Billy Liar 1963  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Ethel Griffies, Finlay Currie, Rodney Bewes, Helen Fraser, Ernest Clark, Leonard Rossiter, Gwendolyn Watts, George Innes, Leslie Randall, Patrick Barr, Godrey Winn
Billy Fisher (Tom Courtenay) works at a funeral home but daydreams himself into a fantasy world where he is the hero. When Billy lies to cover a few indiscretions, it doesn't take long before the lies grow to take over a large portion of his life. Billy is engaged to two women and is in love with a third, Liz (Julie Christie). It is Liz who helps Billy get his life in order. He moves out of his parents' (Wilfred Pickles and Mona Washbourne) home, and Billy and Liz leave for London. But, by story's end, Billy's imagination again takes over, and he moves back to his parents' home.
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A Dandy in Aspic 1968  R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Mann
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow, Lionel Stander, Harry Andrews, Peter Cook, Per Oscarsson, Vernon Dobtcheff, Barbara Murray, Norman Bird
British double agent Alexander Eberlin (Laurence Harvey) is dedicated to his espionage world, but he finds love and support from Caroline (Mia Farrow).
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 Doctor Zhivago 1965  N/R, 197 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: David Lean
Cast: Omar Sharif, Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, Tom Courtenay, Alec Guinness, Rod Steiger, Ralph Richardson, Rita Tushingham, Klaus Kinski, Adrienne Corri, Siobhan McKenna, Jeffrey Rockland, Tarek Sharif, Bernard Kay, Gerard Tichy
Costuming and scenery are terrific in this Hollywood extravaganza. The Russian Revolution is the backdrop for Boris Pasternak's story about Dr. Yuri Zhivago (Omar Sharif) who falls in love with Lara (Julie Christie). There is one problem: he is already married to Tonya (Geraldine Chaplin). The film won five Academy Awards and was nominated for five others, including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actor (Tom Courtenay as Pasha, a revolutionary). 1 User Review
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| | Bettu 08/19/2007 | | I saw Doctor Zhivago in 1965 and to this day watch the video/DVD about 5-6 times a year. And ..... I have personally seen Omar Sherif buying fish in the Zamalek quarter of Cairo, Egypt!! |
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The Dresser 1983  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff, Joe Belcher
During World War II in war-torn England, temperamental Shakespearean actor "Sir" (Albert Finney) gets his every demand catered to by a faithful dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), who tries to get the aging "Sir" through a myriad of moods. The show must go on–despite bombs falling–and the devoted Norman, once again, provides the care necessary to get "Sir" onstage for his performance in "King Lear." Both Finney and Courtenay received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor; other nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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The Golden Compass 2007  PG-13, 114 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Fantasy / Thriller
Director: Chris Weitz
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Dakota Blue Richards, Daniel Craig, Sam Elliott, Eva Green, Christopher Lee, Tom Courtenay, Derek Jacobi, Ben Walker, Freddie Highmore, Ian McKellen, Ian McShane, Kristin Scott Thomas, Kathy Bates, Jim Carter
Her uncle, Lord Asriel (Daniel Craig) has made it possible for orphaned, young Lyra (Dakota Blue Richards) to be raised at Jordan University. As an explorer, Asriel is often away, and he returns this time from the Arctic Circle with evidence that "Dust," which has properties that could unite the universe, exists. Asriel goes back on another expedition, and the evil Mrs. Coulter (Nicole Kidman) takes Lyra under her wing. But, when Lyra's best friend Roger (Ben Walker) is kidnapped, Lyra acquires a golden compass that, when in the right hands, will reveal truth. Now, Lyra sets off into the frozen north to rescue Roger and other children who have been kidnapped by child-stealing "Gobblers." And adventures ensue. The film received an Academy Award for Best Visueal Effects and received one additional nomination.
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King Rat 1965 N/R, 134 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Bryan Forbes
Cast: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal, Denholm Elliott, James Donald, Todd Armstrong, John Mills, Leonard Rossiter, Gerald Sim, John Standing, Alan Webb
Based on James Clavell's novel, the story takes place in a Japanese POW camp during World War II. Corporal King (George Segal) is quite a schemer and has a number of rackets going on, including selling rats to fellow prisoners for food. When he finds out that prisoner Peter Marlowe (James Fox) can speak Malay, the language of the locals, he sees an opportunity to expand his business. Academy award nominations were received for Black and White Cinematography and Art Direction.
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The Last Butterfly 1991 PG-13, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karel Kachyna
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Ingrid Held, Freddie Jones, Milan Knazko, Josef Kemr, Ludek Kopriva, Linda Jablonska, Pavel Bobek, Josef Laufer
The Gestapo persuades French mime Antoine Moreau (Tom Courtenay) to put on a show for the Terezin children as propaganda to convince the Red Cross and the world that all is well in concentration camps. And what a show it is: the gingerbread house turns out to be a prison, and the witch feeds the children into her oven of flames.
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Last Orders 2001 R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Schepisi
Cast: Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings, Bob Hoskins, Helen Mirren, Ray Winstone, JJ Feild, Cameron Fitch, Nolan Hemmings, Anatol Yusef
Seventy years of Jack Dodd's (Michael Caine) life are remembered by his friends as they travel from London to a seaside resort to scatter Jack's ashes at sea. The journey brings out good as well as painful memories, which serve as a catalyst in bonding Jack's friends to each other.
