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Edward Fox
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Edward Fox - what members say
review by from Derby, England.
The ultimate assassination movie 24 August 2004
review by Tobster22 from
One of the best movies I've seen 15 September 2010
review by from Manchester
Classic Stiff Upper Lipped Britishness at its best! 18 May 2005
Edward Fox - filmography
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Midsomer Murders - Dark Secrets
on DVD
(2011)
Starring: Neil Dudgeon, Fiona Dulman, Edward Fox
Director: Simon Langton
Certificate: 
Neil Dudgeon returns as DCI John Barnaby, the newly-appointed sleuth in Midsomer. Dark Secrets Barnaby finds himself working on an investigation into the mysterious death of a social services inspector and a link to elderly eccentrics, William and Mary Bingham (Edward Fox and Phyllida Law).
 
75%
from 98 members
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Marple - Series 5
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: Julia McKenzie, Lindsay Duncan, Joanna Lumley
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Celebrated actress Julia McKenzie (Cranford; Notes On A Scandal) stars as the world-famous crime writer, Miss Jane Marple in this stunning collection of 4 new murder mysteries. Miss Marple's sweet old lady exterior hides an excellent perception of human nature and a razor sharp intuition for ..read more »
75%
from 74 members
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Midsomer Murders - Master Class
on DVD
(2010)
Starring: John Nettles, Jason Hughes, Edward Fox
Director: Renny Rye
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Piano student Zoe Stock has won a place at the Devington Manor Winter School led by internationally renowned musician Sir Michael Fielding. From the riverbank in the grounds of the manor she sees a woman jump from the bridge and disappear underwater.
When Barnaby and Jones start investigating the ..read more »
79%
from 112 members
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Lassie
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton, Gregor Fisher
Director: Charles Sturridge
Certificate: 
Lassie is the timeless story of the remarkable bond between a young boy and his dog set in a Yorkshire mining town. After falling on hard times, the Carraclough family is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog, to the Duke of Rudling. When Lassie finds herself transported five hundred miles away ..read more »
61%
from 8,777 members
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Daniel Deronda
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Tom Hooper
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The title character of this Masterpiece Theater presentation is the illegitimate son of a wealthy British aristocrat. With a secretive past and an unlimited supply of cash, he turns to gambling where he meets Gwendolyn, a beautiful woman in desperate need of money. From their meeting at a roulette ..read more »
73%
from 459 members
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All The Queen's Men
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Eddie Izzard, Matt Le Blanc, James Cosmo
Director: Stefan Ruzowitzky
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Matt LeBlanc (of the television series FRIENDS) stars in this WWII spy comedy as American Officer Steven O'Rourke, nicknamed "Agent Almost" because he can never successfully complete a mission. Stationed in England after another botched mission, O'Rourke is given one last "do or die" assignment to ..read more »
50%
from 841 members
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A Dance To The Music Of Time
(2 discs)
(1997)
Starring: John Gielgud, Edward Fox, Alan Bennett
Director: Christopher Morahan
Certificate: 
This two-disc set contains the complete television mini-series based on the novel by Anthony Powell, and features an impressive array of established British actors and actresses. The series follows the ups and downs of a multitude of characters over the traumatic course of the twentieth century, ..read more »
65%
from 572 members
Not currently released
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Gulliver's Travels
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox
Director: Charles Sturridge
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This acclaimed made-for-television version of Swift's fantasy employs an all-star cast (led by Ted Danson) and superior special effects to portray all four books in the cycle. From Lilliput and Brobdingnag to Laputa and the lands of the Struldbruggs and Houyhnhnms, Gulliver's nine-year odyssey and ..read more »
68%
from 881 members
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A Month by the Lake
(1995)
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Uma Thurman, Edward Fox
Director: John Irvin
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At a luxurious lakeside resort, an attractive red-headed guest has her eye on a handsome, well-to-do bachelor. But when he's more interested in a beautiful young flirt, the mischievous redhead goes to outrageous lengths -- including a fling with a passionate younger man -- to reel in her wealthy catch!
