Nigel Hawthorne — Actor (16)
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Yes, Prime Minister (1986) [TV] NeoDB WikiData IMDb TMDB
Yes, Prime Minister
9.8 (21 ratings) director: Jonathan Lynn / Antony Jay actor: Paul Eddington / Nigel Hawthorne …
other title: Sí, Primer Ministro / 是，首相 …
James Hacker MP the Government's bumbling minister for Administrative Affairs is propelled along the corridors of power to the very pinnacle of politics - No. 10. Could this have possibly have been managed by his trusted Permanent Private Secretary, the formidably political Sir Humphrey Appleby who must move to the “Top Job” in Downing Street to support him, together with his much put upon PPS Bernard Wolley.

What could possibly go wrong?
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Yes Minister (1980) [TV] NeoDB TMDB
Yes Minister
9.8 (20 ratings) director: Jonathan Lynn / Antony Jay actor: Paul Eddington / Nigel Hawthorne …
other title: Sim, Senhor Ministro / Sí, ministro …
Satirical sitcom set in the office of a UK Cabinet minister, Jim Hacker MP, who struggles with Civil Service bureaucracy and political machinations as he tries to get on with government business.
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Gandhi (1982) [Movie] Douban TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData
Gandhi
director: Richard Attenborough actor: Ben Kingsley / Candice Bergen …
In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
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Tarzan (1999) [Movie] TMDB Douban IMDb NeoDB WikiData
Tarzan
7.0 (5 ratings) director: Chris Buck / Kevin Lima actor: Tony Goldwyn / Minnie Driver …
other title: Tarzán
Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
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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.
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Demolition Man (1993) [Movie] Douban IMDb TMDB NeoDB KevGa-NeoDB WikiData
Demolition Man
director: Marco Brambilla actor: Sylvester Stallone / Wesley Snipes …
other title: Homem Demolidor
In 1996, brash L.A. detective John Spartan and maniac killer Simon Phoenix are both sentenced to decades in a cryogenic prison as punishment for a rescue mission gone wrong. When Phoenix escapes 36 years later to wreak havoc on the future, Spartan is awakened to capture his nemesis the old-fashioned way.
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The Object of My Affection (1998) [Movie] Douban IMDb
The Object of My Affection
director: Nicholas Hytner actor: Jennifer Aniston / Paul Rudd …
other title: L'oggetto del mio desiderio / Manden I Mit Liv …
A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
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The Black Cauldron (1985) [Movie] IMDb NeoDB TMDB Douban WikiData
The Black Cauldron
director: Ted Berman / Richard Rich actor: Grant Bardsley / Susan Sheridan …
other title: Taron e la pentola magica / Taran og den magiske gryde …
Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
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The Plague Dogs (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
The Plague Dogs
director: Martin Rosen actor: John Hurt / Christopher Benjamin …
other title: Hundeflugten / Die Hunde sind los …
Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, struggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
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Firefox (1982) [Movie] IMDb WikiData
Firefox
director: Clint Eastwood actor: Clint Eastwood / Freddie Jones …
other title: Firefox - Volpe di fuoco / Firefox, l'arme absolue …
The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
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Richard III (1995) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData
Richard III
director: Richard Loncraine actor: Ian McKellen / Annette Bening …
other title: Riccardo III / Richard den Tredje …
A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
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Memoirs of a Survivor (1981) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Memoirs of a Survivor
director: David Gladwell actor: Julie Christie / Christopher Guard …
other title: Mémoires d’une survivante / Memorias de una Superviviente …
Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
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The House (1984) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
The House
director: Mike Figgis actor: Stephen Rea / Jonathan Cecil …
Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.
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Spiderweb (1976) [Movie] TMDB IMDb
Spiderweb
director: Paul Miller actor: Nigel Hawthorne / Gabor Vernon
A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed and deliberate clues left in chosen locations. Llonrot, convinced he is on the trail of a 'mystical intrigue' is lured to the 'crime scene' when the tables are turned by his nemesis, the master criminal Red Scharlach.
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Twelfth Night (1996) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Twelfth Night
director: Trevor Nunn actor: Helena Bonham Carter / Richard E. Grant …
other title: La dodicesima notte / Noites de Reis …
Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.