Kenneth More

Kenneth More

Nascimento : 1914-09-20, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England

Morte : 1982-07-21

História

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Kenneth Gilbert More CBE (20 September 1914 – 12 July 1982) was a highly successful English film actor during the post-World War II era and starred in many feature films, often in the role of an archetypal carefree and happy-go-lucky middle-class gentleman. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenneth More, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Perfil

Kenneth More

Filmes

A Tale of Two Cities
Dr. Jarvis Lorry
Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.
O Estranho Aliado do Rei Arthur
King Arthur
Tom Trimble, um astronauta, e seu androide, Hermes, voltam por acidente aos tempos do Rei Arthur. Ele tenta ganhar a confiança do Rei afirmando que sabe que Mordred e Merlin irão traí-lo.
Leopard in the Snow
Sir Philip James
A tender romance develops between an attractive young woman and a famous race car driver who lives incognito after supposedly being killed in an auto accident.
Where Time Began
Prof. Otto Lindenbrock
Like in the novel of Jules Verne four persons try to get to the centre of the world by entering into a world of caves by a volcano. On their way they discover among other things also prehistoric animals like some dinosaurs,
The Rocking Horse Winner
Uncle
Nigel Rhodes plays a boy who, while riding his wooden rocking horse, can predict which horse will win at the race.
The Slipper and the Rose
Chamberlain
In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. Meanwhile, young Cinderella finds life drastically altered with her father's death as she's forced to be a servant in her own house. But a cheery fairy godmother helps her with her impossible tasks, and even gets her to take an evening out at the King's bride-fin
Adorável Avarento
Ghost of Christmas Present
O espírito de Natal transforma-se em uma celebração musical da vida, nesta empolgante adaptação de Um Conto de Natal, o adorável clássico de Charles Dickens. O maldoso e sarcástico Ebeneezer Scrooge (Albert Finney) tem sempre a cara fechada e uma atitude falsa para qualquer um que cruze seu caminho. Mas naquela noite de Natal, ele vai conhecer o terrível destino que o aguarda se continuar com sua avareza. Um a um, os fantasmas do Natal Passado, Presente e Futuro levam o atônito Ebeneezer a uma incrível viagem no tempo – mostrando a ele, em uma única e mágica noite, o que levaria a vida inteira para ensinar. Enriquecido por onze alegres canções e um elenco que inclui Sir Alec Guinness, Dame Edith Evans e Kenneth More, esta adorável história certamente vai encantar a vida de jovens e adultos por muitas gerações.
A Batalha da Grã-Bretanha
Group Capt. Baker
A mais extraordinária batalha aérea da história, transformada num clássico filme de guerra. Em 1940, durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial, a RAF - Real Força Aérea britânica entra numa luta desesperada contra a Luftwaffe para impedir uma possível invasão das forças alemãs ao território inglês. Os soldados se engajam numa luta aérea pelo controle dos céus, e o que está em jogo é a sobrevivência da Inglaterra.
Oh! Que Bela Guerra!
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Satire about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around the words of the marching songs of the soldiers, and many scenes portray some of the more famous (and infamous) incidents of the war, including the assassination of Duke Ferdinand, the Christmas meeting between British and German soldiers in no-mans-land, and the wiping out by their own side of a force of Irish soldiers newly arrived at the front, after successfully capturing a ridge that had been contested for some time.
Fraulein Doktor
Colonel Foreman
A seductive and ruthless spy in the service of Germany steals state secrets- including the formula for poison gas-from England and France during World War I. British intelligence, in turn, tries to hunt her down.
Os Mercenários
Doctor Wreid
A band of mercenaries led by Captain Curry travel through war-torn Congo across deadly terrain, battling rival armies, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds. But infighting, sadistic rebels and a time lock jeopardize everything.
O Colecionador
Amigo de Miranda
Freddy, um rapaz solitário, em sua obsessão por uma mulher, aprisiona-a no porão de sua casa. Ele quer criar vínculo afetivo com a moça, demonstrando seu amor por ela e querendo ser correspondido. Mas só o sequestro em si será o primeiro de uma série de obstáculos à reciprocidade desejada por Freddy. Adaptação do best-seller de John Fowles.
The Comedy Man
Chick Byrd
A middle-aged stock actor goes to London to try the big time. After much frustration, he lands a job doing TV commercials, gaining wealth and recognition. He eventually gives it all up to return to stage work and keep his pride.
