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Michael Hordern
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Michael Hordern - filmography
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Danny, The Champion Of The World
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, Samuel Irons
Director: Gavin Millar
Certificate: 
Nine year-old Danny lives in a gypsy caravan with his father William. Lord of the manor Victor Hazell is determined to own the land on which their caravan stands anyway he can. When William is snared by a man-trap Danny devises a plot that will see the obnoxious Victor Hazell off. Based on the ..read more »
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66%
from 1,065 member
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Scoop
(1987)
Starring: Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Herbert Lom
Director: Gavin Millar
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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 »
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54%
from 9 members
Not available for rental
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Paradise Postponed
(6 discs)
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Michael Hordern, Annette Crosbie, Peter Egan
Director: Alvin Rakoff
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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 »
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63%
from 139 members
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Lady Jane
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, John Wood, Patrick Stewart
Director: Trevor Nunn
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Watch now: £2.49
After the death of King Henry VIII and his young son and heir Edward VI, Henry's 15-year-old great-niece, Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter), is chosen to rule by a group of palace conspirators who vow to keep the country Protestant and out of the hands of the Church of Rome. She is crowned, ..read more »
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65%
from 1,021 member
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The Missionary
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard
Director: Richard Loncraine
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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 »
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61%
from 527 members
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Wind In The Willows - The Movie
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: David Jason, Michael Hordern, Ian Carmichael
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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.
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64%
from 664 members
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Joseph Andrews
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Michael Hordern, Ann-Margret, Jim Dale
Director: Tony Richardson
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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 »
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45%
from 11 members
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The Slipper And The Rose
(1976)
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Gemma Craven, Annette Crosbie
Director: Bryan Forbes
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Three features. 'The Slipper And The Rose' is a musical version of the classic 'Cinderella' tale. 'Legends Of The Fall' is the story of three brothers. 'First Knight' finds the Guinevere of Leonesse agreeing to marry King Arthur if his army will protect her country.
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67%
from 533 members
Not currently released
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Up Pompeii / Up The Chastity Belt
(2 discs)
(1971)
Starring: Frankie Howerd, Patrick Cargill, Michael Hordern
Director: Bob Kellett
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A double helping of Frankie Howerd films on one saucy disc. UP POMPEII sees him reprise his role as Roman slave Lucio who accidentally discovers a scroll naming those Romans who are plotting to murder Emperor Nero. His attempts to infiltrate the group soon descend into a hilarious farce. In UP THE ..read more »
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62%
from 667 members
Not currently released
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Where Eagles Dare
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Richard Burton, Clint Eastwood, Patrick Wymark
Director: Brian G. Hutton
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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.
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72%
from 7,516 members
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The Taming Of The Shrew
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Cyril Cusack
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton sparkle and amuse as Katharina and Petruchio in William Shakespeare’s comic look at male chauvinism and women’s lib in the 16th century.
Petruchio, a poverty-stricken gentleman from Verona, journeys to Padua in search of a wealthy wife. There he encounters ..read more »
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64%
from 616 members
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How I Won The War
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Michael Crawford, John Lennon, Roy Kinnear
Director: Richard Lester
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The story of some ill-fated enlisted men under the inept command of Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody who has lower-class beginnings and education which results in him commanding one of the worst units of the army...
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50%
from 250 members
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Khartoum
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson
Director: Basil Dearden
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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.
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66%
from 570 members
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Windom's Way -
(1957)
Starring: Peter Finch, Mary Ure, Natasha Parry
Director: Ronald Neame
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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 »
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33%
from 3 members
Not available for rental
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Night My Number Came Up
(1955)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Sheila Sim, Alexander Knox
Director: Leslie Norman
Certificate: 
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.
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100%
from 1 member
Due for release on 22nd February 2010
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Scrooge
on DVD
(1951)
Starring: Alastair Sim, Mervyn Johns, Kathleen Harrison
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
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Ebeneezer Scrooge (Alastair Sim) contentedly meanders through his life as a cruel miser until one fateful Christmas Eve when he is visited by three ghosts. The spirits show him how his behavior has degenerated over the years as his heart has become colder. Using events from Scrooge's idealistic ..read more »
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71%
from 1,848 member
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Tom Brown's Schooldays
on DVD
Starring: John Howard Davies, Robert Newton, Michael Hordern
Director: Gordon Parry
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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.
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66%
from 92 members
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The Tempest
on DVD
Starring: Michael Hordern, Warren Clarke, Pippa Guard
Director: John Gorrie
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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.
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57%
from 183 members
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Charles Dickens Collection
(8 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Michael Hordern, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins
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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'.
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69%
from 2,379 members
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Donald Sinden Icon Collection
(11 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Donald Sinden, Stanley Holloway, Michael Hordern
Director: Ralph Thomas, Ken Annakin, Muriel Box
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Features the Donald Sinden films A DAY TO REMEMBER, YOU KNOW WHAT SAILORS ARE, THE BEACHCOMBER, MAD ABOUT MEN, ABOVE US THE WAVES, AN ALLIGATOR NAMED DAISY, TIGER IN THE SMOKE, EYEWITNESS, THE BLACK TENT, ROCKETS GALORE, and MIX ME A PERSON.
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Lady Jane
to Watch Now
(1985)
Starring: Jane Lapotaire, John Wood, Patrick Stewart
Director: Trevor Nunn
Certificate: 
Watch now: £2.49
Run time: 136 minutes
After the death of King Henry VIII and his young son and heir Edward VI, Henry's 15-year-old great-niece, Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter), is chosen to rule by a group of palace conspirators who vow to keep the country Protestant and out of the hands of the Church of Rome. She is crowned, ..read more »
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Michael Hordern facts
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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...
Superb series has stood the test of time 24 March 2006
Spanish warmth v English cool 31 July 2009
