Esmond Knight
Nascimento : 1906-05-04, East Sheen, Surrey, England
Morte : 1987-02-23
História
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.
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Second Elder
Após o Super-Homem acabar com todas as armas nucleares do mundo atirando-as contra o Sol, Lex Luthor consegue fabricar um vilão com a mesma estrutura molecular do nosso herói, e os mesmos poderes: o Homem Nuclear. A criatura está programada para destruir o Homem de Aço e, quando o duelo tem início, o confronto torna-se numa grande ameaça à paz mundial.
Osborne
Fisher chega ao Cairo depois de ter conduzido um inquérito sobre um homicídio na Europa. Ele mal se lembra do que aconteceu e procura a ajuda de uma terapia. Sob hipnose, viaja através da memória e da sua dor... pela Europa.
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
Uma espécie de tragicomédia de aventura, o filme "Robin e Marian" mostra a lenda de Robin Hood porém cerca de vinte anos após a maioria das versões da história, com Robin e seu ajudante Little John retornando ao seu antigo esconderijo na floresta de Sherwood cansado do mundo das Cruzadas e sua brutalidade revoltante. Eles são informados por seus ex-companheiros Frei Tuck e Will Scarlett que Maid Marian agora vive no convento nas proximidades, onde ela se tornou uma abadessa. Marian saúda o retorno de Robin com sentimentos mistos, mas depois que ele a resgata de seu inimigo de longa data, o xerife de Nottingham, que tenta prendê-la por motivos religiosos, os dois se tornam amantes mais uma vez.
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
O rei Henrique VIII (Richard Burton) apaixona-se pela jovem Anna Bolena (Geneviève Bujold). Casado com Catarina de Aragão, que não lhe deu um herdeiro homem, não mede esforços para ficar com Anna, rompendo com a Igreja Católica e criando a Igreja Anglicana. Mas Anna também não consegue lhe dar seu tão esperado filho homem. (e 14 - Estimado 14 Anos)
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
Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
Old Judge
Alec Leamas, um espião britânico vai para a Alemanha Oriental supostamente para desertar, mas na verdade, vai para semear a desinformação. À medida que surgem mais reviravoltas na trama, Leamas fica mais convencido de que seu próprio lado o vê apenas como mais uma engrenagem. Sua luta contra a desumanização torna-se o foco final da história.
Adaptation of the play Music at Midnight, set in the Iron Curtain.
Arthur Baden
Como garoto, Mark Lewis sofria experimentos bizarros pelo seu pai cientista, estudante dos efeitos do medo no sistema nervoso das pessoas. Agora crescido, com seus pais já mortos, ele vira um psicopata que assassina mulheres somente para gravar suas expressões de terror no momento da morte.
Captain Leach - 'Prince of Wales'
A história do esforço da Marinha Britânica, na Segunda Guerra Mundial, para derrotar o mais poderoso navio de guerra da Alemanha nazista.
Narra a fuga do Bismarck durante os primeiros dias da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Apresentado tanto do ponto de vista dos muitos navios de guerra de ambos os lados como do quartel general britânico, de onde a busca pelo super navio de guerra foi controlada.
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
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.
High Priest
Há mais de 3 mil anos, Tróia era próspera, cuja localização a permitiu dominar o Helesponto (hoje conhecido como estreito de Dardanelos). Esta era a única rota marítima que ia e vinha do oriente, o que gerava muitas riquezas para Tróia, que se tornou um troféu de guerra tentador para as nações gregas. Os troianos se lembravam de quando os gregos, liderados por Esparta, saquearam e queimaram a cidade dos ancestrais. Em razão disto os troianos haviam preparado fortes defesas, para a possibilidade de futuros ataques. Guardada por grandes muralhas, a nova Tróia era um abrigo impenetrável para um povo feliz.
Dialogue Coach
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").
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
O primeiro filme em cores do diretor Jean Renoir - filmado inteiramente em locação na Índia - é um tour de force visual. Baseado no romance de Rumer Godden, o filme eloquentemente contrasta as dores de crescimento de três jovens mulheres com a imutabilidade do rio Bengal em torno do qual suas vidas diárias se desdobram. Enriquecido pela sutil compreensão e apreciação de Renoir pela Índia e seu povo, O filme explora graciosamente as frágeis conexões entre emoções transitórias e criação eterna. (e Livre - Estimado Livre)
Abel Woodus
Jennifer Jones plays Hazel Woods, a beautiful young English Gypsey girl who loves animals and in particular her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her even after her marriage to the local pastor.
Bernardo
O príncipe dinamarquês Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) procura vingar a morte do pai o Rei. O fantasma do seu pai conta que foi assassinado pelo seu tio (Basil Sydney), irmão do rei, que assumiu o trono e casou-se com a rainha, a mãe de Hamlet (Eileen Herlie).
Livy
No árduo mundo do balé, as garotas e dançarinos do empresário Boris Lermontov não têm folga: sua vida deve ser devotada à dança se eles quiserem continuar na carreira. A jovem bailarina Victoria Page é uma promessa, e após o sucesso do espetáculo "Red Shoes", parece que ela terá o mundo a seus pés, até se envolver com o compositor Julian Craster, a contragosto de Lermontov.
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
Um grupo de freiras lideradas pela jovem e inexperiente Irmã Clodagh (Deborah Kerr) tem a missão de estabelecer um novo convento no alto do Himalaia. Em meio a um povo majoritariamente não cristão, as freiras dão aulas e oferecem atendimento médico, mas a presença constante de um homem (David Farrar) começa a tirá-las do sério, provocando sérios tormentos, sentimentos incontroláveis e ações inesperadas.
Fluellen - Captain in the English Army
Henrique V (Laurence Olivier) foi o rei da Inglaterra de 1413 até 1422, e se envolveu em um episódio heróico e patriótico. Ele partiu em uma pequena expedição até a França para reivindicar a coroa daquela nação. Só que quando ele chegou a Agingcourt, foi recebido pelo vasto exército francês, que não estava nem um pouco disposto a deixá-lo passar.
Narrator / Seven-Sisters Soldier / Village Idiot
Three modern day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town on the way to Canterbury.
David Davies
A group of travellers, each with a personal problem that they want to hide, arrive at a mysterious Welsh country inn. There is a certain strangeness in the air as they are greeted by the innkeeper and his daughter. Why are all the newspapers a year old? And why doesn't Gwyneth seem to cast a shadow?
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
Durante uma partida de futebol beneficente, um dos atletas desmaia. Quando ele morre, o inspetor Slade da Scotland Yard é chamado e declara que foi um assassinato. É preciso toda a sua engenhosidade e mais uma morte antes que o motivo seja descoberto e o assassino revelado.
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
The Duke of Bridgewater sends for the heir he's never seen. His heir is Patricia, and the Duke is a woman-hater, so Patricia disguises herself as a boy.
Johann Strauss, the Younger
Johan Strauss Jr. é forçado por seu pai a esquecer a música e ir trabalhar em uma confeitaria. Lá ele se apaixona por Resi, uma ciumenta garota que tenta impedir que ele componha uma valsa para a rica condessa, após um pedido especial.
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.