We Joined the Navy
Lt. Cmdr. Robert Badger
Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
Heart to Heart
David Mann
A television interviewer is determined to get a coup on a dodgy cabinet minister.
O Mais Longo dos Dias
Capt. Colin Maud
O maior ataque que o mundo já viu, acontecido no dia 6 de junho, ficou conhecido como o Dia D e desbancou o domínio nazista na Europa. A ofensiva, que envolveu mais de 3 milhões de homens, foi uma das mais ousadas e sangrentas estratégias militares da era moderna e marcou o início do fim da Segunda Guerra Mundial. Vencedor dos Oscar de Fotografia em Preto e Branco e Efeitos Especiais, foi indicado ainda à outras três categorias: Filme, Montagem e Direção de Arte em Preto e Branco.
Some People
Mr. Smith
Four teen-aged Teds are persuaded to form a rock group and undertake the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme to keep them out of trouble.
Fruto de Verão
Eliot
Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Man in the Moon
William Blood
William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold. He is soon fired and offered a job by the nearby National Atomic Research Center where they figure anyone who could fail at being a guinea pig is just what they need. They con William into thinking he will continue his guinea pig career by testing out some equipment for them before they send a group of astronauts to the moon.
Afundem o Bismarck
Captain Jonathan Shepard
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.
Sangue Sobre a Índia
Capt. Scott
Filmado em glorioso Eastman cores e com um elenco all star que inclui Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom e Wilfrid Hyde White. North West Frontier é uma história de aventura clássico jogo nos dias de colonial India.Captain Scott (More) é enviado para resgatar uma criança de cinco anos Indian Prince e sua governanta americana (Bacall), quando uma rebelião eclode. Enquanto o príncipe está viva a rebelião pode não ter êxito para que o partido embarcam em uma viagem de 300 milhas perigosos para a segurança, em um trem temperamental velho chamado The Empress of India ..
The 39 Steps
Richard Hannay
In London, a diplomat accidentally becomes involved in the death of a British agent who's after a spy ring that covets British military secrets.
O Xerife do Queixo Quebrado
Jonathan Tibbs
Jonathan Tibbs decide vender as armas fabricadas por sua família. Para conseguir vende-las ele vai ao oeste, onde se apaixona por uma loira dona de um saloon. Uma série de equívocos o fazem ser confundido com um perito atirador, e ele acaba sendo nomeado xerife da cidade caótica de Queixo Quebrado. Inexperiente ele só pode contar com a ajuda de sua loira para saber como agir.
Next to No Time
David Webb
Unassuming planning engineer David Webb finds himself on the Queen Elizabeth to New York with instructions to negotiate a high-powered loan. His lack of confidence means he is completely out of his depth, at least until he finds his personality changes every day during the hour the ship's clocks stop to make allowance for their westward passage.
Somente Deus Por Testemunha
Second Officer Charles Herbert Lightoller
Conta a história do navio RMS Titanic, o maior, mais veloz, mais luxuoso e mais seguro transatlântico do mundo, que teria como percurso sair de Southampton, na Inglaterra, e ir para Nova York, nos Estados Unidos. Mas após quatro noites navegando pelo oceano, o navio cruza tragicamente com um gigantesco iceberg, vitimando 1.500 passageiros, sendo que pouco mais de 700 sobreviveram.
The Admirable Crichton
Bill Crichton
Lord Loam has modern ideas about his household, he believes in treating his servants as his equals - at least sometimes. His butler, Crichton, still believes that members of the serving class should know their place and be happy there. But when the Loam family are shipwrecked on a desert island with the self-reliant Crichton and lady's maid Tweeny, the class system is put to the test.
O Céu ao Seu Alcance
Douglas Bader
The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.
O Profundo Mar Azul
Freddie Page
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)
Playing Fields Association: Cricket
Self
Fundraising film for the National Playing Fields Association, of which Prince Philip was president. Included on the BFI DVD "A Royal Occasion".
Raising a Riot
Tony Kent
Commander Peter Kent of the Royal Navy and his wife May have three children, ranging form five to eleven years: Peter, Anne and Fusty. Kent comes home after three years abroad with no idea how to handle the children. When Mary has to fly to Canada, Peter takes his children to his father's new country home, which turns out to be a windmill. They end up clashing with an American family in the neighborhood.
