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  • A Matter Of Life And Death
  • A Matter Of Life And Death review by flippertbk from Milton Keynes, England
    Rated - 5 stars One of my favourite films 14 July 2004
    ...rope in WWII to the miraculous survival (or so it appears) of the ever so sauve David Niven to Heaven - and back again. Or did everything take place in his head - the wild...  
  • The Guns Of Navarone
  • The Guns Of Navarone review by from London
    Rated - 4 stars A World War II Classic not to be missed!! 22 November 2004
    ...ldiers in desperate need of sea-based evacuation. Good acting, especially by David Niven, suspenseful action sequences, and the good story line make this movie a treat ...  
  • The First Of The Few
  • The First Of The Few review by from WEST BROMWICH
    Rated - 3 stars 2 August 2004
    ...r of the World War II Spitfire. Strong performances are given by Mr. Howard and David Niven. Although it seems dated particularly with the black and white film, it is none...  

David Niven - filmography


  • The Sea Wolves (1980)
    Starring: Gregory Peck,  Roger Moore,  David Niven
    Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    They were the unlikeliest heroes of World War II - the gray-haired veterans of the Calcutta Light Horse, who hadn't seen action since the Boer War, but were fated to become The Sea Wolves. Retelling of true wartime exploits hidden until the 1978 British Official Secrets Act lifted security ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 35 members
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  • A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square (1979)
    Starring: Richard Jordan,  David Niven
    Director: Ralph Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Pinky is released from prison and has decided to go straight from now on, but accidentally getting himself a job as a maintenance man at a large bank, gives him a lot of undue attention from Ivan the Terrible, the local hoodlum. By using Pinky, Ivan hopes to rob the bank and Pinky starts to like to ..read more »
    Rate this: 2 stars out of 5 32% from 9 members
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  • Death On The Nile on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Simon MacCorkindale,  Jack Warden,  Angela Lansbury
    Director: John Guillermin
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A deluxe version of Agatha Christie's favourite mystery story, published in 1937, and a thematic follow-up to her Murder on the Orient Express. Set aboard a steamship cruising down the Nile, an extremely unpopular heiress is murdered and everyone on the ship is suspect. The passengers include the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 986 members
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  • Candleshoe (1977)
    Starring: David Niven,  Jodie Foster,  Helen Hayes
    Director: Norman Tokar
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Casey Brown (Jodie Foster), a street-wise L.A. kid, joins with a con man (Leo McKern) to cheat Lady St. Edmund (Helen Hayes) whom they believe possesses buried treasure. Casey poses the woman's long-lost granddaughter, but soon finds that life in the mansion isn't what she had expected. This film ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 97 members
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  • Murder By Death on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Eileen Brennan,  Truman Capote,  Peter Falk
    Director: Robert Moore
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Neil Simon's screenplay is a clever spoof on murder mysteries in which eccentric millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites the world's greatest detectives to his home and challenges them to solve the perfect murder. Among the sleuths that try to solve the case are Milo Perrier (James Coco), ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 1,765 member
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  • Bedtime Story on DVD (1964)
    Starring: Marlon Brando,  David Niven,  Shirley Jones
    Director: Ralph Levy
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    In this 1960s comedy, Freddy Benson (Marlon Brando) and Lawrence 'The Prince' Jameson (David Niven) are two charming scoundrel confidence trickster gigolos who prey on wealthy women taking holidays on the French Riviera. The pair join a playful competition to see who is best at the job, and the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 57% from 261 members
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  • 55 Days at Peking (1963)
    Starring: Charlton Heston,  Ava Gardner,  David Niven
    Director: Nicholas Ray
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    The courage and leadership of U.S. Marine (Charlton Heston) and British Ambassador (David Niven) are the only hope against insurmountable odds, while a beautiful Russian Countess (Ava Gardner) must choose between freedom and commitment.
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 43 members
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  • Road To Hong Kong on DVD (1962)
    Starring: Bing Crosby,  Bob Hope,  Joan Collins
    Director: Norman Panama
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In the seventh ROAD... movie wisecracking Chester Babcock (Bob Hope) loses his memory, it leads to a wacky espionage adventure for him and his vaudeville partner Harry (Bing Crosby). The duo's exploits take them from Sri Lanka to Hong Kong, as they contend with a comely spy (Joan Collins) and a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 308 members
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  • The Guns Of Navarone on DVD (1961)
    Starring: Gregory Peck,  David Niven,  Anthony Quinn
    Director: J. Lee Thompson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    One of the great war movies of all time, with an all start cast, and a gripping plot--based on the Alistair MacLean novel. A commando team is sent to a Greek Island to destroy the giant guns of World War II Germany which are controlling a strategic channel in the Aegean Sea. This was a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,761 members
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  • Separate Tables on DVD (1958)
    Starring: Burt Lancaster,  Rita Hayworth,  David Niven
    Director: Delbert Mann
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Life in an English bed and breakfast where the eccentric guests all have one common trait – loneliness. There's Major Pollack who hides a dark secret behind a polished military veneer; Sibyl Railton-Bell, a shy, neurotic old maid who lacks the courage to break away from her domineering mother. John ..read more »
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  • Appointment with Venus (1951)
    Starring: David Niven,  Kenneth More,  Kenneth More
    Director: Ralph Thomas
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Delightful World War II farce based on the novel by Jerrard Tickell. At the outbreak of WWII, the Ministry of Agriculture and the War Office join forces to launch a daring mission to rescue a highly lucrative pedigree cow, Venus, from the German-occupied Channel Island of Armorel. English Army ..read more »
    Rate this: 0.5 stars out of 5 10% from 1 member
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  • The Bishop's Wife on DVD (1947)
    Starring: Cary Grant,  David Niven,  Loretta Young
    Director: Henry Koster
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    David Niven plays preoccupied, harrassed Bishop Henry Brougham whose prayers are answered at Christmas when an angel (played by Cary Grant) is sent from heaven to help him raise money for a new church, enabling him to give his full attention to his neglected wife (Loretta Young) and parishioners. ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 1,351 member
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David Niven facts

5 most recent films

Trail of the Pink Panther - 3.0 stars
Curse Of The Pink Panther - 2.5 stars
The Sea Wolves - 3.5 stars
Escape To Athena - 3.0 stars
Escape To Athena - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Bishop's Wife - 3.5 stars
The First Of The Few - 3.5 stars
The Guns Of Navarone - 3.5 stars
The Way Ahead - 3.5 stars
A Matter Of Life And Death - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Appointment with Venus - 0.5 stars
Dinner At The Ritz - 1.5 stars
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square - 2.0 stars
Enchantment - 2.0 stars
David Niven Boxset - Screen Icons - Bonnie Prince Charlie - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Margaret Leighton - 8 times - show films
Herbert Lom - 8 times - show films
Loretta Young - 7 times - show films
Barry Fitzgerald - 6 times - show films
Peggy Cummins - 6 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Charles Crichton - 6 times - show films
Anthony Kimmins - 6 times - show films
Mario Zampi / - 6 times - show films
Mario Zampi - 4 times - show films
Blake Edwards - 4 times - show films