
Ernest Thesiger
Oyuncu · 1879 – 1961 · Chelsea, London, England, UK
Ernest Thesiger, CBE, was an English stage and screen actor. He is best known for his distinctive performance as Dr. Septimus Pretorius in James Whale's 1935 film The Bride of Frankenstein.
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Film7.5KorkuBilim Kurguİki köylüyü öldürdükten sonra ormanda dolaşan canavar, yakalanıp hapse atılır. Zincirlerini kırarak kaçar ve kör bir keşişle (O.P. Heggie) karşılaşır. Keşiş, keman çalarak canavarı sakinleştirir ve konuşmayı öğretir. Ancak iki avcının keşişin kulübesine gelmesiyle canavar mezarlığa kaçar. Burada, eksantrik bilim insanı Dr. Pretorius (Ernest Thesiger) ile karşılaşır. Pretorius, canavara bir eş yaratmak için Dr. Henry Frankenstein'ı (Colin Clive) ikna etmeye çalışır. Frankenstein başta reddetse de, canavarın eşi Elizabeth'i (Valerie Hobson) kaçırmasıyla fikrini değiştirir. Yaratılan eş (Elsa Lanchester), kabarık saçlı grotesk bir güzelliktir, ancak canavarı görünce çığlık atarak reddeder. Canavar, laboratuvarı yok ederek kendini, eşini ve Pretorius'u öldürürken, Frankenstein'ların kaçmasına izin verir. Elsa Lanchester, hem canavarın eşini hem de romanın yazarı Mary Shelley'yi canlandırıyor.
Film7.0KomediAn impoverished American sailor is fortunate enough to be passing the house of two rich gentlemen who have conceived the crazy idea of distributing a note worth one million pounds. The sailor finds that whenever he tries to use the note to buy something, people treat him like a king and let him have whatever he likes for free. Ultimately, the money proves to be more troublesome than it is worth when it almost costs him his dignity and the woman he loves.
The Million Pound Note
1954 · 85 votes
Film6.8DramTarihBu etkileyici dinsel filmde, bir Romalı senatörün (Richard Burton), yeni çarmıha gerilen İsa’nın elbisesini bir zar oyununda kazandıktan sonra geçirdiği değişim anlatılıyor. Victor Mature’nin, Richard Burton’un kölesi rolünde başarılı bir kompozisyon sergilediği film,
Film7.4FantastikDramEbenezer Scrooge cimri, inatçı, huysuz, kısaca çekilmez bir adamdır. Çok parası olmasına rağmen kimselerle paylaşmaz, hiçbir şeyden mutlu olmaz. Bir Noel gecesi üç hayalet onu ziyaret eder. Her biri Scrooge’un geçmişini, bugününü ve geleceğini temsil etmektedirler. Scrooge, onlar sayesinde eskiden nasıl bir insan olduğunu, bugün nasıl biri olduğunu ve değişmezse gelecekte nasıl birisi haline geleceğini göstermeye başlarlar.
Scrooge
1951 · 382 votes
Film6.7DramKorkuGaller'in ücra bir bölgesinde, amansız bir fırtınaya yakalanan beş gezgin eski bir konağa sığınır.
Film6.9KomediBilim KurguAlçakgönüllü bir kimyager, aşınmaya ve zorlanmaya karşı dirençli bir kumaş icat eder ve bunu insanlığa bağışlar. Ama hem iş verenler hem de işçiler, bu icadın ekonomik sebepler yüzünden yok edilmesi gerektiğinin farkına varırlar.
Film6.2DramTarihAt the height of the Roman Civil War, an aging Julius Caesar finds himself intrigued by the young Egyptian queen Cleopatra, whom he teaches how to rule Egypt.
Film6.7TarihDramWilliam Shakespeare'in unutulmaz eserlerinden V. Henry'nin beyazperde uyarlaması. Globe Theatre'da oynanan oyunla başlayan film, V. Henry'nin oldukça çalkantılı geçen bir gençlik sonrasında geçirdiği dönüşüm ele alınıyor. V. Henry, dağılmış İngiliz birliklerini toplayarak oldukça güç koşullara rağmen Agincourt Muharebesi'nde Fransızlara karşı zafer kazanır. Böylece başarılı bir lider ve asker olduğunu da kanıtlamış olur. Fransızlarla barış anlaşması olarak da Prenses Katherine'i kendine ister.
