Bernard Miles

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The Smallest Show On Earth review by from Reading England

A great little show!! 10 December 2004
...ger more modern cinemas of the circuit. Margaret Rutherford, Peter Sellars and Bernard Miles give splendid performances as 'The Bijou's' staff and Virginia McKenna and Bill...

The Lady And The Highwayman on DVD (1987)
Starring: Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Claire Bloom
Director: John Hough
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Set in the turbulent 17th Century reign of King Charles II, this film tells of Lady Panthea Vyre who has attracted the attention of the King and the eye of the folk hero and highwayman, Silver Blade, who, unknown to her, is really a relative of hers and rightful heir to the family estate and title. ..read more »

Rate this: 50% from 216 members

The Smallest Show On Earth (1957)
Starring: Bill Travers, Virginia McKenna, Leslie Phillips
Director: Basil Dearden
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In THE SMALLEST SHOW ON EARTH, a young British couple inherits a rundown theatre and tries to compete with the glorious movie palace next door. This comedy, starring Peter Sellers, features plenty of quirky characters.

Rate this: 70% from 632 members
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Donald Sinden Icon Collection - Tiger In... on DVD (1956)
Starring: Donald Sinden, Muriel Pavlow, Stanley Holloway
Director: Jim Goddard, Ralph Thomas, Roy Ward Baker
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Atmospheric adaptation of a thriller by Margery Allingham about a gang of ex-servicemen at large in a marvellously foggy London.

Rate this: 70% from 16 members

The Man Who Knew Too Much on DVD (1955)
Starring: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH is Hitchcock's remake of his own 1934 film of the same title. While vacationing in French Morocco, an American family becomes accidentally involved in a series of international incidents after the father overhears an assassination plot. Compared with its 1934 predecessor, ..read more »

Rate this: 67% from 3,861 members

Nicholas Nickleby on DVD (1947)
Starring: Cedric Hardwicke, Stanley Holloway, Alfred Drayton
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti
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When Nicholas Nickleby's father dies and leaves his family destitute, his uncle, the greedy moneylender, Ralph Nickleby, finds Nicholas a job teaching in a repulsive school in Yorkshire. Nicholas flees the school taking with him one of the persecuted boys, Smike, and they join a troop of actors. ..read more »

Rate this: 53% from 163 members

Great Expectations on DVD (1946)
Starring: John Mills, Alec Guinness, Jean Simmons
Director: David Lean
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David Lean directs this definitive version of the Charles Dickens classic about an orphaned boy befriended by a mysterious benefactor who enables him to become a gentleman of means. In the gloom of a country graveyard, the young boy encounters an escaped convict, and a chance meeting years later ..read more »

Rate this: 71% from 4,340 members

In Which We Serve on DVD (1942)
Starring: Noel Coward, John Mills, Bernard Miles
Director: Noel Coward, David Lean
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An engrossing account of the sinking of the British destroyer HMS Torrin during the Battle of Crete. Three survivors on a raft recount their lives aboard the sunken vessel. Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best Picture, Best Original Screenplay.

Rate this: 68% from 1,697 member

Kenneth More Collection
Starring: Kenneth More, Kenneth More, Basil Radford
Director: Bernard Miles, Henry Cornelius, J. Lee Thompso
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Features the Kenneth More films CHANCE OF A LIFETIME, GENEVIEVE, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, NORTH WEST FRONTIER, and REACH FOR THE SKY.

Rate this: 60% from 1 member

John Mills - 7 times - show films
Torin Thatcher - 3 times - show films
Anthony Wager - 3 times - show films
George 'Gabby' Hayes - 3 times - show films
Finlay Currie - 3 times - show films

David Lean - 5 times - show films
Alberto Cavalcanti - 2 times - show films
Noel Coward - 2 times - show films
Henry Cornelius - 1 times - show films
Roy Ward Baker - 1 times - show films