Terence Rattigan

A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952. When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge. With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.

Na década de 1950, Hester Collyer (Rachel Weisz) é a jovem esposa de um importante juiz do Estado, Sir William Collyer (Simon Russell Beale). Envolvida em um casamento afetuoso, mas sem contato sexual, Hester inicia uma relação fulgurosa com um piloto aéreo (Tom Hiddleston) perturbado por suas experiências durante a guerra. Quando a relação entre os dois é descoberta, Hester decide cometer suicídio. Mas quando os planos falham, ela começa a questionar as escolhas que fez em sua vida.

Inglaterra, 1912. Arthur Winslow (Nigel Hawthorne) está fazendo os preparativos finais para um jantar que irá selar o noivado entre Catherine Winslow (Rebecca Pidgeon), sua filha, e John Watherstone (Aden Gillet). Catherine gerou alguma tensão na família, em virtude do seu franco apoio para a controversa causa do voto feminino, no entanto a conversa entre Arthur e John transcorre agradavelmente. Todos estão brindando o futuro matrimônio, mas Arthur fica sabendo que Ronnie Winslow (Guy Edwards), seu filho mais novo (tem só quatorze anos), voltou para casa inesperadamente, pois foi expulso do Colégio Naval de Osbourne porque foi considerado culpado de ter roubado um vale postal no valor de cinco shillings. Arthur pergunta a seu filho se ele é culpado e Ronnie jura ser inocente, assim Arthur exige uma desculpa do Colégio Naval, que mantém sua posição e se recusa em reintegrar Ronnie.

Hester Collyer is rescued by a neighbor after attempting suicide in the flat she shares with her young lover, ex-RAF pilot Freddie Page. The neighbors alert her husband, who arrives at the flat only to find her fully recovered...

Após lecionar 18 anos em uma escola preparatória na Inglaterra, Andrew Crocker-Harris (Albert Finney), um enérgico e pouco amigável professor de latim e grego, é forçado a se aposentar. O pretexto é que sua saúde não está boa, sendo que ele não receberá aposentadoria. Além disto Andrew é visto pelos alunos como o "Hitler do 5º" e seu casamento está no fim, pois Laura (Greta Scacchi), sua esposa, lhe é infiel com Frank Hunter (Matthew Modine), outro professor.

David and Joan's life has been one continuous party, but their marriage is loveless. Suddenly a young girl appears in their world and announces that she's in love with David and wants to change his life for ever. Adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

When the ailing husband of an adulterous wife is discovered bludgeoned to death and suspicions fall on the older woman's young lover, the newly widowed woman claims that it was she who was solely responsible for the death despite evidence that points to the contrary in this dramatic account of true-life 1935 trial that shocked all of England. Though notable evidence and strong suspicion suggests that the murder may have been of crime of passion perpetrated by the jealous lover only half her age, Alma Rattenbury (Helen Mirren) confesses to the murder of her husband and is soon brought to trial. Despite the fact that Alma is already being deemed guilty by the general public for her adulterous indiscretion alone, her lawyer, star attorney T.J. O'Connor (David Suchet), remains convinced that his client will eventually be cleared of all charges.

Adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play produced for the BBC in 1985.

Two one-act plays explore love and loneliness. In "Table by the Window" an aging fashion model contrives a reunion with her ex-husband, a politician ruined by scandal, and their passion is rekindled. In "Table Number Seven" a meek woman harbors a secret love for a man accused of fraud and sex offenses, forcing her to take a stand for the first time in her life.

The term at Osborne Naval College is not yet over. Why, therefore, has cadet Ronnie Winslow returned home? And why, moreover, is he hiding in the garden in the rain?

The romantic and comic adventures of a group of Englishmen in France, on a course to learn the language.

Set before the Battle of Trafalgar, this is the story of relationship between Admiral Lord Nelson and Lady Hamilton during the Napoleonic Wars.

The peace of an aristocratic cricketing weekend at a large English country mansion in the early 20th century is disturbed when the wayward Bohemian son of the owning family returns unexpectedly to claim his inheritance.

