Peter Finch

Peter Finch

September 27, 1916 · 109 years old

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 1916 – 14 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award fr…

Known For

16 titles
1
Network

Network

1976 · 2h 1m · Movie

A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about mass media for its own profit, but finds that his message may be difficult to control.

8.1
2
The Flight of the Phoenix

The Flight of the Phoenix

1965 · 2h 22m · Movie

After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors' hopes are buoyed by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who comes up with a plan to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.

7.5
3
The Nun's Story

The Nun's Story

1959 · 2h 29m · Movie

After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.

7.5
4
Sunday Bloody Sunday

Sunday Bloody Sunday

1971 · 1h 50m · Movie

The emotional intricacies of a polyamorous relationship between young artist Bob and his two lovers: a lonely male doctor and a frustrated female office worker.

7.0
5
First Men in the Moon

First Men in the Moon

1964 · 1h 43m · Movie

When a spaceship lands on the moon, it is hailed as a new accomplishment, before it becomes clear that a Victorian party completed the journey in 1899, leading investigators to that mission's last survivor.

6.5
6
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967 · 2h 48m · Movie

Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.

7.2
7
Raid on Entebbe

Raid on Entebbe

1976 · 2h 25m · Movie

True story of a daring Israeli commando assault on the Entebbe Airport in Uganda to free hostages of a terrorist hijacking.

6.7
8
Lost Horizon

Lost Horizon

1973 · 2h 30m · Movie

While escaping war-torn China, a group of Europeans crash in the Himalayas, where they are rescued and taken to the mysterious Valley of the Blue Moon, Shangri-La.

5.2
9
Elephant Walk

Elephant Walk

1954 · 1h 43m · Movie

The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.

6.3
10
The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men

1952 · 1h 24m · Movie

When King Richard the Lionheart leaves England to lead a crusade to the Holy Land, his treacherous brother conspires to bring himself to power.

6.5
11
A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956 · 1h 57m · Movie

A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.

7.2
12
Kidnapped

Kidnapped

1960 · 1h 37m · Movie

In Scotland in 1751, young David Balfour is shanghaied aboard a ship where he meets Jacobite rebel Alan Breck Stewart with whom he escapes to the Scottish Highlands, dodging the redcoats.

6.6
13
Girl with Green Eyes

Girl with Green Eyes

1964 · 1h 31m · Movie

In 1960s Dublin a young girl becomes involved with an older man, a much-travelled and still-married landowner.

6.9
14
The Trials of Oscar Wilde

The Trials of Oscar Wilde

1960 · 2h 3m · Movie

A chronicle of Oscar Wilde's libel suit against the Marquis of Queensberry and the tragic turn his life takes because of it.

7.1
15
Simon and Laura

Simon and Laura

1955 · 1h 27m · Movie

In the 1950s days of only BBC television, a wet-behind-the-ears producer has the idea of basing a family drama series on a real-life happily-married actor couple. Unfortunately, he chooses the Fosters, who need the money and so do...

6.3
16
The Nelson Affair

The Nelson Affair

1973 · 1h 58m · Movie

Young George Matcham visits his uncle Lord Nelson and the vulgar Lady Hamilton. With the clear eyes of youth, he measures Nelson's stature and notes his feet of clay. And yet, Nelson is a hero, a great man. How can this be resolve...

6.3
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