The Man Who Loved Redheads
Narrator
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.
Doctor in the House
Richard Grimsdyke
The first of the seven "Doctor" films, based on Richard Gordon's novels and released between 1954 and 1970. Simon Sparrow is a newly arrived medical student at St Swithin's hospital in London. Falling in with three longer-serving hopefuls he is soon immersed in the wooing, imbibing and fast sports-car driving that constitute 1950s medical training. There is, however, always the looming and formidable figure of chief surgeon Sir Lancelot Spratt to remind them of their real purpose.
3 Homens e um Biquíni
Pat Plunkett
Rich Sadie Patch is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and bald and bookish Professor Gibble. All fancy their chances.
Genevieve
Ambrose Claverhouse
Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home.
Nunca Me Deixes Ir
Steve Quillan
An American reporter falls in love with a Russian ballet dancer.
The Yellow Balloon
Ted Palmer
A young boy is blackmailed by a crook who saw him unwittingly cause his friend's death.
Brandy for the Parson
Tony Rackman
A young couple get involved with a smuggler
Appointment with Venus
Lionel Fallaize
At the outbreak of WWII the British realise they can't prevent the invasion of the Channel Islands. However, someone realises that a prize cow is on the islands and the Nazis mustn't get hold of her. This is the intrepid story of the cow-napping from under the noses of the Nazis.
Na Estrada do Céu
Um engenheiro aeronáutico prevê que um novo modelo de avião falhará catastroficamente e de uma maneira inédita após um número específico de horas de voo. James Stewart interpreta o engenheiro aeronáutico Theodore Honey, o protótipo de um professor: distraído, excêntrico, esquecido, mas brilhante. Seus estudos mostram que a aeronave que está sendo fabricada por seu empregador tem uma falha de design sutil, mas mortal, que se manifesta apenas após a aeronave ter voado um determinado número de horas. A caminho de um local de acidente para provar sua teoria, Honey descobre que está a bordo de um avião que se aproxima rapidamente do prazo mortal previsto.
The Franchise Affair
Stanley Peters
An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
Nuvens de Desespero
Willy Shepley
After leaving the British Secret Service, David Somers (played by Trevor Howard) finds work cataloging butterflies at the country house of Nicholas and Jess Fenton. After the murder of a local gamekeeper, suspicion (wrongfully) falls on their niece, Sophie Malraux (Jean Simmons). Somers helps Sophie to escape arrest and they go on the run together. After a cross-country chase they arrive at a coastal city with the intention of leaving the country by ship. All's well that ends well after the true identity of the murderer is revealed.
Chance of a Lifetime
Adam
The workers in a small plough factory take over the firm, but when a large order falls through, the old management come back to help out.
Trágico Amanhecer
A tripulação de um submarino ficou presa no fundo do mar quando ele afundou. Como eles podem ser resgatados antes do ar acabar?
Stop Press Girl
Police Sgt. 'Bonzo'
A young woman leaves her backwards hometown to go to London to find a runaway suitor. What she doesn't know is that she has inherited a strange ability; if she's in the vicinity of a machine for more than fifteen minutes, it stops working.
Now Barabbas
Spencer
A humane prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
O Desertor
Corp. Newman the Blackmailer
An Army deserter, still a fugitive in Post-War Britain, wanders into a pawn-shop robbery and finds himself wanted for murder. He meets a war widow who helps him elude the police while he looks for the real criminals.
Epopéia Trágica
Lt. E.G.R. (Teddy) Evans R.N.
The true story of the British explorer Robert Falcon Scott and his ill-fated expedition to try to be the first man to discover the South Pole - only to find that the murderously cold weather and a rival team of Norwegian explorers conspire against him
Power Without Glory
Eddie
Eddie Lord returns home from war to find that his fiancee has fallen in love with his younger brother.
Toad of Toad Hall
Badger
An adaptation of the 1908 novel, The Wind in the Willows.
School for Secrets
Bomb Aimer (uncredited)
Wartime tale of a group of British scientists efforts to develop the first radar system. They did it just in time for it to be used in the Battle of Britain against the might of the Nazi Luftwaffe. Without it the little island could well have been overrun.
Look Up and Laugh
Bit Part
Gutsy lass Gracie rallies fellow stall-holders at Birkenhead Market to prevent its takeover and demolition by a department store chain. She invokes the Market's foundation by Royal Charter just before an inadvertent gas leak provides an explosive climax.