Ralph Richardson

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Ghoul, The (1933): Dir. T. Hayes Hunter
Feat. Boris Karloff, Sir Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger…; Creaky, but efficient Karloff outing centres on an Egyptologist who returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.
Things to Come (1936): Dir. William Cameron Menzies
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Raymond Massey, Edward Chapman; Mind–boggling visualisation of a 21st century utopia, with ant–like humans inhabiting monolithic structures on towering, ten–acre…
Four Feathers, The (1939): Dir. Zoltan Korda
Feat. John Clements, Ralph Richardson, Sir C. Aubrey Smith…; Best version of the much–filmed, classic A E W Mason story, where a British civilian (John Clements), accused of cowardice, must prove himself…
Q Planes (Clouds Over Europe) (1939): Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Valerie Hobson; Delightfully preposterous comedy–thriller about superspys attempting to steal British aircraft secrets. Amid the secret rays and droll…
Divorce Of Lady X (1939): Dir. Tim Whelan
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, Ralph Richardson…; Sprightly Technicolor story has Olivier playing a barrister who falls in love with the woman he thinks his client will soon be divorcing.
Day Will Dawn, The (1942): Dir. Harold French
Feat. Hugh Williams, Griffith Jones, Deborah Kerr…; Propaganda fuelled WW2 drama about a foreign journalist reporting on German U–Boats attacking Norwegian ships who finds himself up against the…
Silver Fleet, The (1943): Dir. Vernon Sewell
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Esmond Knight, Googie Withers…; A rousing WW2 maritime drama in which a Dutch shipping port owner decides to swindle the Nazis by agreeing to provide them with his submarines for…
Fallen Idol, The (1948): Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Ralph Richardson; Celebrated, tasteful British thriller about the muddled attempt of an 8–year–old ambassador's son to protect the embassy butler (Ralph…
Anna Karenina (1948): Dir. Julien Duvivier
Feat. Vivien Leigh, Ralph Richardson, Kieron Moore; Transplanted French director Duvivier – one of the key figures of 1930s "poetic realism" movement – brings grit and thoughtfulness to a…
Heiress, The (1949): Dir. William Wyler
Feat. Olivia de Havilland, Montgomery Clift, Ralph Richardson…; A near perfect adaptation, this Henry James tale of a naive young girl, her abusive father and fortune–hunting suitor, is considered one of the…
Outcast of the Islands (1951): Dir. Carol Reed
Feat. Trevor Howard, Ralph Richardson, Robert Morley…; Sturdy British adventure melodrama from the director of THE THIRD MAN and FALLEN IDOL based on Joseph Conrad's 1896 novel. A riveting Trevor Howard…
Sound Barrier, The (1952): Dir. David Lean
Feat. Ralph Richardson, Ann Todd, Nigel Patrick…; Ralph Richardson excels as an aircraft manufacturer aiming to break the titular barrier with a newly developed jet, but exacting a bitter cost on his…
Richard III (1955): Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson; Laurence Olivier's third cinematic translation of Shakespeare both as actor and director. His performance borders on high camp as the twisted 15th…
Smiley (1956): Dir. Anthony Kimmins
Feat. Ralph Richardson, John McCallum, Chips Rafferty…; An iconic, simple depiction of smalltown life in rural 1950s Australia, loosely revolving around the life of a young boy, whose father is a nomadic…
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962): Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Katharine Hepburn, Ralph Richardson, Jason Robards Jr.…; Faithful and masterful adaptation of Eugene O'Neill's play about family life, love and losers drinking and tearing each other apart in leafy New…
300 Spartans, The (1962): Dir. Rudolph Mate
Feat. Richard Egan, Ralph Richardson, Diane Baker; Richard Egan leads the hardened best of Sparta into the famous battle at Thermapayle between the Greek and Persian empires in in the 5th century…
Terence Rattigan Collection, The (1962-1994): Feat. Kenneth More, Ralph Richardson, Geraldine McEwan…; A boxed compendium of Terence Rattigan's finest work, a British playwright reknowned for his profound understanding of the human heart and his…
Khartoum (1966): Dir. Basil Dearden
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Charlton Heston…; Lavishly mounted biopic of General Gordon's defeat by Arab tribesmen in 1833.
Wrong Box, The (1966): Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. John Mills, Ralph Richardson, Michael Caine…; A classic black farce where two Victorian siblings (Richardson and Mills) scramble tooth and nail to collect a massive legacy, each trying to outwit…
Twelfth Night (1968): Dir. John Sichel
Feat. Alec Guinness, Joan Plowright, Ralph Richardson…; Shakespeare's farcical tale of mixed up lives and lovers at cross–purposes is brought to life by renowned actors Alec Guinness and Joan…
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969): Dir. Richard Attenborough
Feat. John Rae, Corin Redgrave, Maurice Roeves…; Powerful anti–war musical adapted from the play by Charles Chilton, which depicts the mass blunder of WWI through the experiences of the poor…
Home (1971): Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Dandy Nichols…; Worthy TV adaptation of the stageplay by David Storey (THIS SPORTING LIFE), set amid the twilight psychodramas of residents at an old peoples' rest…
What's the Matter With Helen? / Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971-1972): Dir. Curtis Harrington
Feat. Shelley Winters, Debbie Reynolds, Dennis Weaver…; A double feature disc in the "Grande Dame Guignol" genre (directly inspired by WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE), with Shelley Winters hamming/slumming…
Lady Caroline Lamb (1972): Dir. Robert Bolt
Feat. Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain…; Playwright Robert Bolt (A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS) debuts as dir. with this intelligent account of the titular Englishwoman. Managing to rock early 19th…
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1972): Dir. William Sterling
Feat. Michael Crawford, Peter Sellers, Dudley Moore…; Star–packed, centennial adaptation of Lewis Carroll's masterpiece follows young Alice (Fullerton) down the rabbithole and on to her adventures…
Tales from the Crypt (1972): Dir. Freddie Francis
Feat. Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice…; A schlocky omnibus from Amicus Studios derived from EC comics in which five people are trapped in a crypt with the mysterious Crypt Keeper, who…
O Lucky Man (1973): Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts…; Often surreal account of a young coffee salesman's unconventional rise to power. Malcolm McDowell is in fine form in this unusual yet satisfying…
A Doll's House (1973): Dir. Patrick Garland
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Claire Bloom, Ralph Richardson…; A stagey, though strongly acted version of Henrik Ibsen's renowned proto–feminist stageplay set in a 19th century household beset by personal…
Man in the Iron Mask, The (1976): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Richard Chamberlain, Patrick McGoohan, Jenny Agutter…; Polished version of Dumas’ other great swashbuckler that encompasses The Three Musketeers, with Richard Chamberlain leading a great cast.
Jesus of Nazareth (Mini Series) (1977): Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Robert Powell, Laurence Olivier, Anne Bancroft…; Touched by the hand of Franco Zeffirelli and a who's–who of famous thesps, this is the most respectfully detailed and complete retelling of the…
Dragonslayer (1981): Dir. Matthew Robbins
Feat. Peter MacNicol, Caitlin Clarke, Ralph Richardson…; Highly under–rated medieval fantasy in which a young wizard defies substantial and often thrilling odds to defeat a malevolent dragon.…
Wagner (1983): Dir. Tony Palmer
Feat. Richard Burton, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud…; Epic tele–production with Richard Burton as the manic German composer. Includes the Tony Palmer documentaries "In From the Cold? A Portrait of…
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…

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