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John Standing
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Filmography
John Standing - what members say
review by A customer from Manchester, UJ
SUBLIME 22 August 2005
John Standing - filmography
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Before the Rains
on DVD
(2008)
Starring: Leopold Benedict, Rahul Bose, Nandita Das
Director: Santosh Sivan
Certificate: 
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Set in 1930s southern India against the backdrop of a growing nationalist movement, "Before the Rains" is the English language debut of acclaimed Indian director Santosh Sivan. An idealistic young Indian man finds himself torn between his ambitions for the future and his loyalty to the past when ..read more »
 
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from 1,049 member
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The Falklands Play
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: John Standing, Patricia Hodge, James Fox
Director: Michael Samuels
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Once considered too controversial to film, Ian Curteis’ FALKLANDS PLAY is finally available to own on DVD. The play replays the events of the conflict from a pro-Thatcher/Conservative angle. Featuring astounding performances and the news footage of the day, THE FALKLANDS PLAY details the power ..read more »
69%
from 224 members
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8.1/2 Women
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: John Standing, Matthew Delamere, Vivian Wu
Director: Peter Greenaway
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Another erotic comedy from Peter Greenaway, 8 1/2 WOMEN takes its inspiration from one of cinema's greatest films. After a businessman (John Standing) tragically loses his wife, his son (Matthew Delamere) returns to Geneva from managing a series of Pachinko Parlors in Kyoto, Japan. When the pair ..read more »
44%
from 999 members
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Mad Cows
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Joanna Lumley, Anna Friel, Greg Wise
Director: Sarah Sugarman
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In MAD COWS, Anna Friel stars as Maddy, a feisty single mother from Australia with few friends in the world, apart from the fabulous Gillian (Joanna Lumley). While searching for her baby's father, the irresponsible Alex (Greg Wise), Maddy is nabbed for unwittingly stealing a bag of frozen peas from ..read more »
41%
from 260 members
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Mrs Dalloway
(1997)
Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves
Director: Marleen Gorris
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Critically-acclaimed adaptation of the Virginia Woolf novel of the same name. It's a lovely summer day and Clarissa Dalloway is preparing for an elaborate party. During the day of her party, she remembers another summer in the past, when she was a beautiful, vivacious and much-courted young woman. ..read more »
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from 1,298 member
Not currently released
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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
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from 31 members
Currently unavailable
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The Choir
(2 discs)
(1995)
Starring: David Warner, Jane Asher, James Fox
Director: Ferdinand Fairfax
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James Fox, Jane Asher, and David Warner star in this unholy tale adapted by the BBC from Joanna Trollope's best-selling novel. In the sleepy cathedral town of Aldminster, passions are running high. The Dean will stop at nothing to restore his beloved church - even if it means sacrificing the school ..read more »
68%
from 233 members
Not currently released
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Rogue Male
(1976)
Starring: Peter O'Toole, John Standing, Alastair Sim
Director: Clive Donner
Certificate:
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In 1939 Sir Robert Thorndyke took aim at Adolph Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot missed its mark...
68%
from 76 members
Currently unavailable
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The First Churchills - Part 2
(2 discs)
(1969)
Starring: John Neville, Susan Hampshire, Richard Pearson
Director: David Giles
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Features the final six episodes of the television series which dramatised the life of John Churchill and his wife Sarah. 'Trial Of Strength', 'The Queen Commands', Reconciliation', 'A Famous Victory', Breaking The Circle' and 'Not Without Honour'.
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from 173 members
Not currently released
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The First Churchills - Part 1
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: John Neville, Susan Hampshire, James Villiers
Director: David Giles
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Features the first six episodes of the television series which dramatised the life of John Churchill and his wife Sarah. Episodes include: 'The Chaste Nymph', 'Bridals', 'Plot Corner Plot', 'The Lion And The Unicorn', 'Rebellion' and 'The Protestant Wind'.
59%
from 213 members
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A Touch Of Love
on DVD
(1969)
Starring: Sandy Dennis, Ian McKellen, Michael Coles
Director: Waris Hussein
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Pregnant after her first sexual encounter, Rosamund is determined to keep her baby no matter what interferes with her post-graduate studies, she refuses to involve the father. Then her daughter falls seriously ill and she must act fast to save the most important part of her new life.
60%
from 39 members
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Walk, Don't Run
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Cary Grant, Samantha Eggar, Jim Hutton
Director: Charles Walters
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When an English businessman (Cary Grant, in his final performance) arrives in Tokyo, the influx of tourists for the upcoming Olympic Games makes it impossible to find lodging. He is able to talk his way into sharing an apartment with a beautiful British woman (Samantha Eggar) and finds himself ..read more »
62%
from 366 members
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Rabbit Fever
on DVD
Starring: Lisa Barbuscia, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Tara Summers
Director: Ian Denyer
Certificate: 
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Mockumentary about the joys and pitfalls of self gratification via the currently popular 'women's accoutrement' starring some unlikely actors. Bane of the existence of many a perfectly functioning hot-blooded male in the noughties, the Rampant Rabbit vibrator, has made addicts out of many an ..read more »
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from 286 members
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John Standing facts
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...mpshire hold centre stage throughout but the supporting actors are all quality, John Standing is very good as Goldolphin with wonderful portrayal of the intrigues and treach...
