Mix-and-match from
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Alec McCowen
Actor
Films to Rent
One That Got Away, The (Einer Kam Durch) (1957)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Hardy Kruger, Colin Gordon, Terence Alexander… - Sturdy war thriller centred on the true story of German airman Franz von Werra – the only German POW to successfully escape from allied custody…
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…
Night to Remember, A (1958)- Dir. Roy Ward Baker
Feat. Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres… - Vivid re–enactment of events that led to the sinking of the Titanic, with careful attention payed to the human drama. Kenneth More leads a…
Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowen - Rebellious borstal–boy Tom Courtenay finds self–discovery while cross–country training. An emotionally powerful critique of class…
Witches, The (1966)- Dir. Cyril Frankel
Feat. Joan Fontaine, Kay Walsh, Alec McCowen… - Hammer horror adapted by Nigel Kneale under the pseudonym Peter Curtis, and featuring the final big–screen film role for Joan Fontaine.
Hawaiians, The (1970)- Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin… - Brotherly relations are strained when the black sheep returns home, plantation building and pineapple stealing ensues. Bloated sequel to HAWAII…
Frenzy (1972)- Dir. Alfred Hitchcock
Feat. Jon Finch, Alec McCowen, Barry Foster… - Hitchcock's last really great thriller, concerning a Cockney strangler plaguing the streets of London and setting up Jon Finch as the wrong man.…
Travels With My Aunt (1972)- Dir. George Cukor
Feat. Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Jr. Gossett… - A young Maggie Smith ages up in this entertaining if over–stuffed whimsy based on the novel by Graham Greene about the odd–ball…
Private Lives (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 2) (1976)- Feat. Penelope Keith, Alec McCowen
- Droll comedy–of–errors centred on a recently divorced couple that book into a hotel with their new spouses, only to discover their suites…
Twelfth Night (1978)- Dir. John Gorrie
Feat. Alec McCowen, Robert Hardy, Felicity Kendal… - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Henry V (1979)- Dir. David Giles
Feat. David Gwillim, Alec McCowen, David Buck - Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
Importance of Being Earnest (1988)- Dir. Stuart Burge
Feat. Gemma Jones, Alec McCowen, Paul McGann… - A straightforward and lucid version of Oscar Wilde's classic comedy, made for television by the BBC. McGann is a particular neurotic highlight.
Henry V (1989)- Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Feat. Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed… - A remarkable achievement from Kenneth Branagh both as actor and first–time director, he brings a new vitality to Shakespeare's most energetic…
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