Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole (August 2, 1932 – December 14, 2013) was a British actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company. In 1959 he made his West End debut in The Long and the Short and the Tall, and played the title role in Hamlet in the National Theatre's first production in 1963. Excelling on the London stage, O'Toole was known for his "hellraiser" lifestyle off it.
Making his film debut in 1959, O'Toole achieved international recognition playing T. E. Lawrence in Lawrence of Arabia (1962) for which he received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was nominated for this award another seven times – for playing King Henry II in both Becket (1964) and The Lion in Winter (1968), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), The Ruling Class (1972), The Stunt Man (1980), My Favorite Year (1982), and Venus (2006) – and holds the record for the most Oscar nominations for acting without a win (tied with Glenn Close). In 2002, he was awarded the Academy Honorary Award for his career achievements.
O'Toole was the recipient of four Golden Globe Awards, one BAFTA Award for Best British Actor and one Primetime Emmy Award. Other performances include What's New Pussycat? (1965), How to Steal a Million (1966), Supergirl (1984), and minor roles in The Last Emperor (1987) and Troy (2004). He also voiced Anton Ego, the restaurant critic in Pixar's Ratatouille (2007).
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 12.616 |
| Birthday | 1932-08-02 |
| Place of Birth | Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England |
| Also Known As | 彼得奧圖, 彼德·奥图, |
1962
Lawrence of Arabia
8/2992
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence's mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Law...
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Lawrence of Arabia
2007
Ratatouille
7.825/16998
Remy, a resident of Paris, appreciates good food and has quite a sophisticated palate. He would love to become a chef so he can create and enjoy culin...
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Ratatouille
2004
Troy
7.162/10111
In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leav...
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Troy
1987
The Last Emperor
7.6/1664
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by h...
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The Last Emperor
1966
How to Steal a Million
7.5/581
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.
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How to Steal a Million
2007
Stardust
7.3/4020
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the...
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Stardust
1975
Rosebud
4.9/12
In a bold coup a Palestinian terrorist group captures the yacht Rosebud and kidnaps the millionaires five daughters on it. At first they demand film c...
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Rosebud
1966
The Bible: In the Beginning...
7.3/248
Covering only the first 22 chapters of the Book of Genesis, vignettes include: Adam and Eve frolicking in the Garden of Eden until their indulgence in...
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The Bible: In the Beginning...
1965
What's New Pussycat?
6/152
A playboy who refuses to give up his hedonistic lifestyle to settle down and marry his true love seeks help from a demented psychoanalyst who is havin...
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What's New Pussycat?
1991
King Ralph
5.347/291
As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
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King Ralph
1988
High Spirits
5.8/210
When a hotelier attempts to fill the chronic vacancies at his castle by launching an advertising campaign that falsely portrays the property as haunte...
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High Spirits
1965
Lord Jim
6.8/73
After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in pa...
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Lord Jim
1982
My Favorite Year
6.8/103
Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the va...
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My Favorite Year
1972
The Ruling Class
6.5/78
When the Earl of Gurney dies in a cross-dressing accident, his schizophrenic son, Jack, inherits the Gurney estate. Jack is not the average nobleman;...
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The Ruling Class
1967
Casino Royale
5.276/725
Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be...
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Casino Royale
1979
Caligula
5.998/838
After the death of the paranoid emperor Tiberius, Caligula, his heir, seizes power and plunges the empire into a bloody spiral of madness and depravit...
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Caligula
1986
Club Paradise
5.1/80
When Chicago firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small Caribbean island, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort. Together they...
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Club Paradise
1998
Phantoms
5.4/342
In the peaceful Colorado town of Snowfield, something evil has wiped out the community. And now, it's up to a group of people to stop it, or at least...
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Phantoms
1984
Supergirl
5.342/583
After losing a powerful orb, Kara, Superman's cousin, comes to Earth to retrieve it and instead finds herself up against a wicked witch.
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Supergirl
2008
Christmas Cottage
6.4/49
Inspired by the picturesque paintings of Thomas Kinkade, The Christmas Cottage tells the semi-autobiographical tale of how a young boy is propelled to...
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Christmas Cottage
1971
Murphy's War
6.127/75
Murphy is the sole survivor of his crew, that has been massacred by a German U-Boat in the closing days of World War II. He is rescued, and ends up at...