A play by Terence Rattigan about the stories of several people staying at a seaside hotel in Bournemouth which features dining at "Separate Tables."

Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.

Rosemary returns from a party to the empty Hampstead house where she has lived since the death of her husband. He died of an overdose of sleeping pills - was it accidental - she tries to find out.

Filme antológico sobre três diferentes proprietários de um Rolls-Royce amarelo. Começando nos anos 20 com Lord Charles, um diplomata britânico, que compra o carro para sua esposa francesa como um presente de aniversário. Nos anos 30 outro proprietário é Paolo Maltese, um mafioso que compra o carro durante uma viagem à Itália e o deixa com a namorada enquanto volta para Chicago. Então nos anos 40 o carro pertence à viúva americana Gerda, que leva um guerrilheiro iugoslavo a Ljubljana na véspera da invasão nazista.

Wealthy passengers fogged in at London's Heathrow Airport fight to survive a variety of personal trials.

A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.

The story of Alexander the Great.

"Diana Goes Hunting" - The action revolves around the panic induced by an amorous huntress, aptly named Diana.

Nomeado em 1958 para 7 prêmios da academia, incluindo Melhor Filme, e ganhador de 2: Melhor Ator para David Niven e Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante para Wendy Hiller. Vidas Separadas é "um filme inteligente e provocante" (Variety) e uma obra-prima cinematográfica repleta de compaixão e uma tocante sensibilidade. Viaje para o Hotel Beauregard, onde todos os excêntricos hóspedes compartilham um mesmo sentimento, a solidão. Veremos o Major Pollack (David Niven), que esconde um tenebroso segredo por trás da superfície polida de um semblante militar; Sibyl Railton-Bell (Deborah Kerr), uma tímida e neurótica ex copeira que não tem coragem para livrar-se de sua dominadora mãe: John Malcom (Burt Lancaster), um desencantado escritor que afoga a amargura no álcool; e Ann Shankland (Rita Hayworth), cujo narcisismo mascara um profundo medo de envelhecer sozinha e sem amor. Em uma emocionante noite, esses quatro infelizes vão enfrentar seus mais escondidos segredos, e mudar as suas vidas para sempre.

Nomeado em 1958 para 7 prêmios da academia, incluindo Melhor Filme, e ganhador de 2: Melhor Ator para David Niven e Melhor Atriz Coadjuvante para Wendy Hiller. Vidas Separadas é "um filme inteligente e provocante" (Variety) e uma obra-prima cinematográfica repleta de compaixão e uma tocante sensibilidade. Viaje para o Hotel Beauregard, onde todos os excêntricos hóspedes compartilham um mesmo sentimento, a solidão. Veremos o Major Pollack (David Niven), que esconde um tenebroso segredo por trás da superfície polida de um semblante militar; Sibyl Railton-Bell (Deborah Kerr), uma tímida e neurótica ex copeira que não tem coragem para livrar-se de sua dominadora mãe: John Malcom (Burt Lancaster), um desencantado escritor que afoga a amargura no álcool; e Ann Shankland (Rita Hayworth), cujo narcisismo mascara um profundo medo de envelhecer sozinha e sem amor. Em uma emocionante noite, esses quatro infelizes vão enfrentar seus mais escondidos segredos, e mudar as suas vidas para sempre.

Em 1912, o príncipe Charles (Laurence Olivier), regente de um reino na Europa, faz uma visita a Londres para participar da coroação do novo rei britânico. Ele passa a noite em um clube, onde conhece Elsie (Marilyn Monroe), uma corista americana. O regente fica encantado pela jovem e resolve chamá-la para um jantar na embaixada. A convite da rainha, Elsie fica mais tempo e começa a trazer Charles de volta à vida.

