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Donald Pleasence
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Films to Rent
Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)
- Dir. John Hough
Feat. Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence - One of Disney's best live–action telemovies, where two orphans with mysterious telekinetic powers flee the attentions of a shifty entrepeneur.…
Count of Monte Cristo, The (1975)- Dir. David Greene
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Trevor Howard, Tony Curtis… - This made for television retelling of Alexandre Dumas' timeless tale of epic revenge is a highly watchable, though dated effort, with Chamberlain…
Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977)- Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft… - Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)- Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Ernest Borgnine, Richard Thomas, Donald Pleasence… - While the 1930's film of Erich Maria Remarque's exceptional anti–war novel is undoubtedly a masterpiece, this later version should not be…
Dracula (1979)- Dir. John Badham
Feat. Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence… - Elegant variation on the Bram Stoker classic tones down the horror elements and amps up the eroticism with Langella an exceptional Count.
Jaguar Lives! (1979)- Dir. Ernest Pintoff
Feat. Joe Lewis, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence… - A Spanish–American actioner featuring "three Bond villains" and "one Bond beauty" in the cast but who, in true exploitation fashion, barely…
Race for the Yankee Zephyr (1981)- Dir. David Hemmings
Feat. Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasence… - Ken Wahl, Lesley Ann Warren, Donald Pleasance and George Peppard cavort on and over the South Island in search of a 'McGuffin'.
Escape from New York (1981)- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine… - 1997 New York is a huge maximum–security prison where the President's plane just happens to crash! Futuristic actioner notable for its sardonic…
Halloween 2 (Halloween II) (1981)- Dir. Rick Rosenthal
Feat. Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence - Obligatory sequel to John Carpenter's horror landmark sees Michael Myers more invincible than ever, returning to terrorise the surprisingly durable…
Barchester Chronicles, The (TV Mini-series) (1982)- Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Rickman, Donald Pleasence, Nigel Hawthorne… - Scandal inflames the once placid town of Barchester, in this typically astute BBC production of Anthony Trollope's novel. A young Alan Rickman holds…
Dario Argento's World of Horror (1985)- Dir. Dario Argento
Feat. James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Jessica Harper… - A compendium of scenes and images from the work of Italian horror maestro Dario Argento, including an indepth interview with the maestro. Covering…
Prince of Darkness (1987)- Dir. John Carpenter
Feat. Donald Pleasence - Carpenter dreck, where religious sect, led by Donald Pleasence, duels with the devil.
Ground Zero (1987)- Dir. Bruce Myles, Michael Pattinson
Feat. Colin Friels, Jack Thompson, Donald Pleasence - Colin Friels reveals a high–level government cover–up involving radioactive contamination in this brisk Australian thriller. Based on…
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989)- Dir. Dominique Othenin-Girard
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Beau Starr - Fifth film in the HALLOWEEN horror franchise picks where the previous installment left off with Michael Myers surviving the gunshots, and getting…
Advocate, The (Hour Of the Pig) (1993)- Dir. Leslie Megahey
Feat. Colin Firth, Donald Pleasence, Nicol Williamson… - Polished, wry and most unusual medieval fact–based tale. Colin Firth plays a lawyer summonsed to act for the defence a pig (yes, an animal) for…
Halloween: The Curse of Michael Myers (Halloween 6) (1995)- Dir. Joe Chappelle
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Paul Rudd - Sixth film in the HALLOWEEN horror franchise picks up the story approximately six years after the events of the fifth film, convoluting a plot that…
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