John Hurt

That Good Night (2017)

As: Ralph

A moving and memorable family drama about a terminally ill writer who wants to be reconciled with his long-abandoned son.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Eric Styles

Stars: John Hurt | Charles Dance | Sofia Helin | Max Brown | Erin Richards

My Name Is Lenny (2017)

As: Leslie Salmon

The life story of one of Britain's most notorious bare-knuckle fighters, Lenny McLean, also known as "the Guv'nor."

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Ron Scalpello

Stars: Nick Moran | John Hurt | Josh Helman | Michael Bisping | Chanel Cresswell

The Journey (2017)

As: Harry Patterson

Firebrand Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley and Sinn Fein politician Martin McGuinness, two implacable enemies in Northern Ireland, are forced to take a short journey together in which they will take the biggest leap of faith and change the course of history.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Nick Hamm

Stars: John Hurt | Colm Meaney | Timothy Spall | Freddie Highmore | Toby Stephens

Damascus Cover (2017)

As: Miki

A spy navigates the precarious terrain of love and survival during an undercover mission in Syria.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Daniel Zelik Berk

Stars: John Hurt | Jürgen Prochnow | Olivia Thirlby | Navid Negahban | Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jackie (2016)

As: The Priest

An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Pablo Larraín

Stars: Natalie Portman | John Hurt | Peter Sarsgaard | Billy Crudup | Greta Gerwig

The Pity of War: The Loves and Lives of the War Poets (2016)

As: Siegfried Sassoon

The story of the WWI poets Siegfried Sassoon, Wilfred Owen and Robert Graves, using their diaries and letters to tell the inside story of the war in their own words.

Runtime: 60 min.

Stars: John Hurt | Matthew Beard | Morgan Watkins | Joe Claflin

ChickLit (2016)

As: Francis Bonar

ChickLit is a comedy drama about four guys trying to save their local pub from closing down. They group write a chick lit, or more specifically a 'mummy porn' novel in the style of 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and it gets snapped up. The only snag is that the publisher insists that the young woman 'author' does press and publicity. The guys have to keep their involvement a secret and so engage an out of work ...

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Tony Britten

Stars: Miles Jupp | Christian McKay | David Troughton | Dakota Blue Richards | Caroline Catz

Thomas & Friends: Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure (2015)

As: Sailor John

Shiver me timbers. Surprises await Thomas and his friends as they dig up their most daring adventure yet. Unearthing an old pirate ship, Thomas is on the hunt for Sodor's lost treasure. When Thomas rocks the boat with some new friends, trouble soon rushes in. Will Thomas track down the treasure in time, or will Sailor John set sail with it? Join Thomas and Friends in this explosive movie adventure.

Runtime: 63 min.

Directed by: David Stoten

Stars: Jamie Campbell Bower | John Hurt | Olivia Colman | Eddie Redmayne | Steven Kynman

Break (2015)

As: Jack

Following an initial misunderstanding between an older couple (John Hurt & Kika Markha) and a young family, fate takes a hand in bringing both parties closer together. One small act of kindness is then reciprocated by a very big one.

Runtime: 21 min.

Directed by: Nicholas Moss

Stars: John Hurt | Kika Markham | Katherine Rose Morley | Chris Mason | Mary Duffy

The Alchemist's Letter (2015)

As: The Alchemist (voice)

Pixel Veil presents “The Alchemist’s Letter,” a richly inventive and visually stunning dark fairly tale. When Veridian, an estranged young man, receives his late alchemist father Nicolas’ inheritance (voice of Academy Award® nominated John Hurt), he is exposed to the ill-fated reality that his father built a tumultuous gold making machine powered by his own memories. The film takes us on ...

Runtime: 6 min.

Directed by: Carlos Stevens

Stars: John Hurt | Eloise Webb

Sailcloth (2015)

As: Man

An elderly widower sets in motion series of events to veil his disappearance from a nursing home. After gathering necessities he heads to the local pier where a beloved companion awaits him, ready for their last great journey.

Runtime: 18 min.

Directed by: Elfar Adalsteins

Stars: John Hurt

Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)

As: Himself

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

Directed by: Sally Norris

Stars: Candice Bergen | Anthony Hopkins | Michael Douglas | Richard Attenborough | Julian Fellowes

Hercules (2014)

As: Cotys

Fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. Hercules was the powerful son of the god king Zeus, for this he received nothing but suffering his entire life. After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in bloody battle. Over the years he warmed to the company ...

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Brett Ratner

Stars: John Hurt | Dwayne Johnson | Ian McShane | Rufus Sewell | Aksel Hennie

Only Lovers Left Alive (2013)

As: Marlowe

A depressed musician reunites with his lover in the desolate streets of Detroit. Though their romance has endured several centuries, it is tested by the arrival of her capricious and unpredictable younger sister.

Runtime: 123 min.

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch

Stars: John Hurt | Anton Yelchin | Tilda Swinton | Mia Wasikowska | Tom Hiddleston

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (2013)

As: The War Doctor (archive voice)

A star studded special written and directed by Peter Davison. With the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who about to film, the 'Classic' Doctors are keen to be involved. But do they manage it?

Runtime: 30 min.

Directed by: Peter Davison

Stars: Peter Davison | Paul McGann | Sylvester McCoy | Steven Moffat | Colin Baker

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013)

As: The War Doctor

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Nick Hurran

Stars: John Hurt | Matt Smith | David Tennant | Billie Piper | Jenna Coleman

Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)

As: The War Doctor

The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.

Runtime: 7 min.

Directed by: John Hayes

Stars: John Hurt | Clare Higgins | Paul McGann | Emma Campbell-Jones

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips (2013)

A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution. Leslie's frank and open conversations combine with personal interviews from some of the greats who have worked with him.