The Chronicle History of King Henry the Fifth with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France
Henry V
1944 · 136 votes
Film6.9DramRomantikAn aging actress travels to Rome with her husband; after he suddenly dies during the flight, she begins a passionate affair with a young gigolo.
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone
1961 · 39 votes
Film9.0BelgeselFamous Monster takes a fast-paced, colorful look at the life of science fiction's greatest fan - Forrest J. Ackerman, whose 85 year love affair with the genre helped bring it into the mainstream and shape the way we view science fiction today.
Famous Monster: Forrest J Ackerman
2007 · 2 votes
Film6.6KomediAngela Barrows is a man-eating business woman sent by her American employer to investigate their export opportunities in Edinburgh. En route she meets Robert MacPherson, a businessman who asks for her help to bring his company into the 20th Century. The staff, led by Mr Martin, has other ideas—and a battle between the old and new business methods soon breaks out.
The Battle of the Sexes
1960 · 33 votes
Film6.0KomediFantastikAn ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
1936 · 31 votes
Film6.7KomediGulley Jimson is a boorish aging artist recently released from prison. A swindler in search of his next art project, he hunkers down in the penthouse of would-be patrons the Beeders while they go on an extended vacation; he paints a mural on their wall, pawns their valuables and, along with the sculptor Abel, inadvertently smashes a large hole in their floor. Jimson's next project is an even larger wall in an abandoned church.
The Horse's Mouth
1958 · 51 votes
Film6.4KomediRomantikReturning from a cricket match in Ireland, Peter Weston gains a pet alligator from another passenger who abandons it with him. He is horrified and while his first instinct is to get rid of it he develops a relationship with a young Irishwoman who appears to be entwined with the reptile. He soon discovers that Daisy is tame and seems to be the way to Moira's heart.
An Alligator Named Daisy
1955 · 7 votes
Film7.1KomediDramGeorge Bird is a salesman of agricultural machinery who finds out that he hasn't long to live. On his doctor's advice, he goes to an exclusive seaside resort to spend his savings on one last holiday.
Last Holiday
1950 · 57 votes
Film6.2KomediRomantikA man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
The Truth About Women
1957 · 8 votes
Film6.5KomediWhen an eccentric practical joker dies, he divides his fortune among four heirs. But before they can collect the cash they must each do something which goes completely against their nature. NB: This is the film which introduced Audrey Hepburn.
Laughter in Paradise
1951 · 37 votes
Film6.2KomediThree London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.
Three Men in a Boat
1956 · 11 votes
Film7.0DramIn pre-WWI England, a youngster is expelled from a naval academy over a petty theft, but his parents raise a political furor by demanding a trial.
The Winslow Boy
1948 · 29 votes
Film5.8DramKorkuAn elderly couple move into an old, supposedly haunted abandoned house. A young girl comes to live with the pair as a companion for the wife. However, soon the girl is possessed by the spirit of another girl, a wealthy woman who had once lived in the house but who had been murdered there.
A Place of One's Own
1945 · 20 votes
Film5.7KomediFantastikThe ghosts of two stupid 18th-century officers are doomed to haunt a Berkeley Square mansion until the unlikely event of a reigning monarch paying the house a visit. It will take more than 200 years... Based on the novel "No Nightingales" by Caryl Brahms and S.J. Simon.
The Ghosts of Berkeley Square
1947 · 9 votes
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Injured and on his deathbed in Greece, Lord Byron imagines a celestial trial with witnesses to determine the worth of his character.
The Bad Lord Byron
1949 · 7 votes
Film6.0SuçGerilim“Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.
They Drive by Night
1938 · 17 votes
Film8.0RomantikDramThe organising force of a family of musical prodigies, Robert Mansell is a frustrated composer in seach of one thing personal happiness. This search, however, has landed him in the divorce courts and the judge's summary does not paint him in a favourable light.
The Woman's Angle
1952 · 1 votes
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Dizi6.0DramArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6 votes