Rosalie Crutchley

Rosalie Sylvia Crutchley (4 January 1920 – 28 July 1997) was a British actress. Trained at the Royal Academy of Music, Crutchley was perhaps best known for her television performances, but had a long and successful career in theatre and films, making her stage debut as early as 1932, and her screen debut in 1947.

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Four Weddings and a Funeral (1994)

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Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Andie MacDowell  •  James Fleet  •  Simon Callow

Over the course of five social occasions, a committed bachelor must consider the notion that he may have discovered love.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Newell
CAST:  Hugh Grant  •  Andie MacDowell  •  James Fleet  •  Simon Callow

Malta Story (1953)

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Anthony Steel

In 1942 Britain was clinging to the island of Malta since it was critical to keeping Allied supply lines open. The Axis also wanted it for their own supply lines. Plenty of realistic reenactments and archival combat footage as the British are beseiged and try to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Brian Desmond Hurst
CAST:  Alec Guinness  •  Jack Hawkins  •  Muriel Pavlow  •  Anthony Steel

The Message (1976)

Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moustapha Akkad
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Irene Papas  •  Michael Ansara  •  Johnny Sekka

Handsomely-mounted historical epic concerns the birth of the Islamic faith and the story of the prophet Mohammed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Moustapha Akkad
CAST:  Anthony Quinn  •  Irene Papas  •  Michael Ansara  •  Johnny Sekka

Quo Vadis (1951)

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After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Leo Genn  •  Peter Ustinov

After fierce Roman commander Marcus Vinicius becomes infatuated with beautiful Christian hostage Lygia, he begins to question the tyrannical leadership of the despotic emperor Nero.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mervyn LeRoy
CAST:  Robert Taylor  •  Deborah Kerr  •  Leo Genn  •  Peter Ustinov

The Haunting (1963)

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Julie Harris  •  Claire Bloom  •  Richard Johnson  •  Russ Tamblyn

Dr. Markway, doing research to prove the existence of ghosts, investigates Hill House, a large, eerie mansion with a lurid history of violent death and insanity.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Wise
CAST:  Julie Harris  •  Claire Bloom  •  Richard Johnson  •  Russ Tamblyn

The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Derek Jacobi  •  David Suchet  •  Lesley-Anne Down

Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Tuchner
CAST:  Anthony Hopkins  •  Derek Jacobi  •  David Suchet  •  Lesley-Anne Down

The Keep (1983)

Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Scott Glenn  •  Alberta Watson  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Robert Prosky

Nazis take over an ancient fortress that contains a mysterious entity that wreaks havoc and death upon them.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Mann
CAST:  Scott Glenn  •  Alberta Watson  •  Jürgen Prochnow  •  Robert Prosky

Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras  •  Seth Holt
CAST:  Valerie Leon  •  Andrew Keir  •  James Villiers  •  Hugh Burden

Two Egyptologists, Professor Fuchs and Corbeck, are instrumental in unleashing unmitigated horror by bringing back to England the mummified body of Tara, the Egyptian Queen of Darkness. Fuchs’s daughter becomes involved in a series of macabre and terrifying ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Carreras  •  Seth Holt
CAST:  Valerie Leon  •  Andrew Keir  •  James Villiers  •  Hugh Burden

The Sword and the Rose (1953)

Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Michael Gough  •  Peter Copley

Tells the story of Mary Tudor and her troubled path to true love. Henry VIII, for political reasons, determines to wed her to the King of France. She tries to flee to America with her love but is captured when she is "un-hatted" on board ship. In return for her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ken Annakin
CAST:  Richard Todd  •  James Robertson Justice  •  Michael Gough  •  Peter Copley

The Fool (1990)

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Edzard
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Ruth Mitchell  •  Maria Aitken

A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Christine Edzard
CAST:  Derek Jacobi  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Ruth Mitchell  •  Maria Aitken

Take My Life (1947)

When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Hugh Williams  •  Greta Gynt  •  Marius Goring  •  Francis L. Sullivan

When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ronald Neame
CAST:  Hugh Williams  •  Greta Gynt  •  Marius Goring  •  Francis L. Sullivan

