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  • Whistle And I'll Come To You
  • Whistle And I'll Come To You review by A customer from Reading
    Rated - 3.0 stars subtle chiller 11 October 2004
    ...owing a whistle with a cryptic message. The whole thing is about atmosphere and Michael Hordern is superb as the professor. Still makes your hair stand up and must have scared...   Read customer review
  • King Lear
  • King Lear review by A customer from blackwater england
    Rated - 5.0 stars Fantastic adaptation of a beloved classic 24 August 2005
    ... The three hours of its duration just flew by and the excellent cast especially Michael Hordern were superb. A worthy addition to the televising of the Bard's work ...   Read customer review
  • The Spanish Gardener
  • The Spanish Gardener review by A customer from Southsea, England
    Rated - 4.0 stars Spanish warmth v English cool 31 July 2009
    ...Jon Whiteley is Nicholas, a 'sickly' lad living with father Consul Michael Hordern. Eventually he establishes a warm friendship with gardener Jose Dirk Bogarde who is a lov...   Read customer review

Michael Hordern - filmography


  • Scoop (1987)
    Starring: Denholm Elliott,  Michael Hordern,  Herbert Lom
    Director: Gavin Millar
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A young man who writes a weekly newspaper column about British rural life from his family estate, is mistaken for a war correspondent by confused subeditor and is sent to the suspected action site of Ishmaelia. On his journey he meets an elusive man of mystery (Herbert Lom), a stunning German ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 13 members
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  • Paradise Postponed (6 discs) on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Michael Hordern,  Annette Crosbie,  Peter Egan
    Director: Alvin Rakoff
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The tale of the Simcox and Titmuss families, their quirks, quarrels, and quests. Centring around the Will of the Simcox, Rector of Rapstone Fanner who mysteriously leaves his estate to Leslie Titmuss, the newly elected local MP. Henry Simcox, one of the Simcox sons, makes it his business to find ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 63% from 161 members
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  • Lady Jane on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Jane Lapotaire,  John Wood,  Patrick Stewart
    Director: Trevor Nunn
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Lady Jane Grey, the 16-year-old girl who for nine days in the 16th century was Queen of England, is here portrayed by Helena Bonham Carter. Lady Jane Grey's sickly cousin, who becomes Edward VI upon the death of Henry VIII, is on the threshold of death himself. The Protestant powers-that-be, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,489 member
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  • Wind In The Willows - The Movie on DVD (1983)
    Starring: David Jason,  Michael Hordern,  Ian Carmichael
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In this unique stop-motion animation film, Kenneth Grahame's classic characters--Badger, Mole, Rat, and Toad--embark on adventures along the beautiful Edwardian countryside. The Cosgrove Hall production features the vocal talents of David Jason, Michael Hordern, and other notable actors.
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 778 members
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  • The Missionary on DVD (1983)
    Starring: Michael Palin,  Maggie Smith,  Trevor Howard
    Director: Richard Loncraine
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In this low-key comedy, a missionary (Michael Palin) who is trying to save the souls of prostitutes admits an ever increasing number of them into his "private fold." Soon the priest's "mission" looks more like a brothel. The cast includes Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, and many other ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 693 members
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  • Ivanhoe on DVD (1982)
    Starring: James Mason,  Anthony Andrews,  Sam Neill
    Director: Douglas Camfield
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The classic adventure novel by Sir Walter Scott, which covers the same ground as the various Robin Hood legends, becomes this impressive television production, boasting a well-heeled British cast, a robust pace, and solid production values. Wilfred of Ivanhoe (Anthony Andrews) is a young Saxon ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 35 members
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  • The Tempest on DVD (1980)
    Starring: Michael Hordern,  Warren Clarke,  Pippa Guard
    Director: John Gorrie
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A tale of young love and age-old revenge unfolds when the sorcerer Prospero causes a shipwreck, bringing his former enemies to his enchanted island and into his power. 1978 production from the BBC which maintains a close loyalty to the text.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 264 members
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  • Joseph Andrews on DVD (1977)
    Starring: Michael Hordern,  Ann-Margret,  Jim Dale
    Director: Tony Richardson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Henry Fielding's rollicking, bawdy tale is brought to lusty life on screen by Tony Richardson. Employed as a servant in the household of Sir Thomas Booby (Peter Bull), the pure-hearted Joseph (Peter Firth) is in love with Fanny Goodwill (Natalie Ogle), one of the housemaids. But Joseph is plagued ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 52% from 38 members
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  • The Pied Piper (1972)
    Starring: Donovan,  Donald Pleasence,  Jack Wild
    Director: Jacques Demy
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG director Jacques Demy tackles the dark fairy tale with this star-filled film. Folk rocker Donovan plays the title character who agrees to help the town of Hamelin with its rat infestation, while Donald Pleasence (HALLOWEEN) is a town leader who wants more than just a ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 4 members
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  • Alice's Adventures in Wonderland on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Michael Crawford,  Peter Sellers,  Dudley Moore
    Director: William Sterling
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    A star-studded cast feature in this musical adaptation of the classic fantasy tales of Lewis Carroll. One day young Alice (Fiona Fullerton) takes a nasty spill down the rabbit-hole and finds herself in the bizarre kingdom of Wonderland, where she encounters a number of strange and enchanted ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 51% from 351 members
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  • Where Eagles Dare on DVD (1969)
    Starring: Richard Burton,  Patrick Wymark,  Mary Ure
    Director: Brian G. Hutton
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    Two soldiers are parachuted into the Bavarian Alps to rescue an American General from an almost impregnable Nazi fortress, which can be reached only by cable car. Based on the successful Alistair MacLean novel.
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 8,443 members
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  • How I Won The War on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Michael Crawford,  John Lennon,  Roy Kinnear
    Director: Richard Lester