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Murphy's War
1990
The Nutcracker Prince
6.4/70
After young Clara receives a wooden nutcracker as a Christmas gift, she dreams about a fantastical battle between her Nutcracker Prince and the evil M...
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The Nutcracker Prince
1994
The Rainbow Thief
5.3/39
A petty crook, in search of the proverbial pot of gold at the end of the rainbow, hopes to cash in by befriending the heir to a huge fortune.
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The Rainbow Thief
2006
Venus
6.589/141
Maurice is an aging veteran actor who becomes taken with Jessie, the grandniece of his closest friend. When Maurice tries to soften the petulant and p...
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Venus
1969
Stiletto
5.2/3
A rich, jet-setting playboy has a secret life: he's also a professional Mafia hitman. When he decides it's time to retire from that life, he finds tha...
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Stiletto
1985
Creator
6.2/46
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an eg...
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Creator
1999
The Manor
5.8/5
The Manor, a dark funny version of Akira Kurosawa's " Rashomon". During a snowstorm, Patrick Roarke, a manservant, is found dead at the bottom of the...
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The Manor
1980
The Stunt Man
6.609/138
A fugitive stumbles onto a movie set just when they need a new stunt man, takes the job as a way to hide out and falls for the leading lady while faci...
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The Stunt Man
1997
FairyTale: A True Story
6.4/110
Two children in 1917 take a photograph, believed by some to be the first scientific evidence of the existence of fairies. Based on a true story
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FairyTale: A True Story
2005
Lassie
6.4/134
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on...
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Lassie
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
6.7/37
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help...
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1967
The Night of the Generals
6.8/155
A German intelligence officer investigates a prostitute's killing in Warsaw during World War II. He lands on three major Nazi generals as suspects, tw...
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The Night of the Generals
2002
The Final Curtain
5/7
The Final Curtain is a British film from 2002 directed by Patrick Harkins and starring Peter O'Toole. It tells the story of J. J. Curtis, ageing games...
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The Final Curtain
1960
Kidnapped
6.5/25
Kidnapped and cheated out of his inheritance, young David Balfour falls in with a Jacobite adventurer, Alan Breck Stewart. Falsely accused of murder,...
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Kidnapped
2006
One Night with the King
6.6/66
In Biblical times, a girl disguises her Jewish origins when the Persian king comes looking for a new bride among his subjects.
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One Night with the King
1972
Under Milk Wood
6.2/21
The delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called "Llareggub" in which we meet a host of curious characte...
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Under Milk Wood
1964
Becket
7.104/183
King Henry II of England has trouble with the Church. When the Archbishop of Canterbury dies, he has a brilliant idea. Rather than appoint another pio...
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Becket
1989
On a Moonlit Night
7.2/4
An American journalist works for a French newspaper. He is writing an article about the reaction against people with AIDS, without knowing he is infec...
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On a Moonlit Night
2002
Global Heresy
5.3/21
A rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.
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Global Heresy
1972
Man of La Mancha
6.6/56
In the sixteenth century, Miguel de Cervantes, poet, playwright, and part-time actor, has been arrested, together with his manservant, by the Spanish...
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Man of La Mancha
1979
Zulu Dawn
6/101
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
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Zulu Dawn
2008
Dean Spanley
7.5/62
Set in Edwardian England where upper lips are always stiff and men from the Colonies are not entirely to be trusted, Fisk Senior has little time or af...
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Dean Spanley
1991
Isabelle Eberhardt
5.7/3
The true story of explorer, journalist and writer Isabelle Eberhardt, originally from Switzerland. She moved to Annaba in Algeria in 1897 with her mot...
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Isabelle Eberhardt
1968
The Lion in Winter
7.4/340
Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
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The Lion in Winter
1984
Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
6.3/6
A documentary filmed during production of the film "Supergirl" showing the world how and who made it. This interesting featurette includes interviews...
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Supergirl: The Making of the Movie
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
2.8/3
Holmes & Watson receive a letter from an informant who known by the pseudonym Fred Porlock. Porlock is a man well connected with criminals. The letter...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Valley of Fear
1975
Man Friday
6.8/27
Englishman Robinson Crusoe, stranded alone on an island for years, is overjoyed to find a fellow man, a black islander whom he names Friday. But Cruso...