Em 1912, o príncipe Charles (Laurence Olivier), regente de um reino na Europa, faz uma visita a Londres para participar da coroação do novo rei britânico. Ele passa a noite em um clube, onde conhece Elsie (Marilyn Monroe), uma corista americana. O regente fica encantado pela jovem e resolve chamá-la para um jantar na embaixada. A convite da rainha, Elsie fica mais tempo e começa a trazer Charles de volta à vida.

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)

A woman is unhappy in her marriage to a boring, stiff judge, so she takes up with a wild-living RAF pilot, who ends up being more than she can handle. (TCM.com)

Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.

Framed in flashback, The Man Who Loved Redheads is an anecdotal comedy about a man (John Justin) whose life is defined by his first romantic experience. That liaison occurred in Justin's youth, when the young man matures and enters the diplomatic world, he spends the rest of his career searching for his first love.

Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England's greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.

História ficcional dos engenheiros aeroespaciais britânicos que tentam resolver o problema do voo supersônico. O piloto de caça Tony, bem-sucedido durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, se casa com Susan, filha de um magnata do petróleo que também projeta aviões. O filme mostra a tentativa da empresa de quebrar a barreira do som, bem como as tensões entre pai e filha. Muitas filmagens do início dos anos 50 da aviação a jato na Grã-Bretanha, bem como cenas reais do avião Comet, primeiro avião a jato de passageiros do mundo. e Livre.

No último dia de aulas numa escola privada de rapazes, um novo diretor chega, para se familiarizar. O seu antecessor, Crocker-Harris, é muito odiado na escola, mas a sua jovem esposa parece ser mais popular e não só com os alunos. As tensões emergem, fazendo deste um dia que ninguém na escola jamais esquecerá. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

No último dia de aulas numa escola privada de rapazes, um novo diretor chega, para se familiarizar. O seu antecessor, Crocker-Harris, é muito odiado na escola, mas a sua jovem esposa parece ser mais popular e não só com os alunos. As tensões emergem, fazendo deste um dia que ninguém na escola jamais esquecerá. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

In pre-WW1 England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.

Charts the events occurring during a typical 24-hour period on London’s thoroughfare Bond Street. Linking the four stories together is the impending wedding of society girl Hazel Court and Robert Flemyng.

Centring on the activities of a gang of assorted criminals and, in particular, their leader – a vicious young hoodlum known as "Pinkie" – the film's main thematic concern is the criminal underbelly evident in inter-war Brighton.

Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men.

Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

Life on a British bomber base, and the surrounding towns, from the opening days of the Battle of Britain, to the arrival of the Americans, who join in the bomber offensive. The film centres around Pilot Officer Peter Penrose, fresh out of a training unit, who joins the squadron, and quickly discovers about life during war time. He falls for Iris, a young girl who lives at the local hotel, but he becomes disillusioned about marriage, when the squadron commander dies in a raid, and leaves his wife, the hotel manageress, with a young son to bring up. As the war progresses, Penross comes to terms that he has survived, while others have been killed.

While Lady Christabel Beauclark, a bird fancier, is scurrying about demanding certain territorial rights for British birds from other countries, Her Ladyship's niece is falling in love with the family butler, Tom Gilbey. The birds are forgotten when war breaks out, and Gilbey now finds himself in love with the niece whose love was previously unrequited. Written by Les Adams

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

Sports journalist Colin Metcalfe is picked for the job of foreign correspondent in Norway when Hitler invades Poland. On the way to Langedal his boat is attacked by a German U-Boat, however when he tells the navy about it they do not believe him and, to make matters worse, he is removed from his job. When German forces invade Norway, Metcalfe returns determined to uncover what is going on and stop the Germans in their tracks.

A young couple become engaged, but enjoy a number of comedic aventures before their wedding day.

It is based on the popular West End stage comedy by Terrence Rattigan. It all begins when Diana (Ellen Drew), the sister of a British boy studying in France, arrives in town to flirt with all of her brothers' schoolmates. Alan (Ray Milland), one of the students, successfully resists Diana's charms-meaning of course that Alan and Diana will be in each other's arms by fadeout time. (AllMovie)

A British drama film set inside a teacher training college and directed by Ivar Campbell