Les Hammond

Nascimento : 1908-06-06, England, UK

Filmes

Hennessy
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Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and daughter amid the ongoing Irish-British conflict. Though he still knows people in the IRA, including fugitive leader Tobin, Niall has given up his violent ways. One day his family is caught in a chaotic street shootout and killed by British forces. Overwhelmed with rage and hunted by a Scotland Yard inspector, Niall heads to London to exact his deadly revenge.
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
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Peter Cushing encarna mais uma vez o Professor Van Helsing nesta divertida colaboração do poderoso estúdio inglês da Hammer com a Shaw Brothers de Hong kong, combinando os gêneros terror e kung fu. Van Helsing conta a seus estudantes a respeito de uma vilarejo amaldiçoado na China, onde, todo ano, durante 7 luas, a região é atormentada por sete vampiros. O famoso caçador de vampiros é persuadido por uma família de experts em Kung Fu a ajudar a salvar os moradores.
Shatter
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Shatter, an international contract killer, has been assigned to assassinate the President of a small African country and collect his fee from a bank in the Far East. On arrival in Hong Kong his life is threatened and when the bank denies all knowledge of payment arrangements, he realises he has been drawn into a dangerous game where there are no rules. Amongst the players are the Mafia and several foreign intelligence services and the stakes being played for are deadly.
A Casa da Noite Eterna
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Depois de comprar uma mansão famosa por ser mal-assombrada, o Sr. Deutch propõe ao médium físico Benjamin Fischer, à medium psíquica Florence Tanner e ao físico Lionel Barrett que passem uma semana na mansão estudando a veracidade das lendas que a envolvem.
Voices
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After her young son accidentally drowns, a woman has a breakdown and is finally placed in a mental hospital. After her release, her husband takes her for a weekend at a secluded country mansion, hoping to help her recover. However, things at the mansion aren't quite what they seem to be, the couple begin to feel an uneasy and oppressive presence, and the mother starts to see things that may, or may not, be hallucinations.
A Câmara de Horrores do Abominável Dr. Phibes
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O Doutor Phibes se coloca em animação suspensa por três anos desde os eventos do filme anterior. Em 1928, ele desperta graças a um esperado alinhamento da Lua e descobre que sua casa foi destruída e um papiro antigo que guardava num cofre fora roubado. Esse documento trazia um mapa com a localização de uma tumba de faraó desconhecida a qual seria banhada pelo lendário "Rio da Vida" de tempos em tempos, de acordo com o movimento da Lua alinhada com os outros planetas. Phibes descobre quem roubou o papiro e o recupera, com a ajuda de sua assistente Vulnávia (que não está com a face afetada pelo derramamento de ácido ocorrido no fim do filme anterior). Com o papiro em seu poder ele parte até o Egito, levando o corpo de sua falecida esposa Victória, a qual pretende ressuscitar banhando-a no Rio da Vida. Em seu encalço vão o misterioso Biederbeck, o ladrão que sabe sobre a tumba, além dos policiais Trout e Waverley, que investigam os crimes do doutor maníaco.
Caçada Sádica
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A ruthless rancher, and his gang, use extremely long range rifles to kill the men who kidnapped his wife.
Please Sir!
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Mr. Hedges, the somewhat naive and idealistc teacher of the rebellious Class 5C, lobbies to have them allowed on the school camping trip despite much precedent to the contrary. Once on the camping trip Mr. Hedges pursues the local barmaid and the class indulge in their usual activities. A small feud with some stereotypical upper class children in red blazers is resolved with a false rape allegation. A case of some stolen money is resolved through Mr. Hedges trusting the class. At the final dance Mr. Hedges is ensnared in the romantic clutches of Miss Cutforth, contrary to his wishes.
Say Hello to Yesterday
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Approaching middle-age and stuck in an unfulfilled marriage, a suburban British housewife allows herself a sexual fling with a brash young hunk she meets on a commuter train.
A Gaivota
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Film adaptation of Anton Chekhov's story of life in rural Russia during the latter part of the 19th century.
