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Flora Robson - what members say

The Beast in the Cellar review by from Edinburgh, Scotland

Horror.... ?? 8 July 2005
...re of a psychological tale of the sadness of wasted lives.... Beryl Reid and Flora Robson excell as slightly dotty, slightly sinister spinsters who conceal a secret in b... Read customer review

Tall Headlines review by FrankIV from Cirencester, England

Interesting 26 March 2009
...ey rather than cinematic. The casting, however, is odd: Andre Morell and Dame Flora Robson are fine, but it's difficult to accept Mai Zetterling as a character named Dori... Read customer review

Flora Robson - filmography

Les Miserables on DVD (1978)
Starring: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack
Director: Glenn Jordan
Certificate:
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Victor Hugo's classic story of triumph of good over evil. Set in France in 1796.

63% from 271 members

Hannie Caulder on DVD (1971)
Starring: Raquel Welch, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam
Director: Burt Kennedy
Certificate:
In 'Hannie Caulder' a woman called Hannie Caulder, is out for revenge against the evil villains who raped her and killed her husband.

58% from 228 members

Sin on DVD (1970)
Starring: Raquel Welch, Richard Johnson, Flora Robson
Director: George P. Cosmatos
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Ready to receive a bequest from his recently deceased father, Orestes returns to his Greek birthplace after a 15 year absence. Here, he finds that little has changed. The ancient traditions, superstitions and religious practises that drove him away all remain in place - as does the seductive beauty ..read more »

45% from 13 members

Guns at Batasi on DVD (1964)
Starring: Richard Attenborough, Jack Hawkins, Flora Robson
Director: John Guillermin
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An anachronistic martinet RSM on a remote Colonial African army caught in a local coup d'etat must use his experience to defend those in his care.

69% from 69 members

55 Days at Peking (1963)
Starring: Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, David Niven
Director: Nicholas Ray
Certificate:
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.

60% from 49 members
Currently unavailable

The Malta Story on DVD (1953)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Anthony Steel
Director: Brian Desmond Hurst
Certificate:
This British wartime drama focuses on the crucial battle for control of Malta. Lieutenant Peter Ross, a Royal Air Force reconnaissance photographer, gets shot down over Malta while flying to Egypt. Since he cannot get off the island, the British forces there employ his talents to help defeat the ..read more »

66% from 885 members

Tall Headlines on DVD (1952)
Starring: Andre Morell, Flora Robson, Michael Denison
Director: Terence Young
Certificate:
George and Mary Rackham's son Ronnie was found guilty of murdering a young girl and subsequently hanged. In an effort to escape the stigma of their son's actions, the couple and their remaining children move away from the family home and change their name. But their dark past proves hard to shake ..read more »

53% from 26 members

Saraband For Dead Lovers on DVD (1948)
Starring: Stewart Granger, Joan Greenwood, Flora Robson
Director: Basil Dearden, Michael Relph
Certificate:
A historical romance of star-crossed lovers set in the days of George I. A memorable tribute to Stewart Granger who died on August 16th, 1993. Based on the novel by Helen Simpson.

62% from 87 members

Black Narcissus (1946)
Starring: Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Deborah Kerr
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Certificate:
Anglo-Catholic nuns on an isolated missionary assignment in the Himalayas face an assortment of worldly challenges including sexual temptations and other intriguing ups and downs. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden.

73% from 2,407 members
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The Years Between on DVD (1946)
Starring: Valerie Hobson, Michael Redgrave, Flora Robson
Director: Compton Bennett
Certificate:
Michael Redgrave, Valerie Hobson, Flora Robson and Felix Aylmer star in this moving and sophisticated story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Second World War and based on the play by Daphne Du Maurier. After hearing news that her officer husband has been killed in battle, Diana ..read more »

61% from 88 members

Black Narcissus - Blu-ray (1946)
Starring: Kathleen Byron, Jenny Laird, Deborah Kerr
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Certificate:
Anglo-Catholic nuns on an isolated missionary assignment in the Himalayas face an assortment of worldly challenges including sexual temptations and other intriguing ups and downs. Based on the novel by Rumer Godden.

74% from 341 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Caesar and ... on DVD (1945)
Starring: Claude Rains, Vivien Leigh, James Mason
Director: Gabriel Pascal, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
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In this film adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's lavish epic, the venerable Julius Caesar (Claude Rains) meets Cleopatra (Vivian Leigh) under the Sphinx in ancient Egypt. Although the Roman Emperor finds her childishly innocent, she is capable of seizing the throne from her brother and cold-..read more »

55% from 204 members

Two Thousand Women on DVD (1944)
Starring: Phyllis Calvert, Flora Robson, Patricia Roc
Director: Frank Launder
Certificate:
The '2000 Women' of the film's title are the female inmates in a WW II German concentration camp in France. Though many of the women don't get along, they are united in their hatred for their Nazi captors. The story takes a truly melodramatic turn when three English airmen parachute into the camp, ..read more »

64% from 36 members

Wuthering Heights on DVD (1939)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven
Director: William Wyler
Certificate:
When Mr. Earnshaw encounters Heathcliff, a ragamuffin orphan, he kindly brings the boy into his home and makes him part of the family. Instantly Heathcliff falls hopelessly in love with the daughter of the house, the beautiful but headstrong Catherine. When a wealthy neighbor woos her, Catherine's ..read more »

64% from 2,686 members

The Lion Has Wings on DVD (1939)
Starring: Merle Oberon, June Duprez, Ralph Richardson
Director: Michael Powell, Adrian Brunel, Brian Desmond H
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The semidocumentary war film THE LION HAS WINGS states its case in broad strokes, juxtaposing images of rampaging German-dictator Adolf Hitler and appeasing British prime minister Neville Chamberlain with stock shots of bleating sheep. The film then depicts Great Britain as a great lion, willing ..read more »

54% from 35 members

Fire Over England on DVD (1937)
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Vivian Leigh, Flora Robson
Director: William K. Howard, William K. Howard
Certificate:
Set during the reign of Elizabeth I, Fire over England follows the adventures of Michael Ingolby, agent of the Queen, as he tries to uncover the extent of a Spanish spy-ring operating in England. This requires him to pretend to be one of them. When his pretence fails he is imprisoned in Spain. Can ..read more »

60% from 85 members

Errol Flynn - Signature Collection (6 discs) on DVD
Starring: Errol Flynn, Olivia De Havilland, Olivia de Havilland
Director: Michael Curtiz, Raol Walsh
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This fantastic box set features six of Errol Flynn's finest performances. Features: 1. Captain Blood - 1935 2. Dodge City - 1939 3. The Private Lives Of Elizabeth And Essex - 1939 4. The Sea Hawk - 1940 5. They Died With Their Boots On - 1941 6. Dive Bomber - 1941 7. The Adventures Of Errol Flynn

81% from 43 members

The Beast in the Cellar on DVD
Starring: Beryl Reid, Flora Robson, John Hamill
Director: James Kelley
Certificate:
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Two spinsters have kept their mad brother locked up in their cellar for 30 years, little did they know he'd escape...

52% from 178 members

Flora Robson facts

5 most recent films

Les Miserables - 3.0 stars
Hannie Caulder - 3.0 stars
Sin - 2.5 stars
Guns at Batasi - 3.5 stars
55 Days at Peking - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Black Narcissus - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Black Narcissus - 3.5 stars
Guns at Batasi - 3.5 stars
The Malta Story - 3.5 stars
Wuthering Heights - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Sin - 2.5 stars
Tall Headlines - 2.5 stars
The Lion Has Wings - 2.5 stars
Two Thousand Women - 3.0 stars
Errol Flynn - Signature Collection - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jack Hawkins - 4 times - show films
Stewart Granger - 3 times - show films
Jean Simmons - 3 times - show films
Anthony Perkins - 2 times - show films
Esmond Knight - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Powell - 3 times - show films
Gabriel Pascal - 2 times - show films
James Kelley - 2 times - show films
Brian Desmond Hurst - 2 times - show films
Emeric Pressburger - 2 times - show films