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Jules Williams

Stars: John Hurt | Miranda Richardson | Leslie Phillips | Anthony Hopkins | Richard E. Grant

Muse of Fire (2013)

As: Himself

Funny, passionate, exciting, and smart: ‘Muse Of Fire’ will change the way you feel about Shakespeare forever. This unique feature documentary follows two actors, Giles Terera and Dan Poole, as they travel the world to find out everything they can about tackling the greatest writer of them all. Together they have directed and produced an inspiring film that aims to demystify and illuminate ...

Runtime: 83 min.

Directed by: Dan Poole | Giles Terera

Stars: Ian McKellen | John Hurt | Ralph Fiennes | Judi Dench | Mark Rylance

Jayne Mansfield's Car (2013)

As: Kingsley Bedford

Alabama; 1969: The death of a clan's estranged wife and mother brings together two very different families. Do the scars of the past hide differences that will tear them apart, or expose truths that could lead to unexpected collisions?

Runtime: 122 min.

Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton

Stars: John Hurt | Kevin Bacon | Ray Stevenson | Tippi Hedren | Shawnee Smith

Snowpiercer (2013)

As: Gilliam

In a future where a failed global-warming experiment kills off most life on the planet, a class system evolves aboard the Snowpiercer, a train that travels around the globe via a perpetual-motion engine.

Runtime: 126 min.

Directed by: Bong Joon-ho

Stars: Ed Harris | John Hurt | Chris Evans | Tilda Swinton | Song Kang-ho

Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013)

As: Narrator

A feature film about Benjamin Britten, released as part of the 100 year celebrations of his birth. Britten is the most performed British composer worldwide. This film premiered at Gresham's School, which he attended, and focuses on how his life-long pacifism influenced his life and music. Written and directed by Tony Britten (In Love With Alama Cogan), narrated by John Hurt and with a superb cast ...

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Tony Van Bridge

Stars: John Hurt | Jeremy Lloyd | Alex Lawther | Bradley Hall | Mykola Allen

The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman (2013)

As: Narrator

While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Fredrik Bond

Stars: Mads Mikkelsen | Evan Rachel Wood | Shia LaBeouf | Rupert Grint | Til Schweiger

Sightseers (2012)

As: Jerusalem Narrator (uncredited)

Chris wants to show girlfriend Tina his world, but events soon conspire against the couple and their dream caravan holiday takes a very wrong turn.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Ben Wheatley

Stars: Tony Way | Eileen Davies | Alice Lowe | Steve Oram | Roger Michael

Planet Dinosaur in 3D: Ultimate Killers (2012)

As: Narrator (voice)

Adapted from the multi-award winning BBC1 series, Planet Dinosaur 3D recreates the lost world of the dinosaurs in a groundbreaking stereoscopic production. This is one of the most ambitious animated programmes ever attempted for broadcast TV, recreating every detail of these extraordinary animals in an entirely digital production that stretches the boundaries of broadcast 3D with a scale and ambition ...

Runtime: 50 min.

Directed by: Nigel Paterson

Stars: John Hurt

More Than Honey (2012)

As: narrator (english voice)

With dazzling nature photography, Academy Award®–nominated director Markus Imhoof (The Boat Is Full) takes a global examination of endangered honeybees — spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia — more ambitious than any previous work on the topic.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Markus Imhoof

Stars: John Miller | Fred Jaggi | Randolf Menzel | Liane Singer | Heidrun Singer

The Snipist (2012)

As: The Ministry

The struggle of a lone sniper in a dystopian future Britain plagued with rabies and ruled over by a sinistrous Ministry of Information.

Runtime: 26 min.

Directed by: Matthew Holness

Stars: John Hurt | Douglas Henshall | Kate O'Flynn | Chris Martin Hill

The Gruffalo's Child (2011)

As: The Owl (voice)

A follow up to the 2009 animated feature and adapted from the childrens' book by Julia Donaldson and Alex Scheffler. The Gruffalo's child explores the deep dark wood in search of the big bad mouse and meets the Snake, Owl and Fox in the process. She eventually finds the mouse, who manages to outwit her like the Gruffalo before!

Runtime: 27 min.

Directed by: Uwe Heidschötter | Johannes Weiland

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Rob Brydon | John Hurt | Shirley Henderson | Robbie Coltrane

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)

As: Control

In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.

Runtime: 122 min.

Directed by: Tomas Alfredson

Stars: Tom Hardy | Gary Oldman | John Hurt | Colin Firth | Toby Jones

Immortals (2011)

As: Old Zeus

Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Tarsem Singh

Stars: Kellan Lutz | Freida Pinto | Luke Evans | Stephen Dorff | Henry Cavill

In Love with Alma Cogan (2011)

As: MC

The film revolves around, Norman, a world-weary manager of a pier theatre in a seaside resort. Norman has worked in the theatre for all of his life, but will not accept that the local council, which own the theatre are planning to install more commercial management in an attempt to boost audience numbers. As the story unfolds he realises it may be time to move on and put behind him the ghost of 50s & ...

Runtime: 99 min.

Directed by: Tony Britten

Stars: Neil McCaul | Niamh Cusack | Christian Brassington | Roger Lloyd Pack | Gwyneth Strong

23 Degrees, 5 Minutes (2011)

As: Professor Orit

An old explorer close to freezing in the Arctic re-lives the events that brought him there in the first place. He recalls his student days at Trinity College in Dublin when he studied under the enigmatic Professor Orit, the professor who was driven to madness by his obsessive pursuit of the unified theory. Convinced that the answer somehow lay in the relationship between the numbers ...