Cerimônia Secreta
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A penniless woman meets a strange girl who insists she is her long-lost mother and becomes enmeshed in a web of deception, and perhaps madness.
O Homem Que Veio de Longe
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Explores the confrontation between the woman who has everything, including emptiness, and a penniless poet who has nothing but the ability to fill a wealthy woman's needs.
O Aniversário
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Mrs Taggart always celebrates her anniversary with her grown sons. It’s a tradition practised since the death of her husband and she is determined for it to continue. None of her three sons have dared to cross their ruthless domineering mother but this anniversary they intend to try. With cruel and brutal twists, the family get-together becomes a social nightmare beyond endurance.
How I Won the War
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An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Chamada para um Morto
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O MI5 recebe uma carta datilografada anônima acusando Samuel Fennan do Foreign Office de ser comunista durante sua juventude na Universidade de Oxford. Depois do agente Charles Dobbs ter uma conversa amigável com Fennan o homem comete suicídio. Foi surpreendente porque a conversa durante a caminhada no parque foi muito amável. Altos funcionários querem a coisa toda varrida para debaixo do tapete e ficarão felizes em encerrar como um suicídio. Mas Dobbs não está com a mesma certeza pois há uma série de inconsistências que simplesmente não podem ser explicadas. Dobbs também está tendo problemas em casa com sua esposa, a quem muito ama, que vem tendo casos com muita frequência. Ele tem também o prazer de rever o velho amigo Dieter Frey, que ele recrutou depois da guerra para o serviço de espionagem, o MI6. Com a ajuda de um colega e um policial aposentado, Dobbs tenta juntar as peças para descobrir quem é o espião e quem de fato assassinou Fennan.
O Caso Bedford
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Um jornalista americano designado para entrevistar o comandante do destróier USS Bedford é testemunha de um impressionante jogo de gato e rato nas águas frias do Atlântico Norte. Um submarino soviético está seguindo a Bedford e o capitão do Bedford se volta para enfrentar o submarino soviético. Como a busca de gato e rato continua, o capitão do Bedford fica mais obcecado com o submarino soviético, até que um acidente envolvendo um de seus cada vez mais abalados tripulantes leva a um confronto que ninguém quer, e que ninguém pode vencer.
Repulsa ao Sexo
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Carol Ledoux é uma manicure tímida, virgem e sexualmente reprimida. É constantemente assediada por um homem apaixonado. Quando sua irmã viaja com o namorado, fica sozinha em casa. Solitária, perturbada e gradativamente alucinada, revela um lado obscuro de seu comportamento, movida pelo sofrimento e por sua repulsa à sexualidade.
Wonderful Life
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Cliff Richard and The Shadows are hired to star in a movie shot amid the lush tropical scenery of the Canary Islands. A sunny seaside spectacular, filled with romance, excitement and high spirits - not to mention a dozen musical numbers.
Grito de Pavor
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A wheelchair-bound young girl returns to her father's estate after ten years, and although she's told he's away, she keeps seeing his dead body on the estate.
She Didn't Say No!
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Bridget Monaghan, a single mother who has had six children by different fathers, shocks the conservative inhabitants of an Irish village.
Sob o Sol da África
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Durante a WW2 na África do Norte, uma Unidade de Campo Médica deve atravessar o deserto em sua ambulância a fim de alcançar as linhas britânicas em Alexandria. Um grupo de militares e enfermeiras tentam uma perigosa e árdua viagem através dos desertos do Norte de África durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. O líder da equipe sonha com uma cerveja gelada quando chegar em Alexandria, mas os problemas simplesmente não desaparecem.
No Time for Tears
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No Time for Tears is a moving, sympathetic portrayal of the challenges faced by all those who enter this most demanding yet rewarding of professions – from routine operations to more serious conditions, from anxious, sometimes hostile parents to workplace romance. The lives of the staff and patients of Mayfield Children's Hospital are inextricably woven together with the laughter, tears and devotion that lie behind the work of restoring children to health and happiness.