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Man Friday
2012
Eldorado
2.4/15
The Stranger, a tall striking creature dressed in white sets into motions a series of events whilst reciting the Edgar Allen Poe Poem "Eldorado", whic...
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Eldorado
1960
The Savage Innocents
6.713/40
An Eskimo who has had little contact with white men goes to a trading post where he accidentally kills a missionary and finds himself being pursued by...
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The Savage Innocents
2003
Augustus: The First Emperor
5.9/18
Caesar Augustus tells of how he became the emperor to his reluctant daughter, Julia following the death of her husband Agrippa.
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Augustus: The First Emperor
1960
The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
6.1/18
London at the turn of the century. Three men are on a mission from the IRA to steal all the gold in the vaults of the Bank of England. Norgate, their...
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The Day They Robbed the Bank of England
2012
Outlaws - For Greater Glory
6.8/151
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
6.3/7
Holmes & Watson investigate a cursed family.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Baskerville Curse
2000
Hellraisers
0/0
Documentary about notorious British and Irish wildmen Richard Harris, Peter O'Toole, Oliver Reed and Keith Moon and their excesses and exploits.
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Hellraisers
1976
Rogue Male
6.4/19
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark. Captured and tortured by the Gestapo...
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Rogue Male
1987
The Dark Angel
7.5/2
The Dark Angel is a sensual and stylish adaptation of Uncle Silas - Sheridan le Fanu’s influential Victorian literary masterpiece. Sheltered heiress M...
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The Dark Angel
1999
Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
8.7/3
Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
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Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell
1993
The Seventh Coin
3/3
In modern-day Jerusalem, an Arab boy and a beautiful American tourist are accidentally entrusted with a priceless coin from the age of King Herod. Soo...
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The Seventh Coin
1995
Heavy Weather
10/1
At Blandings Castle, the Earl of Emsworth only cares about his prize pig 'The Empress' and is wilfully ignorant of the fact that his brother is planni...
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Heavy Weather
1992
Rebecca's Daughters
6/1
Young aristocrat Anthony Raine returns home from India to find the farmers of Pembrokeshire protesting about the rates of a tollgate run by The Whitma...
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Rebecca's Daughters
1984
Kim
6/1
A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits...
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Kim
1990
Crossing to Freedom
6/1
A very proper Englishman becomes saddled with youngsters that he has to help escape Nazi Germany. Adaptation of Nevil Shute's novel.
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Crossing to Freedom
1983
Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
1/1
Third Sherlock Holmes animated film starring Peter O'Toole.
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Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four
1983
Svengali
4.7/6
An old singer coaches a young woman whom he believes will be the next singing sensation. As she starts off with her career, their bond gets stronger....
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Svengali
1983
Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
4.3/3
Holmes & Watson have one baffling clue to help them track down the crime of an American visitor in London.
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Sherlock Holmes and a Study in Scarlet
1982
Man and Superman
0/0
An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.
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Man and Superman
1983
Pygmalion
8.5/2
An adaptation of George Bernard Shaw's play.
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Pygmalion
1978
Power Play
6.7/10
A thriller, released 1st November 1978, based on the non-fiction book Coup d'État: A Practical Handbook by Edward N. Luttwak.
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Power Play
1968
Great Catherine
5.6/7
When British Capt. Charles Edstaston arrives at the court of Catherine the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia, he is stunned by the palace's disorderly c...
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Great Catherine
1970
Brotherly Love
5.9/4
Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.
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Brotherly Love
1958
The Castiglioni Brothers
0/0
Based on Alberto Colantuoni's play, with the first feature film appearance of Peter O'Toole.
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The Castiglioni Brothers
1963
Wind Sand and Star
0/0
A short documentary about the making of David Lean's LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. A 1970 documentary with a similar title uses some footage but is otherwise a...
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Wind Sand and Star
1970
Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
0/0
A short documentary about the making of David Lean's 1962 film LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Some behind the scenes footage comes from the 1963 promotional feat...
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Wind, Sand and Star: The Making of a Classic
2009
Iron Road
6.3/5
A poor but feisty Chinese woman, disguised as a boy, joins the railroad crew in the Rocky Mountains to search for her long-lost father, and falls in l...
