Esmond Knight
Nacimiento : 1906-05-04, East Sheen, Surrey, England
Muerte : 1987-02-23
Historia
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor.
He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. For much of his career Esmond Knight was virtually blind. He had been badly injured in 1941 whilst on active service on board HMS Prince of Wales when she fought the Bismarck at the Battle of the Denmark Strait, and remained totally blind for two years, though he later regained some sight in his right eye.
During this period, Esmond dictated an early autobiography to his secretary, Annabella Cloudsley, Seeking The Bubble (Hutchinson & Co. 1943). He played the captain of the HMS Prince of Wales in the 1960 movie Sink the Bismarck!
He starred as Professor Ernest Reinhart in the 1961 British science fiction television series, A for Andromeda, alongside Patricia Kneale and Peter Halliday.
His daughter is the actress Rosalind Knight. Knight died of a heart attack. He was cremated.
Description above from the Wikipedia article Esmond Knight, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Second Elder
Poco despues de que la cumbre USA-URSS para el desarme nuclear fracase, el mundo se ve al borde de la III guerra mundial. Superman recibe la carta del niño Jeremy, quien le pide que salve el mundo de la inminente guerra atómica. Desafiando al espíritu de los sabios de Krypton, el Hombre de Acero anuncia a la ONU que destruirá todas las armas nucleares, tanto del Este como del Oeste. Sin embargo, esto es aprovechado por el genio criminal Lex Luthor, recién fugado de prisión, quien se alía con los militaristas americanos y soviéticos para crear a Nuclear Man, un supermonstruo que aniquilará al Ultimo Hijo de Krypton.
Osborne
Fisher, un inspector de policía, regresa a El Cairo después de haber estado investigando un asesinato en Europa. Se encuentra en un estado de confusión que lo lleva a buscar la ayuda de un psicoterapeuta. Su objetivo es intentar reconstruir, por medio de la hipnosis, el crimen a partir de los datos que ha ido recopilando.
Judge
A successful lawyer struck with blindness in middle age continues his battles in the courtroom with the assistance of his family. As his son deals with bitter memories of their relationship, he also seeks his father's respect and love and in the process learns to love in return.
Priam
The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.
Lepidus
Octavius Caesar (later renamed Augustus Caesar, son of the murdered Julius Caesar), Marc Antony, and Lepidus form the triumvirate, the three rulers of the Roman Empire. Antony, though married to Fulvia, spends his time in Egypt, living a life of decadence and conducting an affair with Queen Cleopatra. In Antony's absence, Caesar and Lepidus worry about Pompey's increasing strength.
Old Capulet
Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Verona where we lay our scene, from ancient grudge break to new mutiny where civil blood makes civil hands unclean. From forth the fatal loins of these two foes a pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life whose misadventur'd piteous overthrows doth with their death bury their parents' strife.
Great Uncle Matthew
Pauline, Petrova, and Posy Fossil live with Sylvia Brown, their guardian. Money is tight and as the story opens, three boarders - a garage owner, a retired English professor, and a dance teacher - come to stay. Theo Dane, the dance teacher, has the girls accepted at her school by the formidable Madame, and the three go on the stage to help raise money. Each discovers her talents - Pauline as an actress, Petrova in fixing engines, and Posy as a dancer.
Old Defender
Desilusionados por los años que perdieron luchando como cruzados en Tierra Santa, Robin Hood y su amigo Little John regresan a Inglaterra y se dan cuenta de que todo ha vuelto a ser como antes.
Doctor
John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electricity so his teacher sends him home. On the 'tube' there is a sudden flash, and John, the train and all of the passengers turn yellow. With the help of Nick (short for 'Electronic') John learns about electricity, invades the Tower of London and saves his pet mouse ... or was it a dream. This is the Powell & Pressburger touch applied to children's films.
Kingston
Enrique VIII de Inglaterra (1509-1547), casado con Catalina de Aragón, hija de los Reyes Católicos, se encapricha de Ana Bolena, una dama de la Corte, y decide casarse con ella. Pero, como el Papa no accede a concederle el divorcio, rompe con la Iglesia de Roma y crea la Iglesia Anglicana (Acta de Supremacía de 1534), convirtiéndose así en la suprema autoridad eclesiástica de Inglaterra. Años después, el rey acusa a Ana de alta traición y ordena que sea ejecutada.