Runtime: 11 min.

Directed by: Darragh O'Connell

Stars: John Hurt | Stuart Townsend

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)

As: Mr. Ollivander

Harry, Ron and Hermione continue their quest to vanquish the evil Voldemort once and for all. Just as things begin to look hopeless for the young wizards, Harry discovers a trio of magical objects that endow him with powers to rival Voldemort's formidable skills.

Runtime: 130 min.

Directed by: David Yates

Stars: Ralph Fiennes | Rupert Grint | Alan Rickman | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson

The Confession (2011)

As: Priest

A unique story of redemption and an exploration of good and evil featuring a hit man and a priest.

Runtime: 63 min.

Directed by: Brad Mirman

Stars: Michael Badalucco | John Hurt | Kiefer Sutherland | Max Casella

Melancholia (2011)

As: Dexter

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Runtime: 135 min.

Directed by: Lars von Trier

Stars: John Hurt | Kiefer Sutherland | Charlotte Rampling | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Kirsten Dunst

Whistle and I'll Come to You (2010)

As: James Parkin

After placing his ailing wife Alice in a care home elderly academic James Parkin goes to stay at a wintry out-of-season hotel which they used to visit together. Walking on a deserted beach he finds a ring with a Latin inscription,which translates as Who Is This Who Is Coming. He takes the ring back to the hotel but at night he hears loud banging on his door,even though he is the sole guest,as well as ...

Runtime: 52 min.

Directed by: Andy de Emmony

Stars: John Hurt | Gemma Jones | Sophie Thompson | Lesley Sharp

Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie (2010)

As: Carnak

A squad of Ultramarines answer a distress call from an Imperial Shrine World. A full Company of Imperial Fists was stationed there, but there is no answer from them. The squad investigates to find out what has happened there.

Runtime: 76 min.

Directed by: Martyn Pick

Stars: John Hurt | Terence Stamp | Sean Pertwee | Steven Waddington | Donald Sumpter

Love at First Sight (2010)

As: Arthur

It's never to late for a love at first sight. Especially when you are in your 70's.

Runtime: 12 min.

Directed by: Michael Davies

Stars: John Hurt | Phyllida Law | Hazel Douglas | Barry McCarthy | Tim Wylton

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)

As: Ollivander

Harry, Ron and Hermione walk away from their last year at Hogwarts to find and destroy the remaining Horcruxes, putting an end to Voldemort's bid for immortality. But with Harry's beloved Dumbledore dead and Voldemort's unscrupulous Death Eaters on the loose, the world is more dangerous than ever.

Runtime: 146 min.

Directed by: David Yates

Stars: Bill Nighy | Richard Griffiths | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson | Harry Melling

Brighton Rock (2010)

As: Phil Corkery

Charts the headlong fall of Pinkie, a razor-wielding disadvantaged teenager with a religious death wish.

Runtime: 111 min.

Directed by: Rowan Joffe

Stars: Andy Serkis | John Hurt | Helen Mirren | Andrea Riseborough | Sam Riley

A Turtle's Tale: Sammy's Adventures (2010)

As: Grandpa Sammy (voice)

A sea turtle who was hatched in 1959 spends the next 50 years traveling the world while it is being changed by global warming. Born on a Baja, California beach in 1959, new hatchling Sammy must do what his fellow newborn sea turtles are doing: race across the beach to the ocean before they are captured by a seagull or crab. Thus begins Sammy's incredible fifty-year ocean journey. Along the way he meets his ...

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Ben Stassen

Stars: Gemma Arterton | Yuri Lowenthal | Tim Curry | Melanie Griffith | Isabelle Fuhrman

Lou (2010)

As: Doyle

Living in rural New South Wales, working-class single mother Rhia is struggling to evade debt collectors and raise three young daughters. The eldest, and hardened beyond her years, Lou blames Rhia for the departure of her father, who walked out 10 months ago and hasn't been seen since. Mother-daughter relations hit bottom when Rhia takes in Doyle, her father in-law, who is in the beginning stages ...

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Belinda Chayko

Stars: John Hurt | Emily Barclay | Lily Bell Tindley | Jay Ryan

The Gruffalo (2009)

As: Owl (voice)

The magical tale of a mouse who takes a walk though the woods in search of a nut.

Runtime: 27 min.

Directed by: Max Lang | Jakob Schuh

Stars: Helena Bonham Carter | Rob Brydon | John Hurt | Robbie Coltrane | James Corden

44 Inch Chest (2009)

As: Old Man Peanut

Colin is in agony, shattered by his wife’s infidelity, so his friends kidnap the wife's lover so he can have his revenge.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Malcolm Venville

Stars: Ray Winstone | John Hurt | Tom Wilkinson | Ian McShane | Joanne Whalley

The Limits of Control (2009)

As: Guitar

A mysterious stranger works outside the law and keeps his objectives hidden, trusting no one. While his demeanor is paradoxically focused and dreamlike all at once, he embarks on a journey that not only takes him across Spain, but also through his own consciousness.

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch

Stars: John Hurt | Bill Murray | Gael García Bernal | Tilda Swinton | Isaach De Bankolé

An Englishman in New York (2009)

As: Quentin Crisp

Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there until his death. The film observes Crisp in both his public and private lives, from his seemingly cavalier response to the outbreak of AIDS to his tender relationship with his friend Patrick Angus and his own response to growing old.

Runtime: 75 min.

