Brenda Kempner

The Elephant Man (1980)

TragicClassicDramaticTear-jerker

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Anne Bancroft  •  John Gielgud

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  David Lynch
CAST:  John Hurt  •  Anthony Hopkins  •  Anne Bancroft  •  John Gielgud

Never Say Never Again (1983)

James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Kim Basinger  •  Klaus Maria Brandauer  •  Barbara Carrera

James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Irvin Kershner
CAST:  Sean Connery  •  Kim Basinger  •  Klaus Maria Brandauer  •  Barbara Carrera

Screamtime (1983)

Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Armstrong  •  Stanley A. Long
CAST:  Vincent Russo  •  Michael Gordon  •  Marie Scinto  •  Robin Bailey

Compilation of three short horror films: "That's The Way To Do It", "Dreamhouse" and "Do You Believe In Fairies?" plus some new linking material.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Armstrong  •  Stanley A. Long
CAST:  Vincent Russo  •  Michael Gordon  •  Marie Scinto  •  Robin Bailey

The Great Kandinsky (1995)

The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Winsor
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Tom Bell  •  Dorothy Tutin  •  Tim McInnerny

The once-reknowned escape-artist and magician, Kandinsky, is now reduced to confounding the staff and inmates of his retirement home.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Winsor
CAST:  Richard Harris  •  Tom Bell  •  Dorothy Tutin  •  Tim McInnerny

The Fiend (1972)

Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hartford-Davis
CAST:  Ann Todd  •  Patrick Magee  •  Tony Beckley  •  Percy Herbert

Led by a sinister minister, a controlling religious sect called the Brethren has taken control of widow Birdy Wemys, sending her unstable son, Kenny, into a spiraling descent into madness and murder. No woman is safe when Kenny's religious mania overpowers him and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Hartford-Davis
CAST:  Ann Todd  •  Patrick Magee  •  Tony Beckley  •  Percy Herbert

Joanna (1968)

When 17 year old Joanna comes to Swinging London, she meets a host of colourful characters, discovers the pleasures of casual sex and falls in love. That's when things get complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Sarne
CAST:  Calvin Lockhart  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Geneviève Waïte  •  Christian Doermer

When 17 year old Joanna comes to Swinging London, she meets a host of colourful characters, discovers the pleasures of casual sex and falls in love. That's when things get complicated.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Sarne
CAST:  Calvin Lockhart  •  Donald Sutherland  •  Geneviève Waïte  •  Christian Doermer

Marat/Sade (1967)

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  Patrick Magee  •  Ian Richardson  •  Glenda Jackson  •  Jeanette Landis

In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Brook
CAST:  Patrick Magee  •  Ian Richardson  •  Glenda Jackson  •  Jeanette Landis

Stand up, Virgin Soldiers (1977)

Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Nigel Davenport  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Edward Woodward

Some British soldiers in Singapore are more concerned with finding sex than finding Communists.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Robin Askwith  •  Nigel Davenport  •  John Le Mesurier  •  Edward Woodward

Smashing Time (1967)

Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Michael York  •  Anna Quayle

Two young women arrive in London to make it big in show business, and become corrupted by money and fame in the process.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Desmond Davis
CAST:  Rita Tushingham  •  Lynn Redgrave  •  Michael York  •  Anna Quayle

Till Death Us Do Part (1969)

The film version of 'Till Death Do Us Part' tells the story of Alf Garnett, his wife Else, and their newborn daughter Rita, living through the London Blitz and beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Warren Mitchell  •  Dandy Nichols  •  Una Stubbs  •  Anthony Booth

The film version of 'Till Death Do Us Part' tells the story of Alf Garnett, his wife Else, and their newborn daughter Rita, living through the London Blitz and beyond.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Norman Cohen
CAST:  Warren Mitchell  •  Dandy Nichols  •  Una Stubbs  •  Anthony Booth

Undertaker's Paradise (2000)

Black comedy about a young undertaker, starting his own firm in a seaside resort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthias X. Oberg
CAST:  Thomas Schmauser  •  Ben Gazzara  •  Michael Fitzgerald  •  Edward Jewesbury

Black comedy about a young undertaker, starting his own firm in a seaside resort.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Matthias X. Oberg
CAST:  Thomas Schmauser  •  Ben Gazzara  •  Michael Fitzgerald  •  Edward Jewesbury

Doctor Who: Ghost Light (1989)

The Doctor takes Ace on an initiative test to a strange Victorian old house where she is forced to confront her darkest fears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Wareing
CAST:  Sylvester McCoy  •  Sophie Aldred  •  Ian Hogg  •  Katharine Schlesinger

The Doctor takes Ace on an initiative test to a strange Victorian old house where she is forced to confront her darkest fears.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Alan Wareing
CAST:  Sylvester McCoy  •  Sophie Aldred  •  Ian Hogg  •  Katharine Schlesinger

Knockback: 2 (1985)

Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylvia have to face the fact that, for the foreseeable future, they cannot enjoy any physical intimacy. They decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Pauline Collins  •  Derrick O'Connor  •  Michelle Mulvany  •  Timothy Jessel

Alan and Sylvia fall in love and Alan gains a renewed sense of purpose. He begins to hope for an eventual release on licence. However both he and Sylvia have to face the fact that, for the foreseeable future, they cannot enjoy any physical intimacy. They decide to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Piers Haggard
CAST:  Pauline Collins  •  Derrick O'Connor  •  Michelle Mulvany  •  Timothy Jessel