Success has James Brewster’s name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss’ daughter. Read More »
Tag Archives: Alan Bates
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, John Schlesinger
Based on Thomas Hardy’s 19th century novel, Bathsheba Everdene is a willful Read More »
Secret Friends (1991) Dennis Potter, Alan Bates, Gina Bellman, Frances Barber
During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. Read More »
Zorba the Greek AKA Alexis Sorbas (1964) Mihalis Kakogiannis, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Traveling to inspect an abandoned mine his father owns in Crete, English author Basil (Alan Bates) Read More »
The Go-Between (1971) Joseph Losey, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Margaret Leighton
Summer 1900: Queen Victoria’s last and the summer Leo turns 13. Read More »
Dr. M (1990) Claude Chabrol, Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas
In the not-too-distant future, Berlin is shocked by a series of spectacular suicides. Read More »
Royal Flash (1975) Richard Lester, Malcolm McDowell, Alan Bates, Florinda Bolkan
Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) of the British Army is a cad, a coward Read More »
The Shout (1978) Jerzy Skolimowski, Alan Bates, Susannah York, John Hurt
Bored while officiating a cricket match at a psychiatric hospital Read More »
Nijinsky (1980) Herbert Ross, Alan Bates, George De La Pena, Leslie Browne
Set in the early 1910s at a time of passionate artistic experimentalism Read More »
Butley (1974) Harold Pinter, Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O’Callaghan
A day in the life of Ben Butley. But definitely not a day to remember for this T.S. Eliot scholar at the University of London. Read More »
Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1984) Michael Lindsay-Hogg, James Mason, Alan Bates, Greta Scacchi
Dr. Fischer has an unusual hobby – to expose human greed. Read More »
The Wicked Lady (1983) Michael Winner, Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud
Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Read More »
We Think the World of You (1988) Colin Gregg, Alan Bates, Max Wall, Liz Smith
An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. Read More »
The Cherry Orchard (1999) Michael Cacoyannis, Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Tushka Bergen
Abandoned by her lover and penniless, the charming, aristocratic, and vulnerable Madame Lubov Andreyevna Ranevskaya Read More »
A Prayer For The Dying (1987) Mike Hodges, Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates
Martin Fallon is an IRA bomber who tries to blow up a troop truck but instead kills a bus load of school children. Read More »