Movies by Frank Finlay
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The Waiting Room (2007)
Cast: Roger Goldby, Anne-Marie Duff, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Roger Goldby
Single mom Anna (Anne-Marie Duff) breaks off a self-destructive affair with her friend's husband (Rupert Graves) when she meets the man of her dreams -- Stephen (Ralf Little), a handsome…
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Lighthouse Hill (2004)
Cast: Annabelle Apsion, Kirsty Mitchell, Ashley Artus …
Directed by: David Fairman
When successful London publisher Charlie (Jason Flemyng) starts thinking that his life is a failure, he hits the road and soon stumbles upon a curious old hotel and a bevy of oddball locals,…
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Beethoven: Eroica (2003)
Cast: Ian Hart, Jack Davenport, Frank Finlay …
Re-creating a historic moment -- June 9, 1804, when Ludwig van Beethoven unveiled his masterpiece "Eroica" (Symphony no. 3) to a select audience at the Lobkowitz palace -- this BBC production…
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The Pianist (2002)
Cast: Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Emilia Fox …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
Famed Polish concert pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman (Adrien Brody, in an Oscar-winning role) struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this Roman Polanski-directed…
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Station Jim (2001)
Cast: George Cole, Charlie Creed-Miles, Martin Savage …
Directed by: John Roberts
A train station porter finds a stray dog he dubs Station Jim. Soon, the pup is a favorite among the local orphanage children, and when the orphanage is threatened by closure, Station Jim must…
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Romance and Rejection (2000)
Cast: Reece Dinsdale, Victoria Smurfit, Clara Bellar …
Directed by: Kevin W. Smith
Mike is a composer who dreams of creating symphonies but instead, dashes off jingles for TV commercials -- all the while pining over ex-girlfriend Helen. But Mike's life takes several…
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P.D. James: A Mind to Murder (1995)
Cast: Roy Marsden, Mairead Carty, Sean Scanlan …
Directed by: Gareth Davies
Best-selling mystery author P.D. James's supremely gifted British homicide investigator, Cmdr. Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden), tackles yet another baffling case. Dalgliesh has his hands…
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King Of The Wind (1990)
Cast: Richard Harris, Glenda Jackson, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Peter Duffell
Agba, a poor stable boy, whose undying devotion to a magnificent colt named Sham takes him on a journey from the arid deserts of Northern Africa to the court of the King of France and on to…
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The Return of the Musketeers (1989)
Cast: Michael York, Oliver Reed, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Richard Lester
With the British crown hanging in the balance, D'Artagnan (Michael York) implores his band of long-retired Musketeers -- Porthos (Frank Finlay), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) and Athos…
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Lifeforce (1985)
Cast: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
American and British astronauts on a joint mission exploring an alien spacecraft discover that the vessel contains several seemingly human bodies. But after they're brought back to…
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Arch of Triumph (1985)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Donald Pleasence …
Directed by: Waris Hussein
On the eve of World War II, Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins), a German, escapes to Paris in order to avoid the Nazi regime. Hoping to go unnoticed, Ravic changes his identity and resumes a medical…
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A Christmas Carol (1984)
Cast: George C. Scott, David Warner, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Clive Donner
Oscar winner George C. Scott stars as penny-pinching miser Ebenezer Scrooge in this critically acclaimed television adaption of Charles Dickens's holiday classic. After working into the…
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The Ploughman's Lunch (1984)
Cast: Jonathan Pryce, Tim Curry, Rosemary Harris …
Directed by: Richard Eyre
Writer James Penfield (Jonathan Pryce) mixes politics with personal gain in this drama. In order to get the information he needs to write a book comparing the Falklands war with the 1956 Suez…
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The Key: Special Edition (1983)
Cast: Barbara Cupisti, Stefania Sandrelli, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Tinto Brass
Erotica auteur Tinto Brass transplants Junichirô Tanizaki's novel Kagi to Italy in this soft-core opus starring Frank Finlay and Stefania Sandrelli as spouses trying to rekindle…
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Enigma (1983)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Brigitte Fossey, Sam Neill …
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Dispatched to uncover the names of Russian dissidents targeted by the KGB, Alex Holbeck (Martin Sheen) -- an East German defector turned CIA operative -- hopes to gain access to a ciphering…
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The Return of the Soldier (1982)
Cast: Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret …
Directed by: Alan Bridges
Based on Rebecca West's novel, this drama centers on World War I soldier Chris Baldry (Alan Bates), who returns from battle suffering from shell shock. An amnesia victim, Baldry…
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Murder by Decree (1979)
Cast: Christopher Plummer, James Mason, David Hemmings …
Directed by: Bob Clark
