1947 in a small town in England. The war has been over for two years Read More »
Tag Archives: Maggie Smith
The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987) Jack Clayton, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins, Wendy Hiller
A penniless middle-aged spinster scrapes by giving piano lessons in the Dublin of the 1950s. Read More »
Travels with my Aunt (1972) George Cukor, Maggie Smith, Alec McCowen, Louis Gossett Jr.
At his mother’s funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta Read More »
Hot Millions (1968) Eric Till, Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Karl Malden
Marcus is just out of prison for embezelment but discovers that it is no longer a world of ledgers but has become one of computers. Read More »
The Missionary (1982) Richard Loncraine, Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard
In 1905, after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, the Rev. Charles Fortesque is recalled to England Read More »
Young Cassidy (1965) Jack Cardiff, John Ford, Rod Taylor, Julie Christie, Maggie Smith
In Dublin 1910, Johnny Cassidy, an impoverished idealist’s ambitions are restricted by the demands of looking after his family Read More »
Nowhere to Go (1958) Seth Holt, Basil Dearden, George Nader, Maggie Smith, Bernard Lee, Crime, Drama
Paul Gregory is sprung from jail in London by his accomplice after getting a stretch as expected for robbing a woman who falls for his charms. Read More »
All the Kings Men (1999) Julian Jarrold, David Jason, Maggie Smith, William Ash, Drama, Mystery, War
Feature-length drama about the mystery of Sandringham Company, which disappeared in action at Gallipoli in 1915. Read More »
Washington Square (1997) Agnieszka Holland, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Albert Finney, Maggie Smith, Drama, Romance
Set in 1870’s New York, a spinster heiress is courted by a much younger, penniless man, much to the chagrin of her over-protective father Read More »
Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973) Alan J. Pakula, Maggie Smith, Timothy Bottoms, Don Jaime de Mora y Aragón, Comedy, Drama
BBC Play of the Month: The Millionairess (1972) William Slater, Maggie Smith, Peter Barkworth, James Villiers, Drama
Epifania is the richest woman in England. She’s also strong-willed, highly intelligent, fiercely determined and an expert at Judo, which makes her hard to live with.
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A Room with a View (1985) James Ivory, Maggie Smith, Helena Bonham Carter, Denholm Elliott, Drama, Romance
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperone Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy’s life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
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Gosford Park (2001) Robert Altman, Maggie Smith, Ryan Phillippe, Michael Gambon, Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Maverick American filmmaker Robert Altman takes a witty and absorbing look at the foibles of the British class system in this intelligent murder mystery set in the early ’30s. Sir William McCordle (Michael Gambon) and his wife Lady Sylvia (Kristin Scott Thomas) are a pair of wealthy British socialites who have invited a variety of friends, relatives, and acquaintances to their mansion in the country for a weekend of hunting and relaxation…
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