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Simon Callow
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Filmography
Simon Callow - what members say
review by from HORNCASTLE
5 August 2004
review by A customer from Herefordshire
No Man,s Land 25 February 2007
review by from Uxbridge, England
The Best is Yet to Come 30 May 2005
Simon Callow - filmography
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Being Shakespeare
(2012)
Starring: Simon Callow
Director: Tom Cairns
Certificate: 
Simon Callow (FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL) brings some of Shakespeare's unforgettable characters back to life in the new play written by Jonathan Bate and directed by Ton Cairns.
 
30%
from 1 member
Not available for rental
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Acts Of Godfrey
(2011)
Starring: Ian Robertson, Simon Callow, Harry Enfield
Director: Johnny Daukes
Certificate: 
Ian Robertson stars as Vic, a down-on-his-luck insurance salesman, who attends a sales conference populated with an eclectic bunch of characters. With a script made up of rhyming couplets, and featuring a chat with God (Simon Callow), ACTS OF GODFREY takes you on a strange journey into fate, ..read more »
35%
from 2 members
Not available for rental
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The Good Father
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Jim Broadbent, Harriet Walter
Director: Mike Newell
Certificate:
Hooper (Anthony Hopkins) is a man seething with anger. His wife (Harriet Walter) has divorced him. He is permitted one day a week with his child. Fifteen years ago, he was an outspoken advocate of women's liberation, and now, he feels, he is a victim of the women's movement - a man without rights.
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43%
from 191 members
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Chemical Wedding
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Simon Callow, Kal Weber, Lucy Cudden
Director: Julian Doyle
Certificate: 
The year 2000, Cambridge University, Dr Joshua Mathers' state-of-the-art virtual reality suit is being linked to the world's biggest super computer, the Z93. Local programmer, and occult obsessive Victor Neumann has been secretly uploading all of late Edwardian magician Aleister Crowley's black ..read more »
45%
from 1,371 member
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Surveillance
on DVD
(2007)
Starring: Dawn Steele, Tom Harper, Sean Brendan Brosnan
Director: Paul Oremland
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Surveillance is a fast moving conspiracy thriller set in contemporary Britain. Adam is a teacher. He lives in the countryside and comes to London to club and pick-up guys on the net. But one of these men carries deadly information about an affair with a gay Royal. There are those who would stop at ..read more »
42%
from 580 members
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Rag Tale
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Rupert Graves, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bill Paterson
Director: Mary McGuckian
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An editor who's sleeping with his deputy, who also happens to be the boss' wife. A pack of hacks whose weekly battle cry is "Who are we going to get this week?". A photographer whose camera does lie and who will stop at nothing to destroy his chairman's dream of a knighthood. Welcome to the world ..read more »
36%
from 1,394 member
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The Phantom Of The Opera
(2004)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson
Director: Joel Schumacher
Certificate: 
Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, these moody set devices--and countless others--make every ..read more »
66%
from 73 members
Currently unavailable
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The Phantom Of The Opera
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson
Director: Joel Schumacher
Certificate: 
Those who thought that smoke machines and cobwebbed candelabras were the stuff of Halloween parties and dance clubs need to think again. In Joel Schumacher's film adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Broadway musical THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, these moody set devices--and countless others--make every ..read more »
62%
from 29,664 members
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Bright Young Things
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Stephen Campbell Moore, Peter O'Toole, Jim Broadbent
Director: Stephen, Fry
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Adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel "Vile Bodies" - BRIGHT YOUNG THING is the directorial debut for Stephen Fry and follows the lives of a novelist, Adam (Stephen Campbell Moore) and his would-be lover, Nina (Emily Mortimer) as they mix with the 'bright young things' who inhabit the upper echelons of ..read more »
59%
from 7,067 members
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George And The Dragon
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: James Purefoy, Piper Perabo, Patrick Swayze
Director: Tom Reeve
Certificate: 
The adventure film GEORGE AND THE DRAGON tells the tale of a knight who, upon returning home after an unsettling period fighting the Crusades, agrees to find a king's missing daughter in order to possess some land in a quiet area of the world. Soon he learns that in order to return the princess, ..read more »
59%
from 285 members
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The Mystery Of Charles Dickens
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Simon Callow
Director: Peter Garland
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Recorded at the Albery Theatre, London, this one-man play is the first piece of stage writing by Peter Ackroyd. It tells of the life and work of Charles Dickens.
66%
from 145 members
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Thunderpants
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Rupert Grint, Bruce Cook, Simon Callow
Director: Peter Hewitt
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Patrick, a ten year old boy, wants to become an astronaut. His claim to fame is his ability to break wind. With a friend's help Patrick travels to the US Space Centre where he has the chance to realise his ambition...
