Movies by Frances Barber
As part of the cast:
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King Lear (2009)
Cast: Ian McKellen, Romola Garai, Monica Dolan …
Directed by: Trevor Nunn, Chris Hunt
In this 2008 Royal Shakespeare Company production of the bard's enduring tragedy, Ian McKellen (in an Emmy-nominated role) stars as the world-weary title character, a doting father who…
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Goal! 2: Living the Dream (2007)
Cast: Kuno Becker, Stephen Dillane, Anna Friel …
Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra
Kuno Becker reprises his role as soccer star Santiago Munez in the second installment of the Goal! trilogy. After gaining skills and considerable prominence with Newcastle United, Santiago…
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Inspector Morse: The Story of Morse (2005)
Cast: John Thaw, Kevin Whately, James Grout …
To commemorate the conclusion of the popular BBC series, "The Story of Morse" chronicles the story behind the beloved detective drama, including interviews with the actors who've played…
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Evilenko (2004)
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Marton Csokas, Ronald Pickup …
Directed by: David Grieco
In director David Grieco's film based on true events, police detective Vadim Lesiev (Marton Csokas) tracks "the Monster of Rostov" -- Russian literature professor Andrei Chikatilo…
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Red Siren (2002)
Cast: Jean-Marc Barr, Asia Argento, Frances Barber …
Directed by: Olivier Megaton
When cold-blooded killer Hugo (Jean-Marc Barr) finds a scared and vulnerable 12-year-old (Alexandra Negrão) using his car as a hideout, he begins to wonder whether this young girl might…
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Shiner (2000)
Cast: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber …
Directed by: John Irvin
Billy "Shiner" Simpson organizes a title bout, betting everything he has on his boxer son. But his son throws the fight and ultimately ends up dead. Now, Shiner must evade the police while…
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Esther Kahn (2000)
Cast: Summer Phoenix, Ian Holm, Frances Barber …
Directed by: Arnaud Desplechin
Arnaud Desplechin's psychological period film stars Summer Phoenix as Esther, a young woman whose cramped and compromised youth has left her cold and distant, unable to express emotion.…
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Photographing Fairies (1997)
Cast: Toby Stephens, Emily Woof, Ben Kingsley …
Directed by: Nick Willing
Crushed by his young wife's death, a photographer spends World War I in the trenches taking pictures of men killed in action to deaden his own pain. After the war, an apparition in a…
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The Ice House (1997)
Cast: Daniel Craig, Corin Redgrave, Kitty Aldridge …
Directed by: Tim Fywell
Ten years ago, Phoebe Maybury's hateful husband David disappeared. Now a naked, unidentifiable corpse has been discovered, and Inspectors Walsh and McLoughlin must uncover who it is,…
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3 Steps to Heaven (1995)
Cast: Katrin Cartlidge, Freddie Annobil-Dodoo, Frances Barber …
Directed by: Constantine Giannaris
After a wild party, the corpse of a guest named Sean is discovered by the river. Although the death is ruled an accident, Sean's girlfriend (Katrin Cartlidge) is skeptical. She launches…
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Young Soul Rebels (1991)
Cast: Valentine Nonyela, Mo Sesay, Dorian Healy …
Directed by: Isaac Julien
Set in the summer of 1977, this drama explores the collision between rastas, funks, punks, gays and straights living in London. While a murder is investigated, a gay couple face adversity.…
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Twelfth Night (1988)
Cast: Frances Barber, Christopher Hollis, Julian Gartside …
Directed by: Kenneth Branagh, Paul Kafno
Filmed for British television, this 1988 production of William Shakespeare's gender-bending comedy stars Frances Barber as Viola, who takes advantage of a chance to start over by…
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We Think the World of You (1988)
Cast: Alan Bates, Max Wall, Liz Smith …
Directed by: Colin Gregg
In the repressive atmosphere of 1950s England, middle-aged civil servant Frank Meadows (Alan Bates) financially supports his best friend and sometime lover, working-class ne'er-do-well…
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Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Gifted British filmmaker Stephen Frears brings the troubled life of bold 1960s author and playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) to the screen in this portrait of an obsessive, controlling…
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Castaway (1986)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Amanda Donohoe, Georgina Hale …
Directed by: Nicolas Roeg
Lucy Irvine (Amanda Donohoe), an adventurous young Englishwoman, daringly agrees to spend an entire year with middle-aged stranger Gerald Kingsland (Oliver Reed) on an isolated tropical…
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A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
Cast: Andréa Ferréol, Brian Deacon, Eric Deacon …
Directed by: Peter Greenaway
Controversial British director Peter Greenaway's erotically charged, loosely structured satire examines the aftermath of a car crash caused by a large swan. The wives of twins Oswald and…