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Nigel Terry - what members say


  • Caravaggio
  • Caravaggio review by wikkidsmyle from Newmarket
    Rated - 4.0 stars As Sumptuous As The Paintings 21 November 2007
    ... and calculators) against a simple backstage to conjure up the tortured artist. Nigel Terry is both languid and edgy as Caravaggio and easily carries the weight of the fil...   Read customer review

Nigel Terry - filmography


  • The Emperor's New Clothes on DVD (2001)
    Starring: Ian Holm,  Iben Hjejle,  Tim McInnerny
    Director: Alan Taylor
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    THE EMPEROR'S NEW CLOTHES recasts history in 19th Century France. Based on the novel by Simon Leys, The Death of Napoleon, the film supposes that Napoleon Bonaparte escaped from exile in St. Helena and returned to Paris in 1821, whereas the history books say he died that year. With imaginative ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 195 members
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  • Blue on DVD (1993)
    Starring: john quentin (voice),  nigel terry (voice),  john quentin
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    BLUE is one of Derek Jarman's most radical and daring films and was hailed as a masterpiece when it was premiered at the Venice Biennale. A blue screen provides the canvas for the visions of the audience, conjured up by the evocative words and music of the remarkably rich soundtrack. Jarman's own ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 64% from 234 members
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  • Edward II on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Steven Waddington,  Tilda Swinton,  Kevin Collins
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    In EDWARD II, director Derek Jarman revisits Christopher Marlowe's play of bloodletting and royal intrigue, bringing the homosexual theme to the forefront. Steven Waddington stars as Prince Edward II, who upsets England's noblemen by sharing his throne with his commoner lover, Gaveston (Andrew ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 711 members
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  • Orchid House on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Diana Quick,  Nigel Terry,  Madge Sinclair
    Director: Horace Ove
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Featuring an all-star cast and based on one of the great novels of West Indian literature; Orchid House is a gripping and at times breathtaking drama of thwarted passion, desire and colonialism in Dominica, directed by acclaimed independent director Horace Ove. Lally tells the story of all she has ..read more »
    1.5 stars out of 5 32% from 4 members
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  • War Requiem on DVD (1989)
    Starring: Nathaniel Parker,  Tilda Swinton,  Claire Davenport
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    The late great Derek Jarman's film of Benjamin Britten's unique choral work. Faced with the task of creating a visual equivalent to Britten's work, and using only the words Britten used (the poems of Wilfred Owen and the Latin Mass for the Dead), Jarman cast Tilda Swinton as the nurse looking after ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 227 members
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  • Caravaggio on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Nigel Terry,  Noam Almaz,  Robbie Coltrane
    Director: Derek Jarman
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    A powerful meditation on sexuality, criminality and art, 'Caravaggio' brings together Derek Jarman's twin worlds of film and painting.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 1,795 member
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  • Excalibur on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Nicol Williamson,  Nigel Terry,  Helen Mirren
    Director: John Boorman
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Director John Boorman's passionate adaptation of Sir Thomas Malory's LE MORTE D'ARTHUR stars Nigel Terry as the faithful King Arthur. Necromancer Merlin (Nicol Williamson) offers the magic sword Excalibur to the warlike Uther Pendragon (Gabriel Byrne) in exchange for a promise that he'll make peace ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 6,112 members
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Nigel Terry facts

5 most recent films

The Emperor's New Clothes - 3.0 stars
Far From The Madding Crowd - 3.5 stars
Blue - 3.0 stars
Edward II - 2.5 stars
Orchid House - 1.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Lion In Winter - 3.5 stars
Far From The Madding Crowd - 3.5 stars
Excalibur - 3.5 stars
Blue - 3.0 stars
The Emperor's New Clothes - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Orchid House - 1.5 stars
Edward II - 2.5 stars
Caravaggio - 3.0 stars
War Requiem - 3.0 stars
The Emperor's New Clothes - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Tilda Swinton - 5 times - show films
Sean Bean - 3 times - show films
Dexter Fletcher - 2 times - show films
Cherie Lunghi - 2 times - show films
Nigel Davenport - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Derek Jarman - 5 times - show films
John Boorman - 2 times - show films
Horace Ove - 1 times - show films
Nicholas Renton - 1 times - show films
Alan Taylor - 1 times - show films