Movies by Esmond Knight
As part of the cast:
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The Element of Crime (1984)
Cast: Michael Elphick, Esmond Knight, Me Me Lai …
Directed by: Lars von Trier
In a post-holocaust future, a serial killer preys on teenage girls. The stymied detective on the case submits to a special form of hypnosis to improve his chances of catching the culprit.
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (1965)
Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
Alec Leamas (Richard Burton), a British Intelligence agent getting ready to retire, must undertake a final dangerous assignment before he can "come in from the cold," so he poses as a drunk…
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Peeping Tom (1960)
Cast: Nigel Davenport, Jack Watson, Michael Goodliffe …
Directed by: Michael Powell
A disturbed filmmaker (Carl Boehm) literally kills with his camera in this ahead-of-its-time shocker from revered British director Michael Powell. Like the same year's Psycho, this…
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Sink the Bismarck (1960)
Cast: Kenneth More, Dana Wynter, Carl Möhner …
Directed by: Lewis Gilbert
Kenneth More, Dana Wynter and Carl Mohner star in this 1960 drama about the heroic efforts of the British Royal Intelligence to stop the Bismarck, a German battleship launched in 1941 to cut…
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The Prince and the Showgirl (1957)
Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier, Gladys Henson …
Directed by: Laurence Olivier
While visiting London in 1911 to attend the crowning of King George V, a stuffy Carpathian nobleman (Laurence Olivier) surprisingly finds himself attracted to saucy American showgirl Elsie…
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The River (1951)
Cast: Nora Swinburne, Esmond Knight, Arthur Shields …
Directed by: Jean Renoir
In this drama set in India against the backdrop of the Ganges river, withdrawn British teenager Harriet (Patricia Walters) and her outgoing, boisterous best friend, Valerie (Adrienne Corri),…
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A Canterbury Tale (1949)
Cast: Sheila Sim, Esmond Knight, Hay Petrie …
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
This English drama follows an American and three Brits en route to Canterbury Cathedral toward the tail end of World War II, with a nod to Geoffrey Chaucer's famed 14th-century work…
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The Red Shoes (1948)
Cast: Moira Shearer, Marius Goring, Anton Walbrook …
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Fledgling ballerina Victoria falls in love with brilliant composer Julian while they collaborate on a ballet that makes her a star. But overbearing company owner Boris, jealous of their love,…
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Laurence Olivier's Hamlet (1948)
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Jean Simmons, Eileen Herlie …
Directed by: Laurence Olivier
In 15th century Denmark, young Prince Hamlet (Laurence Olivier) schemes to avenge his father's death when his uncle, Claudius, murders the prince's father, promptly weds the queen…
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Black Narcissus (1947)
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Flora Robson, Jean Simmons …
Directed by: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Secular matters consume five missionary nuns who head to the Himalayas to establish an Anglican school. In the meantime, the quintet's leader (Deborah Kerr) must grapple with the envy of…