Directed by: Richard Laxton

Stars: John Hurt | Jonathan Tucker | Cynthia Nixon | Denis O'Hare | Swoosie Kurtz

New York, I Love You (2008)

As: Bellhop (segment "Shekhar Kapur")

New York, I Love You delves into the intimate lives of New Yorkers as they grapple with, delight in and search for love. Journey from the Diamond District in the heart of Manhattan, through Chinatown and the Upper East Side, towards the Village, into Tribeca, and Brooklyn as lovers of all ages try to find romance in the Big Apple.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Natalie Portman | Fatih Akin | Mira Nair | Allen Hughes | Yvan Attal | Shunji Iwai | Brett Ratner | Joshua Marston | Shekhar Kapur | Randall Balsmeyer | Jiang Wen

Stars: Natalie Portman | Irrfan Khan | Hayden Christensen | Rachel Bilson | Andy García

Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)

As: Trevor Bruttenholm

In this continuation to the adventure of the demon superhero, an evil elf breaks an ancient pact between humans and creatures, as he declares war against humanity. He is on a mission to release The Golden Army, a deadly group of fighting machines that can destroy the human race. As Hell on Earth is ready to erupt, Hellboy and his crew set out to defeat the evil prince.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Stars: Doug Jones | Ron Perlman | Seth MacFarlane | John Alexander | Selma Blair

Recount (2008)

As: Warren Christopher

A chronicle of the weeks after the 2000 U.S. presidential election and the subsequent recounts in Florida.

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Jay Roach

Stars: Kevin Spacey | John Hurt | Ed Begley Jr. | Bob Balaban | Laura Dern

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)

As: Professor Oxley

Set during the Cold War, the Soviets – led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko – are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a mystical Lost City of Gold. After being captured and then escaping from them, Indy is coerced to head to Peru at the behest of a young man whose friend – and Indy's colleague – Professor Oxley has been captured for his knowledge of the skull's ...

Runtime: 122 min.

Directed by: Steven Spielberg

Stars: Cate Blanchett | Ray Winstone | Harrison Ford | Shia LaBeouf | Karen Allen

Outlander (2008)

As: Rothgar

During the reign of the Vikings, a man from another world crash-lands on Earth, bringing with him an alien predator. The man must fuse his advanced technology with the weaponry of the vikings to fight the monster.

Runtime: 115 min.

Directed by: Howard McCain

Stars: Jim Caviezel | John Hurt | Jack Huston | Ron Perlman | Sophia Myles

The Oxford Murders (2008)

As: Arthur Seldom

At Oxford University, a professor and a grad student work together to try and stop a potential series of murders seemingly linked by mathematical symbols

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Álex de la Iglesia

Stars: Elijah Wood | Leonor Watling | John Hurt | Jim Carter | Julie Cox

Lezione ventuno (2008)

A student takes a bizarre trip through the Italian Alps after being inspired by a professor's lecture on Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth Symphony.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Alessandro Baricco

Stars: Leonor Watling | John Hurt | Noah Taylor | Clive Russell

Boxes (2007)

As: Le père de Fanny

Anna, 50 years old, moves into her new house. Rooms are full of boxes which contain a lot of things and plenty of memories. Anna has lived many lives and her past comes out of these boxes. Her parents surely, but also her children and their fathers, the living and the dead. In this breakneck period of her life, time is running faster and faster and Anna takes a run-up to face the past and try to go towards ...

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Jane Birkin

Stars: Natacha Régnier | Geraldine Chaplin | Jane Birkin | Michel Piccoli | Lou Doillon

Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)

As: Professor Trevor 'Broom' Bruttenholm

When Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are assigned to investigate the ghost-infested mansion of a publicity-hound billionaire, they uncover a plot to resurrect a beautiful yet monstrous vampire from Professor Bruttenholm’s past. But before they can stop her bloodbath, Hellboy will have to battle harpies, hellhounds, a giant werewolf, and even the ferocious goddess Hecate herself.

Runtime: 75 min.

Directed by: Victor Cook | Tad Stones

Stars: John Hurt | Doug Jones | Ron Perlman | Selma Blair | Peri Gilpin

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

As: Narrator (voice)

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born in the stench of 18th century Paris, develops a superior olfactory sense, which he uses to create the world's finest perfumes. However, his work takes a dark turn as he tries to preserve scents in the search for the ultimate perfume.

Runtime: 147 min.

Directed by: Tom Tykwer

Stars: John Hurt | Ben Whishaw | Rachel Hurd-Wood | Alan Rickman | Dustin Hoffman

The Plot Against Harold Wilson (2006)

As: Narrator

This compelling drama/documentary details the events leading up to, and surrounding the resignation of Harold Wilson as Prime Minister in 1976.

Runtime: 90 min.

Stars: John Hurt | Elizabeth McKechnie | David Bark-Jones | James Bolam | Peter Hamilton Dyer

V for Vendetta (2006)

As: Chancellor Adam Sutler

In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as 'V' conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When 'V' rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

Runtime: 132 min.

Directed by: James McTeigue

Stars: Hugo Weaving | Natalie Portman | John Hurt | Stephen Rea | Stephen Fry

Whaledreamers (2006)

As: Himself

"Whaledreamers" - the title alone evokes hypnotic visions of these most magnificent and ancient creatures. This visually stunning film offers an incredible glimpse into a rarely seen and scarcely understood tribal culture whose entire story of creation revolves around whales and has endured for centuries. The film passionately explores the connection between the subtle elegance of these “mothers of the ...

Runtime: 90 min.