Make Me an Offer! (1954)

A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he stumbles across a precious vase amid a range of other less desirable items. The trouble is, the owners of the vase are pretty shrewd themselves and are not keen on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Rosalie Crutchley  •  Finlay Currie

A struggling antiques dealer (Peter Finch) thinks he has found the answer to his problems when he stumbles across a precious vase amid a range of other less desirable items. The trouble is, the owners of the vase are pretty shrewd themselves and are not keen on ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Peter Finch  •  Adrienne Corri  •  Rosalie Crutchley  •  Finlay Currie

Memed My Hawk (1984)

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man flees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Ustinov
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Herbert Lom  •  Denis Quilley  •  Michael Elphick

In 1920s Turkey, a young peasant is smitten with a beautiful young girl, who has been promised in marriage to the fat, dullard cousin of the province's powerful and corrupt governor. When an assassination attempt is made against the official, the young man flees ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Ustinov
CAST:  Peter Ustinov  •  Herbert Lom  •  Denis Quilley  •  Michael Elphick

The Winter's Tale (1962)

Adaptation of the Shakespeare play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Robert Shaw  •  Rosalie Crutchley  •  Sarah Badel

Adaptation of the Shakespeare play.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Don Taylor
CAST:  Robert Shaw  •  Rosalie Crutchley  •  Sarah Badel

Miss Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (1986)

Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Amyes
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Polly Adams  •  Cheryl Campbell  •  Tara MacGowran

Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Amyes
CAST:  Joan Hickson  •  Polly Adams  •  Cheryl Campbell  •  Tara MacGowran

The House in Nightmare Park (1973)

Comedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof of British horror films of the early ‘70s. Starring Hugh Burden and Oscar winner Ray Milland, and written by Terry Nation. Foster Twelvetrees, a struggling tragedian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sykes
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Ray Milland  •  Hugh Burden  •  Kenneth Griffith

Comedy legend Frankie Howerd stars as the victim of sinister shenanigans in this hilarious spoof of British horror films of the early ‘70s. Starring Hugh Burden and Oscar winner Ray Milland, and written by Terry Nation. Foster Twelvetrees, a struggling tragedian ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Sykes
CAST:  Frankie Howerd  •  Ray Milland  •  Hugh Burden  •  Kenneth Griffith

The Lady with a Lamp (1951)

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Herbert Wilcox
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  Michael Wilding  •  Gladys Young  •  Felix Aylmer

A Pin for the Butterfly (1994)

Communism seen through the eyes of a young girl who watches her beloved uncle struggle with the oppressive government .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Kodicek
CAST:  Joan Plowright  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Florence Hoath  •  Ian Bannen

Communism seen through the eyes of a young girl who watches her beloved uncle struggle with the oppressive government .  (more)

DIRECTION:  Susan Kodicek
CAST:  Joan Plowright  •  Hugh Laurie  •  Florence Hoath  •  Ian Bannen

No Time for Tears (1957)

No Time for Tears is a moving, sympathetic portrayal of the challenges faced by all those who enter this most demanding yet rewarding of professions – from routine operations to more serious conditions, from anxious, sometimes hostile parents to workplace romance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  George Baker  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Anthony Quayle

No Time for Tears is a moving, sympathetic portrayal of the challenges faced by all those who enter this most demanding yet rewarding of professions – from routine operations to more serious conditions, from anxious, sometimes hostile parents to workplace romance. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cyril Frankel
CAST:  Anna Neagle  •  George Baker  •  Sylvia Syms  •  Anthony Quayle

Miracle in Soho (1957)

In London's colourful but seedy Soho, Michael Morgan is working mending the road. He is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, a barmaid, and "The Miracle" happens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Amyes
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Belinda Lee  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Peter Illing

In London's colourful but seedy Soho, Michael Morgan is working mending the road. He is unhappy, with little hope of finding happiness. Then he meets Julia Gozzi, a barmaid, and "The Miracle" happens.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julian Amyes
CAST:  John Gregson  •  Belinda Lee  •  Cyril Cusack  •  Peter Illing
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