Joss Ackland — Actor (26)
The Hunt for Red October (1990) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb WikiData
The Hunt for Red October
director: John McTiernan actor: Sean Connery / Alec Baldwin
other title: Caccia a Ottobre Rosso / Jagten på Røde Oktober
A new technologically-superior Soviet nuclear sub, the Red October, is heading for the U.S. coast under the command of Captain Marko Ramius. The American government thinks Ramius is planning to attack. Lone CIA analyst Jack Ryan has a different idea: he thinks Ramius is planning to defect, but he has only a few hours to find him and prove it - because the entire Russian naval and air commands are trying to find Ramius, too. The hunt is on!
Citizen X (1995) [Movie] Douban IMDb WikiData
Citizen X
director: Chris Gerolmo actor: Stephen Rea / Donald Sutherland
other title: Cittadino X / Cidadão X
Based on the true story of a Russian serial killer who, over many years, claimed victim to over 50 people. His victims were mostly under the age of 17. In what was then a communists state, the police investigations were hampered by bureaucracy, incompetence and those in power. The story is told from the viewpoint of the detective in charge of the case.
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
director: Peter Hewitt actor: Keanu Reeves / Alex Winter
other title: Un mitico viaggio / Bill og Teds uovertrufne eventyr
Amiable slackers Bill and Ted are once again roped into a fantastical adventure when De Nomolos, a villain from the future, sends evil robot duplicates of the two lads to terminate and replace them. The robot doubles actually succeed in killing Bill and Ted, but the two are determined to escape the afterlife, challenging the Grim Reaper to a series of games in order to return to the land of the living.
Watership Down (1978) [Movie] IMDb TMDB NeoDB Douban WikiData
Watership Down
director: Martin Rosen actor: John Hurt / Richard Briers
other title: La collina dei conigli / Kaninbjerget
When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Hogfather (2007) [Movie] NeoDB Douban IMDb TMDB WikiData
Hogfather
director: Vadim Jean actor: David Jason / Marc Warren
other title: Hogfather - Schaurige Weihnachten / Les Contes du disque monde
It's the night before Hogswatch, usually a time of joy on Discworld, but there are suspicious going-on and the criminal underworld is abuzz. The beloved Hogfather - the jolly bearer of glee and pork-related gifts for children everywhere - has vanished. Suddenly, Discworld's entire mythical system is under threat. The fate of this magical time rests in the hands of a very motley group: A band of wizards headed up by a mystical university president named Mustrum Ridcully (Joss Ackland), a loyal manservant called Albert (David Jason), a level-headed governess called Susan Sto Heilt (Michelle Dockery), and her grandfather, who happens to be - Death (Marnix van den Broeke).
The Thief and the Cobbler (1993) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB WikiData
The Thief and the Cobbler
director: Richard Williams actor: Vincent Price / Matthew Broderick
other title: Il ladro e il ciabattino / O Cavaleiro das Arábias
Princess Yum Yum falls in love with Tack and saves him from being executed. Later, when the protective orbs of the palace get stolen, Tacka and Yum Yum set out to find them and save the kingdom.
The Mighty Ducks (1992) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
The Mighty Ducks
director: Stephen Herek actor: Emilio Estevez / Joss Ackland
other title: Stoffa da campioni / The Mighty Ducks: Champions
After reckless young lawyer Gordon Bombay gets arrested for drunk driving, he must coach a kids hockey team for his community service. Gordon has experience on the ice, but isn't eager to return to hockey, a point hit home by his tense dealings with his own former coach, Jack Reilly. The reluctant Gordon eventually grows to appreciate his team, which includes promising young Charlie Conway, and leads them to take on Reilly's tough players.
Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Lethal Weapon 2
director: Richard Donner actor: Mel Gibson / Danny Glover
other title: Arma letale 2 / Dødbringende våben 2
In the opening chase, Martin Riggs and Roger Murtaugh stumble across a trunk full of Krugerrands. They follow the trail to a South African diplomat who's using his immunity to conceal a smuggling operation. When he plants a bomb under Murtaugh's toilet, the action explodes!
