Catherine Schell

Katherina Freiin Schell von Bauschlott (born 17 July 1944, in Budapest) is an Hungarian-born actress best known for her work in England with the BBC. Schell rose to fame in various British film and television productions in the 1960s and 1970s. She acted under the name Catherine von Schell early in her career, but is better known by the name Catherine Schell. Description above from the Wikipedia article Catherine Schell, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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The Black Windmill (1974)

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Clive Revill

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Siegel
CAST:  Michael Caine  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Delphine Seyrig  •  Clive Revill

The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)

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The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Herbert Lom  •  Catherine Schell

The famous Pink Panther jewel has once again been stolen and Inspector Clouseau is called in to catch the thief. The Inspector is convinced that 'The Phantom' has returned and utilises all of his resources – himself and his Asian manservant – to reveal the identity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Blake Edwards
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Christopher Plummer  •  Herbert Lom  •  Catherine Schell

Moon Zero Two (1969)

On the Moon in the year 2021, a former-astronaut-turned-salvager helps a millionaire space industrialist capture a 6000-ton sapphire asteroid, while also assisting a woman in finding her missing miner/prospector brother  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  James Olson  •  Catherine Schell  •  Warren Mitchell  •  Adrienne Corri

On the Moon in the year 2021, a former-astronaut-turned-salvager helps a millionaire space industrialist capture a 6000-ton sapphire asteroid, while also assisting a woman in finding her missing miner/prospector brother  (more)

DIRECTION:  Roy Ward Baker
CAST:  James Olson  •  Catherine Schell  •  Warren Mitchell  •  Adrienne Corri

Traitor's Gate (1964)

A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Albert Lieven  •  Gary Raymond  •  Margot Trooger  •  Catherine Schell

A businessman organises a caper to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Freddie Francis
CAST:  Albert Lieven  •  Gary Raymond  •  Margot Trooger  •  Catherine Schell

Callan (1974)

David Callan, secret agent, is called back to the service after his retirement, to handle the assasination of a german businessman, but Callan refuses to co-operate until he finds out why this man is marked for death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Sharp
CAST:  Edward Woodward  •  Eric Porter  •  Carl Möhner  •  Catherine Schell

David Callan, secret agent, is called back to the service after his retirement, to handle the assasination of a german businessman, but Callan refuses to co-operate until he finds out why this man is marked for death.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Sharp
CAST:  Edward Woodward  •  Eric Porter  •  Carl Möhner  •  Catherine Schell

Cosmic Princess (1982)

An alien princess aids people stranded on out-of-orbit Moonbase Alpha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton  •  Peter Medak
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Catherine Schell  •  Nick Tate

An alien princess aids people stranded on out-of-orbit Moonbase Alpha.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Charles Crichton  •  Peter Medak
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Catherine Schell  •  Nick Tate

Amsterdam Affair (1968)

An Englishman in Holland gets involved in a murder case. It looks bad for him, but the wily Inspector Van Der Valk isn't convinced of his guilt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry O'Hara
CAST:  Wolfgang Kieling  •  Catherine Schell  •  William Marlowe  •  Pamela Ann Davy

An Englishman in Holland gets involved in a murder case. It looks bad for him, but the wily Inspector Van Der Valk isn't convinced of his guilt.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gerry O'Hara
CAST:  Wolfgang Kieling  •  Catherine Schell  •  William Marlowe  •  Pamela Ann Davy

Gulliver's Travels (1977)

Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift and built around the Lilliput and Blefuscu episode. It was made partly in live action and partly animated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Catherine Schell  •  Norman Shelley  •  Meredith Edwards

Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift and built around the Lilliput and Blefuscu episode. It was made partly in live action and partly animated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Catherine Schell  •  Norman Shelley  •  Meredith Edwards

Madame Sin (1972)

A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Robert Wagner  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Gordon Jackson

A CIA agent is used as a pawn in an insane woman's plan to steal a Polaris submarine.  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Greene
CAST:  Bette Davis  •  Robert Wagner  •  Denholm Elliott  •  Gordon Jackson

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  George Lazenby  •  Diana Rigg  •  Telly Savalas  •  Gabriele Ferzetti

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter R. Hunt
CAST:  George Lazenby  •  Diana Rigg  •  Telly Savalas  •  Gabriele Ferzetti

The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Stuart Wilson  •  Lynne Frederick  •  Elke Sommer

Anthony Hope's classic tale gets a decidedly 'un-classic' treatment at the hands of Peter Sellers. Following the story somewhat, friends of the new King Rudolph of Ruritania fear for his life, and switch him with a look-a-like London cabby. Throw in two(!) lovely ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Richard Quine
CAST:  Peter Sellers  •  Stuart Wilson  •  Lynne Frederick  •  Elke Sommer