Dom Issigri
The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon. It is blown apart and flown to where the pirates will plunder it of the precious mineral argonite. They witness a conflict between the pirates and the Interstellar Space Corps, led by General Hermack and Major Warne. The ISC are convinced that the pirates' mastermind is an innocent yet eccentric space mining pioneer named Milo Clancey, while their true leader is a man named Caven. Caven has a secret base on the planet Ta. He is assisted by Madeleine Issigri, daughter of Clancey's ex-partner Dom, who - unknown to her - is now his captive. When Madeleine discovers Caven's full treachery, she helps to bring him to justice. The time travellers are given a lift back to the TARDIS by Clancey in his rickety old ship, the LIZ 79.
Ballad Singer
Obra basada en las aventuras de Jack Sheppard, el ladrón y experto en fugarse de la cárcel, que se convirtió en un héroe popular en el Londres de los años 20 del siglo XVIII.
Old Judge
A pesar de que sus últimas misiones son bastante irrelevantes, el agente secreto británico Alec Leamas no desea abandonar la clandestinidad para ocupar un despacho oficial. Su nueva misión en la Alemania Oriental parece más interesante: consiste en hacerse pasar por un desertor y para que su deserción resulte verosímil se las ingenia para desacreditarse y desacreditar a sus jefes hasta conseguir que lo expulsen de la agencia de inteligencia británica. De este modo no le resulta díficil entrar en los círculos de espionaje comunistas. Sin embargo, el agente acaba descubriendo que su misión es una simple tapadera y él un instrumento al servicio de un complot secreto.
Adaptation of the play Music at Midnight, set in the Iron Curtain.
Arthur Baden
Böhm interpreta a psicópata que fotografía a sus víctimas mientras mueren; es un hombre profundamente perturbado, cuyo desequilibrio hunde sus raíces en la infancia. Su padre, un científico obsesionado por estudiar las reacciones infantiles ante el miedo, destrozó su psique y lo convirtió en un adulto acomplejado y afectado por una demencia demoníaca. El personaje necesita registrar en imágenes el terror que sienten sus víctimas antes de morir. Por eso ejerce la profesión de fotógrafo, para encubrir sus intenciones y poder satisfacer sus morbosos impulsos sin levantar sospechas.
Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
Basada en una historia real, reLata una de las más famosas batallas navales de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. En la primavera de 1941, el Bismarck, el acorazado más temible de la armada alemana, considerado el azote de la flota del Atlántico, permanece anclado en la costa noruega. Buscando el camino hacia la libertad y seguridad proporcionada por la Luftwaffe, el acorazado es perseguido por la Marina Real Británica.
Stricker
1943: A schoolmaster called Stefan Novak (Michael Rennie) and his watchmaker friend Tadek (David Knight) are working for the Polish resistance lead by Stanislav Muski (Peter Madden) and allow themselves to be captured by the Nazis and taken to a labour camp on the Baltic coast so that they can spy on the operations there. Stefan and Tadek discover that the camp houses a huge production unit where the V1 rocket is being built, which Hitler intends to use to destroy London. The pair succeed in informing the resistance of what is happening who in turn tip off the allies who launch a full scale raid on the plant and destroy it therefore setting back the Nazis' plan by months. However, the fight is far from over as Hitler's generals proceed with plans to build yet another plant and Stefan and Tadek are faced with a dangerous challenge, they must capture a complete V1 rocket and help in smuggling it back to Britain so that the allies can prepare themselves for Hitler's proposed invasion...
Hoffman
Durante una visita a Londres para la coronación del rey Jorge V, el gran duque de Carpathia conoce a Elsie, una bella corista a la que invita a cenar a su embajada. La velada no sale tal y como estaba prevista, debido a varias interrupciones inesperadas. Sin embargo, al día siguiente, ambos se darán cuenta de que ha surgido entre ellos un sentimiento muy especial. Basándose en una obra de teatro del dramaturgo inglés Terence Rattigan, Laurence Olivier dirigió esta película que podría entenderse como una variación de "La Cenicienta".