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Let Him Have It 1991  R, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Paul Reynolds, Tom Bell, Eileen Atkins, Clare Holman, Michael Elphick, Mark McGann, Tom Courtenay, Michael Gough, Ronald Fraser
As a teenager in 1950, Derek (Christopher Eccleston) finds he can make easy money by joining a group of London's street toughs. However, when petty crimes turn into murder, Derek is faced with a death sentence for a crime he did not commit. Well-made film from the UK.
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 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Avis Bunnage, Michael Redgrave, James Bolam, Alec McCowen, Peter Madden, Frank Finlay, James Fox, Joe Robinson, Dervis Ward, Topsy Jane, Julia Foster, John Thaw, Chris Williams, Christopher Parker
Young Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is in reform school after joining his friend Mike (James Bolam) and stealing from a baker's shop. Colin's life seems to be going nowhere until the school's Governor (Michael Redgrave) convinces him to enter a race between students in the reform school and the pupils at the local public school. Now, Colin must balance his desire to win with his frustrations in what he believes is a less than praiseworthy system.
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 Nicholas Nickleby 2002 PG, 152 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas McGrath
Cast: Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Anne Hathaway, Jamie Bell, Edward Fox, Romola Garai, Tom Courtenay, Nathan Lane, Alan Cumming, Barry Humphries
After the death of his father, Nicholas Nickleby (Charlie Hunnam) and his family seek help from Uncle Ralph (Christopher Plummer). But Uncle Ralph seems determined to split up the family members. He disposes of Nicholas by sending him to a boarding school for poor boys that is run by the dastardly Wackford Squeers (Jim Broadbent). All is not lost; Nicholas and his friend, Smike (Jamie Bell), escape and set out to reunite the Nicklebys.
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The Night of the Generals 1967 PG, 148 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller
Director: Anatole Litvak
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay, Donald Pleasence, Joanna Pettet, Philippe Noiret, Charles Gray, Coral Browne, John Gregson, Nigel Stock, Christopher Plummer, Juliette Greco, Yves Brainville, Sacha Pitoeff, Charles Millot
When Maj. Grau (Omar Sharif) investigates the 1942 murder of a Warsaw prostitute, the evidence points to three German Generals (Donald Pleasence, Charles Gray, and Peter O'Toole). The case remains unsolved, and Grau is taken off the case. Two years later, Grau is in Paris when another prostitute is killed. With help from Inspector Morand (Philippe Noiret), Grau obtains evidence that traps the General, but then Grau is killed. The case continues on until 1965 when Morand confronts the General with the evidence, and then the General kills himself.
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The Old Curiosity Shop 1995 TV, 195 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Kevin Connor
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Tom Courtenay, Sally Walsh, William Mannering, James Fox, Cornelia Hayes O'Herlihy, Frank Thornton, Timothy Watson, Ricci Harnett, Brian McGrath, Julia McKenzie, Alan Shearman, Christopher Ettridge, Doreen Keogh, Oliver Maguire
Young Nell (Sally Walsh) is cared for by her guardian grandfather Fred Trent (Peter Ustinov) at his curiosity shop. On the surface all appears good, but Fred has an obsession with gambling, which causes him to lose his business. As a result, Fred and Nell leave London and travel in the countryside where they meet many interesting characters.
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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich 1970 G, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Caspar Wrede
Cast: Tom Courtenay, Espen Skjonberg, James Maxwell, Alfred Burke, Eric Thompson, John Cording, Matthew Guinness, Alf Malland, Caspar Wrede
Adapted from Alexander Sholzhenitsyn's novel about his experiences as a Siberian labor-camp prisoner, this film version only hits the surface of what one endures during 10 years wasted in Stalin's Gulag.
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Operation Crossbow 1965 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Action / Drama
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
The Great Spy Mission
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: Sophia Loren, George Peppard, Trevor Howard, John Mills, Richard Johnson, Tom Courtenay, Jeremy Kemp, Anthony Quayle, Lilli Palmer, Paul Henreid, Helmut Dantine, Richard Todd
British commandos set out on a mission to destroy Nazi missiles during World War II.
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To Catch a Spy 1971 N/R, 94 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Catch Me a Spy
Director: Dick Clement
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Marlene Jobert, Trevor Howard, Tom Courtenay, Bernard Blier, Patrick Mower, Richard Pearson, Bernadette Lafont, Garfield Morgan, Isabel Dean, Sacha Pitoeff
After her husband is arrested for smuggling literary works, the wife finds herself becoming involved in Cold War espionage.
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| 1. Billy Liar (1963)
2. A Dandy in Aspic (1968)
3. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
4. The Dresser (1983)
5. The Golden Compass (2007)
6. King Rat (1965)
7. The Last Butterfly (1991)
8. Last Orders (2001)
9. Leonard Part 6 (1987)
10. Let Him Have It (1991)
11. The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
12. Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
13. The Night of the Generals (1967)
14. The Old Curiosity Shop (1995)
15. One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1970)
16. Operation Crossbow (1965)
aka: Code Name: Operation Crossbow
aka: The Great Spy Mission
17. To Catch a Spy (1971)
aka: Catch Me a Spy
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