David Niven — Actor (53)
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Escape to Athena (1979)
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George P. Cosmatos actor: Roger Moore / Telly Savalas …
other title: Amici e nemici / Flugten til Athena …
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.
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The Prisoner of Zenda (1937)
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John Cromwell actor: Ronald Colman / Madeleine Carroll …
other title: Il prigioniero di Zenda / Der Gefangene von Zenda …
A kingdom's ascending heir, marked for assassination, switches identities with a lookalike, who takes his place at the coronation. When the real king is kidnapped, his followers try to find him, while the stand-in falls in love with the king's intended bride, the beautiful Princess Flavia.
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Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
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Blake Edwards actor: David Niven / Robert Wagner …
other title: Pantera Rosa - Il mistero Clouseau / Den lyserøde panter ser rødt …
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sgt. Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
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The Sea Wolves (1980)
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Andrew V. McLaglen actor: Gregory Peck / Roger Moore …
other title: L'oca selvaggia colpisce ancora / Søulvene kommer …
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results. Unable to undertake a full military operation in the Portuguese stronghold, English intelligence brings out of retirement a crew of geriatric ex-soldiers, veterans from World War I, using their age as cover. These old soldiers are asked to take to the seas and pull off an unlikely undercover mission.
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Prudence and the Pill (1968)
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Fielder Cook / Ronald Neame actor: Deborah Kerr / David Niven …
other title: Prudenza e la pillola / Sarilhos Conjugais …
Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald, or all of the above?
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Happy Ever After (1954)
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Mario Zampi actor: David Niven / Yvonne De Carlo …
other title: L'eredità di un uomo tranquillo / Héritage et vieux fantômes …
The whole village mourns when General O'Leary, owner of a hunting estate in South Ireland, is killed in an accident. His nephew, Jasper O'Leary, takes over the state and soon has aroused the displeasure of all, with the exception of Serena McGluskey, as much a schemer as he is a cad. Led by Thady O'Heggarty, the villagers plot to drive Jasper away. They use the occasion of "O'Leary Night", when the ghost of the first O'Leary walks the halls, to create general chaos.
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Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
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Blake Edwards actor: David Niven / Peter Sellers …
other title: Sulle orme della Pantera Rosa / På sporet af den lyserøde panter …
The Pink Panther diamond is stolen once again from Lugash and the authorities call in Chief Inspector Clouseau from France. His plane disappears en-route. This time, famous French TV reporter Marie Jouvet sets out to solve the mystery and starts to interview everybody connected to Clouseau.
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The Bishop's Wife (1947)
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Henry Koster actor: Cary Grant / Loretta Young …
other title: La moglie del vescovo / O Mensageiro do Céu …
An Episcopal Bishop, Henry Brougham, has been working for months on the plans for an elaborate new cathedral which he hopes will be paid for primarily by a wealthy, stubborn widow. He is losing sight of his family and of why he became a churchman in the first place. Enter Dudley, an angel sent to help him. Dudley does help everyone he meets, but not necessarily in the way they would have preferred. With the exception of Henry, everyone loves him, but Henry begins to believe that Dudley is there to replace him, both at work and in his family's affections, as Christmas approaches.
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Bachelor Mother (1939)
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Garson Kanin actor: Charlie Hall / Charlie Hall …
other title: Situazione imbarazzante / Mãe por Acaso …
Polly Parrish, a clerk at Merlin's Department Store, is mistakenly presumed to be the mother of a foundling. Outraged at Polly's unmotherly conduct, David Merlin becomes determined to keep the single woman and "her" baby together.
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The Moon Is Blue (1953)
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Otto Preminger actor: William Holden / David Niven …
other title: La vergine sotto il tetto / Wolken sind überall …
Two aging playboys are both after the same attractive young woman, but she fends them off by claiming that she plans to remain a virgin until her wedding night. Both men determine to find a way around her objections.
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Cleopatra (1934)
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Cecil B. DeMille actor: Claudette Colbert / Warren William …
other title: Kleopatra / Cléopâtre
The queen of Egypt barges the Nile and flirts with Mark Antony and Julius Caesar.
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The Brain (1969)
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Gérard Oury actor: Jean-Paul Belmondo / Bourvil …
other title: Il cervello / O Cérebro …
Arthur and Anatole are two little robbers. They want to rob money, money that will travel in a special train from Paris to Bruxelles. They don't know that other people have planned to do the same thing.
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The Remarkable Rocket (1975)
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Gerald Potterton actor: David Niven / Graham Stark
An animated version of the Oscar Wilde story about a conceited firework rocket, whose pride hides his downfall in the world.
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King, Queen, Knave (1972)
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Jerzy Skolimowski actor: John Moulder-Brown / David Niven …
other title: Un ospite gradito... per mia moglie / König, Dame, Bube …
Based on a novel by Vladimir Nabokov, this English-language satirical drama details the experiences of Frank (John Moulder Brown), a young orphan who finds himself deep in the romantic clutches of his uncle's sensual wife. After Frank's parents die, he goes to live with his aunt Martha (Gina Lollabrigida) and uncle Charles (David Niven). Sexy Martha entices Frank into her embrace then wants him to kill her husband so that they can live off of his money. Frank wouldn't mind so much, but he really likes his uncle.
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Candleshoe (1977)
Candleshoe
Norman Tokar actor: David Niven / Helen Hayes …
other title: Una ragazza, un maggiordomo e una lady / Abenteuer auf Schloß Candleshoe …
When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize. By convincing a girl named Casey to impersonate the estate owner's long-lost granddaughter, Harry hopes to uncover the treasure's location. But when Casey has a change of heart, she must follow the clues and find the treasure, in order to save Candleshoe and stop Harry before it is too late.
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Wuthering Heights (1939)
Wuthering Heights
William Wyler actor: Merle Oberon / Laurence Olivier …
other title: La voce nella tempesta / Stormfulde Højder …
Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.
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Casino Royale (1967)
Casino Royale
Val Guest / Ken Hughes … actor: David Niven / Peter Sellers …
other title: James Bond 007 - Casino Royale / James Bond: Casino Royale …
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan — that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in a game of baccarat, but all the Bonds get more than they can handle.
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The Little Hut (1957)
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Mark Robson actor: Ava Gardner / Stewart Granger …
other title: La capannina / Die kleine Hütte …
Sir Philip Ashlow (Stewart Granger), his neglected wife, Lady Ashlow (Ava Gardner) and his best friend Henry Brittingham-Brett (David Niven) are shipwrecked on a desert island. This potential ménage à trois where the two men compete for the lady's attention is interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a fourth inhabitant of the island.