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Alan Howard - what members say

A Perfect Spy review by from London

An Imperfect Spy series 1 July 2005
...her. Other cast members lack the gravitas, the sheer elan of 'Tinker, Tailor..' Alan Howard is far too smirky and smug. However, the dank, dark stink of betrayal that lies... Read customer review

Coriolanus review by aneurin from Oxford, England

dissappointing 15 April 2007
...he effort of suspending one’s disbelief is not helped by the production itself. Alan Howard is altogether too weedy to be a credible Coriolanus, antiquity’s answer to the ... Read customer review

Alan Howard - filmography

Death Has A Bad Reputation (1990)
Starring: Elizabeth Hurley, Gottfried John, Alan Howard
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
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DEATH HAS A BAD REPUTATION stars Alan Howard as a crack British espionage agent. Howard breaks and twists the rules to bring terrorist Tony Lo Bianco to justice. The quest is as much personal as professional: Howard's son has just been seriously injured in a terrorist attack. Pamela Villoresi and ..read more »

50% from 1 member
Currently unavailable

The Price Of The Bride on DVD (1990)
Starring: Mike Farrell, Diana Quick, Peter Egan
Director: Tom Clegg
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In this espionage thriller, based on a story by Frederick Forsyth, American and British operatives team up to learn the real reason behind a KGB officer's defection. The two sides suspect that it's all part of an elaborate assassination conspiracy.

51% from 7 members

Frederick Forsyth - A Casualty of War on DVD (1989)
Starring: Amanda Burton, Alan Howard, Shelley Hack
Director: Tom Clegg
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Frederick Forsyth's novel is the basis for this action-thriller about British agents attempting to halt arms-smuggling between the IRA and Libya.

50% from 23 members

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover on DVD (1989)
Starring: Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard Bohringer
Director: Peter Greenaway
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This is probably Peter Greenaway's most famous (or infamous) film, which first shocked audiences at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival and then on both sides of the Atlantic. A gang leader (Michael Gambon), accompanied by his wife (Helen Mirren) and his associates, entertains himself every night in a ..read more »

61% from 6,270 members

Just Another Secret (1989)
Starring: Beau Bridges, Kenneth Cranham, Alan Howard
Director: Lawrence Gordon Clark
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Based on a story by Frederick Forsyth, JUST ANOTHER SECRET sees an American intelligence agent's investigation into the disappearance of a colleague stationed in East Berlin, lead to his uncovering a conspiracy to murder a prominent Soviet leader.

10% from 1 member
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Starring: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay
Director: Richard Lester
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It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abbot, and Athos, a brawler raising ..read more »

67% from 7 members
Currently unavailable

A Perfect Spy (3 discs) on DVD (1987)
Starring: Peter Egan, Ray McAnally, Alan Howard
Director: Peter Smith
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Pym is an important member of the British Secret Service and then he disappears. The manhunt is on - the search for a perfect spy, and the perfect spy's search for his own identity.

70% from 563 members

The Return of Sherlock Holmes - E02 - Th... (1986)
Starring: Jeremy Brett, Edward Hardwicke, Alan Howard
Director: John Madden
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The headmaster of a prestigious prep school calls on Holmes for help when the ten year old only son of powerful but publicity-shy duke disappears.

100% from 1 member

Oxford Blues (1984)
Starring: Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Amanda Pays
Director: Robert Boris
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Las Vegas wise-guy Nick D'Angelo (Rob Lowe - The West Wing) plans to move to England and pursue the woman of his dreams, Lady Victoria - the 'IT' girl royal who is the darling of the British press and public alike. When the dice role his way and he comes into some money, he pays a hacker to change ..read more »

54% from 216 members
Not available for rental

Coriolanus on DVD (1984)
Starring: Alan Howard, Joss Ackland, Irene Worth
Director: Elijah Moshinsky
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In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Caius Marcus ..read more »

61% from 135 members

P.D. James - Death In Holy Orders / The ... (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Martin Shaw, Jesse Spencer, Alan Howard
Director: Jonny Campbell, Diarmuid Lawrence
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Two P.D. James novels are brought to the screen in this collection.

68% from 441 members

Alan Howard facts

5 most recent films

Death Has A Bad Reputation - 2.5 stars
The Price Of The Bride - 2.5 stars
Frederick Forsyth - A Casualty of War - 2.5 stars
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover - 3.0 stars
Just Another Secret - 0.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

A Perfect Spy - 3.5 stars
P.D. James - Death In Holy Orders / The Murder Room - 3.5 stars
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover - 3.0 stars
Coriolanus - 3.0 stars
Oxford Blues - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Just Another Secret - 0.5 stars
Death Has A Bad Reputation - 2.5 stars
Frederick Forsyth - A Casualty of War - 2.5 stars
The Price Of The Bride - 2.5 stars
The Return of the Musketeers - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Peter Egan - 2 times - show films
Jeremy Brett - 2 times - show films
Edward Hardwicke - 2 times - show films
Christopher Benjamin - 2 times - show films
Janie Dee - 1 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Jonny Campbell - 3 times - show films
Diarmuid Lawrence - 3 times - show films
Lawrence Gordon Clark - 2 times - show films
Tom Clegg - 2 times - show films
John Madden - 2 times - show films