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Laurence Naismith
Filmography
Laurence Naismith - filmography
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Oh Father
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Derek Nimmo, Laurence Naismith, Pearl Hackney
Director: Gareth Gwenlan
Certificate: 
Father Dominic (Derek Nimmo) has left Mountacres Priory and is now working as curate to Father Harris (Laurence Naismith). As in Oh Brother - the series predecessor - Father Dominic is a well intended individual, unfortunately he's as disaster prone as ever and he continually causes problems for ..read more »
 
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from 129 members
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The Amazing Mr Blunden
(1972)
Starring: Laurence Naismith, James Villiers, Diana Dors
Director: Lionel Jeffries
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A mysterious, old solicitor Mr Blunden offers a destitute family the chance to become housekeepers of a derelict country mansion, which is currently in his charge. Once there the children meet the spirits of others who died in a fire a hundred years earlier. They concoct a potion to enable them to ..read more »
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from 1,174 member
Not currently released
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The Persuaders
(9 discs)
(1971)
Starring: Tony Curtis, Roger Moore, Laurence Naismith
Director: Gerald Mayer, Sidney Hayers, Leslie Norman
Certificate: 
Although it only aired for one season (1971-1972), television series The Persuaders! holds a permanent place in the pantheon of cult classics. In addition to its distinguished TV pedigree--producer Robert S. Baker (The Saint), screenwriters Terry Nation (Doctor Who) and Brian Clemens (The Avengers)-..read more »
76%
from 128 members
Not available for rental
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Scrooge
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Director: Ronald Neame
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
A delightful musical adaptation of the Charles Dickens' classic starring Albert Finney in the role of Ebenezer Scrooge, the cold-hearted miser visited by three spirits on Christmas Eve.
74%
from 949 members
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Scrooge - Blu-ray
(1970)
Starring: Albert Finney, Edith Evans, Kenneth More
Director: Ronald Neame
Certificate:
Watch now: Unavailable
SCROOGE was designed as a follow-up to 1968's OLIVER!, the Oscar-winning musicalization of Charles Dickens' OLIVER TWIST. The umpteenth musical version of Dickens' 1843 novelette A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SCROOGE features several sprightly Leslie Bricusse songs, including the bona fide hit 'Thank You Very ..read more »
73%
from 36 members
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Camelot
on DVD
(1967)
Starring: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero
Director: Joshua Logan
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A musical adaptation of the legendary King Arthur and the Knights Of The Round Table. Songs include: 'If Ever I Would Leave You', 'How To Handle A Woman' and 'Then You May Take Me To The Fair'. Music directors include Ken Darby and Alfred Newman. Music and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, Edward Carere ..read more »
60%
from 941 members
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Sky West And Crooked
(1966)
Starring: Hayley Mills, Ian McShane, Annette Crosbie
Director: John Mills
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A girl with learning difficulties is traumatised at a young age after witnessing an accidental death of a child. Essentially abandoned by her alcoholic mother and misunderstood and ostracized by the 1960s English rural community she lives in, suspicious of the circumstances of the accident, she ..read more »
77%
from 38 members
Not available for rental
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Jason And The Argonauts
on DVD
(1963)
Starring: Todd Armstrong, Nancy Kovack, Gary Raymond
Director: Don Chaffey
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The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece. Jason has been prophesied to take the throne of Thessaly. When he saves Pelias from drowning, but does not recognize him as the man who had earlier killed his father, Pelias tells ..read more »
71%
from 4,206 members
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Sink The Bismarck!
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Kenneth More, Kenneth More, Dana Wynter
Director: Lewis Gilbert, Dick Powell
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The story of one of World War II's most furious sea battles is brought to the screen in this exciting, semi documentary style movie. In the spring of 1941, Nazi Germany's greatest battleship the Bismarck, scourge of Atlantic shipping, is pinned down at her anchorage in Norway. Making a break for ..read more »
72%
from 1,478 member
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The Angry Silence
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Michael Craig, Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli
Director: Guy Green
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Richard Attenborough stars in this powerful drama as a factory worker, who refuses to join and unofficial strike and is consequently faces the anger of his coworkers and the harsh glare of the press and political parties.
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from 194 members
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Greyfriars Bobby
on DVD
(1960)
Starring: Donald Crisp, Laurence Naismith, Kay Walsh
Director: Don Chaffey
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The true story of a Skye terrier who, after a vigil at his master's grave for fourteen years, became well-known throughout Scotland, and eventually received a gold licence from the Lord Provost of Edinburgh.
69%
from 1,393 member
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The Man Who Never Was
(1956)
Starring: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng
Director: Ronald Neame
Certificate: 
This true story of ingenious deception is a riveting tale of wartime espionage. Fascinating account of a daring intelligence operation designed to mislead the Nazis prior to the 1943 Allied invasion of Sicily.
60%
from 35 members
Currently unavailable
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The Dam Busters
on DVD
(1954)
Starring: Richard Todd, Michael Redgrave, Ursula Jeans
Director: Michael Anderson
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The British The Dam Busters is the story of the development and utilization of the bouncing bombs in World War II. Michael Redgrave stars as Dr. Barnes Wallis, who developed these unorthodox explosives. Wallis' invention is put to practical use during the British raid on the Ruhr Dams in Germany. ..read more »
73%
from 8,049 members
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The Beggar's Opera
on DVD
(1952)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Stanley Holloway, Dorothy Tutin
Director: Peter Brook
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Possibly the first ever English musical, John Gay's THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, tells the tale of a dandy highwayman, locked up in prison in 18th century London, who decides to write an opera based on his own career. With one song after another, Peter Brook's primary coloured, exuberant 1952 adaptation ..read more »
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from 142 members
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