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Touch And Go review by allykat from Weymouth

A Time Capsule Full of Charm 8 May 2010
...diately falls in love with. The old car needs selling. Friends are heartbroken (Roland Culver is very lovable as the chum who gets out the very best whisky and overpays Flet... Read customer review

Roland Culver - filmography

The Missionary on DVD (1983)
Starring: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard
Director: Richard Loncraine
Certificate:
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 »

61% from 693 members

The Uncanny on DVD (1977)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Ray Milland
Director: Denis Heroux
Certificate:
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Wilbur Gray, a horror writer, has stumbled upon a terrible secret, that cats are supernatural creatures who really call the shots...

57% from 228 members

The Legend of Hell House on DVD (1973)
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill
Director: John Hough
Certificate:
In this atmospheric and menacing film, the wealthy owner of a haunted mansion believes his home (which has been dubbed Hell House due to a history of bizarre happenings therein) might provide the answer to the phenomenon of life after death. To prove his theory, he enlists the help of four brave ..read more »

61% from 875 members

The Caesars - Series 1 (2 discs) (1968)
Starring: Ralph Bates, Roland Culver, Eric Flynn
Director: Derek Bennett
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After a century of being wrecked by dissension and ruinous civil wars, the Romans were willing to pay any price for peace and internal security. This happened to be the absolute rule of an Emperor-dictator - Augustus (Roland Culver). After ruthlessly disposing of all possible rivals and enemies, ..read more »

56% from 111 members
Not available for rental

Donald Sinden Icon Collection - Rockets ... on DVD (1958)
Starring: Donald Sinden, Jeannie Carson, Roland Culver
Director: Michael Relph
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The tranquillity of a small Scottish island is shattered by plans to build a missile base. Sequel to the classic comedy Whisky Galore.

73% from 63 members

Touch And Go on DVD (1955)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Margaret Johnston, Roland Culver
Director: Michael Truman
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The story finds Jim Fletcher (Jack Hawkins:The Long Arm, The Cruel Sea) planning to emigrate to Australia after a row with his employer (James Hayter). As one might expect, the decision to move lock,stock and barrel to another continent is not without pitfalls. Jim's wife (Margaret Johnston: Night ..read more »

60% from 65 members

The Holly And The Ivy on DVD (1952)
Starring: Ralph Richardson, Margaret Leighton, Denholm Elliott
Director: George More O'Ferrall
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The Holly And The Ivy is the heart-warming tale set in post-war Britain. Ralph Richardson (Dr.Zhivago, Richard III) plays Reverend Martin Gregory, a recently widowed minister who is reunited with his family one Christmas. Martin is torn between his roles of Clergyman and father. His zeal for ..read more »

69% from 182 members

Dead of Night on DVD (1945)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Mervyn Johns, Roland Culver
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Crichton, Basil Dear
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Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds himself once again stuck in his recurring nightmare. Dreading the end of the dream that he knows is coming, he must first listen to all the assembled guests' own bizarre tales....

73% from 1,611 member

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp - Bl... (1943)
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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The sweeping story of THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP covers several decades. It begins at the tail end of the Boer War, when handsome young British officer Clive Candy, recently back from the battlefront, is infuriated by his discovery that Deutschland papers have played up the British ..read more »

20% from 1 member
Due for release on 2nd July 2012

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp on DVD (1943)
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressbu
Certificate:
Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's much-lauded epic Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which satirizes British traditionalism, stirred up impassioned hostilities and indignations among the Brits when released in 1943. It so infuriated Winston Churchill, in fact, that he refused to allow its ..read more »

73% from 3,542 members

The First Of The Few - Blu-ray (1942)
Starring: David Niven, Leslie Howard, Rosamund John
Director: Leslie Howard
Certificate:
This fictionalized biopic tells the story of R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard), the British aviator who developed the Spitfire--an ace fighter plane, and Geoffrey Crisp (David Niven, who was granted military leave to star in the film), his daring test pilot who tells the tale in flashback. After ..read more »

62% from 13 members

Secret Mission on DVD (1942)
Starring: Hugh Williams, Carla Lehmann, Roland Culver
Director: Harold French
Certificate:
James Mason stars as a French intelligence officer in this classic wartime thriller. Parachuting into occupied France along with fellow agents Roland Culver, Michael Wilding and Hugh Williams, the team embark on a seemingly suicidal mission to determine the strength of the German defence forces - a ..read more »

53% from 40 members

Unpublished Story on DVD (1942)
Starring: Richard Greene, Valerie Hobson, Basil Radford
Director: Harold French
Certificate:
Richard Greene and Valerie Hobson star in this British wartime spy thriller set in London's Docklands during the Blitz of 1940. War correspondent Bob Randall (Richard Greene) returns to England from Dunkirk with a powerful story of Nazi atrocities committed during the Blitzkrieg - and a stark ..read more »

58% from 56 members

The Day Will Dawn on DVD (1942)
Starring: Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr
Director: Harold French
Certificate:
This exciting British wartime film celebrates the heroism of the Norwegian resistance movement in fighting Nazi invaders. With a distinguished cast and a script by TERENCE RATTIGAN, "The Day Will Dawn" is the story of a British foreign correspondent sent to report on U-boat attacks against ..read more »

62% from 38 members

The First Of The Few on DVD (1942)
Starring: David Niven, Leslie Howard, Rosamund John
Director: Leslie Howard
Certificate:
This fictionalized biopic tells the story of R.J. Mitchell (Leslie Howard), the British aviator who developed the Spitfire--an ace fighter plane, and Geoffrey Crisp (David Niven, who was granted military leave to star in the film), his daring test pilot who tells the tale in flashback. After ..read more »

71% from 530 members

Encore
Starring: Roland Culver
Director: Pat Jackson, Harold French, a
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An anthology of three films based on stories by W. Somerset Maugham. Comprises: The Ant and The Grasshopper - tells the story of a workshy fop whose freeloading ways are stopped by his dictatorial brother. But his brother hasn't heard the last of him yet. Winter Cruise - A middle aged spinster on ..read more »

40% from 4 members
Not available for rental

Margaret Lockwood Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Patricia Roc, Stewart Granger, Peter Graves
Director: Val Guest, Carol Reed, Roy William Neill
Certificate:
Actress Margaret Lockwood was Britain's leading box office star of the 1940s. Rising to fame in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller THE LADY VANISHES in 1938, Lockwood became synonymous with villainess roles, such as the highly successful THE WICKED LADY.This box set commemorates her contribution to cinema ..read more »

69% from 739 members

Roland Culver facts

5 most recent films

The Missionary - 3.0 stars
The Uncanny - 3.0 stars
The Legend of Hell House - 3.0 stars
The Caesars - Series 1 - 3.0 stars
Donald Sinden Icon Collection - Rockets Galore - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp - 3.5 stars
Dead of Night - 3.5 stars
Donald Sinden Icon Collection - Rockets Galore - 3.5 stars
The First Of The Few - 3.5 stars
Margaret Lockwood Collection - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp - Blu-ray - 1.0 stars
Encore - 2.0 stars
Secret Mission - 2.5 stars
The First Of The Few - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
The Day Will Dawn - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Deborah Kerr - 4 times - show films
Hugh Williams - 4 times - show films
Roger Livesey - 3 times - show films
John Laurie - 3 times - show films
Albert Lieven - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Harold French - 4 times - show films
Derek Bennett - 3 times - show films
Michael Powell - 3 times - show films
Emeric Pressburger - 3 times - show films
Denis Heroux - 2 times - show films