Famed sleuth Sherlock Holmes (Christopher Plummer) is on the trail of serial killer Jack the Ripper in this intriguing mystery featuring a superb cast that includes Donald Sutherland, John…
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Satan's Wife (1979)
Cast: Anne Heywood, Valentina Cortese, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Pier Carpi
Once a Satanist who surrendered her soul and body to the devil himself, Carlotta Rhodes (Anne Heywood) begins to regret her tryst with Lucifer when her teenage daughter, Daria (Lara Wendel),…
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Count Dracula (1977)
Cast: Frank Finlay, Louis Jourdan, Judi Bowker …
Directed by: Philip Saville
Louis Jourdan takes the title role of this BBC adaptation of Bram Stoker's classic novel, a program that originally aired in the 1970s as a three-part miniseries. Upon arriving in…
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The Four Musketeers (1975)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain …
Directed by: Richard Lester
After infuriating the utterly contemptible Lady de Winter (Faye Dunaway), newly inducted musketeer D'Artagnan (Michael York) teams up with his swashbuckling cohorts to avenge a close…
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Shaft in Africa (1973)
Cast: Richard Roundtree, Frank Finlay, Vonetta McGee …
Directed by: John Guillermin
In this follow-up to Shaft's Big Score, private eye John Shaft (Richard Roundtree) heads to Africa, where he poses as an Ethiopian tribesman to bust the leaders of a modern slave trade.…
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The Three Musketeers (1973)
Cast: Oliver Reed, Raquel Welch, Richard Chamberlain …
Directed by: Richard Lester
After moving to Paris and skillfully dueling with musketeers Athos (Oliver Reed), Aramis (Richard Chamberlain) and Porthos (Frank Finlay), inexperienced adventure-seeker D'Artagnan…
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The Death of Adolf Hitler (1973)
Cast: Frank Finlay, Caroline Mortimer, Robert Cawdron …
Frank Finlay received a BAFTA Television Award for his chilling portrayal of Adolf Hitler in this examination of the ruler's last days, set entirely in the bunker in which Hitler…
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Neither the Sea nor the Sand (1972)
Cast: Frank Finlay, Susan Hampshire
Directed by: Fred Burnley
Troubled Anna Robinson (Susan Hampshire) moves to the barren Isle of Jersey to put her life back together and soon enters into a passionate affair with the local lighthouse keeper, George…
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The Merchant of Venice (1972)
Cast: Maggie Smith, Frank Finlay, Charles Gray …
Directed by: Cedric Messina
Two-time Oscar winner Dame Maggie Smith headlines this lavish 1972 production of the William Shakespeare classic as the beautiful and resourceful heiress Portia of Belmont. Directed by Cedric…
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Gumshoe (1971)
Cast: Albert Finney, Billie Whitelaw, Frank Finlay …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Bingo-caller Eddie Ginley (Albert Finney, in a BAFTA-nominated performance) wants to make a career change in this hard-boiled detective spoof. So, he quits his job, buys a trench coat and…
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Cromwell (1970)
Cast: Richard Harris, Alec Guinness, Robert Morley …
Directed by: Ken Hughes
Richard Harris stars as heroic commoner Oliver Cromwell, who single-handedly waged bloody battle against King Charles I in a civil war that pitted the Puritan middle class against the…
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The Molly Maguires (1970)
Cast: Sean Connery, Richard Harris, Samantha Eggar …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
In 19th-century Pennsylvania, Detective James McParlan goes undercover to infiltrate a group of rebellious Irish American miners -- the Molly Maguires -- who resort to terrorist tactics to…
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Twisted Nerve (1968)
Cast: Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, Billie Whitelaw …
Directed by: Roy Boulting
In this tense psychological drama, idealistic student Susan Harper (Hayley Mills) tries to help an emotionally disturbed young man named Martin (Hywel Bennett), who periodically assumes the…
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Inspector Clouseau (1968)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Frank Finlay, Delia Boccardo …
Directed by: Bud Yorkin
When authorities at No. 10 Downing St. learn that the proceeds from the Great Train Robbery are being used to fund larger criminal operations, the bumbling Inspector Clouseau (Alan Arkin)…
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The Jokers (1967)
Cast: Michael Crawford, Oliver Reed, Harry Andrews …
Directed by: Michael Winner
After a string of losing career ventures, brothers David (Oliver Reed) and Michael (Michael Crawford) Tremayne resolve to create infamous reputations for themselves with a radically offbeat…
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The Deadly Bees (1967)
Cast: Suzanna Leigh, Frank Finlay, Guy Doleman …
Directed by: Freddie Francis
When exhausted pop singer Vicki Robbins heads to a far-flung isle for some rest and relaxation, she discovers that the resident apiarist is harboring a secret: a deliberately bred strain of…
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Othello (1965)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Joyce Redman, Maggie Smith …
Directed by: Stuart Burge
Laurence Olivier stars in this stellar version of Shakespeare's masterpiece about jealousy and remorse. After Iago (Frank Finlay) convinces Othello (Olivier) that his love, Desdemona…
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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
Cast: Frank Finlay, James Fox, Michael Redgrave …
Directed by: Tony Richardson
Colin Smith (Tom Courtenay) is a cynical young man determined to fight the system at every turn. With no interest in school or in the factory job awaiting him, he turns to a life of petty…