Producer
Adaptación de la novela "Grandes esperanzas" de Charles Dickens. El hijo de un humilde herrero es enviado a educarse a Londres gracias al dinero de un benefactor cuya identidad desconoce.
Cadenas rotas
Screenplay
Adaptación de la novela "Grandes esperanzas" de Charles Dickens. El hijo de un humilde herrero es enviado a educarse a Londres gracias al dinero de un benefactor cuya identidad desconoce.
Breve encuentro
Additional Writing
La casualidad hace que un hombre y una mujer ambos de edad madura y casados coincidan en una estación de tren. Su inicial amistad pronto se convertirá en un amor tan intenso como prohibido.
Breve encuentro
Producer
La casualidad hace que un hombre y una mujer ambos de edad madura y casados coincidan en una estación de tren. Su inicial amistad pronto se convertirá en un amor tan intenso como prohibido.
Un espíritu burlón
Screenplay
Adaptación cinematográfica de una exitosa comedia teatral de Noël Coward. El fantasma de la mujer de un novelista se ha propuesto hacerle la vida imposible a su nueva esposa.
La vida manda
Screenplay
Retrato de la clase media británica narrado a través del discurrir de la vida de los miembros de una familia londinense, Frank y Ethel Gibbons y sus tres hijos, cuyas historias ejemplifican los cambios sociales que tienen lugar a lo largo del periodo entreguerras.
Sangre, sudor y lágrimas
Associate Producer
Cuenta la historia del destructor HMS Torrin, desde su construcción hasta su hundimiento por aviones alemanes en la batalla de Creta, Segunda Guerra Mundial. El único capitán que tuvo fue E.V. Kinross, experimentado marino que entrena a sus hombres, no sólo para que le sean leales, sino para que lo sean a su país y a ellos mismos. Se enfrentarán a retos en el mar y en casa, perderán a compañeros en el mar y seres queridos en casa, pero cumplirán su misión con heroísmo y valentía.
Unpublished Story
Story
Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.
Unpublished Story
Producer
Morale-boosting story released in the middle of World War II. A journalist uncovers a peace organisation at the centre of disreputable dealings.
From the Four Corners
Director
Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.
This Man in Paris
Producer
A British reporter and his wife, on vacation in Paris, run into a gang of counterfeiters.
The Lambeth Walk
Producer
Bill Snibson, a chancer from Lambeth Walk in South London, is informed that he has been discovered to be the long-lost heir to a title and castle which he can claim provided he is able to convince his new relations that he has enough aristocratic bearing. Things soon begin to go awry however, particularly when Sally, Bill's girlfriend from Lambeth, turns up.
The Silent Battle
Producer
Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.
This Man Is News
Producer
A newspaper reporter keeps beating the police to clues in a current murder case. This makes the police think he may be involved in the crime.
Incident in Shanghai
Executive Producer
An unhappy wife falls for an injured pilot.
Night Ride
Executive Producer
Two truck drivers fired by the crooked trucking firm they worked for start their own company. Their former boss, worried about the competition, tries everything he can to drive them out of business, from sending his pretty daughter to seduce them to having his henchmen sabotage their trucks.
Museum Mystery
Producer
A gang of criminals plan to steal a valuable Burmese idol from a British museum but are foiled by the curator.
The Scarab Murder Case
Producer
One of a series of murder mysteries featuring the character Philo Vance. A Lost Movie
The Belles of St. Clements
Producer
A British drama film set inside a teacher training college and directed by Ivar Campbell
Checkmate
Producer
A fence for a gang of jewel thieves comes under suspicion from the police.
The Price of Wisdom
Producer
A young woman designer goes to London to further her career, but things are complicated when her invention is a success.
Cross Currents
Producer
A Devon Vicar mistakenly comes under suspicion of murdering a rival in love.
Once a Thief
Producer
Down on his luck inventor Roger (John Stuart) "borrows" some money from a handbag he finds but things go wrong when a necklace from the bag goes missing.