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  • This Sporting Life
  • This Sporting Life review by Zamy from London
    Rated - 5 stars Great film 4 April 2005
    ...is first rate with strong support from the likes of Alan Badel, Arthur Lowe and William Hartnell. This is very much a film of its time and a grey northern England environment. ...  
  • Brighton Rock
  • Brighton Rock review by FreddieBoy20 from Rotherham
    Rated - 4 stars A Classic British film 16 September 2008
    ...xual character so well. Excellent performances from some English actors such as William Hartnell and Nigel Stock who would have long careers in film and television. The pac...  
  • Doctor Who - The Aztecs
  • Doctor Who - The Aztecs review by from LONDON
    Rated - 5 stars 2 September 2004
    ...ldren - it was NEVER produced by the BBC CHILDREN'S DRAMA DEPT.), and with this William Hartnell (yes, it's broadcast in Black and White) story we travel back to Mexico. A time...  

William Hartnell - filmography


  • This Sporting Life (1963)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Rachel Roberts,  Alan Badel
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Adapted from David Storey's novel of the same title, THIS SPORTING LIFE is a gritty, unblinking look at life in the coal mining region of Northern England as seen through the eyes of Frank Machin. Richard Harris gives a remarkable performance as Machin, a proud man who wants to quit his job as a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 1,660 member
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  • Tomorrow At Ten on DVD (1962)
    Starring: John Gregson,  Robert Shaw,  Alan Wheatley
    Director: Lance Comfort
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A ruthless kidnapper and blackmailer called Marlowe has abducted a young boy. After imprisoning the child in a deserted house, Marlowe gives him a toy golly for comfort. But hidden inside the golly is time bomb which is set to explode at ten the following morning. A cracking thriller starring a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 128 members
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  • Make Mine Mink on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Terry-Thomas,  Alastair Sim,  hattie Jacques
    Director: Robert Hamer,  Robert Asher,  John Boulting
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    When Dame Beatrice (Athene Syler) retires from charitable work, she finds her life rather empty. Suddenly an irresistible request to help unfortunate orphans comes along, and inspired by her maid's chequered past, takes on one final charitable challenge. An incident with a neighbours mink coat ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 376 members
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  • Yangtse Incident on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Richard Todd,  William Hartnell,  Akim Tamiroff
    Director: Michael Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    HMS Amethyst is on a peaceful mission up the Yangtse delivering supplies when she is attacked by communist shore batteries and twenty-two British sailors are killed and the ship's bridge destroyed. The only way out for the survivors is to run a one hundred and forty mile gauntlet of hostility.
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 50 members
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  • The Naked Truth on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Terry-Thomas,  Alastair Sim,  Peter Sellers
    Director: Mario Zampi,  Robert Hamer,  John Boulting
    Certificate: Certificate: U
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    The greedy editor of a trashy scandal magazine is confronted by several of the individuals whose lives are erroneously and luridly described in the tabloid. Their attempts to stop the publication of articles concerning themselves lead to a series of amusing events.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 570 members
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  • Footsteps In The Fog on DVD (1955)
    Starring: Stewart Granger,  Jean Simmons,  Bill Travers
    Director: Arthur Lubin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Stewart Granger and Jean Simmons star in this compelling thriller set in the fog-shrouded streets of Victorian London. As he buries his wife in a rain-soaked London churchyard, Stephen Lowry (Stewart Granger) thinks he has committed the perfect murder. He's wrong. His quick-witted young maid Lily (..read more »
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  • Brighton Rock on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Richard Attenborough,  Carol Marsh,  Hermione Baddeley
    Director: John Boulting
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this vivid adaptation of Graham Greene's novel about the seedy British underworld, Richard Attenborough appears in top form as petty gangster Pinkie Brown. The manipulative thug rashly commits a murder and uses a waitress (Carol Marsh) to provide his alibi with unexpected consequences.
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William Hartnell - watch online


  • This Sporting Life to Watch Now (1963)
    Starring: Richard Harris,  Rachel Roberts,  Alan Badel
    Director: Lindsay Anderson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15 (TBC)
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    Run time: 134 minutes
    This Sporting Life won awards at Cannes and at BAFTA. Frank, a miner who lodges with a widow, Mrs Hammond. His competitive nature and powerful physique mean that when he reads of the success and respect gained by the local rugby team, he decides to join and share in the glory. As his career ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 83% from 21 members
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William Hartnell facts

5 most recent films

Doctor Who - The Three Doctors - 3.5 stars
Doctor Who - The War Machines - 3.5 stars
Doctor Who - The Web Planet - 3.0 stars
Doctor Who - The Rescue/The Romans - 3.5 stars
Doctor Who - Time Meddler - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

School For Scoundrels - 4.0 stars
Doctor Who - Time Meddler - 4.0 stars
Terry-Thomas Collection - 3.5 stars
Doctor Who - Key Of Marinus - 3.5 stars
Doctor Who - The Rescue/The Romans - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Will Any Gentleman...? - 3.0 stars
Strictly Confidential - 3.0 stars
The Holly And The Ivy - 3.0 stars
Footsteps In The Fog - 3.5 stars
The Bells Go Down - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

William Russell - 9 times - show films
George Cole - 8 times - show films
Jacqueline Hill - 8 times - show films
Peter Sellers - 8 times - show films
hattie Jacques - 8 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Richard Martin - 8 times - show films
John Boulting - 8 times - show films
Robert Hamer - 7 times - show films
Robert Asher - 7 times - show films
Mari - 7 times - show films