K-19: The Widowmaker (2002) [Movie] NeoDB TMDB Douban IMDb WikiData
K-19: The Widowmaker
director: Kathryn Bigelow actor: Harrison Ford / Liam Neeson
other title: K-19 / K-19 - Showdown in der Tiefe
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
D3: The Mighty Ducks (1996) [Movie] TMDB
D3: The Mighty Ducks
director: Rob Lieberman actor: Emilio Estevez / Jeffrey Nordling
other title: Ducks - Una squadra a tutto ghiaccio / The Mighty Ducks 3: Champions 3
The Ducks are offered scholarships at Eden Hall Academy but struggle with their new coach's methods and come under pressure from the board to retain their scholarships before their big game against the Varsity team.
In Search of the Castaways (1962) [Movie] TMDB
In Search of the Castaways
director: Robert Stevenson actor: Maurice Chevalier / Hayley Mills
other title: I figli del capitano Grant / As Grandes Aventuras do Capitão Grant
Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.
Crescendo (1970) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Crescendo
director: Alan Gibson actor: Stefanie Powers / James Olson
other title: Crescendo... con terrore / Crescendo - Die Handschrift des Satans
An innocent project transforms into a perilous nightmare when researcher Susan Roberts arrives in France in search of information on a deceased composer.
The Little Prince (1974) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban TMDB WikiData
The Little Prince
director: Stanley Donen actor: Steven Warner / Richard Kiley
other title: Il piccolo principe / O Pequeno Príncipe
After a pilot is forced to make an emergency landing in the Sahara Desert, he befriends a young prince from outer space; the friendship conjures up stories of journeys through the solar system for the stranded aviator.
Project: Shadowchaser (1992) [Movie] WikiData KevGa-NeoDB IMDb TMDB
Project: Shadowchaser
director: John Eyres actor: Martin Kove / Meg Foster
other title: Shadowchaser / Project Shadowchaser
Set in the future, a group of terrorists with an android leader storm a hospital when the President's daughter is inside, taking her hostage. To find a way of freeing her, the police decide to consult the architect who designed the building, but he's currently in jail for some crime, and the punishment of the future is to be frozen solid for one's sentence. The cops accidentally thaw out the wrong guy, a football player who decides to keep the mistake a secret and help the police in exchange for his freedom. Will he be able to defeat the terrorists and rescue the hostages, despite not knowing the first thing about architecture?
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Rasputin: The Mad Monk
director: Don Sharp actor: Christopher Lee / Barbara Shelley
other title: Rasputin - Il monaco folle / Rasputin - Der wahnsinnige Mönch
Rasputin, a crazed and debauched monk wreaks havoc at the local inn one night, chopping off the hand of one of the drinkers. As the bitter locals plan their revenge, the evil Rasputin works his power over the beautiful women who serve at the Tsar's palace. Even the Tsarina herself is seduced by his evil ways and, as his influence begins to dominate government policy, there is only one course of action left... to destroy him before he destroys them all.
The Apple (1980) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Apple
director: Menahem Golan actor: Catherine Mary Stewart / George Gilmour
other title: Star Rock / BIM Stars
In a pseudo-futuristic 1994, a square couple enter the corrupt world of the music industry, and subsequently a maze of drugs, sex, and temptation.
The Mind Snatchers (1972) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Mind Snatchers
director: Bernard Girard actor: Christopher Walken / Ronny Cox
other title: Brain Control - Alterazioni progressive / Ein Draht im Kopf
A German scientist works on a way of quelling overly aggressive soldiers by developing implants that directly stimulate the pleasure centers of the brain.
Villain (1971) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Villain
director: Michael Tuchner actor: Richard Burton / Ian McShane
other title: Il mascalzone / Skurken
In 1970s London, Scotland Yard orchestrates the downfall of mob boss Vic Dakin after he crosses the line by blackmailing Members of Parliament.
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
director: Ted Kotcheff actor: George Segal / Jacqueline Bisset
other title: Qualcuno sta uccidendo i più grandi cuochi d'Europa / Die Schlemmer-Orgie
Mystery abounds when it is discovered that, one by one, the greatest chefs in Europe are being killed. The intriguing part of the murders is that each chef is killed in the same manner that their own special dish is prepared in. Food critics and the (many) self-proclaimed greatest chefs in Europe demand the mystery be solved.