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Ian Bannen

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Hill, TheHill, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Ian Bannen, Roy Kinnear
Intense military stockade drama, with Sean Connery doing gruelling punishment in the Sahara.
Flight of the Phoenix, TheFlight of the Phoenix, The (1965) Recommended
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch
One of the great survival–adventure films has an all–star cast crash landing their cargo plane deep in the Sahara, with no obvious means…
Too Late The HeroToo Late The Hero (Suicide Run) (1970)
Dir. Robert Aldrich
Feat. Michael Caine, Cliff Robertson, Ian Bannen
An impressive WW2 actioner from one of the experts, dir. Aldrich (ATTACK) investing a dangerous mission in the Pacific with a certain moral…
Jane EyreJane Eyre (1970)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. George C. Scott, Susannah York, Ian Bannen
Susannah York and George C. Scott headline this fine adaptation of the Bronte classic.
Demons of the MindDemons of the Mind (1971)
Dir. Peter Sykes
Feat. Paul Jones, Patrick Magee, Sir Michael Hordern
A Victorian baron imprisons his two children, believing them to be possessed. Enticing Hammer offering, laced with blood–and–roses…
DoomwatchDoomwatch (1972)
Dir. Peter Sasdy
Feat. Ian Bannen, George Sanders
Based on the British TV–series, Ian Bannen investigates the effects of an oil spill on an isolated Cornish community. Ecological themes to the…
FrightFright (1972)
Dir. Peter Collinson
Feat. Honor Blackman, Susan George, Dennis Waterman
A 'babysitter in peril' suspenser set around the menacing of Blackman by an escaped mental patient. Not bad as a precursor to the 'slasher' genre.
Offence, TheOffence, The (1973)
Dir. Sidney Lumet
Feat. Sean Connery, Trevor Howard, Vivien Merchant
One of the better Lumet films. Sean Connery – in a rare impressive performance – as a British cop who loses control while interrogating a…
Voyage, TheVoyage, The (Il Viaggio) (1974)
Dir. Vittorio De Sica
Feat. Sophia Loren, Richard Burton, Ian Bannen
Melodrama from Italian master De Sica sees an incurably ill Sophia Loren torn between the love of two brothers (Richard Burton and Ian Bannen, both…
From Beyond the GraveFrom Beyond the Grave (1974)
Dir. Kevin Connor
Feat. Peter Cushing, David Warner, Ian Bannen
Enjoyable anthology film from Amicus adapted from four short stories linked through the classic device of an antique store and its mysterious owner…
Inglorious BastardsInglorious Bastards (Quel maledetto treno blindato) (1978)
Dir. Enzo G. Castellari
Feat. Bo Svenson, Fred Williamson, Ian Bannen
Enjoyably sleazy cult war film following a group of shamed American soldiers who manage to escape their captives en route to military prison, only to…
Watcher in the Woods, TheWatcher in the Woods, The (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Bette Davis, David McCallum, Carroll Baker
One of Disney's spookier efforts, this concerns a family who move into a country house in Britain and are beset with supernatural occurances.…
Night CrossingNight Crossing (1981) Recommended
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. John Hurt, Jane Alexander, Beau Bridges
A gripping account of the true attempt by two East German families to flee to the West in 1979 using a home–made hot air balloon. Cast all lend…
Gorky ParkGorky Park (1983) Recommended
Dir. Michael Apted
Feat. William Hurt, Lee Marvin, Brian Dennehy
William Hurt plays a brooding Russian detective investigating horrific murders in Moscow. Meaty, convincing thriller.
Defence of the RealmDefence of the Realm (1985)
Dir. David Drury
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, Greta Scacchi, Denholm Elliott
Atmospheric nuclear conspiracy thriller of the old–school.
George's IslandGeorge's Island (1989)
Dir. Paul Donovan
Feat. Ian Bannen, Sheila McCarthy, Maury Chaykin
Fleeing his nasty foster parents, 10–year old George goes in search of Captain Kidd's buried treasure, having to outwit, among other adults,…
Politician's Wife, The (TV mini-series)Politician's Wife, The (TV mini-series) (1995) Recommended
Dir. Graham Theakston
Feat. Juliet Stevenson, Trevor Eve, Minnie Driver
Hell hath no fury like Juliet Stevenson in this Bafta and Emmy award–winning drama as a woman humiliated by the public revelation that her…
Waking Ned DevineWaking Ned Devine (1998) Recommended
Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Ian Bannen
When national lottery winner Ned Devine carks it, a cunning old codger (Ian Bannen) assumes his identity to claim the loot, and finds no shortage of…

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