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  • Spartacus
  • Spartacus review by James Heyland from Wolstenbury, Sussex
    Rated - 5 stars A true classic 14 May 2004
    ...livier, hero worshipping Tony Curtis, senator Charles Laughton and slave trader Peter Ustinov (even better than Oliver Reed!). If you are not a fan of Kubrick, don't be p...  
  • Death On The Nile
  • Death On The Nile review by michael#306 from HARROW
    Rated - 4 stars 26 April 2004
    ...ecently-jilted fiancee (Mia Farrow) is the chief suspect & Hercule Poirot (Peter Ustinov) & old time friend Colonel Race (David Niven) have the job of working out w...  
  • Evil Under The Sun
  • Evil Under The Sun review by Andaz from Ashington
    Rated - 5 stars Worth it! 22 January 2005
    ... the plot and scenery. V good performances, especially from the late, great Sir Peter Ustinov. Well worth sticking on your list....  

Peter Ustinov - filmography


  • Animal Farm on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Pete Postlethwaite,  Julia Ormond,  Peter Ustinov
    Director: John Stephenson
    Certificate: PG
    British production of George Orwell's revolutionary novel, where animals (workers) take over their farm (means of production) and form a society. An esteemed cast of actors voice the convincing animatronic animals, which, BABE-style, were created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Director Stephenson ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 54% from 382 members
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  • Stiff Upper Lips (1998)
    Starring: Peter Ustinov,  Prunella Scales,  Georgina Cates
    Director: Gary Sinyor
    Certificate: TBC
    Young upper-class fellow Edward arrives with his friend Cedric at the family manse, Ivory Hall. He plans to pair off Cedric with his sister Emily. Emily, on the other hand, falls in love with a son of local peasant, George. Old Aunt Agnes sends all the bunch off, first to Italy and then to India, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.0 55% from 12 members
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  • Lorenzo's Oil on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Nick Nolte,  Susan Sarandon,  Peter Ustinov
    Director: George Miller
    Certificate: 12
    The true story of determined parents, economist Augusto and linguist Michaela Odone who battled time and the medical establishment to save the life of their son who was diagnosed in 1985 with a rare disease (Adrenoleukodystrophy). Academy Award Nominations: 2, including Best (Original) Screenplay, ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 70% from 355 members
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  • Around The World In Eighty Days (2 discs) on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Pierce Brosnan,  Eric Idle,  Julia Nickson-Soul
    Director: Buzz Kulik
    Certificate: PG
    Jules Verne's classic adventure, this time recorded for television, stars Pierce Brosnan as Phileas Fogg who places a bet that he can circumnavigate the globe within 80 days. His sidekick Passepartout is played by Eric Idle, and they are pursued by a detective (Peter Ustinov) to check they are ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 52% from 432 members
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  • The Secret Identity Of Jack The Ripper on DVD (1988)
    Starring: Peter Ustinov,  Jan Leeming
    Director: Louis J. Horvitz
    Certificate: 15
    Between August and November 1888, a ruthless murderer who soon became known as Jack the Ripper was stalking the streets of Whitechapel, creating fear and panic among the local people. The Ripper was never caught, and the mystery remains unsolved to this day. Presented by Peter Ustinov, this ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 50% from 127 members
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  • Tarka The Otter on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Peter Ustinov
    Director: David Cobham
    Certificate: PG
    TARKA THE OTTER, based on the Henry Williamson book, is the classic story of one otter's life in the English countryside. Tarka must use his animal instincts to outwit not only man but man's best friend. Peter Ustinov narrates this much-loved tale.
    Rate this: 3.0 63% from 403 members
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  • Death On The Nile on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Simon MacCorkindale,  Jack Warden,  Angela Lansbury
    Director: John Guillermin
    Certificate: PG
    A deluxe version of Agatha Christie's favourite mystery story, published in 1937, and a thematic follow-up to her Murder on the Orient Express. Set aboard a steamship cruising down the Nile, an extremely unpopular heiress is murdered and everyone on the ship is suspect. The passengers include the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 73% from 226 members
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  • Logan's Run on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Michael York,  Jenny Agutter,  Richard Jordan
    Director: Michael Anderson
    Certificate: 12
    Winner of an Oscar for Best Special Effects. A dazzling preview of America in the 23rd Century, a perfect world of total pleasure, but living past 30 is a crime. Based on the novel by William F. Nolan.
    Rate this: 3.5 70% from 1,061 members
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  • Hot Millions (1968)
    Starring: Peter Ustinov,  Maggie Smith
    Director: Eric Till
    Certificate: TBC
    Marcus Pendleton is released from prison after serving his time for embezzlement, only to find that the world has changed. Realising that computers are the new ledgers, he masquerades as Caesar Smith, a computer programmer, and finds employment in this corporate world. So begins his biggest ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 50% from 17 members
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  • Billy Budd (1962)
    Starring: Robert Ryan,  Peter Ustinov,  Melvyn Douglas
    Director: Peter Ustinov
    Certificate: TBC
    Adapted from the last book written by Herman Melville, an allegory of good vs. evil, with innocence standing by as the helpless victim. A naive young man is pressed into the service of the British Navy at the very end of the 18th century. He views first hand the cruelty and extreme brutality of the ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 74% from 5 members
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  • The Sundowners (1960)
    Starring: Deborah Kerr,  Robert Mitchum,  Peter Ustinov
    Director: Fred Zinnemann
    Certificate: TBC
    Garnering an impressive five Oscar nominations and containing a starring role for Robert Mitchum, THE SUNDOWNERS is a drama weaved around the daily lives of the Carmody family. The family members work together as sheep herders and find themselves constantly travelling in order to find further ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.5 90% from 1 members
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  • Spartacus on DVD (1960)
    Starring: Kirk Douglas,  Laurence Olivier,  Jean Simmons
    Director: Stanley Kubrick
    Certificate: PG
    SPARTACUS, based on Howard Fast's popular novel, is Stanley Kubrick's glorious masterpiece about a slave uprising in Rome in 70 BC. Kirk Douglas, who also served as executive producer, stars as the title character, a man born of a slave woman and a slave master who has known nothing but chains for ..read more »
    Rate this: 4.0 76% from 1,756 members
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  • Les Espions on DVD (1957)
    Starring: Curt Jurgens,  Gerard Sety,  Vera Clouzot
    Director: Henri-Georges Clouzot
    Certificate: 15
    This French thriller sees a down-on-his-luck doctor lured by the American military to look after a mysterious patient in return for a handsome reward. Soon his hospital is overrun with international spies, all desperate to get their hands on the information that the patient holds.
    Rate this: 3.0 55% from 222 members
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  • Lola Montes (1955)
    Starring: Martine Carol,  Peter Ustinov,  Anton Walbrook
    Director: Max Ophuls
    Certificate: TBC
    The film tells the tragical story of the life of Lola Montes who was a great adventurer and stopped being the attraction of her circus after having been the lover of various important men.
    Rate this: 3.5 71% from 19 members
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