Roger Livesey

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A Matter Of Life And Death review by The_Fez from Surrey

Senti-mental heaven 12 April 2005
...he chimp in Planet of the Apes) don't quite take all the glory in this film, as Roger Livesey (also title role in Col. Blimp) is energetic and enthusiastic. Many viewers ... Read customer review

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp review by from devon

Fantastic 2 January 2004
... before the end of WW2 it takes a close look at war as a gentleman's past-time. Roger Livesey is remarkable as The soldier Clive Candy who goes through three wars, The Boer,... Read customer review

I Know Where I'm Going review by from London

Undervalued gem from Powell and Pressburger 21 May 2004
...a small village. Also stuck there is a returning naval officer, Torquil MacNeil(Roger Livesey). It's soon made clear that Joan's main motivation for marriage is financial an... Read customer review

Vice Versa on DVD (1988)
Starring: Judge Reinhold, Fred Savage, Swoosie Kurtz
Director: Brian Gilbert, Peter Ustinov
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When Marshall (Judge Reinhold) and his son, Charlie (THE WONDER YEARS' Fred Savage), touch an ancient skull, they are shocked to discover that their bodies have switched! Now, Marshall, a department store executive, must deal with junior high school bullies, and Charlie can play in toy stops ..read more »

61% from 1,705 member

Futtocks End on DVD (1969)
Starring: Ronnie Barker, Michael Hordern, Roger Livesey
Director: Bob Kellett
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Swinging sixties antics as a group of people enjoy a weekend at a decaying country mansion, starring the comic legend Ronnie Barker.

61% from 474 members

Oedipus the King (1967)
Starring: Christopher Plummer, Richard Johnson, Lilli Palmer
Director: Philip Saville
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The classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles stars Christopher Plummer as the psychologically tortured Oedipus.

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Espionage (1963)
Starring: Roger Livesey, Anthony Quayle
Director: Michael Powell
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Unseen for over 40 years, Espionage is one of the rarest and most sought-after ITC series. Produced by George Justin (Twelve Angry Men) and Herbert Hirschman (The Zoo Gang), this anthology series of 24 plays covered everything from the then-current Cold War to 19th century China, from Johnson's ..read more »

51% from 6 members
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The Entertainer on DVD (1960)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates, Joan Plowright
Director: Tony Richardson
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Laurence Olivier shocked audiences accustomed to seeing him in Shakespeare or period romances when he joined forces with the two defining figures of Britain's New Wave kitchen-sink realism, director Tony Richardson and playwright John Osborne, by starring as third-rate seaside comedian Archie Rice ..read more »

65% from 637 members

The League Of Gentlemen (1960)
Starring: Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough
Director: Basil Dearden
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This British crime story has a delightfully dangerous premise: An ex-army colonel angered at being let after 25 years of service to his country, decides to fight back and put together what could be considered a nice severance package for himself. Armed with information he learned on the job, he ..read more »

56% from 1,343 member
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Master Of Ballentrae on DVD (1953)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel
Director: William Keighley
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Errol Flynn, the greatest of the swashbuckling stars, returns in The Master Of Ballentrae. Flynn stars as Ballantrae Castle's Jamie Durisdeer, a herioc highlander-turned-pirate in this version of Robert Louis Stevenson's story. Declare your allegiance... or answer to his blade!

64% from 23 members

The Master of Ballantrae (1953)
Starring: Errol Flynn, Roger Livesey, Anthony Steel
Director: William Keighley
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More swash for your buckle in this Robert Louis Stevenson tale of a highlander fighting for Bonnie Prince Charlie before taking to the high seas as a pirate.

61% from 19 members
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Vice Versa (1948)
Starring: Roger Livesey, Anthony Newley, Petula Clarke
Director: Peter Ustinov
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When businessman Paul Bultitude and his son Dick compare their numerous displeasures of life, they have no idea that their moaning will bring about such radical consequences. Soon they find each other living the other's life...

56% from 80 members
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A Matter Of Life And Death on DVD (1946)
Starring: David Niven, Kim Hunter, Marius Goring
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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Also known as Stairway to Heaven, A Matter of Life and Death is the remarkable British fantasy film that became the surprise hit of 1946. David Niven stars as Peter Carter, a World War II RAF pilot who is forced to bail out of his crippled plane without a parachute. He wakes up to find he has ..read more »

70% from 10,415 members

I Know Where I'm Going on DVD (1945)
Starring: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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Joan has known what she wants since early childhood. Now she's about to marry a millionaire, but a storm strands her on a Hebridean island and the forces of nature conspire to change her mind.

70% from 1,625 member

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp on DVD (1943)
Starring: Anton Walbrook, Deborah Kerr, Roger Livesey
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
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Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger's much-lauded epic Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, which satirizes British traditionalism, stirred up impassioned hostilities and indignations among the Brits when released in 1943. It so infuriated Winston Churchill, in fact, that he refused to allow its ..read more »

73% from 3,464 members

Vice Versa - 3.0 stars
Futtocks End - 3.0 stars
Oedipus the King - 3 stars
Espionage - 2.5 stars
The Entertainer - 3.5 stars

The Life And Death Of Colonel Blimp - 3.5 stars
A Matter Of Life And Death - 3.5 stars
I Know Where I'm Going - 3.5 stars
The Entertainer - 3.5 stars
Futtocks End - 3.0 stars

Oedipus the King - 3 stars
Espionage - 2.5 stars
The Master of Ballantrae - 3.0 stars
Master Of Ballentrae - 3.0 stars
Vice Versa - 3.0 stars

Richard Attenborough - 3 times - show films
Anthony Newley - 3 times - show films
Petula Clarke - 3 times - show films
John Laurie - 3 times - show films
Felix Aylmer - 3 times - show films

Michael Powell - 6 times - show films
Emeric Pressburger - 5 times - show films
Peter Ustinov - 3 times - show films
Basil Dearden - 2 times - show films
Tony Richardson - 2 times - show films