Stars: John Hurt | Pierce Brosnan | Geoffrey Rush | Jack Thompson | Julian Lennon

The Proposition (2005)

As: Jellon Lamb

Set in the Australian outback in the 1880s, the movie follows the series of events following the horrific rape and murder of the Hopkins family, allegedly committed by the infamous Burns brothers gang. Captain Morris Stanley captures Charlie Burns and gives him 9 days to kill his older dangerous psychopathic brother, or else they'll hang his younger mentally slow brother on Christmas Day.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: John Hillcoat

Stars: David Wenham | Ray Winstone | Danny Huston | Emily Watson | Guy Pearce

Hiroshima (2005)

As: Narrator (voice)

The documentary recounts the world's first nuclear attack and examines the alarming repercussions. Covering a three-week period from the Trinity test to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the program chronicles America's political gamble and the planning for the momentous event. Archival film, dramatizations, and special effects feature what occurred aboard the Enola Gay (the aircraft ...

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Paul Wilmshurst

Stars: John Hurt | George Anton | Robert Austin | Shuntaro Hida

The Skeleton Key (2005)

As: Ben Devereaux

A hospice nurse working at a spooky New Orleans plantation home finds herself entangled in a mystery involving the house's dark past.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Iain Softley

Stars: John Hurt | Kate Hudson | Peter Sarsgaard | Gena Rowlands | Joy Bryant

Manderlay (2005)

As: Narrator (Voice)

In 1933, after leaving Dogville, Grace Margaret Mulligan sees a slave being punished at a cotton farm called Manderlay. Officially slavery is illegal and Grace stands up against the owners of the farm. She stays with some gangsters in Manderlay and tries to influence the situation. But when harvest time comes Grace sees the social and economic reality of Manderlay.

Runtime: 139 min.

Directed by: Lars von Trier

Stars: Willem Dafoe | Danny Glover | Bryce Dallas Howard | Michaël Abiteboul | Isaach De Bankolé

Shooting Dogs (2005)

As: Christopher

Two westerners, a priest and a teacher find themselves in the middle of the Rwandan genocide and face a moral dilemna. Do they place themselves in danger and protect the refugees, or escape the country with their lives? Based on a true story.

Runtime: 115 min.

Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

Stars: John Hurt | Hugh Dancy | Nicola Walker | Dominique Horwitz | David Gyasi

Valiant (2005)

As: Felix (voice)

Set in 1944, Valiant is a woodland pigeon who wants to become a great hero someday. When he hears they are hiring recruits for the Royal Homing Pigeon Service, he immediately sets out for London. On the way, he meets a smelly but friendly pigeon named Bugsy, who joins him, mainly to get away from clients he cheated in a game of find-the pebble, and helps him sign up for the war.

Runtime: 76 min.

Directed by: Gary Chapman

Stars: Ewan McGregor | Tim Curry | Jim Broadbent | Hugh Laurie | Ricky Gervais

Shadowing the Third Man (2004)

As: Narrator

Documentary about the production of The Third Man (1949).

Runtime: 60 min.

Directed by: Frederick Baker

Stars: John Hurt | Guy Hamilton | Angela Allen | Daniel Selznick | Karl Hermann Spitzy

Pride (2004)

As: Harry (voice)

The story of Suki, a lioness cub, who rebels against her mother and her Pride to mate with an unsuitable lion from the other side of the river.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: John Downer

Stars: Sean Bean | Kate Winslet | Helen Mirren | Rupert Graves | Jim Broadbent

Hellboy (2004)

As: Prof. Bruttenholm

In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. The Allies raid the camp where the ceremony is taking place, but not before a demon - Hellboy - has already been conjured. Joining the Allied forces, Hellboy eventually grows to adulthood, serving the cause of good rather than evil.

Runtime: 122 min.

Directed by: Guillermo del Toro

Stars: John Hurt | Jeffrey Tambor | Ron Perlman | Rupert Evans | Selma Blair

Tabloid (2004)

As: Vince

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Runtime: 112 min.

Directed by: David Blair

Stars: John Hurt | Matthew Rhys | Danny Dyer | David Soul | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

The Beast Within: Making 'Alien' (2003)

As: Himself

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's hunting them one by one.

Runtime: 178 min.

Directed by: Charles de Lauzirika

Stars: John Hurt | Harry Dean Stanton | Tom Skerritt | Sigourney Weaver | Ridley Scott

Dogville (2003)

As: Narrator (voice)

A barren soundstage is stylishly utilized to create a minimalist small-town setting in which a mysterious woman named Grace hides from the criminals who pursue her. The town is two-faced and offers to harbor Grace as long as she can make it worth their effort, so Grace works hard under the employ of various townspeople to win their favor. Tensions flare, however, and Grace's status as a helpless outsider ...

Runtime: 178 min.

Directed by: Lars von Trier

Stars: Nicole Kidman | Paul Bettany | Lauren Bacall | Harriet Andersson | Jean-Marc Barr

Meeting Che Guevara & the Man from Maybury Hill (2003)

As: Man from Maybury Hill

Short film combining the true life event of Che Guevara's stopover at Shannon Airport with Science Fiction elements involving the Invisible Man.

Runtime: 18 min.

Directed by: Anthony Byrne

Stars: John Hurt | Fiona O'Shaughnessy

Owning Mahowny (2003)

As: Victor Foss

Dan Mahowny was a rising star at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. At twenty-four he was assistant manager of a major branch in the heart of Toronto's financial district. To his colleagues he was a workaholic. To his customers, he was astute, decisive and helpful. To his friends, he was a quiet, but humorous man who enjoyed watching sports on television. To his girlfriend, ...

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Richard Kwietniowski

Stars: John Hurt | Maury Chaykin | Philip Seymour Hoffman | Ian Tracey | Minnie Driver

Crime and Punishment (2002)

As: Porfiry, chief investigator

A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.

Runtime: 126 min.