High Priest
La ciudad de Troya resulta un obstáculo para la expansión comercial de los estados griegos. Por esta razón, Príamo, rey de Troya, con el fin de preservar la paz, envía a su hijo, el príncipe Paris, a Micenas, a negociar con los reyes helenos. Pero Paris se enamora de Helena, la esposa de Menelao, rey de Micenas, y la rapta. Así estalla la guerra de Troya.
Dialogue Coach
Inglaterra, siglo XIV. Eduardo, Príncipe de Gales, y su padre el rey Eduardo III de Inglaterra (1327-1377), conducen un ejército a la provincia francesa de Aquitania para protegerla de los franceses. Tras ser derrotada en el campo de batalla, Francia intenta, sin éxito, asesinar al príncipe Eduardo, por lo que secuestran a su esposa, la hermosa Juana de Holanda.
Prof. Newman
An adventurer investigates the theft of a formula for hardened steel, assisted by his girlfriend.
Evans the Milk
The adulterous Mrs Griffiths' corset has, unbeknown to her, a fortune stashed in it by her drunken, money-loving husband.
The Father
Historia de una joven perteneciente a una familia inglesa que vive en la India posterior a la guerra. Allí conocerá el amor por primera vez, la pérdida y todas las emociones propias de la bella y dura adolescencia.
Abel Woodus
Hazel Woodus (Jennifer Jones) es una muchacha crecida entre la naturaleza, que vive en los confines de Shropshire a finales del siglo XIX. Es hija de un arpista ciego, y vive obsesionada por las supersticiones de su difunta madre. A pesar de la atracción que siente por el sádico señor del lugar, Jack Reddin (David Farrar), Hazel accede a contraer matrimonio con el sumiso reverendo Edward Marston (Cyril Cusack).
Bernardo
Después de haber asesinado a su hermano, el rey de Dinamarca, Claudius se casa con la reina y ocupa el trono danés. En medio del dolor, al príncipe Hamlet se le aparece el fantasma de su padre reclamando venganza contra su asesino. Hamlet decide entonces contratar a una compañía de actores ambulantes para que representen en la corte una obra en la que se muestra el asesinato de un rey a manos de su hermano y en idénticas circunstancias. Hamlet espera ver cómo la reacción de su tío confirma su culpa.
Livy
Drama ambientado en el mundo del ballet que trata sobre los sacrificios realizados para alcanzar el éxito profesional. Un empresario obliga a una bailarina a anteponer su carrera al amor.
Dantos
A South American Indian is taken from his jungle home into the world of the White Man where he is forced to stand trial for murder.
Dr. Bryerly
Following her father's death, a teenage heiress moves in with her guardian uncle who is broke and schemes to murder his niece for her vast inheritance.
Camp Announcer
The Huggett family go to a holiday camp, and get involved in crooked card players, a murderer on the run, and a pregnant young girl and her boyfriend missing from home.
The Old General
Un grupo de monjas occidentales abre un hospital en un antiquísimo templo del Himalaya. A las dificultades económicas y a la hostilidad de los nativos, pronto se suman las tensiones entre las propias monjas. Un agente británico intentará mediar entre ellas para solucionar sus problemas, pero su presencia acabará despertando, con consecuencias fatales, la sexualidad reprimida de algunas hermanas.
Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
Guerra de los Cien Años. Tras una vida disoluta, Enrique V (1413-1422) hereda el trono de Inglaterra y toma conciencia de sus responsabilidades. En 1415 reúne un ejército de 30.000 hombres y reanuda la guerra contra los franceses. Ese mismo año los derrota en la batalla de Azincourt y, a continuación, ocupa Normandía y París.