59%
from 34 members
Currently unavailable
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Return From The River Kwai
(1988)
Starring: Edward Fox, Denholm Elliott, Tatsuya Nakadai
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
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True story of British and Australian POW's held by the Japanese in Thailand. Near the end of the war the fittest of the POW's were moved by rail and ship to Japan, and during the sea journey the convoy comes under attack from an American submarine at the same time as the Allied POW's were making a ..read more »
56%
from 411 members
Currently unavailable
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A Hazard Of Hearts
(1987)
Starring: Helena Bonham-Carter, Edward Fox, Fiona Fullerton
Director: John Hough
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Based on the best-selling book by Barbara Cartland, this romantic story follows the life of Serena, the daughter of a gambling-mad Lord. Her life seems doomed when she is married off to a debauched nobleman to pay off a gambling debt, until the handsome Lord Vulcan intervenes.
62%
from 182 members
Currently unavailable
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Shaka Zulu
(4 discs)
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Edward Fox, Robert Powell, Trevor Howard
Director: William C. Faure
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In the early 19th century, the British began expanding their empire beyond the South African colonies. As they made their way up the continent's southeastern coast, they encountered a formidable enemy: Shaka Zulu, the most powerful king in that region and founder of the Zulu empire. Shaka had come ..read more »
68%
from 836 members
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Wild Geese 2
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox
Director: Peter R. Hunt
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Directed by Peter Hunt (ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE) this action-packed sequel to the much-loved 1978 original sees an American TV mogul hiring a tough gang of mercenaries to pull off an incredible coup... to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau prison.
56%
from 119 members
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The Shooting Party
on DVD
(1985)
Starring: Edward Fox, Dorothy Tutin, James Mason
Director: Alan Bridges
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In October 1913, a group of aristocratic men and women gather for a shooting party at an estate in the heart of the English countryside. Assured and opulent, they move through the elaborate rituals of an Edwardian country house party. But times are changing and the values that have ordered their ..read more »
67%
from 635 members
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The Bounty
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Anthony Hopkins, Edward Fox
Director: Roger Donaldson
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The familiar story of Captain Bligh, whose cruelty leads to a mutiny on his ship. This version follows both the efforts of Fletcher Christian to get his men beyond the reach of British retribution, and the epic voyage of Captain Bligh to get his loyalists safely to East Timor in a tiny lifeboat.
63%
from 2,572 members
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The Dresser
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox
Director: Peter Yates
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THE DRESSER is Peter Yates' intriguing look behind the scenes of a touring stage company in war-torn England, based on Ronald Harwood's play. Albert Finney stars as Sir, the ageing manager and lead actor of the troupe who begins to come undone from the pressure of touring in bombed-ravaged England. ..read more »
68%
from 998 members
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Never Say Never Again
on DVD
(1983)
Starring: Sean Connery, Max von Sydow, Klaus Maria Brandauer
Director: Irvin Kershner
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The title of the 1983 James Bond adventure Never Say Never Again is a self-mocking reference to star Sean Connery's insistence back in 1971 that he would never play Bond again. Reportedly, the huge salary offered Connery was but one consideration that brought him back to the 007 fold; the other was ..read more »
61%
from 9,918 members
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Gandhi - Blu-ray
(1982)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Richard Attenborough's award-winning epic recounts the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. In South Africa, a young Indian lawyer is booted off a train for refusing to ride second-class. Upon his return to his native India and fed up with the unjust political system, he joins the Indian Congress ..read more »
79%
from 1,009 member
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Gandhi
on DVD
(1982)
Starring: Ben Kingsley, Candice Bergen, Edward Fox
Director: Richard Attenborough
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Richard Attenborough's award-winning epic recounts the life and times of Mahatma Gandhi. In South Africa, a young Indian lawyer is booted off a train for refusing to ride second-class. Upon his return to his native India and fed up with the unjust political system, he joins the Indian Congress ..read more »
75%
from 18,764 members
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The Mirror Crack'd
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Angela Lansbury, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis
Director: Guy Hamilton
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The scene is set in the Coronation year of 1953 and the archetypal English village of St. Mary Mead. All is as it should be until Hollywood arrives in the form of an internationally famous film cast, leading to much local excitement and an epidemic of sudden death...
