Esmond Knight
May 4, 1906 · 120 years old
Esmond Penington Knight (4 May 1906 – 23 February 1987) was an English actor. He was an accomplished actor with a career spanning over half a century. For much of his career Esmond Knight was virtually blind. He had been badly injured in 1941 whilst on active service on board HMS Prince of Wales wh…
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16 titles
Peeping Tom
A young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.
The Red Shoes
A young ballet dancer is torn between the man she loves and her pursuit to become a prima ballerina.
Black Narcissus
A group of nuns struggle to establish a convent in the Himalayas, while isolation, extreme weather, altitude, and culture clashes all conspire to drive the well-intentioned missionaries mad.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
Instead of coming in from field work during the Cold War and taking a desk job, British intelligence agent Alec Leamas chooses to take on another assignment.
Hamlet
Prince Hamlet struggles over whether or not he should kill his uncle, whom he suspects has murdered his father, the former king.
Robin and Marian
Robin Hood, aging none too gracefully, returns exhausted from the Crusades to woo and win Maid Marian one last time.
The Element of Crime
A cop in a dystopian Europe investigates a serial killings suspect using controversial methods written by his now disgraced former mentor.
The Prince and the Showgirl
An American showgirl becomes entangled in political intrigue when the Prince Regent of a foreign country attempts to seduce her.
Henry V
In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
The River
The growing pains of three young women contrast with the immutability of the holy Bengal River, around which their daily lives unfold.
A Canterbury Tale
Three modern-day pilgrims investigate a bizarre crime in a small town while on their way to Canterbury.
The Man in the Iron Mask
D'Artagnan and his fellow Musketeers plot to replace the ineffectual Louis XIV of France with his secretly imprisoned twin brother Phillipe, who is the firstborn and rightful King.
Strauss' Great Waltz
The story of Johann Strauss the elder and younger. Senior thinks little of Junior's musical abilities while Junior is torn between baker's daughter Resi and countess Helga who both contribute to his composing the famous "Blue Danu...
The Inheritance
Following her father's death, a teenage British heiress goes to live with her guardian uncle--who is broke and schemes to murder her for her inheritance.
The Boy Who Turned Yellow
John and his class go on a school trip to the Tower of London. While he is there he loses his pet mouse and vows to return and find her later. Back in school, he is not very attentive and falls asleep during a lesson about electri...
Troilus & Cressida
During the Trojan War, a Trojan warrior is distraught when his lover takes up with a Greek.