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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…
10 Rillington Place (1971): Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, John Hurt…; Richard Attenborough re–creates the activities of UK serial–killer John Christie.
Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971): Dir. Al Viola
Feat. John Hurt, Hayley Mills, Dudley Sutton…; Worthy version of NZ–er Graham Billing's classic novel about an immature young scientist who volunteers for a season observing penguin…
Ghoul, The (1975): Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Peter Cushing, John Hurt; In the foggy moors of the 1920's, one of Peter Cushing's 'gate crashers' disappears and turns up dismembered, initiating a disturbing pattern. …
I, Claudius (TV Series) (1976): Dir. Herbert Wise
Feat. Brian Blessed, John Hurt, Derek Jacobi…; Superlative televison epic spans the juicy analogues of Roman history with Augustus (Brian Blessed), Caligula (John Hurt), Claudius (Derek Jacobi)…
Shout, The (1978): Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York…; An intelligent, enigmatic chiller about an asylum inmate with mystical powers who upsets the lives of an avant garde music composer and his wife in…
Alien (1979): Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Tom Skerritt, Sigourney Weaver, John Hurt…; One of the best films of modern cinema, this classic combines nail–shredding suspense with H.R. Giger's awesome production design. This film…
Elephant Man, The (1980): Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt; The heart–wrenching true story of a grossly deformed pauper, dramatised to perfection by director David Lynch. A compassionate doctor rescues…
Heaven's Gate (1980): Dir. Michael Cimino
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Christopher Walken, John Hurt…; One of Hollywood's biggest financial disasters contributed to the demise of United Artists studios. Despite its flaws, this full–length version…
History of the World, Pt.1 (1981): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn…; A series of hilariously crass historical sketches from Mel Brooks.
Naked Civil Servant, The (1981): Dir. Jack Gold
Feat. John Hurt, Patricia Hodge, Colin Higgins; The life and times of homosexual Quentin Crisp, as drawn from his autobiography. John Hurt is a revelation as this courageous man who endured major…
Night Crossing (1981): Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges…; A gripping account of the true attempt by two East German families to flee to the West in 1979 using a home–made hot air balloon. Cast all lend…
Osterman Weekend, The (1983): Dir. Sam Peckinpah
Feat. Rutger Hauer, John Hurt, Dennis Hopper; An adaption of Robert Ludlum's well–known novel about cold–war espionage and paranoia.
1984 (1984): Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. John Hurt, Richard Burton; Adaptation of George Orwell's novel remains faithful to his book and is thus a despairing experience. John Hurt and Richard Burton represent the…
Hit, The (1984): Dir. Stephen Frears
Feat. Terence Stamp, John Hurt, Tim Roth; Stool pigeon Terence Stamp gives a pair of hired killers a run for their money when they discover his 10–year hideaway.
Spaceballs (1987): Dir. Mel Brooks
Feat. Rick Moranis, Mel Brooks, John Candy…; A rollicking and fairly successful Mel Brooks take–off of STAR WARS and the space–opera genre, with Rick Moranis irresistibly hilarious…
White Mischief (1987): Dir. Michael Radford
Feat. Greta Scacchi, Charles Dance, Sarah Miles…; Popular tale of drugs, decadence, wife–swapping and murder–mystery in colonial Kenya, with an attractive cast.
Storyteller, The (1988): Feat. John Hurt; John Hurt is the storyteller of Jim Henson's award–winning classic tales of magic and fantasy. The three volumes each contain three stories.
Scandal (1989): Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. John Hurt, Joanne Whalley, Bridget Fonda…; Polished dramatisation of events that led to the downfall of politician John Profumo, who engaged in an liaison with a controversial call–girl.
Field, The (1990): Dir. Jim Sheridan
Feat. Richard Harris, John Hurt, Sean Bean; Another sombre gem from the MY LEFT FOOT team. Richard Harris plays an aging Irish land–lubber whose life–long devotion to cultivating…
Frankenstein Unbound (1990): Dir. Roger Corman
Feat. John Hurt, Raul Julia, Bridget Fonda; John Hurt stars as a 21st century scientist who is thrown back to 19th century England, where Frankenstein's creature and other famous Brits run…
King Ralph (1991): Dir. David S Ward
Feat. John Goodman, Peter O'Toole, John Hurt; John Goodman stars as the boorish American heir to the British throne.
Plague, The (1992): Dir. Luis Puenzo
Feat. John Hurt, Robert Duvall, Raul Julia…; William Hurt, Robert Duvall and Raul Julia star in this truncated adaptation of Albert Camus's complex novel. Bubonic plague besieges a modern South…
Dark at Noon (1992): Dir. Raul Ruiz
Feat. John Hurt, David Warner; John Hurt and David Warner join in the spirit of this bizarre fancy from exiled Chilean director Ruiz. Set in a Portugese village where anything…
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1993): Dir. Gus Van Sant
Feat. Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Sean Young…; A joyously ropey adaptation of Tom Robbins beloved 1970s novel in which a big–thumbed hitch–hiker (Uma Thurman) eventually hooks up at a…
Wild Bill (1995): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt…; Evocatively intercuts the remorseful twilight of gunfighter Wild Bill Hicock's life, with a series of tangy, sepia–toned flashbacks.
Love and Death On Long Island (1997): Dir. Richard Kwietniowski
Feat. John Hurt, Jason Priestley, Sheila Hancock…; Delightful central conceit sees John Hurt fall in love with flaky teen–movie actor Jason Priestley in this decidedly genre and…
Proposition, The (1998): Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, John Hurt, Madeleine Stowe; A less than saintly love–tryst involves man of the cloth, Kenneth Branagh, with rich, love–starved couple William Hurt and Madeleine…
If… Dog… Rabbit… (1999): Dir. Matthew Modine
Feat. Matthew Modine, Bruce Dern, John Hurt…; Directorial debut for actor Matthew Modine (who also stars), coming up with a by now rather familiar gangster caper, set among an eccentric bunch of…
Lost Souls (2000): Dir. Janusz Kaminski
Feat. Winona Ryder, Ben Chaplin, John Hurt…; Winona Ryder and Ben Chaplin are the souls in question of this devil thriller, in which, in his 33rd year, the Anti–Christ has his previously…

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