Directed by: Menahem Golan

Stars: John Hurt | Vanessa Redgrave | Crispin Glover | Margot Kidder | John Neville

Bait (2002)

As: Jack Blake

When Jack Blake picks up a woman and her daughter stranded when their car breaks down, he is struck by the daughter's resemblance to his own murdered child. Jack sees an opportunity to unwittingly involve both women in a scheme which he hopes will unmask his daughter's killer. Written

Stars: John Hurt | Jonathan Firth | Sheila Hancock | Angeline Ball | Rachael Stirling

Miranda (2002)

As: Christian

A librarian begins a passionate affair with a mysterious woman who walks into his library. When she suddenly disappears he travels down to London to search for her only to discover that she has three identities - dancer, dominatrix and con-woman. But which one is the real Miranda?

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Marc Munden

Stars: John Hurt | Julian Rhind-Tutt | Christina Ricci | Kyle MacLachlan | John Simm

The Alien Saga (2002)

As: narrator

In 1979, Alien burst onto the scene with a strong female lead in the form of Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) battling the ultimate biomechanical creature. The brilliant and terrifying result reinvented the horror and science fiction genres, creating one of the most successful and celebrated film franchises in Hollywood history. This award-winning, feature-length documentary explores the series.

Runtime: 108 min.

Directed by: Brent Zacky

Stars: John Hurt

Shaolin: Wheel of Life (2001)

As: Narrator

Have you ever done a handstand... on the tips of your index fingers? How about snapping iron bars over your head as if they were bread-sticks? You'll witness these amazing feats and much more in this astonishing London performance of China's legendary Shaolin monks. In perfecting their martial arts prowess, these devoted Buddhists have honed their physical and mental disciplines to such an uncommon ...

Runtime: 76 min.

Directed by: Nick Morris

Stars: Jason Ninh Cao | John Hurt | Tom Yang | Cecil Cheng | Zhigang Wang

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

As: Garrick Ollivander

Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard -- with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths -- and about the villain who's to ...

Runtime: 152 min.

Directed by: Chris Columbus

Stars: Richard Harris | Tom Felton | Rupert Grint | Daniel Radcliffe | Emma Watson

Captain Corelli's Mandolin (2001)

As: Dr. Iannis

When a Greek fisherman leaves to fight with the Greek army during WWII, his fiancee falls in love with the local Italian commander. The film is based on a novel about an Italian soldier's experiences during the Italian occupation of the Greek island of Cephalonia (Kefalonia), but Hollywood made it into a pure love story by removing much of the "unpleasant" stuff.

Runtime: 131 min.

Directed by: John Madden

Stars: Christian Bale | Nicolas Cage | John Hurt | Penélope Cruz | Irene Papas

The Hidden Wars of Desert Storm (2001)

As: Narrator

"Hidden Wars of Desert Storm" looks at the origins of the Gulf War crisis and challenges the official Western "party-line" view of a spontaneous crusade for "Freedom & Democracy". Instead, the documentary exposes the White House and US State Department's hidden agenda in the Gulf as well as the Pentagon's use of radioactive ammunitions made of uranium 238.

Runtime: 64 min.

Directed by: Audrey Brohy | Gerard Ungerman

Stars: John Hurt | Norman Schwarzkopf | Ramsey Clark

Lost Souls (2000)

As: Father Lareaux

A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. They think it's his body Satan will occupy. The youngest in the group, a teacher named Maya Larkin, goes to Peter to investigate further and to convince him to believe ...

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: Janusz Kamiński

Stars: Philip Baker Hall | Ben Chaplin | John Hurt | Winona Ryder | Sarah Wynter

Krapp's Last Tape (2000)

As: Krapp

In Krapp's Last Tape, which was written in English in 1958, an old man reviews his life and assesses his predicament. We learn about him not from the 69-year-old man on stage, but from his 39-year-old self on the tape he chooses to listen to. On the 'awful occasion' of his birthday, Krapp was then and is now in the habit of reviewing the past year and 'separating the grain from the husks'. He ...

Runtime: 58 min.

Directed by: Atom Egoyan

Stars: John Hurt

New Blood (2000)

As: Alan White

One morning, the cops find eight dead bodies, gunshot victims, near a farmhouse. They also find a wounded man who tells the story of what happened. He is Alan White, the father of a young woman awaiting a heart transplant. The night before, his wounded son Danny has come to him with a tale of a kidnapping gone wrong. Danny, whom Alan hasn't seen for eight years, offers a deal: if Alan will pose ...

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Michael Hurst

Stars: Carrie-Anne Moss | Joe Pantoliano | Nick Moran | John Hurt | Shawn Wayans

The Tigger Movie (2000)

As: Narrator

As it happens, everybody - Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, Roo, Rabbit, Owl - is busy preparing a suitable winter home for Eeyore. When everything they do seems to get undone by Tigger's exuberant bouncing, Rabbit suggest Tigger go outside and find other tiggers to bounce with - a notion Tigger finds ridiculous because, after all, he's "the onliest one" Or is he?

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Jun Falkenstein

Stars: Jim Cummings | Andre Stojka | John Fiedler | Ken Sansom | Peter Cullen

You're Dead (1999)

As: Maitland

A veteran bank robber and his sidekicks plan a heist that goes awry.

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Andy Hurst

Stars: John Hurt | Rhys Ifans | Roger Ashton-Griffiths | John Benfield | Claire Skinner

If... Dog... Rabbit (1999)

As: Sean Cooper

Johnnie Cooper served time for an armed robbery that also his father and brother participated in. When he's released from jail he's determined to live a normal life and gets work at a gas station. But soon his brother pays a visit.

Runtime: 108 min.