57%
from 1,169 member
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No Man's Land
(2001)
Starring: Branko Djuric, Simon Callow, Rene Bitorajac
Director: Danis Tanovic
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Dani Tanovic's debut film, about the futility of the Bosnian War, stars Branko Duric as Ciki, a Bosnian soldier with really bad luck. When he and a few other relief soldiers try to join their Bosnian comrades on the front, they get lost in fog, fall asleep, and are awakened at dawn by Serbian ..read more »
69%
from 2,921 members
Not currently released
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Christmas Carol - The Movie
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Kate Winslet, Simon Callow, Nicolas Cage
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Certificate: 
This animated version of Charles Dickens classic story Christmas Carol adds some new touches, but primarily follows the traditional tale of the miserly and cruel Ebenezer Scrooge being confronted by a series of ghosts who show him the true meaning of Christmas. His experience leads to his ..read more »
56%
from 754 members
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Chance In A Million - Series 1
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Michael Mills
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Starring award-winning UK talent Simon Callow (Four Weddings And A Funeral) and Brenda Blethyn (Little Voice), the show centres around Tom Chance, who is continuously immersed in incidents that are a million to one chance for most people but a matter of course for him.
72%
from 241 members
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Bedrooms and Hallways
(1998)
Starring: Kevin McKidd, Julie Graham, Simon Callow
Director: Rose Troche
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Leo and Darren are two gay roommates, each single and searching for romantic happiness. While Darren strikes up a relationship with real estate agent and sex-fiend Jeremy, Leo joins a new-age men's therapy group and promptly develops a crush on fellow member Brendan - who is recently separated from ..read more »
71%
from 172 members
Currently unavailable
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The Scarlet Tunic
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Simon Callow, Jean-Marc Barr, Emma Fielding
Director: Stuart St. Paul
Certificate:
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A period drama and a adaption of a Thomas Hardy short story (THE MELANCHOLY HUSSAR); THE SCARLET TUNIC is filmed against the backdrop of the stunning scenery of the Dorset countryside. A story of the forbidden love between a German hussar, Matthaus Singer, and the daughter of a well-to-do solicitor,..read more »
55%
from 202 members
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Shakespeare In Love - Blu-ray
(1998)
Starring: Gwyneth Paltrow, Joseph Fiennes, Geoffrey Rush
Director: John Madden
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In this well-conceived Elizabethan comedy, writers Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman ask the question: Who was William Shakespeare's muse? The answer: Viola de Lesseps, a young noblewoman who dreams of acting on a man's stage. The screenwriters deliver a cleverly crafted scenario which beautifully ..read more »
70%
from 148 members
Not available for rental
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The Woman in White
(1997)
Starring: Tara Fitzgerald, Justine Waddell, Andrew Lincoln
Director: Tim Fywell
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Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives
59%
from 31 members
Currently unavailable
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James And The Giant Peach
(1996)
Starring: Susan Sarandon, David Thewlis, Joanna Lumley
Director: Henry Selick
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James, a lonely orphan, is sent to live with his wicked and greedy Aunts Spiker and Sponge. Unwanted and forced to perform their menial chores, the boy dreams about going to New York City--a place, his father once told him, where dreams come true. Then James meets a mysterious old man who gives him ..read more »
63%
from 5,054 members
Not currently released
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Ace Ventura - When Nature Calls
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ian McNeice, Jim Carrey, Ian Mcneice
Director: Steve Oedekerk
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Overnight sensation Jim Carrey reprises his role as the eccentric detective in this follow-up to the runaway blockbuster Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. The sequel finds Ace on assignment in Africa to prevent a tribal war by saving a white bat sacred to both sides. Along the way, he nearly sleeps with ..read more »
63%
from 11,231 members
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Jefferson In Paris
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Nick Nolte, Greta Scacchi, Thandie Newton
Director: James Ivory
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Statesman and 'Declaration Of Independence' author Thomas Jefferson is depicted during the time he served as America's Ambassador to France. The story follows his love life and dramatises a romance (widely believed to be exaggerated) between Jefferson and one of his youthful slaves.
