Nigel Davenport
Actor
Films to Rent
- Play Dirty (1968)
- Dir. Andre De Toth
Feat. Michael Caine, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Green
- During the Desert War in North Africa, a group of British commandos disguised in Italian soldiers must travel behind enemy lines and destroy a vital…
- Virgin Soldiers, The (1969)
- Dir. Norman Cohen
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Hywel Bennett, Nigel Davenport…
- Comdey–drama following a squad of naive young British soldiers in 1950's Singapore who fall for the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major.
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
- Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan…
- Historical epic the maps the power struggle between the last Catholic ruler of Scotland and her cousin, the Queen of England.
- Edwardians, The (1972)
- Dir. John Howard Davies, James Cellan Jones, Alan Clarke
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Timothy West, Robert Powell…
- Superb examination of eight famous Edwardians who helped shape the early 20th century. Impeccably presented and directed by some of the BBC's finest…
- Picture Of Dorian Gray (1973)
- Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Shane Briant, Nigel Davenport
- Capable TV version of Oscar Wilde's classic novel in which young Dorian (Shane Briant) cashes in his soul, in a deal whereby his painted portrait…
- Helen Mirren at the BBC (1974-1982)
- Dir. Anthony Page, Claude Whatham, Stuart Burge
Feat. Helen Mirren, Sir Stanley Baker, Brian Cox…
- Boxed set featuring nine BBC films starring one of the Grand Dames of the British stage and screen, Helen Mirren.
Disc 1: 'The Changeling' (1974)…
- Zulu Dawn (1979)
- Dir. Douglas Hickox
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Phil Daniels…
- Prequel to ZULU is a vivid recreation of the Battle of Isandhlwana.
- Night Hawks (1981)
- Dir. Bruce Malmuth
Feat. Sylvester Stallone, Billy Dee Williams, Rutger Hauer…
- Two undercover NYC cops are faced with the unenviable task of tracking down Europe's number one terrorist in this underrated 80's action flick.…
- Midsummer Night's Dream, A (1981)
- Dir. Elijah Moshinsky
Feat. Helen Mirren, Nigel Davenport, Brian Glover
- Part of the BBC's excellent series of Shakespeare productions, filmed in a 'theatrical' TV environment utilising the best of English acting talent.
- Strata (1982)
- Dir. Geoff Steven
Feat. Nigel Davenport
- Bold but failed attempt to emulate the arthouse cinema of European directors like Bergman, Tarkovsky and Antonioni in a New Zealand setting. Staged…
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984)
- Dir. Hugh Hudson
Feat. Christopher Lambert, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm…
- Tale of Tarzan (Christopher Lambert), is here evoked with a suitably steamy jungle atmosphere and festooned with Edwardian theories of 'social…
- Lord Mountbatten - The Last Viceroy (TV Mini-series) (1986)
- Dir. Tom Clegg
Feat. Nicol Williamson, Janet Suzman, Nigel Davenport…
- Epic mini–series tracing the life and influence of 'Lord Mountbatten' choosing to focus on the final days of the Indian British Empire and his…
- Longitude (1999)
- Dir. Charles Sturridge
Feat. Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Stephen Fry…
- Adapted from the book by Dava Sobel, this tells the intriguing story surrounding the 18th century search for an accurate way to calculate longitude,…