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Donald Pleasence

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Beachcomber, TheBeachcomber, The (1954)
Dir. Muriel Box
Feat. Glynis Johns, Robert Newton, Donald Sinden
Entertaining and deeply silly romantic yarn with prim missionary Johns falling for slovenly Newton as they team up to fight a cholera outbreak on a…
Tale of Two Cities, ATale of Two Cities, A (1958)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Dirk Bogarde, Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence
An intrepid Dirk Bogarde negotiates the rough and tumble of the French Revolution, in this, the version most faithful to the Charles Dickens novel.…
Twilight Zone, The (Original TV Series)Twilight Zone, The (Original TV Series) (1959-1964) Aro Favourite
Dir. Robert Parrish, Jack Smight, John Brahm
Feat. Agnes Moorehead, Ed Wynn, Jack Warden
Iconic and influential cult TV series with self–contained episodes telling sci–fi tinged tales of the unexpected and mysterious,…
ManiaMania (The Flesh and the Fiends) (1959)
Dir. John Gilling
Feat. Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, George Rose
An old–fashioned but sometimes ghoulishly nasty horror film in which an experimenting doctor in Edinburgh must harvest fresh corpses to…
Circus of HorrorsCircus of Horrors (1960)
Dir. Sidney Hayers
Feat. Anton Diffring, Donald Pleasence, Jane Hylton
After horribly botching a face–job, plastic surgeon Anton Diffring hides out in a travelling circus with some of his 'beauties', who begin to…
Sons and LoversSons and Lovers (1960)
Dir. Jack Cardiff
Feat. Dean Stockwell, Trevor Howard, Dame Wendy Hiller
Richly photographed rendition of D.H. Lawrence's classic novel, in which the son of a coal–miner (Stockwell) struggles to find his path in the…
No Love for JohnnieNo Love for Johnnie (1961)
Dir. Ralph Thomas
Feat. Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway, Donald Pleasence
Peter Finch excels as a British MP whose desire for career advancement threatens his personal life.
Dr. CrippenDr. Crippen (1962)
Dir. Robert Lynn
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Coral Browne, Samantha Eggar
This well paced drama centered around Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen's murder of his wife was originally billed as a horror, but is actually a rather…
Great Escape, TheGreat Escape, The (1963) Recommended
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Steve McQueen, James Garner, Richard Attenborough
McQueen heads a star–studded international cast in this superb drama based on a true account of an escape from a German POW camp by a group of…
Outer Limits, The (TV Series)Outer Limits, The (TV Series) (1963-1964) Recommended
Dir. Byron Haskin, Laslo Benedek, Various.
Feat. Cliff Robertson, Martin Landau, Shirley Knight
Seminal TV series that explored the universal themes of time, space and humankind. Twelve hour–long episodes contained on four volumes, with…
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…
Greatest Story Ever Told, TheGreatest Story Ever Told, The (1965)
Dir. George Stevens
Feat. Max von Sydow, Dorothy McGuire, Robert Loggia
Not the greatest movie ever made, however one might get a kick out of spotting all the famous faces in this reverant, picturesque epic about the life…
Hallelujah Trail, TheHallelujah Trail, The (1965)
Dir. John Sturges
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Lee Remick, Donald Pleasence
Unusual western adventure about a wagon train of whisky that becomes the target of the US cavalry, the Temperance League and local Indians. Overlong…
Cul-de-SacCul-de-Sac (1966) Recommended
Dir. Roman Polanski
Feat. Donald Pleasence
Polanski's influential, absurdist comedy concerns an eccentric couple taken captive by a pair of old gangsters in their Northumbrian castle. Stars…
Fantastic VoyageFantastic Voyage (1966) Recommended
Dir. Richard Fleischer
Feat. Donald Pleasence, Raquel Welch
A team of 'experts' are miniaturized and injected into a high–ranking scientist as a last resort to repair his medical condition. An…
Delirious Fictions of William Klein, TheDelirious Fictions of William Klein, The (Who are You, Polly Maggoo?; Mr. Freedom; The Model Couple) (1966-1977)
Feat. Anemone , Jacques Boudet, Eddie Constantine
An American photographer in new wave Paris; Dir. Klein has been making challenging cinema for more than forty years. In his three obscure fiction…
You Only Live TwiceYou Only Live Twice (1967) Recommended
Dir. Lewis Gilbert
Feat. Sean Connery, Donald Pleasence, Tetsuro Tamba
The fifth Bond film starring Sean Connery as the agent supreme. A space flight is hijacked by sinister crime organisation Spectre, bringing the world…
Night of the Generals, TheNight 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…
Will PennyWill Penny (1968) Recommended
Dir. Tom Gries
Feat. Charlton Heston, Joan Hackett, Donald Pleasence
An impressive, unromanticised view of an aging cowpuncher – played by Charlton Heston in possibly his finest dramatic performance – as he…
THX-1138THX-1138 (1970) Recommended
Dir. George Lucas
Feat. Robert Duvall, Donald Pleasence, Don Pedro Colley
The man behind STAR WARS and, yep, THX digital sound, made his feature debut with this stark sci–fi chamber piece, most remembered for its…
Soldier BlueSoldier Blue (1970)
Dir. Ralph Nelson
Feat. Peter Strauss, Donald Pleasence, Candice Bergen
Perhaps the most violent and disreputable of the ‘revisionist’ Westerns (initiated by THE WILD BUNCH), this depiction of mutual barbarity between…
KidnappedKidnapped (1971)
Dir. Delbert Mann
Feat. Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins
A dashing Michael Caine heads this ambitious adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s tales of 18th century Scotland. Grand, if ultimately unrealised…
Wake In FrightWake In Fright (Outback) (1971) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ted Kotcheff
Feat. Gary Bond, Donald Pleasence, Chips Rafferty
After many years in obscurity, this drama has been dusted off and deservingly reappraised as an Australian classic – a waking nightmare of…
Henry VIII and His Six WivesHenry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
Dir. Waris Hussein
Feat. Keith Michell, Charlotte Rampling, Michael Gough
Spin–off from the BBC series, accounts the antics of England's most notorious monarch reign.
Death LineDeath Line (Raw Meat) (1972) Recommended
Dir. Gary Sherman
Feat. Christopher Lee, Donald Pleasence, Norman Rossington
A cannibal zombie stalks the local stations of the London Underground picking off unlucky passengers for nourishment in this British 70's horror gem,…
Barry McKenzie Holds His OwnBarry McKenzie Holds His Own (1974)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Barry Humphries, Barry Crocker, Clive James
Lesser follow–up to ADVENTURES OF BARRY MCKENZIE, where Dame Edna is spirited off to Transylvania by vampiric kidnappers. Nephew Crocker and…
Black Windmill, TheBlack Windmill, The (1974)
Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Michael Caine, Delphine Seyrig, Donald Pleasence
Michael Caine is in second–hand Harry Palmer–mode as a lone British espionage agent whose son is kidnapped and ransomed for diamonds by a…
Watch Out We're Mad!Watch Out We're Mad! (Double Trouble) (1974)
Dir. Marcello Fondato
Feat. Bud Spencer, Terence Hill, Donald Pleasence
'Spaghetti' comedy duo Bud Spencer and Terrence Hill return in one of their most popular films without chaps and spurs. In this one, they star as…
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…
Escape to Witch MountainEscape to Witch Mountain (1975) Recommended
Dir. John Hough
Feat. Eddie Albert, Ray Milland, Donald Pleasence
One of Disney's best live–action telemovies, where two orphans with mysterious telekinetic powers flee the attentions of a shifty entrepeneur.…

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