Directed by: Matthew Modine

Stars: John Hurt | Matthew Modine | David Keith | Bruce Dern | Lisa Marie

All the Little Animals (1999)

As: Mr. Summers

An emotionally challenged young man named Bobby (Christian Bale) runs away from home in order to escape his abusive stepfather who has killed his pets. He meets an old man, Mr. Summers (John Hurt), who spends his time traveling and giving burials to animals that have been killed by cars. Bobby, also having an affinity for animals, becomes friends with the old man and aids him in his task.

Runtime: 112 min.

Directed by: Jeremy Thomas

Stars: Christian Bale | John Hurt | John O'Toole | James Faulkner | Daniel Benzali

A Monkey's Tale (1999)

As: Sebastian (voice)

Kom is from a tribe of monkeys who live in a canopy. He rejects elders' authority as well as the superstition that the lower world would be inhabited by demons. But he accidentally falls from the trees…

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Jean-François Laguionie

Stars: Michael Lonsdale | Pierre Arditi | Nadia Farès | Tara Römer | Janine Souchon

The Climb (1998)

As: Chuck Langer

Baltimore, 1959. Danny's dad is the only man in the neighborhood who didn't fight in World War II. Danny, who's 12, gets teased and folks make nasty cracks about cowards. An old radio tower on a nearby hill is about to be torn down, and Danny decides to climb it to prove his courage. Help comes from an aging neighbor, Old Man Langer, a former construction foreman who's dying of cancer and wants Danny ...

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Bob Swaim

Stars: John Hurt | Stephen McHattie | David Strathairn | Seth Smith | Gregory Smith

The Commissioner (1998)

As: James morton

John Hurt stars as a scandal-hit member of parliament, dispatched to the political backwaters of the European Commission in Brussels as penance for his failures. However, once there he stumbles upon a chemical weapons outrage that points to a sinister political-industrial conspiracy.

Runtime: 108 min.

Directed by: George Sluizer

Stars: John Hurt | Johan Leysen | Alice Krige | Armin Mueller-Stahl | Rosana Pastor

Night Train (1998)

As: Michael Poole

A man released from jail, where he had served time for doctoring the books of a gangster, has to go into hiding from the gangster's men. He moves into a Dublin boarding house run by a woman and her timid daughter. The timid woman immediately takes a shine to the new boarder and to his train sets, which they each use as an escape from reality.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: John Lynch

Stars: John Hurt | Rynagh O'Grady | Brenda Blethyn | Peter Caffrey | Pauline Flanagan

Contact (1997)

As: S. R. Hadden

Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Runtime: 150 min.

Directed by: Robert Zemeckis

Stars: John Hurt | Tom Skerritt | James Woods | Matthew McConaughey | Jodie Foster

Bandyta (1997)

As: Babits

Bastard depicts the distress of needy children and the love of a nurse and a hard boiled criminal. A film from Polish director Maciej Dejczer and actor Til Schweiger’s first international film.

Runtime: 102 min.

Directed by: Maciej Dejczer

Stars: Til Schweiger | Polly Walker | Ida Jablonska | Bartek Pieniazek | Wojciech Brzezinski

Love and Death on Long Island (1997)

As: Giles De'Ath

Giles De'Ath is a widower who doesn't like anything modern. He goes to movies and falls in love with film star, Ronnie Bostock. He then investigates everything about the movie and Ronnie. After that he travels to Long Island city where Ronnie lives and meets him, pretending that Ronnie is a great actor and that's why Giles admires him.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Richard Kwietniowski

Stars: John Hurt | Jason Priestley | Maury Chaykin | Sheila Hancock | Fiona Loewi

Wild Bill (1995)

As: Charley Prince

Biopic about famous gunslinger Wild Bill Hickock. The early career of legendary lawman is telescoped and culminates in his relocation in Deadwood and a reunion with Calamity Jane.

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Walter Hill

Stars: John Hurt | Ellen Barkin | Keith Carradine | Diane Lane | Jeff Bridges

Dead Man (1995)

As: John Scholfield

On the run after murdering a man, accountant William Blake encounters a strange North American man named Nobody who prepares him for his journey into the spiritual world.

Runtime: 121 min.

Directed by: Jim Jarmusch

Stars: Crispin Glover | Lance Henriksen | Johnny Depp | Michael Wincott | Gary Farmer

Rob Roy (1995)

As: John Graham (Marquis of Montrose)

In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrowing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to herd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob is forced into a Robin Hood lifestyle to defend his family and honour.

Runtime: 139 min.

Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

Stars: John Hurt | Tim Roth | Liam Neeson | Jessica Lange | Eric Stoltz

Two Nudes Bathing (1995)

As: Marquis de Prey

Originally produced for the Showtime anthology series Picture Windows and screened at the Cannes Film Festival, this whimsical British short speculates upon the origins of the anonymous painting, Two Nudes Bathing, which hangs in the Louvre. The painting depicts two beautiful, naked young women engaged in a tender act. The result is the notorious painting in which the nude girls are depicted with one ...

Runtime: 35 min.

Directed by: John Boorman

Stars: John Hurt | Angeline Ball | Charley Boorman | Juliette Caton | Jocelyne West

The World of Jim Henson (1994)

As: The Storyteller (archive footage)

Episode of Great Performances about Jim Henson

Directed by: Judy Kinberg

Stars: Frank Oz | Jim Henson | Jerry Juhl | Ted Koppel | Jane Henson

Second Best (1994)

As: Uncle Turpin

The difficult relationship between a british postal officer and his adoptive son.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Chris Menges

Stars: William Hurt | Alan Cumming | Jane Horrocks | Keith Allen | Nathan Yapp

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

As: The Countess

Sissy Hankshaw is born with enormous thumbs that help her hitchhiking through the US from a young age. She becomes a model in advertising and her NY agent 'the Countess' sends her to his ranch in CA to shoot a commercial, set against the background of mating whooping cranes. There, she befriends Bonanza Jellybean, one of the cowgirls at the beauty- ranch.

