Tom Courtenay
Actor
Films to Rent
- Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
- Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Michael Redgrave, Alec McCowen
- Rebellious borstal–boy Tom Courtenay finds self–discovery while cross–country training. An emotionally powerful critique of class…
- Billy Liar (1963)
- Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie
- Tom Courtenay daydreams his way out of a dull office job, to entertaining yet damaging effect, eventually ending up engaged to two fiances at the…
- King and Country (1964)
- Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern
- Earnest, expertly acted drama in which a detached army lawyer (Dirk Bogarde) attempts to defend a working–class deserter (Tom Courtenay) during…
- King Rat (1965)
- Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. George Segal, James Fox, Tom Courtenay…
- Star–studded adaption of James Clavell's novel, set in a Japanese POW camp during WWII. At the darker end of the genre, with 'hero' George…
- Night of the Generals, The (1967)
- Dir. Anatole Litvak
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Omar Sharif, Tom Courtenay…
- WWII crime thriller concerning the prolonged investigation of the murder of a Polish prostitute and German agent that implicates three generals, and…
- Dandy in Aspic, A (1968)
- Dir. Anthony Mann
Feat. Laurence Harvey, Tom Courtenay, Mia Farrow
- A curious failure, Anthony Mann’s final film, completed by star Laurence Harvey after the director died during filming, muddles the deception of a…
- Dresser, The (1983)
- Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay
- Classic backstage tale of the theatre, with an imperious actor–manager (Finney) being pampered and supported by his loyal dresser (Courtenay).…
- Me and the Girls / Bon Voyage / Mr. and Mrs. Edgehill (The Noel Coward Collection - Disc 6) (1985)
- Dir. Jack Gold, Gavin Millar
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Robert Glenister, Nigel Havers…
- – Me and the Girls (85') Touching drama centred on a terminally ill gay man reminiscing on his past life performing and managing a dance…
- Let Him Have It (1991)
- Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Christopher Eccleston, Tom Courtenay, Eileen Atkins
- Riveting re–creation of events pre–empting the tragic 1952 hanging of a simple teenager, whose only crime was to ambiguously utter “Let…
- Last Butterfly, The (1991)
- Dir. Karel Kachyna
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Brigitte Fossey, Freddie Jones
- Another worthy drama based on facts surrounding Nazi death camps, stage mime Tom Courtenay is compelled by the Gestapo to put on a performance for…
- Old Curiosity Shop, The (1995)
- Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Peter Ustinov, Sally Walsh…
- Stead adaptation of the Dicken's serial – the Harry Potter of its day – with Ustinov as the gambling addict forced to go on the run with…
- Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (1999)
- Dir. Peter Hewitt
Feat. Tom Courtenay, Stephen Fry, Laura Fraser…
- This whimsical coming–of–age tale set in the divide between disco and punk cultures in 1977 Britain has more to offer than just vibrant…
- Last Orders (2001)
- Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Michael Caine, Tom Courtenay, David Hemmings…
- A gentle, affecting road trip into mutual nostalgia among a group of Cockney mates, gathered to scatter the ashes of recently deceased friend Michael…
- Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
- Dir. Douglas McGrath
Feat. Stella Gonet, Christopher Plummer, Tom Courtenay…
- Able–handed version of Dicken's classic of Victorian–age injustice, that respects both the comic and tragic sides to the tale.
After…
- Golden Compass, The (2007)
- Dir. Chris Weitz
Feat. Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig, Ben Walker…
- Visually magnificent fantasy epic adapted from the first installment in Philip Pullman's controversial "His Dark Materials" trilogy traverses similar…
- Little Dorrit (TV Mini-Series) (2008)
- Feat. Claire Foy, Matthew MacFadyen, Tom Courtenay…
- Andrew Davies’s latest Dickens offering is a similarly vast, immaculately produced mini–series to that of BLEAK HOUSE, this time adapting the…
- Quartet (2012)
- Dir. Dustin Hoffman
Feat. Maggie Smith, Tom Courtenay, Billy Connolly…
- Another pleasant surprise for the retiree set, this time centred on a home for retired musicians, and the recently arrived opera diva (Maggie Smith)…
- Night Train to Lisbon (2013)
- Dir. Bille August
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Mélanie Laurent, Jack Huston…
- Jeremy Irons goes walkabout as a professor seeking an escape from his buttoned–down academic life, embarking on a train journey to Lisbon after…
- 45 Years (2015)
- Dir. Andrew Haigh
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Tom Courtenay, Geraldine James…
- A stunning, finely–modulated drama with Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay playing a married couple whose trust and belief in their…
- Unforgotten (TV Series) (2015)
- Feat. Nicola Walker, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Bernard Hill…
- Haunting crime drama about a delicate investigation that begins when the bones of a young man are found under the footings of a demolished house 39…
- Dad's Army (2016)
- Dir. Oliver Parker
Feat. Bill Nighy, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Toby Jones…
- Amiable revival of the popular sitcom has the distinctly aged Home Guard platoon dealing with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World…
- King of Thieves (2018)
- Dir. James Marsh
Feat. Michael Caine, Charlie Cox, Michael Gambon…
- British heist movie in the classic mould, bringing together an impressive cast to tell the true story of the Hatton Garden safe deposit burglary of…
- Summerland (2019)
- Dir. Jessica Swale
Feat. Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Lucas Bond…
- A love–story set in the timeless and enchanting world of Summerland; sun–dappled days by the sea over one achingly beautiful summer.…