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Alan Bates

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A Kind of LovingA Kind of Loving (1962) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. June Ritchie, Alan Bates
A key film of the British New Wave, describing in unfussy black–and–white images the life of young couple June Ritchie and Alan Bates…
Caretaker, TheCaretaker, The (1963) Recommended
Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Alan Bates, Robert Shaw
Praised film adaptation of Harold Pinter's breakthrough stageplay, in which two brothers invite a tramp into their London flat – an act of…
Whistle Down the WindWhistle Down the Wind (1964)
Dir. Bryan Forbes
Feat. Alan Bates, Hayley Mills
Alan Bates plays an escaped convict who Hayley Mills meets and believes to be Jesus himself. Unsentimental yet moving account of childhood faith…
Nothing but the BestNothing but the Best (1964)
Dir. Clive Donner
Feat. Alan Bates, Denholm Elliott, Harry Andrews
Ruthless real estate agent Alan Bates grubs and grafts a way upwards, out of his working–class background and into the snobbish…
Zorba the GreekZorba the Greek (1964) Recommended
Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
Feat. Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas
Keynote role for Anthony Quinn as the title–character of Nikos Kazantzakis' novel, a bawdy, womanising,…
Georgy GirlGeorgy Girl (1966)
Dir. Silvio Narizzano
Feat. Lynn Redgrave, Alan Bates, Charlotte Rampling
Quaint comedy in which 'ugly duckling' Lynn Redgrave strives for happiness alongside her flamboyant friends. Its casual depiction of abortion made…
Far from the Madding CrowdFar from the Madding Crowd (1967) Recommended
Dir. John Schlesinger
Feat. Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Terence Stamp
Pastoral, moody epic set in 18th Century England follows the romantic intrigues of an independent woman farmer with three men. Photography by Nic…
King of HeartsKing of Hearts (1967) Recommended
Dir. Phillipe De Broca
Feat. Alan Bates, Genevieve Bujold, Pierre Brasseur
Excellently quirky mid–60s comedy that became a cult–hit in the US, has soldier Alan Bates infiltrate a French village in WWI, which has…
Women in LoveWomen in Love (1969) Recommended
Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Alan Bates, Oliver Reed, Glenda Jackson
Ken Russell's esteemed version of D.H. Lawrence's finest novel about a macho entrepreneur, his philosophically and sexually dubious friend and their…
American Film Theatre - Three SistersAmerican Film Theatre - Three Sisters (1970)
Dir. Laurence Olivier
Feat. Alan Bates, Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright
Three sisters stuck in the Russian provinces pine for distant Moscow in this comprehensively faithful adaptation of Anton Chekhov's famous 19th…
Go-Between, TheGo-Between, The (1971)
Dir. Joseph Losey
Feat. Julie Christie, Alan Bates
A young boy acts as a secret messenger for class–divided lovers Julie Christie and Alan Bates during a hot Norfolk summer in Edwardian England.…
Day in the Death of Joe EggDay in the Death of Joe Egg (1972)
Dir. Peter Medak
Feat. Alan Bates, Janet Suzman
Rewarding black comedy stars Alan Bates and Janet Suzman as a couple with an autistic child whom they consider mercy–killing. Bizarre yet…
American Film Theatre - In CelebrationAmerican Film Theatre - In Celebration (1975)
Dir. Lindsay Anderson
Feat. Alan Bates, Brian Cox, Gabrielle Daye
A tightly framed screen adaptation of David Storey's autobiographical play set around the reunion of a Nottinghamshire mining family, in which cast…
American Film Theatre - ButleyAmerican Film Theatre - Butley (1976)
Dir. Harold Pinter
Feat. Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan
Another in the excellent American Film Theatre series, playwright Harold Pinter directs his first film, based on the Simon Gray play. An…
Shout, TheShout, The (1978) Recommended
Dir. Jerzy Skolimowski
Feat. Alan Bates, John Hurt, Susannah York
