Tom Courtenay — Actor (22)
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Let Him Have It (1991) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Let Him Have It
director: Peter Medak actor: Christopher Eccleston / Paul Reynolds …
other title: Gib's ihm Chris / L'âge de vivre …
In 1950s England, slow-witted Derek Bentley falls in with a group of petty criminals led by Chris Craig, a teenager with a fondness for American gangster films. Chris and Derek's friendship leads to their involvement in the true case which would forever shake England's belief in capital punishment.
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Last Orders (2001) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Last Orders
director: Fred Schepisi actor: Michael Caine / Tom Courtenay …
other title: L'ultimo bicchiere / Letzte Runde
Jack Dodd was a London butcher who enjoyed a pint with his mates for over 50 years. When he died, he died as he lived, with a smile on his face watching a horse race on which he had bet, with borrowed money. But before he died he had a final request, 'Last Orders', that his ashes be scattered in the sea at Margate. The movie follows his mates, Ray, Lenny and Vic and his foster son Vince as they journey to the sea with the ashes. Along the way, the threads of their lives, their loves and their disappointments are woven together in their memories of Jack and his wife Amy
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Happy New Year (1987) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Happy New Year
director: John G. Avildsen actor: Peter Falk / Charles Durning …
other title: Una idea genial / Feliz Ano Novo …
Small time crooksters Nick and Charlie have an elaborate plan to rob an exclusive jewelers store. Using a variety of disguises and posing as rich old men and women they begin the set-up, but then Nick falls for the owner of a neighboring antique store and things get a little complicated.
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The Night of the Generals (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Night of the Generals
director: Anatole Litvak actor: Peter O'Toole / Omar Sharif …
other title: La notte dei generali / Generalernes nat …
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, two of whom are also involved in a plot to kill Adolf Hitler.
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Catch Me a Spy (1971) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Catch Me a Spy
director: Dick Clement actor: Kirk Douglas / Marlène Jobert …
other title: Per amore ho catturato una spia russa / Les Doigts croisés …
While on vacation, a woman's husband is taken by the Russian government. After one attempt fails, she begins looking for a suitable spy to capture and trade in exchange for her husband, but she develops an attraction to the one she thinks is a good candidate.
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Operation Crossbow (1965) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge
Operation Crossbow
director: Michael Anderson actor: Sophia Loren / George Peppard …
other title: Operazione Crossbow / Operação Crossbow …
Allied agents infiltrate the Nazi rocket complex at Peenemunde in order to obtain their secrets and sabotage the plant. The film alternates between German developments of the V-1 missile and V-2 rocket (with a German cast speaking their own language) and discovery by British Intelligence of the weapon.
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King Rat (1965) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
King Rat
director: Bryan Forbes actor: George Segal / James Fox …
other title: Qualcuno da odiare / Man kaldte ham King …
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler-dealer who has managed to establish a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper-class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.
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The Day the Fish Came Out (1967) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Όταν τα Ψάρια Βγήκαν στη Στεριά
director: Mihalis Kakogiannis actor: Tom Courtenay / Candice Bergen …
other title: Der Tag, an dem die Fische kamen / Όταν τα Ψάρια Βγήκαν στη Στεριά …
A plane carrying a weapon more dangerous than a nuclear weapon goes down near Greece. To prevent panic, the officials go in dressed as tourists (who are dressed so casually that the pilots assume that they are all gay). The pilots are not to make themselves known and can't contact the rescue team. The secrecy causes a comedy of errors including the desolate Greek Isle deciding that since tourists have now arrived, they have to become touristy.
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King and Country (1964) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
King and Country
director: Joseph Losey actor: Dirk Bogarde / Tom Courtenay …
other title: Per il re e per la patria / For konge og fædreland …
During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.
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The Dresser (1983) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
The Dresser
director: Peter Yates actor: Albert Finney / Tom Courtenay …
other title: Il servo di scena / O Companheiro …
In a touring Shakespearean theater group, a backstage hand - the dresser, is devoted to the brilliant but tyrannical head of the company. He struggles to support the deteriorating star as the company struggles to carry on during the London blitz. The pathos of his backstage efforts rival the pathos in the story of Lear and the Fool that is being presented on-stage, as the situation comes to a crisis.
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Night Train to Lisbon (2013) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB
Night Train to Lisbon
director: Bille August actor: Jeremy Irons / Mélanie Laurent …
other title: Treno di notte per Lisbona / Comboio Noturno para Lisboa …
Raimund Gregorius, having saved a beautiful Portuguese woman from leaping to her death, stumbles upon a mesmerizing book by a Portuguese author, which compels him to suddenly abandon the boring life he has led for years and to embark on an enthralling adventure. In search of the author, Gregorius acts as detective, pulling together pieces of a puzzle that involves political and emotional intrigue and the highest possible stakes. His voyage is one that transcends time and space, delving into the realms of history, medicine and love, all in search of true meaning to his life.
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The Queen's Corgi (2019) [Movie] TMDB
The Queen's Corgi
director: Ben Stassen / Vincent Kesteloot actor: Rusty Shackleford / Jo Wyatt …
other title: Rex - Un cucciolo a palazzo / Dronningens Corgi …
Since his arrival at Buckingham palace, Rex lives a life of luxury. Top dog, he has superseded his three fellow Corgis in Her Majesty’s heart. His arrogance can be quite irritating. When he causes a diplomatic incident during an official dinner with the President of the United States, he falls into disgrace. Betrayed by one of his peers, Rex becomes a stray dog in the streets of London. How can he redeem himself? In love, he will find the resources to surpass himself in the face of great danger…
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Gambit (2012) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData Skybridge TMDB
Gambit
director: Michael Hoffman actor: Colin Firth / Cameron Diaz …
other title: Gambit - Una truffa a regola d’arte / Ladrões com Estilo …
An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.
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Billy Liar (1963) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
Billy Liar
director: John Schlesinger actor: Tom Courtenay / Rodney Bewes …
other title: Billy il bugiardo / Geliebter Spinner …
A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause him to lie in order to avoid the penalties. His life turns into a mess and he has an opportunity to run away and leave it all behind.
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData Douban
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
director: Tony Richardson actor: Michael Redgrave / Tom Courtenay …
other title: Gioventù amore e rabbia / Die Einsamkeit des Langstreckenläufers …
A rebellious youth, sentenced to a boy’s reformatory for robbing a bakery, rises through the ranks of the institution by impressing its Governor through his prowess as a long distance runner. He is encouraged to compete in an upcoming race, but faces ridicule from his peers.
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Doctor Zhivago (1965) [Movie] WikiData TMDB NeoDB Douban IMDb Skybridge
Doctor Zhivago
director: David Lean actor: Omar Sharif / Julie Christie …
other title: Il dottor Zivago / Doktor Zhivago …
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
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45 Years (2015) [Movie] NeoDB Douban TMDB IMDb WikiData
45 Years
7.6 (5 ratings) director: Andrew Haigh actor: Charlotte Rampling / Tom Courtenay …
other title: 45 anni / 45 år …
There is just one week until Kate Mercer's 45th wedding anniversary and the planning for the party is going well. But then a letter arrives for her husband. The body of his first love has been discovered, frozen and preserved in the icy glaciers of the Swiss Alps. By the time the party is upon them, five days later, there may not be a marriage left to celebrate.