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  • Becket on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Richard Burton,  Donald Wolfit
    Director: Peter Glenville
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A historical costume drama of the grandest order, "Becket" is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II and Thomas à Becket, a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. Once proposed for the office, Becket immediately perceives what the King does not:..read more »
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  • Lawrence Of Arabia on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Peter O'Toole,  Omar Sharif,  Anthony Quinn
    Director: David Lean
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    David Lean's masterpiece--perhaps the greatest of screen epics--stars Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history. The film is less an ordinary adventure than an experience that leaves an overwhelming sense of the struggle between two powerful forces: the Arabian deserts, ..read more »
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  • Svengali on DVD (1954)
    Starring: Hildegarde Neff,  Donald Wolfit,  Derek Bond
    Director: Noel Langley
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Svengali is a masterful and menacing hypnotist, bearded and unkempt, who draws a young woman, Trilby, into his lair. She has worked as a nude model for many artists and now, cajoled by Svengali's manipulative gift, she leaves behind her family in order to pursue a singing career on the concert ..read more »
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  • The Sandwich Man to Watch Now (1966)
    Starring: Michael Bentine,  Dora Bryan,  Harry H. Corbett
    Director: Robert Hartford-Davis
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 92 minutes
    Modern advertising can take many forms, but for both mobility and sheer economy nothing can match the Sandwich Man. These walking billboards with human fillings are amongst the sights of most big cities and afford a unique angle from which to observe life. Horace Quilby is a Sandwich Man who works ..read more »
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  • Room at the Top to Watch Now (1959)
    Starring: Simone Signoret,  Laurence Harvey,  Heather Sears
    Director: Jack Clayton
    Certificate: Certificate: 12 (TBC)
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    Run time: 113 minutes
    Joe Lampton (Laurence Harvey), a young working-class man who craves social and professional advancement, moves to the wealthy Yorkshire town of Warnley to take up a job with the local council. There, he meets Susan, the daughter of powerful local industrialist Mr. Brown. Quick to realise Susan's ..read more »
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Donald Wolfit facts

5 most recent films

The Sandwich Man - 3.0 stars
Becket - 3.5 stars
Lawrence Of Arabia - 3.5 stars
Ghost Squad - Complete - 1.5 stars
Blood Of The Vampire - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Lawrence Of Arabia - 3.5 stars
Becket - 3.5 stars
The Sandwich Man - 3.0 stars
Blood Of The Vampire - 2.5 stars
Svengali - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Ghost Squad - Complete - 1.5 stars
Svengali - 2.5 stars
Blood Of The Vampire - 2.5 stars
The Sandwich Man - 3.0 stars
Becket - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Ian Hendry - 3 times - show films
Norman Wisdom - 2 times - show films
Michael Medwin - 2 times - show films
Bernard Cribbins - 2 times - show films
Ron Moody - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Robert Hartford-Davis - 2 times - show films
Henry Cass - 1 times - show films
David Lean - 1 times - show films
Jack Clayton - 1 times - show films
Peter Glenville - 1 times - show films