61%
from 291 members
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The Cat And The Canary
on DVD
(1979)
Starring: Honor Blackman, Michael Callan, Edward Fox
Director: Radley Metzger
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An all-star remake of a horror classic. A grumpy old man declares that his last will and testament not be read until twenty years after of his death, in the vain hope of losing a few of his "unsuitable" heirs along the way. At the long awaited reading, in order to collect their inheritance, the ..read more »
48%
from 233 members
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The Big Sleep
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Sarah Miles, Richard Boone
Director: Michael Winner
Certificate:
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A faithful remake of the 1946 original in which private eye Philip Marlowe finds himself involved in murder, blackmail and violence when hired to protect a General's young daughter.
51%
from 784 members
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The Duellists
on DVD
(1977)
Starring: Keith Carradine, Harvey Keitel, Edward Fox
Director: Ridley Scott
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"To the surprise and admiration of their fellows, two officers, like insane artists, trying to gild refined gold or paint the lily, pursued a private contest through the years of universal carnage." Thus wrote Joseph Conrad in the opening paragraphs of the story that provides the basis for Ridley ..read more »
67%
from 1,870 member
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Hard Times
(1977)
Starring: Patrick Allen, Timothy West, Alan Dobie
Director: John Irvin
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A TV adaptation of the Dickens novel set in the heart of northern industrial England which tells of an abandoned circus girl in Victorian England who goes to work for businessman and politician Mr. Gradgrind.
20%
from 5 members
Not available for rental
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Galileo
(1975)
Starring: Topol, Edward Fox, Tom Conti
Director: Joseph Losey
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Filmed in England, Galileo is based on Charles Laughton's 1947 adaptation of the play by Bertolt Brecht, which, like this 1975 film, was directed by Joseph Losey. Israeli film-star Topol plays the 17th century Italian astronomer, whose theories run contrary to the edicts of the Catholic Church. ..read more »
52%
from 92 members
Currently unavailable
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Day Of The Jackal
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Cyril Cusack, Eric Porter, Timothy West
Director: Fred Zinnemann
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In this involving political thriller, a secret French paramilitary organization plans to assassinate French President Charles De Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand) because of their disagreement with his policies during the Algerian War. They hire a professional killer, known only as The Jackal (Edward ..read more »
72%
from 9,268 members
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The Go-Between
on DVD
(1970)
Starring: Margaret Leighton, Alan Bates, Julie Christie
Director: Joseph Losey
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The third collaboration between director Joseph Losey and writer Harold Pinter, following The Servant and Accident, continues their exploration of class rituals and the darker recesses of desire. Pinter's script adapts the 1953 L.P. Hartley novel about Leo Colston, a middle-aged man (Michael ..read more »
68%
from 1,373 member
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Battle Of Britain
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw
Director: Guy Hamilton
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A powerful, colourful and star-studded re-creation of the epic 1940 battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and understaffed, the British forces used determination and guile to valiantly hold off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe in the early days of World War II. If ..read more »
73%
from 5,155 members
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Battle Of Britain - Blu-ray
(1969)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Robert Shaw
Director: Guy Hamilton
Certificate:
A powerful, colourful and star-studded re-creation of the epic 1940 battle that took place in the skies over England. Surprised and understaffed, the British forces used determination and guile to valiantly hold off the superior forces of the German Luftwaffe in the early days of World War II. If ..read more »
78%
from 352 members
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The Portrait Of A Lady
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1968)
Starring: Suzanne Neve, Richard Chamberlain, Sarah Brackett
Director: Jack Pulman
Certificate: 
In this powerful, dramatic filming of the Henry James classic, superbly adapted for the screen
by Jack Pulman (I, Claudius), Suzanne Neve stars as the young Isabel Archer. On the death of her father, Isabel refuses the hand of Mr. Goodwood and leaves her married sisters for Europe, stubborn, ..read more »
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from 6 members
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Edward Fox facts
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...Edward Fox plays the Jackal a hitman hired by French terrorists to kill the President for pulling the troops out of Algeria.
The film is an almost verbatim rendition of ...