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Tres "peregrinos" se encuentran durante la guerra cerca de Canterbury e intentan resolver el misterio del "fantasma del pegamento", que ataca a las chicas por la noche. Sus investigaciones los llevan a sospechar del magistrado de la localidad, un acérrimo defensor de los valores tradicionales... (FILMAFFINITY)
David Davies
Un grupo de viajeros, cada uno con un problema personal que quiere ocultar, llegar a una misteriosa posada de campo galesa. Hay una cierta extrañeza en el aire a medida que son recibidos por el dueño y su hija. ¿Por qué todos los periódicos tienen un año de antigüedad? ¿Y por qué Gwyneth parece que no proyecta sombra?
Von Schiffer
Jaap van Leyden is in charge of a shipyard in newly occupied Holland. At first he collaborates with the Germans because it is the easiest course to follow. Later a child's rhyme reminds him of his patriotic duty, but how best to resist the Nazis without endangering his wife and fellow workers?
Vicar's Son
Set in Claverly Village, it follows the fortunes of the Rookebys (Clements) and the ne'r-do-well Appleyards (Williams) from the time of the Normans, 1588, 1804, 1914, and 1940. Made to support morale during the war, its message is basically that you can't suppress the British; they've been there since the beginning; they'll be there to the end.
Mr. Pidgeon
When a neutral Danish merchant ship is forced to put into port after trying to evade British wartime contraband control, its captain becomes involved in a beautiful British Naval Intelligent agent's efforts to capture a group of German spies operating from a London cinema.
Raille
During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.
Guy Rogers
Romantic comedy of misunderstandings.
Michael
A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.
Dennis Melross
The Vicar of Bray is a satirical description of an individual fundamentally changing his principles to remain in ecclesiastical office as external requirements change around him. The religious upheavals in England from 1533 to 1559 and from 1633 to 1715 made it almost impossible for any individual to comply with the successive religious requirements of the state.
Pavo Collin
Released in Germany as Schwarze Rosen, Black Roses represented the return to UFA studios of British musical comedy favorite Lillian Harvey, after several years in Hollywood. The delectable Harvey plays a Russian ballerina, stranded in turn-of-the-century Finland. She falls in love with sculptor Esmond Knight, a political dissident with a price on his head. To save Knight, Harvey spends the night with Tsarist governor Robert Rendel. The story is based on the real-life ballerina Marina Feodorovna, who ended up sacrificing her life on behalf of her lover. Black Roses was filmed in three languages: German, French and English; the English version was originally titled Did I Betray?
Cadet Silvio
Canio and his Comedia dell'Arte troupe tour Italy. His wife Nedda meets a young cadet and they plan to elope. He tries to leave her when he finds how important she is for his husband, but a rejected trouper interferes. As jealous Canio suspects the truth the tragedy approaches. The film was partly made in Ufacolor.
Pete Borden
A young police academy recruit tries to break up a gang of thieves.
Tony Mardon
The Very Reverend Richard Jedd has a problem: the church spire, now in a parlous state of repair, will cost nearly £1,000 to fix. When various money-raising schemes go awry, he is persuaded to waive his principles and bet what’s left of his savings on Dandy Dick, a 10-1 odds-on at the local races. A simple tonic to enhance the nag’s performance seems a good idea… but when the butler decides to intervene, the respectable clergyman finds himself in the middle of a doping scandal – and worse!
Geoffrey Dawson
El duque de Bridgewater envía a buscar al heredero que nunca ha visto. Su heredera es Patricia, y el duque odia a las mujeres, por lo que Patricia se disfraza de niño.
Johann Strauss, the Younger
Johan Strauss es obligado por su padre a abandonar la música. Se enamora de una chica y escribe un vals para una rica condesa. (FILMAFFINITY)
Eddie Martin
A newsboy enters a boxing championship where he is matched with a sick friend.
John Tring
A murder takes place in a film studio during the shooting of a new film.
Philip Connor
When a 'man about town' takes a young lady back to his house they are both surprised to find that it has been turned into an illegal casino in his absence.
John Lenley
Scotland Yard detectives hunt for a dangerous criminal who has recently returned to England.
Davy Summers
A musical film directed by Fred Paul
Radio operator
After returning home to Britain from Nigeria where he has been working, an engineer becomes embroiled in a family melodrama.