53%
from 286 members
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Four Weddings And A Funeral
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott-Thomas
Director: Mike Newell
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Charles (Hugh Grant, in what would become career-defining performance) is a confirmed British bachelor with a colourful romantic background who meets the perfect woman, Carrie (Andie MacDowell), at a friend's wedding. However, Charles's hopes of romance are dashed when Carrie announces she must ..read more »
69%
from 55,355 members
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Soft Top, Hard Shoulder
(1992)
Starring: Richard Wilson, Simon Callow, Phyllis Logan
Director: Stefan Schwartz
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With his father's birthday looming, Gavin sets out to drive to Glasgow from London. This simple task turns into the journey from hell courtesy of a troublesome car and the exasperating presence of hitchhiker Yvonne. Together and under pressure, the pair encounter a series of eccentric characters in ..read more »
59%
from 19 members
Currently unavailable
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Mr And Mrs Bridge
(1990)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: James Ivory
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Set in Kansas City in the late 1930s, MR & MRS BRIDGE tells the story of an upper class couple from the mid-west whose marriage is strained when their three grown-up children leave home. The Bridges are an affluent, conservative family whose lily-white lives revolve around the local country club. ..read more »
60%
from 160 members
Not currently released
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Maurice
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: James Wilby, Patrick Godfrey, Ben Kingsley
Director: James Ivory
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At Cambridge, Clive Durham [Grant] is immediately attracted to a fellow student, Maurice Hall [James Wilby]. The love between them is platonic but intense and, in a society that both persecutes and prosecutes homosexuals, guilt and fear lead to Clive's breakdown and a bitter rift between the two ..read more »
69%
from 2,879 members
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Chance In A Million - Series 3
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Michael Mills
Certificate:
Chance In A Million, the classic 1980s series widely regarded as one of the best UK sitcoms of its day.
Episodes Comprise:
1. Goodbye Mr Hemstridge
2. Guess Who's Not Coming for Dinner
3. The Blessing
4. The Once and Future Chance
5. Pre-Matrimonial Tension
6. The ..read more »
79%
from 90 members
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Chance In A Million - Series 2
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Simon Callow, Brenda Blethyn
Director: Michael Mills
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The second series of the eagerly awaited comedy series comes to DVD for the very first time, 24 years after its original television broadcast. Join the fantastic Simon Callow (Four Weddings And A Funeral) on a string of hilarious misadventures as he resumes the role of the endearing Tom Chance, a ..read more »
77%
from 127 members
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A Room With A View
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Maggie Smith, ,
Director: James Ivory
Certificate:
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), ..read more »
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from 8,595 members
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A Room With A View - Blu-ray
(1985)
Starring: Maggie Smith, ,
Director: James Ivory
Certificate:
E.M. Forster's 1908 novel, A ROOM WITH A VIEW, is adapted for the screen by director James Ivory in this beautifully lighthearted tale of Edwardian manners. Helena Bonham Carter stars as a young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch. When Lucy and her spinster chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett (Maggie Smith), ..read more »
64%
from 17 members
Due for release on 28th May 2012
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Amadeus - Blu-ray
(1984)
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge
Director: Milos Forman
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In a lavish 18th Century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus ..read more »
77%
from 1,042 member
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Amadeus
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: F. Murray Abraham, Tom Hulce, Elizabeth Berridge
Director: Milos Forman
Certificate:
In a lavish 18th Century parlor in Austria, an elderly man is found, by his servant, with his throat slashed. The wound is self-inflicted, and the man is the little-known composer Salieri (F. Murray Abraham), contemporary and adversary of the now-famed, but once reviled, composer Wolfgang Amadeus ..read more »
71%
from 14,309 members
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Beckmann - Piano For Beginners
on DVD
Starring: Simon Callow
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Musical instruction, demonstrating the basics of the piano. Aspects covered include: The C Major Scale, Tones and Semi-Tones, The G Minor Scale, Sharps And Flats, and much more. Also features a performance piece by renowned musician Simon Callow.
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from 72 members
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Classical Destinations Vol.2
(2 discs)
Starring: Simon Callow
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All 13 episodes from the second series of the classical music travelogue presented by actor Simon Callow. Episodes are: 'London and Halle: George Fredric Handel', 'London and Dublin: George Fredric Handel', 'Malvern, Worcester and Aldeburgh: Sir Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten', 'Paris: Claude ..read more »
10%
from 3 members
Not currently released
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Classical Destinations
Starring: Simon Callow
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The acclaimed actor and writer Simon Callow returns for a grand tour as host and narrator of Classical Destinations. This unique TV series combines travel to some of the most amazing cities in Europe with their history, the composers' great stories and their music.
Join Simon as he discovers the ..read more »
26%
from 3 members
Not currently released
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Classical Destinations Vol.2 - Blu-ray
(2 discs)
Starring: Simon Callow
Certificate:
All 13 episodes from the second series of the classical music travelogue presented by actor Simon Callow. Episodes are: 'London and Halle: George Fredric Handel', 'London and Dublin: George Fredric Handel', 'Malvern, Worcester and Aldeburgh: Sir Edward Elgar and Benjamin Britten', 'Paris: Claude ..read more »
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from 14 members
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Simon Callow facts
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...pporting ones also. Many familar names to the British movie goer... Judi Dench, Simon Callow, Maggie Smith and Denholm Elliot to name a few. Helena Bonham Carter is superb ...
