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Attenborough in mourning -
29 December 2004
Lord Richard Attenborough is today mourning the loss of three family members in the tsunami disaster in south-east Asia.-The film director's 14-year-old granddaughter is confirmed as one of a number of British tourists to have died following the Boxing Day earthquake, while h
Richard Attenborough - what members say
Richard Attenborough - filmography
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Puckoon
on DVD (2002)
Starring: Griff Rhys Jones, Elliott Gould, Daragh O'Malley
Director: Terence Ryan
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Adapted from Spike Milligan's comic novel this story, in the vein of PASSPORT TO PIMLICO, where a small area of land is segregated from the rest of society. When an Irish Free State is set up in the 1920s when the Sligo border is drawn bisecting the Irish village of Puckoon right down the middle, ..read more »
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51%
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Tom And Vicky - The Tree House
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Rik Mayall
Director: Martin Pullen
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Puppet animation for young children . Features music by Bryan Daly who created the music for Postman Pat. Episodes include: 'The Tree House', 'Hide And Seek', 'Treasure Garden', 'Worm's Eye View' and 'Animal Hospital'.
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Grey Owl
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Annie Galipeau, Renee Asherson
Director: Richard Attenborough
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The true story of the enigmatic Archibald Belaney (Brosnan), an Englishman who moved to the Canadian wilds and reinvented himself as the Apache Indian "Grey Owl." Haunted by a mysterious past but inspired by the beauty of nature, Grey Owl rose to international fame during the 1930s as a pioneering ..read more »
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58%
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Tom And Vicky - Up, Up And Away
on DVD (1999)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Rik Mayall
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Tom and Vicky is the new puppet animation series of words, music and song for young children. It's about a brother and sister who every day come to play and share adventures in their Grandad's garden. This is the second video release and contains another 5 fun-packed adventures from the first CITV ..read more »
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Elizabeth
on DVD (1998)
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Christopher Eccleston
Director: Shekhar Kapur
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London, 1554. England is rife with intrigue. Elizabeth, born of royal lineage (the daughter of King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn), imprisoned by her half- sister Mary, when she is 16, is swept onto the throne and crowned Queen of England at 23. To survive, Elizabeth must suss out hidden agendas in ..read more »
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In Love And War
on DVD (1996)
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Chris O'Donnell, Mackenzie Astin
Director: Richard Attenborough
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In this period romance based on Agnes von Kurowsky's diary account of her brief liaison with a young Ernest Hemingway, the future novelist is injured while working for the Red Cross in Italy in WWI. Upon entering the hospital, the brash American falls in love with Agnes, his saintly nurse, and vows ..read more »
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Miracle On 34th Street
on DVD (1994)
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Mara Wilson, Robert Prosky
Director: Les Mayfield
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A single mother juggles her career as Director Of Events at Cole's Department Store and her home life with daughter, Susan. Their lives are changed dramatically when an elderly gentleman is hired as Santa for the festive period. This 1994 remake of the Christmas classic stars Sir Richard ..read more »
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Jurassic Park
on DVD (1993)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Sam Neill, Bob Peck
Director: Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg directed this blockbuster thriller based on the popular book by Michael Crichton. Millionaire John Hammond (Richard Attenborough) asks two dinosaur experts (Laura Dern and Sam Neill) to act as consultants on his entrepreneurial endeavor--an amusement park with DNA-cloned live ..read more »
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Shadowlands
on DVD (1993)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Julian Fellowes
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Set in England in 1952, Shadowlands is the tender and deeply moving true story of the love affair between CS Lewis (Anthony Hopkins) and Joy Gresham (Debra Winger). CS Lewis, a highly acclaimed writer (The Narnia Chronicles) lived a quiet and ordered life as a professor of English Literature at ..read more »
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Chaplin
on DVD (1992)
Starring: Robert Downey Jr, Dan Aykroyd, Geraldine Chaplin
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Sir Richard Attenborough's CHAPLIN is a dramatised depiction of the highs and lows in the life of Charlie Chaplin (Robert Downey, Jr. in a highly acclaimed performance), one of the true comic geniuses of the early silver screen. Presented as the memories of an elderly Chaplin, the narrative opens ..read more »
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Cry Freedom
on DVD (1987)
Starring: Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton
Director: Richard Attenborough
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This is the retelling of the life of South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko as seen through the eyes of his friend, liberal white newspaper editor Donald Woods. Academy Award Nominations: 3, including Best Supporting Actor--Denzel Washington.
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A Chorus Line
on DVD (1985)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers, Vicki Frederick
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Based on the popular Broadway show, CHORUS LINE is the story of a group of young dancers auditioning for a part in the program. The film, starring Michael Douglas, includes such song hits as "What I Did for Love;" "Dance 10, Looks 3;" and "Surprise, Surprise."
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65%
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Gandhi
(2 discs)
on DVD (1982)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Gandhi is a great subject, but is Gandhi a great film? Undoubtedly it is, not least because it is one of the last old-school epics ever made, a glorious visual treat featuring tens of thousands of extras (real people, not digital effects) and sumptuous Panavision cinematography. But a true epic is ..read more »
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The Human Factor
(1979)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Joop Doderer, John Gielgud
Director: Otto Preminger
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Tom Stoppard's adaptation of Graham Greene's novel, this is a story of a world peopled by lonely men cut off from the luxury of communication, a world where a leak of relatively unimportant information can be the catalyst for a witch hunt, and it's one man's duty to point the finger... Colonel John ..read more »
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Magic
(2 discs)
on DVD (1978)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith
Director: Richard Attenborough
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A troubled nightclub performer is intimidated by his all-too-human dummy. The almost demonic puppet has an increasingly profound effect on the lives of the individuals with whom it comes into contact.
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68%
from 192 members
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Rosebud
(1975)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Richard Attenborough, Kim Cattrall
Director: Otto Preminger
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In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group capers the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the five daughters of millionaires on it. At first they demand film clips to be shown on major European TV stations. Undercover agent Martin is hired to hunt the terrorists down.
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Brannigan
on DVD (1975)
Starring: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson
Director: Douglas Hickox
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BRANNIGAN is an Irish Chicago cop (John Wayne) who goes to London in search of an American racketeer who fled the United States to avoid a grand jury. As the search develops, so does an interesting conflict between the Chicago detective and his Scotland Yard counterpart. This action-packed search ..read more »
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And Then There Were None
(1974)
Starring: Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Stephane Audran
Director: Peter Collinson
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Directed by Peter Collinson (UP THE JUNCTION, THE ITALIAN JOB) and based on one of Agatha Christie's famous novels, AND THEN THERE WERE NONE focuses on a group of people who are lured to a Persian hotel and murdered one by one...
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10 Rillington Place
on DVD (1970)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Judy Geeson
Director: Richard Fleischer
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London, 1944. John Reginald Christie (Richard Attenborough) is digging in his backyard when he comes across a woman's leg. Without being bothered at all, he covers up the leg and continues to bury the woman he just strangled in his kitchen. Three years later, Timothy Evans (John Hurt), along with ..read more »
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Loot
on DVD (1970)
Starring: Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough, Hywel Bennett
Director: Silvio Narizzano
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Two men are planning to make a lot of money quickly and easily by committing a robbery. But the problem is hiding the money. As an undertaker burying the money seems to be a good idea but an inquisitive nurse and a dedicated Police Inspector seem to have other ideas.
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Classic Cinema 20 February 2007
... BIG Film with a BIG Heart and a super theme. What other film has a dumbstruck Richard Attenborough, a anti-English Raymond Massey (not playing Lincoln, for once) and a DeHavillan...