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Among the first of the late 60s anti-war films that reflected growing concern over the Vietnam War, How I Won the War takes a cold, dark look at the Good War, World War II. In adapting Patrick Ryan's 1963 novel, screenwriter Charles Wood and director Richard Lester offered a narrative fractured by ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 50% from 328 members
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  • The Taming Of The Shrew on DVD (1967)
    Starring: Cyril Cusack,  Michael York,  Natasha Pyne
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a zesty version of the classic comedy, highlighted by performances by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and Nino Rota's score. Instead of simply filming a play, Zeffirelli turned Shakespeare's text into a lively, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 829 members
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  • Khartoum on DVD (1966)
    Starring: Charlton Heston,  Laurence Olivier,  Ralph Richardson
    Director: Basil Dearden
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The Arab leader Mahdi is involved in a battle of wits and swords with the British General "Chinese" Gordon which leads to the epic siege of Khartoum. Academy Award Nominations: Best (Original) Story and Screenplay.
    3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 683 members
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  • Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow (1963)
    Starring: Patrick McGoohan,  George Cole,  Tony Britton
    Director: James Neilson
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    A poor 18th century English coastal farming community survives the King's ruinous taxes thanks to a smuggling ring created by its masked leader called the Scarecrow. The ring's success leads King George to order the Royal Army's General Pugh to capture and execute the ringleaders. It is a battle ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 6 members
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  • Man In The Moon (1960)
    Starring: John Glyn-Jones,  John Phillips,  Kenneth More
    Director: Basil Dearden
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Kenneth More was beginning to segue into comedy roles when he took on the character of William in this standard sci-fi parody by director Basil Dearden. William is an unsuccessful guinea pig for a medical group interested in researching the common cold when he is soon fired and offered a job by the ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 3 members
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  • Windom's Way - (1957)
    Starring: Peter Finch,  Mary Ure,  Natasha Parry
    Director: Ronald Neame
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    The brittle marriage of Alec and Lee Windom is on the verge of breakdown. With Alec working in a remote Asian village as a doctor and Lee back home in England the strain cannot continue. So Lee decides she will move to be with her estranged husband, hoping to re-kindle their affections. However, on ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 42% from 5 members
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  • The Baby and the Battleship on DVD (1956)
    Starring: John Mills,  Richard Attenborough,  Andre Morell
    Director: Jay Lewis
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    After a quayside mix-up with the Italian family of his fiancée, able Seaman, Knocker White, finds himself literally left holding the baby. Unable to return it before his ship sails he enlists the help of best mate Puncher Roberts to smuggle the child aboard. But babies are surprisingly demanding ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 66 members
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  • Night My Number Came Up on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Michael Redgrave,  Sheila Sim,  Alexander Knox
    Director: Leslie Norman
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A pilot recounts a dream in which a plane carrying eight passengers crashes in the mountains of Japan. An Air Marshal due to fly to Tokyo the next day overhears the dream but thinks nothing of it, until a series of events manages to convince him that the premonition might actually become a reality.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 151 members
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  • Scrooge on DVD (1951)
    Starring: Alastair Sim,  Mervyn Johns,  Kathleen Harrison
    Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Widely considered to be the definitive of the many film versions of Charles Dickens' classic novel is this 1951 British adaptation, starring Alastair Sim (entitled Scrooge in its U.K. release). Sim plays Ebenezer Scrooge, a London miser who, despite his wealth, refuses to make charitable ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 2,043 members
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  • Tom Brown's Schooldays on DVD
    Starring: John Howard Davies,  Robert Newton,  Michael Hordern
    Director: Gordon Parry
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Thomas Hughes' classic tale of life at Rugby public school. It centres around Tom, the `eternal schoolboy' and the evil Flashman, leader of the conniving upperclassmen, who test the junior boys and Tom in particular, in ways not known in the school curriculum as laid down by the headmaster, Dr. Arnold.
    3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 138 members
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  • Charles Dickens Collection (8 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Michael Hordern,  Maggie Smith,  Bob Hoskins
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Featuring a box set of the BBC adaptations of popular tales from Charles Dickens. Includes: 'The Pickwick Papers', 'Oliver Twist', 'A Christmas Carol', 'Martin Chuzzlewit', 'David Copperfield', 'A Tale Of Two Cities', 'Great Expectations', and 'Our Mutual Friend'.
    3.5 stars out of 5 69% from 2,720 members
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  • Wind In The Willows - Series One - Complete (2 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Michael Hordern
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Cosgrove Hall's (COUNT DUCKULA) animated adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's book WIND IN THE WILLOWS, which follows the adventures of Mole, Ratty, Badger, and Toad. Features the voices of David Jason, Peter Sallis, Richard Pearson, and Michael Hordern.
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 43 members
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Michael Hordern facts

5 most recent films

Middlemarch - 3.5 stars
The Danny Champion Of The World - 3.5 stars
Scoop - 3.0 stars
Paradise Postponed - 3.0 stars
Lady Jane - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Where Eagles Dare - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Where Eagles Dare - 3.5 stars
Scrooge - 3.5 stars
Anne Of The Thousand Days - 3.5 stars
I Was Monty's Double - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Windom's Way - - 2.0 stars
The Possession of Joel Delaney - 2.5 stars
Joseph Andrews - 2.5 stars
Donald Sinden Icon Collection - You Know What Sailors Are - 3.0 stars
Man In The Moon - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Richard Pearson - 9 times - show films
David Jason - 9 times - show films
Peter Sallis - 8 times - show films
Richard Burton - 5 times - show films
Mary Ure - 4 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 11 times - show films
Alvin Rakoff - 8 times - show films
Chris Taylor - 5 times - show films
Barry Purves - 5 times - show films
Jackie Cockle - 5 times - show films