Waris Hussein

Waris Hussein (né Habibullah; born 9 December 1938) is a British-Indian television and film director. At the beginning of his career, he was employed by the BBC as its youngest drama director. He directed early episodes of Doctor Who, including the first serial, An Unearthly Child (1963), and later directed the multiple-award-winning Thames Television serial Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).

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Arch of Triumph (1985)

Arch of Triumph is a 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Frank Finlay

Arch of Triumph is a 1985 British made-for-television film based on the novel Arch of Triumph by Erich Maria Remarque, which was previously adapted in 1948 for a film of the same name with Ingrid Bergman and Charles Boyer. Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) is an Austrian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Lesley-Anne Down  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Frank Finlay

Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)

1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Keith Michell  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Jane Asher

1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Keith Michell  •  Donald Pleasence  •  Charlotte Rampling  •  Jane Asher

Surviving (1985)

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Lonnie and Rick seem to be complete opposites, at first glance. A survivor of suicide, Lonnie is introverted and ill at ease around her parents, Lois and Harvey. Rick, meanwhile, is sunny and charismatic. But appearances can be deceiving, as their families learn ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Zach Galligan  •  Molly Ringwald  •  Ellen Burstyn  •  Len Cariou

Mrs. Henderson Presents (2005)

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Will Young  •  Christopher Guest

Eccentric 70-year-old widow purchases the Windmill Theatre in London as a post-widowhood hobby. After starting an innovative continuous variety review, which is copied by other theaters, they begin to lose money. Mrs. Henderson suggests they add female nudity ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Stephen Frears
CAST:  Judi Dench  •  Bob Hoskins  •  Will Young  •  Christopher Guest

Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx (1970)

In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Margot Kidder  •  Eileen Colgan  •  May Ollis

In Dublin, a working class family has been unsuccessful in convincing their son to get a real job: the son prefers his job of scooping up horse's dung and selling it for flower gardens. An American exchange student almost runs him over and gets to know him. The ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Gene Wilder  •  Margot Kidder  •  Eileen Colgan  •  May Ollis

Melody (1971)

Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Mark Lester  •  Tracy Hyde  •  Jack Wild  •  Colin Barrie

Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married. Not sometime in the future but as soon as possible.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Mark Lester  •  Tracy Hyde  •  Jack Wild  •  Colin Barrie

Sixth Happiness (1997)

Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with brittle bone disease, which causes him to have never grown beyond four feet tall. The film follows his sexual awakening whilst ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Firdaus Kanga  •  Souad Faress  •  Nina Wadia  •  Khodus Wadia

Waris Hussein’s acclaimed drama is based on the autobiography of Firdaus Kanga, who stars in the lead role of Brit, a young man born with brittle bone disease, which causes him to have never grown beyond four feet tall. The film follows his sexual awakening whilst ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Firdaus Kanga  •  Souad Faress  •  Nina Wadia  •  Khodus Wadia

The Face on the Milk Carton (1995)

Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Kellie Martin  •  Sharon Lawrence  •  Richard Masur  •  Jill Clayburgh

Based on the book by Caroline B. Cooney, a girl happens to look down at a milk carton one day and she sees herself on the back! Could her parents really have kidnapped her?  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Kellie Martin  •  Sharon Lawrence  •  Richard Masur  •  Jill Clayburgh

Her Best Friend's Husband (2002)

Would you betray your best friend for your own happiness? This is the moral dilemma one woman faces after she is called upon to help save her best friend's marriage, and the unthinkable happens. She and the husband find themselves falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Cheryl Ladd  •  Bess Armstrong  •  William R. Moses  •  Lindy Booth

Would you betray your best friend for your own happiness? This is the moral dilemma one woman faces after she is called upon to help save her best friend's marriage, and the unthinkable happens. She and the husband find themselves falling in love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Cheryl Ladd  •  Bess Armstrong  •  William R. Moses  •  Lindy Booth

A Child's Wish (1997)

A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Tess Harper  •  Anna Chlumsky  •  Sarah Chalke

A family discovers their youngest daughter has cancer. But the real struggle has yet to start.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  John Ritter  •  Tess Harper  •  Anna Chlumsky  •  Sarah Chalke

A Touch of Love (1969)

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Sandy Dennis  •  Ian McKellen  •  Eleanor Bron  •  John Standing

Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader. Against the advice of her best friend, Lydia, Rosamund chooses to keep the baby and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Sandy Dennis  •  Ian McKellen  •  Eleanor Bron  •  John Standing

Baby Comes Home (1980)

In this sequel to "And Baby Makes Six," a middle-aged couple deals with familial upheaval after giving birth to an unplanned fourth baby --- 17 years after their last child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Warren Oates  •  Devon Ericson  •  Fredric Lehne

In this sequel to "And Baby Makes Six," a middle-aged couple deals with familial upheaval after giving birth to an unplanned fourth baby --- 17 years after their last child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Colleen Dewhurst  •  Warren Oates  •  Devon Ericson  •  Fredric Lehne

Mr. Nice (2010)

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  David Thewlis  •  Elsa Pataky

Biopic about 1970s Welsh marijuana trafficker Howard Marks, whose inventive smuggling schemes made him a huge success in the drug trade, as well as leading to dealings with both the IRA and British Intelligence. Based on Marks' biography with the same title.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bernard Rose
CAST:  Rhys Ifans  •  Chloë Sevigny  •  David Thewlis  •  Elsa Pataky

Coming Out of the Ice (1982)

A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  John Savage  •  Willie Nelson  •  Francesca Annis  •  Ben Cross

A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  John Savage  •  Willie Nelson  •  Francesca Annis  •  Ben Cross

Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Edward Fox  •  Cynthia Harris  •  David Waller  •  Peggy Ashcroft

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Edward Fox  •  Cynthia Harris  •  David Waller  •  Peggy Ashcroft

When The Bough Breaks (1986)

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Richard Masur  •  Rachel Ticotin  •  James Noble

A Los Angeles psychiatrist testifies for the prosecution in the trial of an accused child molester. Later the defendant, who is out on bail, is found dead in the psychiatrist's office, in what appears to be a suicide. Shaken, the psychiatrist moves to the mountains ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Ted Danson  •  Richard Masur  •  Rachel Ticotin  •  James Noble

Life of the Party: The Pamela Harriman Story (1998)

Told mostly in flashbacks, the film tells the story of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, one of the greatest and probably most famous courtesans of the twentieth century. While not showing her childhood, first marriage to Winston Churchill's son, or most of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Ann-Margret  •  Gail Strickland  •  Susan Ruttan  •  Sydney Walsh

Told mostly in flashbacks, the film tells the story of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman, one of the greatest and probably most famous courtesans of the twentieth century. While not showing her childhood, first marriage to Winston Churchill's son, or most of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Ann-Margret  •  Gail Strickland  •  Susan Ruttan  •  Sydney Walsh

Forbidden Nights (1990)

Judith Shapiro's dream has come true. Due to the process of opening to the west in China she has been invited to stay for two years in Shang Sa, Hunan as a school teacher. As soon as she arrives she has to deal with problems such as only cold water to wash, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Robin Shou  •  Victor Wong  •  Tzi Ma

Judith Shapiro's dream has come true. Due to the process of opening to the west in China she has been invited to stay for two years in Shang Sa, Hunan as a school teacher. As soon as she arrives she has to deal with problems such as only cold water to wash, an ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Robin Shou  •  Victor Wong  •  Tzi Ma

Killer Instinct (1988)

Woody Harrelson stars in the story of psychiatrist Lisa DaVito and her battle to save a tortured man whose past has turned him to violence. One tragic incident seals his fate and shakes Lisa's faith in her profession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Lane Smith  •  Kevin Conroy

Woody Harrelson stars in the story of psychiatrist Lisa DaVito and her battle to save a tortured man whose past has turned him to violence. One tragic incident seals his fate and shakes Lisa's faith in her profession.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Melissa Gilbert  •  Woody Harrelson  •  Lane Smith  •  Kevin Conroy

The Shell Seekers (1989)

After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her children's attempts to take control of her life. She's given them everything she could over the years, but now they want Penelope to sell her most prized possession. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Irene Worth  •  Sam Wanamaker  •  Patricia Hodge

After a mild heart attack at 63, Penelope Keeling is not ready to be an invalid yet...despite her children's attempts to take control of her life. She's given them everything she could over the years, but now they want Penelope to sell her most prized possession. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Waris Hussein
CAST:  Angela Lansbury  •  Irene Worth  •  Sam Wanamaker  •  Patricia Hodge
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