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: Gus Van Sant

Stars: Keanu Reeves | Angie Dickinson | Uma Thurman | Lorraine Bracco | Pat Morita

Great Moments in Aviation (1994)

As: Rex Goodyear

The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her journey to England. Stewart is pursued by his nemesis Rex Goodyear (John Hurt), and the group are supported by Dr Angela Bead (Vanessa Redgrave) and Miss Gwendolyn Quim (Dorothy Tutin), retired missionaries who become lovers during the voyage.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Beeban Kidron

Stars: John Hurt | Vanessa Redgrave | Jonathan Pryce | Dorothy Tutin | Rakie Ayola

Thumbelina (1994)

As: Mr. Mole (voice)

The tiny girl meets a fairy prince who saves her from the creatures of the woods.

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Don Bluth | Gary Goldman

Stars: Jodi Benson | Gino Conforti | Will Ryan | Barbara Cook | June Foray

Monolith (1993)

As: Villano

Two cops investigating the murder of a young boy become invloved in a very secret project involving alien life. Needless to say, the authorities don't want them to stick their noses into this

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: John Eyres

Stars: John Hurt | Musetta Vander | Bill Paxton | Lindsay Frost | Louis Gossett, Jr.

L'oeil qui ment (1992)

As: Anthony / Le Marquis

In this mystical comedy, Felicien has traveled to Portugal from France soon after the end of the First World War. It seems that his recently deceased father had invested a lot of money in a factory located in a remote village, and he has come to evaluate that investment. He gets some clues to the real situation in the town when the man driving his coach refuses to go any further and leaves him on a section ...

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Raúl Ruiz

Stars: John Hurt | Didier Bourdon | Daniel Prévost | David Warner | Lorraine Evanoff

I Dreamt I Woke Up (1991)

As: Boorman's Alter Ego

Film about the influences in director John Boorman's life and work, including family and neighbors and the landscape of the Wicklow mountains surrounding his home in Ireland.

Runtime: 44 min.

Directed by: John Boorman

Stars: John Hurt | Janet McTeer | Charley Boorman | John Boorman | Stan Gebler-Davis

Lapse of Memory (1991)

As: Conrad Farmer

After a terrible accident, a psychatrist has to help Bruce to regain his memory. In flashbacks we learn that his family had to flee from New York after his father uncovered a large case of corruption. Bruce didn't know this for most of his life, until he found a passport with a different name in it. After the first shock he tries to continue living like a normal teenager. Unknowingly his cute ...

Runtime: 82 min.

Directed by: Patrick Dewolf

Stars: John Hurt | Marthe Keller | Kathleen Robertson | Mathew Mackay | Marion Peterson

King Ralph (1991)

As: Lord Percival Graves

As the only relative to take over the Royal throne, a down on his luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.

Runtime: 97 min.

Directed by: David S. Ward

Stars: John Hurt | John Goodman | Richard Griffiths | Peter O'Toole | Camille Coduri

The Field (1990)

As: Bird' O'Donnell

"Bull" McCabe's family has farmed a field for generations, sacrificing much in the name of the land. When the widow who owns the field decides to sell it in a public auction, McCabe knows that he must own it. While no local dare bid against him, a wealthy American decides he requires the field to build a highway. "Bull" and his son decide they must try to convince the American to let go of his ambition and ...

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Jim Sheridan

Stars: Sean Bean | Richard Harris | Brenda Fricker | John Hurt | Frances Tomelty

Paul McCartney: From Rio to Liverpool (1990)

As: Narrator

This MPL documentary is about Paul McCartney's World Tour '90. It focuses on all the organization which was set up for this tour and also features some live performances by Paul and his band. Some interviews are given by Paul, Hamish, Wix and other members of the crew. The documentary begins with the recalling of the concert at the Maracana Stadium in Brazil on April 21st, 1990. Two ...

Runtime: 50 min.

Directed by: Aubrey Powell

Stars: John Hurt | Paul McCartney | Linda McCartney | Robbie McIntosh | Hamish Stuart

Frankenstein Unbound (1990)

As: Dr. Joe Buchanan / Narrator

The ultimate weapon, claimed to be safe for mankind, produces global side-effects including time slides and disappearances. The scientist behind the project and his car are zapped from the year 2031 to 1817 in Switzerland where he meets Dr. Victor Frankenstein, Mary Shelley and others.

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Roger Corman

Stars: John Hurt | Jason Patric | Bridget Fonda | Nick Brimble | Raúl Juliá

Resident Alien (1990)

As: Himself

At age 73, writer and melancholy master of the bon mot, Quentin Crisp (1908-1999), became an Englishman in New York. Rossiter's camera follows Crisp about the streets of Manhattan, where Crisp seems very much at home, wearing eye shadow, appearing on a makeshift stage, making and repeating wry observations, talking to John Hurt (who played Crisp in the autobiographical TV movie, "The Naked Civil Servant"), ...

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Jonathan Nossiter

Stars: Sting | John Hurt | Quentin Crisp

Windprints (1990)

As: Charles Rutherford

A South African journalist is send to Namibia to investigate a serial killer.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: David Wicht

Stars: Sean Bean | John Hurt | Lesley Fong | Eric Nobbs | Marius Weyers

Who Bombed Birmingham? (1990)

As: Chris Mullin

Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Michael Beckham

Stars: John Kavanagh | John Hurt | Roger Allam | Robert Lang | Martin Shaw

Romeo.Juliet (1990)

As: La Dame aux Chats / