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Orders To Kill review by rififi from Middlesex

To kill or not to kill 7 October 2009
...People seem to be slowly forgetting Anthony Asquith, which is a pity as he made a lot of good films in a long career. These days most of us know him only by the ones that turn... Read customer review

Anthony Asquith - filmography

The Yellow Rolls-Royce on DVD (1964)
Starring: Ingrid Bergman
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Three stories about the lives and loves of those who own a certain yellow Rolls-Royce.

66% from 181 members

The Millionairess on DVD (1960)
Starring: Sophia Loren, Peter Sellers, Vittorio De Sica
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Anthony Asquith, more famous for his direction of George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, here adapts the lighter, though still socially conscious Shaw play, THE MILLIONAIRESS. Sophia Loren, as the beautiful, statuesque heiress, Epifinia, can't find a man who measures up to her late father's marriage test...read more »

52% from 398 members

Orders To Kill on DVD (1957)
Starring: Eddie Albert, Paul Massie, Lillian Gish
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
ORDERS TO KILL is a psychological drama about a young American bomber pilot (played by Paul Massie , winner of the Most Promising Newcomer to Film Award at the 1959 BAFTA Film Awards) who is sent to Nazi-occupied France to kill a Paris lawyer (Eddie Albert – ROMAN HOLIDAY) believed to be betraying ..read more »

65% from 94 members

The Young Lovers on DVD (1954)
Starring: Odile Versois, David Knight, Joseph Tomelty
Director: Anthony Asquith
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THE YOUNG LOVERS is a contemporary ROMEO AND JULLIET set against the uneasy political climate of Eastern Europe in the 1950s. David Knight stars as the son of a US Embassy official. Through the chance meeting of the title, the young man falls in love with Odile Versois, daughter of a Communist ..read more »

22% from 5 members

Carrington V.C. on DVD (1954)
Starring: David Niven, Margaret Leighton, Noelle Middleton
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
A court-martial attempts to find out why, and if, an officer embezzled his unit's funds.

65% from 68 members

The Final Test on DVD (1953)
Starring: Jack Warner, Robert Morley, George Relph
Director: Anthony Asquith
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A cricket drama which follows the final test in the series between England and Australia. England's favourite player is retiring after the match and wants his son to witness his final game, but his son would rather interview an eccentric poet. Fortunately the poet would rather watch the match too.

68% from 94 members

The Importance Of Being Earnest on DVD (1952)
Starring: Margaret Rutherford, Edith Evans, Dorothy Tutin
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Anthony Asquith, having directed a wonderful film of George Bernard Shaw's PYGMALION, turned in 1952 to another classic, one of the greatest theatrical comedies, Oscar Wilde's THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST. Set at the height of the Victorian era, popularly imagined to be a cold and repressive ..read more »

71% from 844 members

The Browning Version on DVD (1951)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, Jean Kent, Nigel Patrick
Director: Anthony Asquith
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A 1951 black & white classic, in which Michael Redgrave stars as a once brilliant scholar, who goes from the despair of a failed career to the hope of a bright future.

79% from 261 members

The Woman In Question on DVD (1950)
Starring: Jean Kent, Dirk Bogarde, John McCallum
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
A woman is murdered, but she is seen in different ways by different people.

62% from 58 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Adam And Ev... on DVD (1949)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Jean Simmons
Director: Harold French, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
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When a friend dies, a gambler adopts his daughter. Complications ensue.

67% from 31 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Woman Hater on DVD (1948)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Edwige Feuillère
Director: Terence Young, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film WOMAN HATER

62% from 24 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Blanche Fury on DVD (1948)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Valerie Hobson
Director: Marc Allegret, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
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Ambitious poor relation Blanche Fullerton accepts a job as governess from her wealthy cousins who have adopted the name Fury since they acquired the ancestral home of the Fury family. Blanche plots to become the lady of the manor but her illicit passion for the vengeful, obsessed Philip Thorn sets ..read more »

67% from 34 members

The Winslow Boy on DVD (1948)
Starring: Robert Donat, Cedric Hardwicke, Basil Radford
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
A moving drama in which a young naval cadet is expelled from school for stealing a postal order. When the case comes to court his defence lawyer unravels a mysterious and surprising chain of events.

73% from 337 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Captain Boycott on DVD (1947)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Kathleen Ryan
Director: Frank Launder, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film CAPTAIN BOYCOTT

72% from 33 members

Stewart Granger Collection - The Magic Bow on DVD (1946)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert
Director: Bernard Knowles, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film THE MAGIC BOW

65% from 30 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Caravan on DVD (1946)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Jean Kent
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Leslie Arlis
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film CARAVAN.

61% from 28 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Madonna Of ... on DVD (1945)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Leslie Arlis
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film MADONNA OF THE SEVEN MOONS

59% from 43 members

The Way To The Stars (1945)
Starring: Michael Redgrave, John Mills, Rosamund John
Director: Anthony Asquith
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Anthony Asquith's THE WAY TO THE STARS is an outstanding drama set during the Second World War. When a deserted airfield in rural England becomes a bustling fighter command base, Americans arrive to join the Royal Air Force and help turn the tide of war. Various conflicts and relationships arise ..read more »

67% from 506 members
Not available for rental

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

Stewart Granger Collection - Waterloo Road on DVD (1945)
Starring: John Mills, Stewart Granger, Alastair Sim
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Sidney Gilliat, Anthony Asquith
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As World War Two rages, Jim Colter (John Mills) finds himself called to serve in the army - but he's soon to find himself at war on two fronts. While he's away his wife Tillie attracts the amorous attention Ted Purvis, a vicious spiv and self-acclaimed ladies man. When Jim finds out he decides ..read more »

66% from 173 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Fanny By Ga... on DVD (1944)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Leslie Arlis
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger film FANNY BY GASLIGHT

64% from 46 members

Stewart Granger Collection - Love Story on DVD (1944)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Margaret Lockwood
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Leslie Arlis, Anthony Asquith
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When concert pianist Lissa Campbell learns that she has a serious heart problem. she vows to enjoy what time she has left.

68% from 39 members

We Dive At Dawn on DVD (1943)
Starring: John Mills, Eric Portman, Jack Watling
Director: Anthony Asquith
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We Dive At Dawn is a gripping tale of WWII naval warfare in the Baltics, starring John Mills as Lt. Freddie Taylor, a British submarine Captain. The crew of the Sea Tiger are summoned from leave on shore with their families, and sent on a secret mission to intercept the Nazi battleship Brandenburg. ..read more »

66% from 1,252 member

Stewart Granger Collection - The Lamp St... on DVD (1943)
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Rosamund John
Director: Maurice Elvey, Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
A tribute to the important work of female nurses during World War II.

60% from 35 members

Freedom Radio on DVD (1941)
Starring: Clive Brook, Diana Wynyard, Raymond Huntley
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
A stirring wartime adventure. The Ryder family find their loyalty split as the Nazis rise to power.

60% from 25 members

Cottage to Let (1941)
Starring: John Mills, George Cole, Michael Wilding
Director: Anthony Asquith, Anthony Asqu
Certificate:
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A film adaptation, with the original stage actors, of one of the first war-time stage thrillers about an unsuspecting inventor who is in danger of being kidnapped by a Fifth Columnist organisation.

69% from 135 members
Not available for rental

Pygmalion on DVD (1938)
Starring: Wendy Hiller, Leslie Howard, Winifred Lawson
Director: Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
Certificate:
Shaw's play in which a Victorian dialect expert bets that he can teach a lower-class girl to speak proper English and thus be taken for a lady.

75% from 361 members

A Cottage On Dartmoor on DVD (1929)
Starring: Hans Schlettow, Uno Henning, Norah Baring
Director: Anthony Asquith
Certificate:
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Shot at British Instructional Films' newly opened Welwyn Studios, A Cottage on Dartmoor marked another milestone for Anthony Asquith following his impressive 1928 debut Shooting Stars. A straightforward but beautifully realised tale of sexual jealousy, the film easily counters the entrenched ..read more »

74% from 148 members

Stewart Granger Collection (12 discs) on DVD
Starring: Stewart Granger, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert
Director: Arthur Crabtree, Anthony Asquith, Arthur Crabt
Certificate:
Includes the Stewart Granger films ADAM AND EVELYNE, BLANCHE FURY, CAESER AND CLEOPATRA, CAPTAIN BOYCOTT, FANNY BY GASLIGHT, LAMP STILL BURNS, LOVE STORY, MADONNA OF THE SEVEN MOONS, MAGIC BOW, WATERLOO ROAD, WOMAN HATER, and CARAVAN.

62% from 78 members

Rudolf Nureyev And Margot Fonteyn - An E... on DVD
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn, The Royal Ballet
Director: Anthony Asquith, Anthony Havelock-Allan, Anthony Have
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One of the most successful dance partnerships of all time, that of Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn, is seen here. Ballet extracts include 'Les Sylphides', 'Le Corsaire', 'La Valse' and 'The Sleeping Beauty - Act 3 Aurora's Wedding'.

66% from 115 members

The Terence Rattigan Collection (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: Ann Beach, Vivien Leigh, Kenneth More
Director: Anatole Litvak, Anthony Asquith
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This collection brings together seven BBC plays based on the work of acclaimed writer Terence Rattigan. Includes: SEPARATE TABLES, FRENCH WITHOUT TEARS, THE WINSLOW BOY, THE BROWNING VERSION, AFTER THE DANCE, THE DEEP BLUE SEA, and ADVENTURE STORY.

70% from 39 members

John Mills - Centenary Collection Vol.2 (7 discs) on DVD
Starring: Noelle Middleton, John Mills, Elizabeth Sellars
Director: Anthony Asquith, Ralph Thomas, Robert Hamer
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This second volume in the JOHN MILLS CENTENARY COLLECTION features eight films starring the iconic British actor. Includes CAR OF DREAMS, FOREVER ENGLAND, THE WAY TO THE STARS, THE LONG MEMORY, ABOVE US THE WAVES, THE VICIOUS CIRCLE, TIGER BAY and RYAN'S DAUGHTER.

71% from 87 members

Anthony Asquith facts

5 most recent films

The Yellow Rolls-Royce - 3.5 stars
The Millionairess - 2.5 stars
Orders To Kill - 3.5 stars
The Young Lovers - 1.0 stars
Carrington V.C. - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

The Browning Version - 4.0 stars
Pygmalion - 4.0 stars
A Cottage On Dartmoor - 3.5 stars
The Winslow Boy - 3.5 stars
John Mills - Centenary Collection Vol.2 - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Young Lovers - 1.0 stars
Stewart Granger Collection - Madonna Of The Seven Moons - 3.0 stars
Stewart Granger Collection - The Lamp Still Burns - 3.0 stars
Freedom Radio - 3.0 stars
Stewart Granger Collection - Caravan - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

James Mason - 13 times - show films
Phyllis Calvert - 13 times - show films
Patricia Roc - 13 times - show films
Stewart Granger - 13 times - show films
Jean Kent - 11 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Leslie Arlis - 13 times - show films
Arthur Crabtree - 13 times - show films
Anatole Litvak - 6 times - show films
Maurice Elvey - 1 times - show films
Robert Hamer - 1 times - show films