Pretty Princess (1993)

A princess from a Nordic European country is obligated to marry the boy her family chose. She escapes and discovers love in the arms of a beautiful swimming teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Barbara Snellenburg  •  David Warner  •  Susannah York

A princess from a Nordic European country is obligated to marry the boy her family chose. She escapes and discovers love in the arms of a beautiful swimming teacher.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlo Vanzina
CAST:  Raoul Bova  •  Barbara Snellenburg  •  David Warner  •  Susannah York

Lana: Queen of the Amazons (1964)

A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons, while other crew men try to find and take hold of the legendary Amazons' treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Géza von Cziffra  •  Cyll Farney
CAST:  Anton Diffring  •  Catherine Schell  •  Christian Wolff  •  Michael Hinz

A scientist and his nephew are hosts of Lana, queen of the Amazons, while other crew men try to find and take hold of the legendary Amazons' treasure.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Géza von Cziffra  •  Cyll Farney
CAST:  Anton Diffring  •  Catherine Schell  •  Christian Wolff  •  Michael Hinz

The Island of Adventure (1981)

Four British teens on vacation visit an island and discover that a terrorist group is using it as their headquarters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Squire
CAST:  Norman Bowler  •  Wilfrid Brambell  •  Eleanor Summerfield  •  Catherine Schell

Four British teens on vacation visit an island and discover that a terrorist group is using it as their headquarters.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Anthony Squire
CAST:  Norman Bowler  •  Wilfrid Brambell  •  Eleanor Summerfield  •  Catherine Schell

On the Third Day (1983)

A couple return home to find a man inside who claims to be friends with the previous homeowner. He seems a friendly at first, but all is not as it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley O'Toole
CAST:  Richard Morant  •  Catherine Schell  •  Paul Williamson

A couple return home to find a man inside who claims to be friends with the previous homeowner. He seems a friendly at first, but all is not as it seems.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stanley O'Toole
CAST:  Richard Morant  •  Catherine Schell  •  Paul Williamson

On the Black Hill (1988)

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Grieve
CAST:  Mike Gwilym  •  Robert Gwilym  •  Bob Peck  •  Gemma Jones

The story covers eighty years in the lives of a pair of Welsh identical twins with an unusual bond, as they go through war, love affairs, and land disputes.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Andrew Grieve
CAST:  Mike Gwilym  •  Robert Gwilym  •  Bob Peck  •  Gemma Jones

The Summer House (1993)

Margaret (Lena Headey) is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl Monro (David Threlfall). Both bride- and groom-to-be still live with their mothers in the humdrum suburb of Croydon. However Margaret has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Jeanne Moreau  •  Joan Plowright  •  Lena Headey  •  Julie Walters

Margaret (Lena Headey) is a shy, pale, middle-class Englishwoman who is reluctantly engaged to her older, twittish neighbor Syl Monro (David Threlfall). Both bride- and groom-to-be still live with their mothers in the humdrum suburb of Croydon. However Margaret has ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Jeanne Moreau  •  Joan Plowright  •  Lena Headey  •  Julie Walters

Hell Is Empty (1967)

On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Knowles  •  John Ainsworth
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Martine Carol  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field

On the run from the police, a female thief and her band of robbers take refuge on a desert island where they discover a mansion inhabited by a family whom they take hostage. One of the robbers falls for the couple's daughter.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Knowles  •  John Ainsworth
CAST:  Anthony Steel  •  Martine Carol  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Shirley Anne Field

The Next Voice You See (1975)

An American jazz pianist, blinded in a London bank robbery ten years before, makes his first return appearance in England at an engangement party where he believes he hears the voice of the gunman who cost him his sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Tronson
CAST:  Bradford Dillman  •  Catherine Schell  •  Geoffrey Chater  •  Ray Smith

An American jazz pianist, blinded in a London bank robbery ten years before, makes his first return appearance in England at an engangement party where he believes he hears the voice of the gunman who cost him his sight.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Tronson
CAST:  Bradford Dillman  •  Catherine Schell  •  Geoffrey Chater  •  Ray Smith

Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)

After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 300 people on board. When a rescue team from Earth arrives in a faster-than-light space ship, everyone is overjoyed that they can now return to Earth. But Moonbase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Clegg
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Catherine Schell  •  Nick Tate

After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 300 people on board. When a rescue team from Earth arrives in a faster-than-light space ship, everyone is overjoyed that they can now return to Earth. But Moonbase ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tom Clegg
CAST:  Martin Landau  •  Barbara Bain  •  Catherine Schell  •  Nick Tate
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