An intelligent, enigmatic chiller about an asylum inmate with mystical powers who upsets the lives of an avant garde music composer and his wife in…
Mayor of Casterbridge, TheMayor of Casterbridge, The (1978)
Dir. David Giles
Feat. Alan Bates, Anna Massey, Anne Stallybrass
Dennis Potter–scribed Victorian saga sees Alan Bates, battling alcoholism, sell his wife and daughter under the influence, before resolving to…
An Unmarried WomanAn Unmarried Woman (1978) Recommended
Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Alan Bates, Michael Murphy
Jill Clayburgh endeared herself to a generation of women with this well–loved character study of a divorced New Yorker navigating the single…
Alan Bennett at the BBCAlan Bennett at the BBC (1978-1992) Recommended
Dir. Stuart Burge, John Schlesinger, Richard Eyre
Feat. James Fox, Alan Bates, Prunella Scales
An exceptional anthology of previously unreleased BBC productions from revered playwright Alan Bennett. Collection includes: – A Day Out…
Return of the Solider, TheReturn of the Solider, The (1982)
Dir. Alan Bridges
Feat. Julie Christie, Glenda Jackson, Ann-Margret
Alan Bates stars as a returning WWI soldier rendered catatonic by the horrors of the battlefield, with no memory of his wife. Somewhat overwrought…
Voyage Round My Father, AVoyage Round My Father, A (1983) Recommended
Dir. Alvin Rakoff
Feat. Laurence Olivier, Alan Bates
Laurence Olivier gives another special performance as Alan Bates' eccentric father who steadfastly refuses to accept compromises on account of his…
Prayer for the DyingPrayer for the Dying (1987)
Dir. Mike Hodges
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Bob Hoskins, Alan Bates
Adaptation of Jack Higgins' novel in which Mickey Rourke plays a retired IRA hitman who is enticed into one final killing, with disasterous…
We Think the World of You (1988)
Dir. Collin Gregg
Feat. Gary Oldman, Alan Bates
Quirky Brit comedy/drama about a love triangle between two men and an alsatian! Jealousy overcomes Gary Oldman when a prison sentence brings together…
Club ExtinctionClub Extinction (Dr. M) (1989)
Dir. Claude Chabrol
Feat. Alan Bates, Jennifer Beals, Jan Niklas
Chabrol’s re–examination of Fritz Lang’s DR MABUSE is set in a future Berlin saturated with Big Brother messages and a plague of…
HamletHamlet (1990) Recommended
Dir. Franco Zeffirelli
Feat. Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Mel Gibson pulls off a creditable lead performance as the melancholy Dane, certainly aided by the director's eye for detail, and top supporting…
Silent TongueSilent Tongue (1993)
Dir. Sam Shepard
Feat. Alan Bates, Richard Harris, River Phoenix
A personal project for playwright/actor/director Shepard, this ghost story chiefly indicts the mistreatment of the native Indian. Haunting film…
Grotesque, The (1995)
Dir. John-Paul Davidson
Feat. Alan Bates, Sting
Bizarre, upper–crust English comedy has a suave, veritably oily Sting as butler to crank palaeontologist Alan Bates and his ghastly family.…
Oliver's Travels (TV Mini-series)Oliver's Travels (TV Mini-series) (1995)
Feat. Alan Bates, Sinead Cusack, Bill Paterson
BBC oddity centered around Oliver (Bates), an ex–university lecturer with a passion for puzzles, who goes on a search to find legendary…
Cherry Orchard, TheCherry Orchard, The (1999)
Dir. Michael Cacoyannis
Feat. Charlotte Rampling, Alan Bates, Michael Gough
Anton Chekhov's final drama is adapted concisely and with emotional weight; Charlotte Rampling plays the matriarch of a deteriorating estate, at odds…
Arabian Nights (Mini-Series)Arabian Nights (Mini-Series) (2000)
Dir. Steve Barron
Feat. Jason Scott Lee, Rufus Sewell, Mili Avital
Visually stunning retelling of One Thousand and One Nights, in which a mad Sultan weds his childhood friend, planning to execute her the following…
Prince and the Pauper, ThePrince and the Pauper, The (2000)
Dir. Giles Foster
Feat. Aidan Quinn, Alan Bates
Admirable, entertaining adaptation of Mark Twain's classic story of lookalikes who get caught up in imperial intrigue when a young Prince and a…

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