Leo McKern
Actor
Time Without Pity (1957)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Michael Redgrave, Leo McKern, Ann Todd…
- Nervy noir has Michael Redgrave in top form as an alcoholic father racing against time to save his son from the gallows.
Somewhat dated thriller…
Tale of Two Cities, A (1958)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence…
- An intrepid Dirk Bogarde negotiates the rough and tumble of the French Revolution, in this, the version most faithful to the Charles Dickens novel.…
Day the Earth Caught Fire, The (1962)
- Dir. Val Guest
Feat. Edward Judd, Leo McKern
- A solidly old–fashioned 'disaster film' in which H–Bomb test knock the Earth of its axis, leading to terrifying and accelerating climate…
Hot Enough For June (1964)
- Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Sylva Koscina, Robert Morley…
- A struggling young writer is plunged into a terrifying world of international espionage while on a seemingly innocent commercial assignment to Prague.
Man for All Seasons, A (1966)
- Dir. Fred Zinnemann
Feat. Paul Scofield, Dame Wendy Hiller, Leo McKern…
- Paul Scofield plays Thomas More, a verbal opponent of King Henry VIII who 'stuck his neck out' once too often. First–class adaptation of the…
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
- Dir. Jonathan Miller
Feat. Peter Cook, Michael Redgrave, Peter Sellers…
- Cult BBC version of Lewis Carroll's classic children's book, in which drowsing Alice enters the dreamscape of 'Wonderland'.
Influenced by the…
Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
- Dir. Michael Anderson
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…
- Anthony Quinn plays a Russian bishop who is elected Pope after twenty years in political asylum. Beautifully adorned best–seller adaptation.
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother, The (1975)
- Dir. Gene Wilder
Feat. Madeline Kahn, Marty Feldman, Dom DeLuise…
- Fitfully amusing romp with Wilder as the great detective's resentful brother determined to steal the spotlight. Madeline Kahn steals the show.
Omen, The (1976)
- Dir. Richard Donner
Feat. Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner…
- Beautifully made, prestigious frightener stars Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as American diplomats in London, who become the not–so–proud…
Our Mutual Friend (Mini-Series) (1976)
- Dir. Peter Hammond
Feat. Leo McKern, Kathleen Harrison, John McEnery…
- Faultless performances bring vigour to this brooding, Dickensian tale of love triangles, plots within plots, and above all “money, money, money, and…