Alec Clunes

Alec Clunes

Born: May 17, 1912
Died: March 13, 1970

Movies for Alec Clunes...

Loch Lomond
Title: Loch Lomond
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1967
Type: Movie
The scenery and wildlife around Loch Lomond, Scotland, and the people who live and work there.
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The Forth Road Bridge
Title: The Forth Road Bridge
Character: Narrator
Released: January 1, 1965
Type: Movie
The Forth Road Bridge is a 1965 British documentary film directed by Gordon Lang about the construction of the Forth Road Bridge, from the initial survey to the official opening. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
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Hamlet at Elsinore
Title: Hamlet at Elsinore
Character: Polonius
Released: April 15, 1964
Type: Movie
The ghost of the King of Denmark tells his son Hamlet to avenge his murder by killing the new king, Hamlet's uncle. Hamlet feigns madness, contemplates life and death, and seeks revenge. His uncle, fearing for his life, also devises plots to kill Hamlet. An historic BBC production taped on location in and around Kronborg castle in Elsinore (Denmark), in which the play is set.
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Title: Festival
Character: Magistrate
Released: October 9, 1963
Type: TV
An anthology of single plays offering up adaptations of either of prominent stage plays or novels.
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Living Image
Title: Living Image
Character: Robert Manders
Released: August 18, 1963
Type: Movie
A renowned artist of the old school has his whole world turned upside down when his son, a young radical, and his associates bring modern interpretations of art into his life.
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Tomorrow at Ten
Title: Tomorrow at Ten
Character: Anthony Chester
Released: September 1, 1962
Type: Movie
A British policeman (John Gregson) tries to find a rich man's (Alec Clunes) son before a kidnapper's (Robert Shaw) time bomb blows.
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The England of Elizabeth
Title: The England of Elizabeth
Character: Narrator (voice)
Released: January 1, 1957
Type: Movie
A romantic overview of England in the Elizabethan Age.
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Tiger in the Smoke
Title: Tiger in the Smoke
Character: Asst. Commissioner Oates
Released: November 27, 1956
Type: Movie
In wartime, a young officer is killed during a raid to kill a German general at the house that used to belong to his grandmother. Before he dies he talks about a treasure that was hidden there. Several years later, the members of that group are still together as a street band living in a cellar. The last of the gang, who was chosen for his skills as a ruthless killer, escapes from prison in a rampage of killing and, obsessed with the treasure, takes the gang to France to recover it.
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Brighton Story
Title: Brighton Story
Character: Lieutenant-Colonel John Eld / Narrator
Released: November 1, 1955
Type: Movie
A ghost of Brighton's Regency past returns to explore his old haunts in a colourful yarn set in 1950s Sussex-by-the-Sea.
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Quentin Durward
Title: Quentin Durward
Character: Charles, Duke of Burgandy
Released: September 9, 1955
Type: Movie
During the 15th century reign of France's King Louis XI, a young Scottish man is sent by his English Lord to woo a French lady on his behalf. The plan goes awry when the young man falls in love with her. Based on the classic novel by Sir Walter Scott.
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The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Title: The Curious Adventures of Mr. Wonderbird
Character: The Blind Man (voice)
Released: May 29, 1953
Type: Movie
A chimney sweep and his beloved shepherdess are aided by Wonderbird in their escape from a ruthless dictator
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Now Barabbas
Title: Now Barabbas
Character: Gale
Released: May 24, 1949
Type: Movie
A prison governor deals with a variety of different prisoners, including a charming murderer.
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Title: One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
Character: The Organist
Released: April 24, 1942
Type: Movie
During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over ..., One (or often more) of Our Aircraft Is Missing". Behind these sombre words hid tales of death, destruction and derring-do. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home.
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Sailors Three
Title: Sailors Three
Character: British Pilot
Released: December 14, 1940
Type: Movie
Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.
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Saloon Bar
Title: Saloon Bar
Character: Eddie Graves
Released: November 2, 1940
Type: Movie
A bookmaker with a fancy for detective work attempts to prevent the execution of a potentially innocent man.
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Choose Cheese
Title: Choose Cheese
Character: Commentator
Released: November 1, 1940
Type: Movie
Wartime public information film.
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Convoy
Title: Convoy
Character: Bit Part
Released: September 28, 1940
Type: Movie
A tale of life on board a Royal Navy cruiser assigned to protect the vital convoys between America and England during WWII.
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Let George Do It!
Title: Let George Do It!
Character: Officer
Released: July 12, 1940
Type: Movie
Shortly after the start of World War II, a ukelele player (George) takes the wrong boat and finds himself in (still uninvaded) Norway. He is mistaken for a fellow British intelligence agent by a woman (Mary), and becomes involved in trying to defeat Nazi agents.
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Dangerous Comment
Title: Dangerous Comment
Character: Minor Role
Released: May 18, 1940
Type: Movie
A young pilot, annoyed at not being selected to take part in a raid on an enemy target, moans to his fiancée, who in turn chatters to a friend at a cocktail bar.
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What's For Dinner
Title: What's For Dinner
Character: Commentator
Released: March 28, 1940
Type: Movie
The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.
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Now You're Talking
Title: Now You're Talking
Character: Harry
Released: March 1, 1940
Type: Movie
Commissioned by the Ministry of Information and specifically target working class audiences; ‘Now you’re talking’ follows a plant worker, who lets slip vital information about some overnight research on a captured enemy aircraft. This inevitably leads to this most important of secrets falling into the lap of the enemy.