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Iron Road
1976
Foxtrot
4.7/13
A Romanian aristocrat retreats to a desert isle with his wife and servants on the eve of World War II.
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Foxtrot
2015
Diamond Cartel
5.556/9
A young woman, Aliya, catches the lustful eyes of several powerful men and is thrust against her will into a vast criminal ocean. As passion, violence...
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Diamond Cartel
2003
The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
7/3
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The Making of 'Lawrence of Arabia'
1998
Coming Home
5.5/8
Drama about the Dunar and Carey-Lewis families, before during and after WW2.
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Coming Home
2021
Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
4.1/22
Hopkins’ career has spanned several decades, which is why we will also use many interviews that he gave throughout his life, allowing us to put him ba...
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Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony
2014
Katherine of Alexandria
2.7/5
The life of Katherine of Alexandria. Constantine joins the Roman army to find his missing childhood friend. Once alerted to his friend's whereabouts,...
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Katherine of Alexandria
1990
Wings of Fame
6.7/18
A famous movie actor claims that he has written a book. As result, a real author, not a very well known writer, vengefully kills him but then dies as...
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Wings of Fame
2023
Sly
7.265/170
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. From underdog to Hollywood legend, Sylvester Stallone tells his story in this documentary.
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Sly
2000
The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
10/1
Documentary about the making of the epic 1962 film, with reminiscences from surviving cast and crew.
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The Making of Lawrence of Arabia
2018
Hangover in Death Valley
0/0
Two Las Vegas entertainers find themselves in a mysterious town whose occupants may be cannibals. Re-cut version of the film Eldorado (2012).
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Hangover in Death Valley
2022
Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
7.6/5
Reflecting Peter O'Toole's theatrical legacy, this feature documentary is structured into four acts, each introduced by a quote about O'Toole that enc...
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Peter O'Toole: Along the Sky Road to Aqaba
2003
Bright Young Things
6.333/84
During the 1930s in England, a group of young socialites dominate the national gossip with extravagant and outlandish antics. Among the group is the a...
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Bright Young Things
1965
The Sandpiper
6.315/46
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
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The Sandpiper
2012
Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
0/0
Renowned actor Peter O’Toole joined Robert Osborne at the 2011 TCM Classic Film Festival to discuss his life and career. Told in his own words, O’Tool...
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Peter O'Toole: Live from the TCM Classic Film Festival
1988
Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
0/0
Documentary about the making of the film first presented on the British television series "The South Bank Show".
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Bernardo Bertolucci and the Making of 'The Last Emperor'
1999
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
5.9/14
The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.
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Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
2005
Mystic India
7/4
On June 29, 1792, Neelkanth begins his journey of awakening. Having resolved to embrace the challenges of nature, he leaves his home in the city of Ay...
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Mystic India
1996
An Evening with Spike Milligan
0/0
Spike recalls his exploits in the army, setting up a jazz band and other sources of his comic inspiration. He patiently answers impertinent questions...
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An Evening with Spike Milligan
2014
And the Oscar Goes To...
6.97/50
The story of the gold-plated statuette that became the film industry's most coveted prize, AND THE OSCAR GOES TO... traces the history of the Academy...
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And the Oscar Goes To...
1983
Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
0/0
A documentary recreating the life and writings of celebrated Irish author James Joyce with readings from his most famous works filmed on location in D...
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Is There One Who Understands Me? The World of James Joyce
2020
Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
7/5
Several high-budget epic films became Omar Sharif (1932-2015) a film star. He was an actor, but also a bridge player, a womanizer, a bon vivant; he wa...
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Omar Sharif: Citizen of the World
2000
The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
7/3
In 1980, The Stunt Man, starring Peter O'Toole and Steve Railsback, became one of the most acclaimed motion pictures of the decade -- an odd mixture o...
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The Sinister Saga of Making The Stunt Man
1974
The Public's Right to Know
0/0
A documentary in which Kenneth Griffith, actor and filmmaker, endeavors to find the truth behind the banning of two of his films, one on the life of M...
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The Public's Right to Know
1967
Present Laughter
0/0
An aging and self-obsessed actor finds himself in a situation bordering on farce when he is besieged by the demands of his estranged wife, women who w...
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