Simon Williams
Nacimiento : 1946-06-16, Windsor, Berkshire, England, UK
Self
The comedy pioneer behind the Goon Show, Dr Strangelove and the Pink Panther series is explored in depth in this film, surveying his meteoric rise to fame and troubled personal life.
Stanton
A young squire accused of murdering a young girl that did not return his feelings of love reveals a supernatural secret at his trial.
Ambrose
Alan Bennett’s sharp and hilarious new play is ‘just what the doctor ordered’ (Daily Telegraph). Filmed live at London’s Bridge Theatre during its limited run, don’t miss this acclaimed production full of ‘singalongs and stinging wit’ (Guardian). The Beth, an old fashioned cradle-to-grave hospital serving a town in Yorkshire, is threatened with closure as part of an efficiency drive. A documentary crew, eager to capture its fight for survival, follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward, and the triumphs of the old people’s choir. One of Britain’s most celebrated writers, Alan Bennett’s plays include The History Boys, The Lady in the Van and The Madness of George III, all of which were also seen on film. Allelujah! is his tenth collaboration with award-winning director Nicholas Hytner.
Zoo Director
Al final de la Primera Guerra Mundial, el autor de libros infantiles A. A. Milne crea el mundo mágico de Winnie the Pooh. Pero el éxito internacional de los libros pasará factura al autor, a su hijo pequeño Christopher Robin y a su esposa Daphne. Todos los miembros de la familia se verán arrollados por el éxito internacional de los libros.
Archie Wavell
En 1947, Lord Mountbatten asume el puesto de último virrey de la India, con el mandato de transferir la soberanía a su pueblo. En su residencia viven arriba los gobernantes británicos, mientras 500 criados hindúes, musulmanes y sijs viven abajo.
Harold MacMillan
With Trident renewed for another generation, A Very British Deterrent tells the story of the remarkable events, eye-watering costs, power relationships and secret deals done half a century ago to secure Britain's very first submarine-launched nuclear missiles.
Quirky young art teacher Jemima takes up a £100,00 bet to ride through the town naked on horseback like Lady Godiva to keep her beloved Art Factory open.
Terence Philip
Winston Churchill y su mujer Clementine se mantuvieron muy unidos durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945), pero algunos años antes habían atravesado una situación muy delicada. La causa fue la profunda depresión en la que cayó el político conservador al verse amenazado por la ruina económica
Año 1939, Guy Grouchback (Daniel Craig), un inglés que vive en Italia, vuelve de su exilio para alistarse y luchar en la Segunda Guerra Mundial junto con la armada británica. Tras las líneas enemigas, varios de sus compañeros de guerra morirán en honor a su país.
John Kirk
British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.
Captain Charles Elliot
Superproducción sobre el proceso de conquista y colonización de Hong Kong por los británicos. La historia comienza cuando el emperador ordena en 1839 combatir el tráfico de opio provocando con este gesto la ira de los comerciantes de Reino Unido.
Bishop
Hailed as the "rightful heir" to "The Wind in the Willows", William Horwood's critically acclaimed sequel comes to magical life in this beautifully animated feature-length classic. Join four of the best-loved characters in children's literature for their heart-warming and hilarious new adventure along the Riverbank, narrated by Academy Award-winner Vanessa Redgrave.
Lord Timothy Belvoir St. Nash
Parody of 1960's spy capers.
Robert St. Simon
Lord Robert St. Simon se muestra desolado cuando Henrietta, su nueva esposa, desaparece. Invitado a resolver el caso, Sherlock Holmes descubre que no es la primera esposa de Lord Robert a la que le ocurre lo mismo
Group Captain Gilmore
London, 1963: The Doctor returns to the place where it all began — alongside his latest companion, Ace, with unfinished business. Not for the first time, unusual events are unfolding at Coal Hill School. At 76 Totter's Lane, the Doctor discovers that his oldest foes — the Daleks — are on the trail of stolen Time Lord technology that he left on Earth long ago. The Daleks are planning to perfect their own time-travel capability, in order to unleash themselves across the whole of time and space.
Bob Appleyard
A famous US golfer with an extremely rare blood type is taken to a private hospital after falling ill. Her recovery prolongs and she befriends the people there. One day, she sees a TV news report on her death and realizes she's trapped.
Nigel Pennington-Smythe
When THRUSH steals a nuclear weapon and demands a ransom delivered by Napoleon Solo, UNCLE recalls him and his partner to duty.
Robert Townsend
El anciano Fu Manchu está tratando de fabricar la poción de la eterna juventud que le permitirá dominar el mundo. Tiene que conseguir todos los ingredientes, entre los que se encuentra un valiosísimo diamante. Para ello pondrá en funcionamiento una red criminal, encargada de robar la joya. El detective Nayland Smith seguirá sus pasos...
El cuento clásico de Anthony Hope desde un punto de vista nada tradicional con la interpretación de Peter Sellers. Como en la historia original, el nuevo rey Rodolfo de Ruritania teme por su vida, y es sustituido por un doble: un taxista de Londres. Rubias encantadoras, traiciones, una batalla por la vida y el honor, y el placer de disfrutar la vida de la forma más extravagante.
Arthur Harris is a happily married man who returns from his job to discover that his wife, Fiona, is leaving him. Devastated he gets really drunk and tries to commit suicide. After a few setbacks and while he is trying to electrocute himself with a lamp, the door bell rings. An odd man in a leather coat asks if there are any odd jobs that he can perform. Arthur hires the man to kill him. The next day his wife returns, but the man he hired is still trying to kill him...
Michael (segment "London 1912")
Un escritor cree que los gatos están tejiendo una alianza para conspirar contra la humanidad, para demostrarlo, va a casa de su amigo editor y le relata tres cuentos macabros en los que los gatos siempre estan presentes.
The Prince
Michael Palin interpreta a un campesino del medievo que tratará de matar a un monstruo que está arrasando los pueblos allá por donde pasa.
Henri de Ligne
The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt proclaims herself the greatest actress of her time. Her career blossoms, as does her private life. But art and life don't stay balanced, much to the frustration of her lovers. The eccentric Bernhardt eventually does marry another actor, but it's her life on stage that ultimately gives her the most satisfaction.
Harry Bingley
A pop band and their girlfriends have fun in Spain
Peter Edmonton
Siglo XVII. Unos niños juegan en los campos que rodean su pueblo y se encuentran con unos extraños restos que se asemejan a una garra. El juez local se hace cargo de investigar su procedencia. Al poco de iniciar la investigación la garra desaparece y una extraña locura se adueña de los habitantes del pueblo. Los niños, bajo las órdenes de la siniestra Angel Blake, empiezan a participar en rituales donde los más jóvenes y puros son mutilados y sacrificados. Sólo el juez podrá exorcizar las fuerzas demoníacas que están destrozando su comunidad.
Crutcher
The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military.
Nigel Bent
British rock star with a love-'em-and-leave-'em reputation. The tables are turned when four cute young girls kidnap the singer. After several days of sex and degradation, the poor fellow is rescued by his friends.
Simon Langton
Ex-Marshal McCloud now is senator of New Mexico, fighting for a new environment law. His enemy is Maitland, unscrupulous owner of Chemtel, the world's most important chemical manufacturer. Shortly after McCloud gives an inspiring speech, he barely escapes an bomb in his car and a shooting in a restaurant. When he learns that his niece, medical researcher for Chemtel, was killed, he begins to suspect that the attempts on his life were not made by Arabian terrorists, but by Maitland. He pays him a visit in Britain and starts to research on his own.