Let's Be Happy
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On receiving an inheritance from her grandfather, Canadian Jeannie MacLean decides to visit the family's Scottish roots. On the plane she meets businessman Stanley Smith, and romance blossoms in Edinburgh. The complications begin when Stanley breaks a date with Jeannie to woo voluptuous redhead Helene, and Jeannie is flattered by the attentions of the impoverished Lord McNairn; he's heard about her good fortune, and gallantly offers to show her the city.
Now and Forever
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A rich young society girl falls in love with a car mechanic. Her family is appalled and stops her seeing him. The girl attempts to commit suicide and then decides to elope.
Oh... Rosalinda!!
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In post-war Vienna, Rosalinda and her husband become embroiled in a series of complicated escapades that puts their marital bliss at risk.
Labaredas do Inferno
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A história de como os britânicos atacaram barragens alemãs na Segunda Guerra Mundial usando uma técnica engenhosa para lançar bombas onde elas seriam mais eficazes. Adaptação feita por R.C. Sherriff do livro de Guy Gibson, Costa do Inimigo à Frente, Labaredas do Inferno (The Dam Busters) é um docudrama mostrando a concepção de uma nova arma britânica para destruir as barragens alemãs no complexo industrial do Ruhr e a execução do ataque feito pelo pelo Esquadrão 617, os Destruidores de Barragens (The Dam Busters). (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
O Príncipe Negro
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Edward, Prince of Wales, son and heir to his father King Edward III of England, leads an English army to the French province of Aquitaine to protect the inhabitant from the ravages of the French. After defeating the French in battle, the defeated French plot to kill the prince. Failing in this, they kidnap his lady, the lovely Lady Joan Holland. Of course Prince Edward has to ride to the rescue, adopting numerous guises to save his paramour, which ultimately end in him leading his men into one final climactic battle against the French. (Also known as "The Warriors" and "The Black Prince").
Duelo na Selva
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An American insurance investigator is sent to Rhodesia to investigate the mysterious death of a diamond broker who drowned whilst diving off the coast. The broker was insured for $1 million so the insurers are suspicious.
Will Any Gentleman...?
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A trip to the theatre changes a meek bank clerk's life, as he undergoes hypnosis and leaves without being woken up. Suddenly, he believes he is the world's greatest lover and becomes a terrorizing Casanova.
The House of the Arrow
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A London solicitor and a French detective investigate the mysterious death of an elderly woman suspected of being poisoned.
South of Algiers
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Archaeologists Van Heflin and Eric Portman undertake an expedition in Tunisia in search of an ancient mask.
O Mistério da Torre
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O tímido Holland, um quase aposentado, sonha em ser rico e viver a boa vida. Fielmente, por 20 anos, ele tem trabalhado como um agente de transferência bancária para a entrega de barras de ouro. Um dia ele se torna amigo de Pendlebury, fabricante de souvenirs. Holland observa que, com o equipamento de fundição de Pendlebury, pode-se fundir o ouro em Torres Eiffel como um brinquedo de aparência inofensiva e contrabandear o ouro da Inglaterra para a França. Em seguida os dois contam uma história para conseguir a ajuda dos criminosos profissional Lackery e Shorty (Baixinho). Juntos, os quatro executam seu planos, o que os leva a inesperadas reviravoltas.
Christopher Columbus
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Christopher Columbus overcomes intrigue at the Spanish court and convinces Queen Isabella that his plan to reach the East by sailing west is practical.
Don't Ever Leave Me
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Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
The Bad Lord Byron
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Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
Broken Journey
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Passengers and crew struggle to survive after their plane crashes in the Alps.
Easy Money
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A win on the football pools in postwar Britain changes lives. A happy family is turned into an unhappy argumentative lot until it is discovered the coupon apparently didn't get posted. A mild-mannered clerk worries about how to tell his overbearing boss he is quitting. A double-bass player finds life without the orchestra lacks something. The lure of the big money even turns some people into criminals, as when a coupon checker is tempted by his night-club singer girlfriend to cheat the company. Written by Jeremy Perkins
The Rake's Progress
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Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.