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John Laurie
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Filmography
John Laurie - what members say
review by SolarvanMan from North Yorkshire
I've forgotten him & where I was going! 6 March 2005
review by A customer from Wonderland of England
A Mirror to Times Past 7 June 2005
review by from Croydon, England
Dad’s army 26 April 2006
John Laurie - filmography
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Dad's Army - Series 5
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2006)
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, John Le Mesurier
Director: none
Certificate: 
Features all 13 episodes of the classic series: Asleep in the Deep, Keep Young & Beautiful, Getting the Bird, A Soldier's Farewell, The Desperate Drive of Corporal Jones, If the Cap Fits..., The King was in his Counting House, All is safely Gathered in, When Did you Last See your Money?, Brain Vs ..read more »
 
74%
from 1,398 member
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Dad's Army - Series 4
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
Director: David Croft
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Features the complete thirteen episodes from the fourth series of the popular television comedy. In 'The Big Parade', despite Mainwaring's reservations, Private Walker is chosen to supply the mascot for a parade. Also features: 'Don't Forget The Diver', 'Boots, Boots, Boots', 'SGT - Save My Boy!', '..read more »
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from 1,913 member
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Dad's Army - Series 3
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier
Director: David Croft
Certificate: 
Features the complete fourteen episodes from the third series. Episodes include: 'The Armoured Might Of Lance Corporal Jones', 'Battle School', 'The Lion Has Phones', 'The Bullet Is Not For Firing', 'Something Nasty In The Vault', 'Room At The Bottom', 'Big Guns', 'The Day The Balloon Went Up', '..read more »
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from 2,418 members
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Dad's Army - Series 7
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, John Le Mesurier
Director: David Croft
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Series 7 of the popular BBC comedy series set in the fictional south coast seaside town of Walmington-On-Sea during World War 2. Contains the episodes: Everybody's Trucking, A Man of Action, Gorilla Warfare, The Godiva Affair, The Captain's Car and Turkey Dinner.
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from 1,002 member
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Dad's Army - Series 1 And 2
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn
Director: none
Certificate:
Classic TV comedy from the Home Guards at Walmington-On-Sea who are both bumbling and ineffectual as well as incompetent which makes life chaotic for all around. Contains all of the first series followed by the remaining episodes of the second series. The other three instalments are missing and ..read more »
72%
from 3,217 members
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Kidnapped
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Peter Finch, Bernard Lee, James MacArthur
Director: Robert Stevenson
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Kidnapped and cheated of his inheritance, David Balfour joins forces with a Jacobite adventurer. When they are falsely accused of murder, they must flee across the Highlands.
54%
from 195 members
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The Great Game
(1953)
Starring: James Hayter, Thora Hird, Diana Dors
Director: Maurice Elvey
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The wealthy chairman of First Division Football Club, Burnville United, makes an unethical approach to a star player of another club, and the ensuing scandal costs him his job.
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Floodtide
on DVD
(1949)
Starring: Gordon Jackson, Rona Anderson, John Laurie
Director: Frederick Wilson
Certificate:
Floodtide is a romantic drama from 1949 directed by Frederick Wilson, about the son of a Scottish farmer who dreams of a life in the city. Against his fathers wishes, David Shields obtains a job in the shipyards where his flair for design moves him swiftly up the ladder. This is resented by many of ..read more »
57%
from 16 members
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Hamlet
on DVD
(1948)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Eileen Herlie
Director: Laurence Olivier
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In the opening scene of Hamlet, Laurence Olivier describes the play in a voice-over as "the tragedy of a man who couldn't make up his mind". But Olivier's screen adaptation is considerably more thoughtful and complex than this thesis would suggest. The contradictions and ambiguities of the title ..read more »
65%
from 1,777 member
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Hamlet - Blu-ray
(1948)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Eileen Herlie
Director: Laurence Olivier
Certificate:
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Before Kenneth Branagh, before Mel Gibson, Laurence Olivier gave the definitive portrayal of 'the man who could not make up his mind'. In 15th-century Denmark, young Prince Hamlet is racked by torment and indecision after seeing a vision of his deceased father. The late king's ghost informs his son ..read more »
70%
from 43 members
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The Brothers
on DVD
(1947)
Starring: Patricia Roc, Will Fyffe, Maxwell Reed
Director: David MacDonald
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Director David McDonald adapted the screenplay of THE BROTHERS from a novel by L.A.G. Strong. Set at the turn-of-the-century, the story concerns the feud between two farming families on a remote Western Scottish island. Patricia Roc plays Mary, a serving girl who goes to work for the Macrae clan. ..read more »
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from 12 members
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The Way Ahead
on DVD
(1944)
Starring: David Niven, Stanley Holloway, William Hartnell
Director: Carol Reed
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Boasting a script by Eric Ambler and Peter Ustinov, The Way Ahead [1944] is a rousing version of a familiar WWII genre: an officer must hammer a small group of disparate characters into an effective fighting unit as quickly as possible. David Niven stars as tough-minded Lieutenant Jim Perry, who ..read more »
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from 771 members
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The Four Feathers
on DVD
(1939)
Starring: Allan Jeayes, Jack Allen, Frederick Culley
Director: Zoltan Korda
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Taunted by his friends and his lover for cowardice, a soldier (John Clements) heads for the distant war in Egypt on a mission to redeem himself. Alexander Korda offers the original adaptation of A. E. W. Mason's 1902 novel, directing a stunning cast to create an adventure classic. Academy Award ..read more »
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from 592 members
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The Edge Of The World
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Niall MacGinnis, John Laurie, Belle Chrystall
Director: Michael Powell
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On a remote Scottish island, poor harvests and bad weather are bringing an end to the traditional ways of life. The islanders must decide whether to abandon their homes and seek employment on the mainland. Director Powell's breakthrough film, shot on the island of Foula, was a particularly ..read more »
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from 862 members
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Jericho
on DVD
(1937)
Starring: Paul Robeson, Henry Wilcoxon, Wallace Ford
Director: Thornton Freeland
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Paul Robeson stars as an unjustly convicted soldier who deserts to North Africa. Here his medical skills help him lead a tribe of nomads but his former life is catching up with him.
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from 7 members
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The 39 Steps
on DVD
(1935)
Starring: Frank Cellier, Wylie Watson, Robert Donat
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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This classic British thriller was one of Alfred Hitchcock's first major international successes, and it introduced a number of the stylistic and thematic elements that became hallmarks of his later work. Richard Hannay (Robert Donat), a Canadian rancher on vacation in England, attends a music hall ..read more »
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from 10,862 members
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The 39 Steps - Blu-ray
(1935)
Starring: Frank Cellier, Wylie Watson, Robert Donat
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
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A classic British spy mystery, and one of Hitchcock's best, THE 39 STEPS is the story of an innocent man who struggles to prove his innocence. Robert Donat gets more than he bargained for when he brings home a mysterious woman who confesses to be a British agent on the hot trail of a dangerous spy ..read more »
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from 387 members
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Dad's Army - The Very Best Of Dad's Army
on DVD
Starring: John Le Mesurier, Arthur Lowe, Clive Dunn
Director: David Croft, Bob Spiers, Bob Sp
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This classic British comedy series, set in a fictional seaside town during World War II, follows a group of volunteer "home guards"--locals deemed to old to serve in the military. The programme stars Arthur Lowe, John Le Mesurier, Clive Dunn, and many others. The collection includes the episodes "..read more »
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from 1,489 member
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John Laurie facts
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... love story, but well acted, and with a great cast including Scottish Stalwarts John Laurie & Finlay Currie. A nice DVD transfer and some spectacular scenery all help to g...
