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John Laurie


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  • I Know Where I'm Going
  • I Know Where I'm Going review by SolarvanMan from North Yorkshire
    Rated - 2 stars I've forgotten him & where I was going! 6 March 2005
    ... 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...  
  • The Edge Of The World
  • The Edge Of The World review by A customer from Wonderland of England
    Rated - 5 stars A Mirror to Times Past 7 June 2005
    ...l remains is desolation. A brilliantly moody role played by the all knowing, John Laurie. ...  
  • The Way Ahead
  • The Way Ahead review by from Croydon, England
    Rated - 4 stars Dad’s army 26 April 2006
    ...and lots of other familiar faces, like William Hartnell (the first Doctor Who), John Laurie (of Dad’s Army fame), Peter Ustinov and Trevor Howard. Stirring stuff. ...  

John Laurie - filmography


  • Dad's Army - Series 5 (2 discs) on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Arthur Lowe,  John Le Mesurier,  Clive Dunn
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 74% from 1,290 member
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  • Dad's Army - Series 1 And 2 (2 discs) on DVD (1968)
    Starring: Arthur Lowe,  Clive Dunn,  John Le Mesurier
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 3,010 members
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  • The Edge Of The World on DVD (1937)
    Starring: Niall MacGinnis,  John Laurie,  Belle Chrystall
    Director: Michael Powell
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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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 »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 692 members
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  • Hamlet to Watch Now (1948)
    Starring: John Laurie,  Esmond Knight,  Anthony Quayle
    Director: Laurence Olivier
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 155 minutes
    Laurence Olivier delivers one of his greatest Shakespearean performances as the lead role in this 1948 version of Hamlet. Seldom has the tragic story of the Danish Prince, tortured by his duty to his murdered father and by the guilt and fear he feels at the prospect of revenge, been so brilliantly ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 7 members
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  • The Edge of the World to Watch Now (1937)
    Starring: John Laurie,  Belle Chrystall,  Eric Berry
    Director: Michael Powell
    Certificate: Certificate: U (TBC)
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    Run time: 74 minutes
    Shot over four arduous months in the wild, windswept Shetland Islands, Michael Powell's first independent production establishes the daring techniques and experimentation that would later become familiar hallmarks of his career. The Edge of the World tells the moving story of a remote island and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 6 members
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John Laurie facts

5 most recent films

Dad's Army - Series 5 - 3.5 stars
Dad's Army - Series 6 - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army - Series 4 - 3.5 stars
Dad's Army - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army: The Movie - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Dad's Army - Christmas Special - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army - Series 7 - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army - Series 6 - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army - Series 3 - 4.0 stars
Dad's Army - Series 4 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

School for Secrets - 3.0 stars
As You Like It - 3.0 stars
39 Steps, The - BLU-RAY Version - 4.0 stars
Kidnapped - 2.5 stars
The Four Feathers - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Arthur Lowe - 10 times - show films
Clive Dunn - 10 times - show films
John Le Mesurier - 10 times - show films
Arnold Ridley - 8 times - show films
Ian Lavender - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

David Croft - 6 times - show films
Michael Powell - 5 times - show films
none - 3 times - show films
Emeric Pressburger - 3 times - show films
Alfred Hitchcock - 2 times - show films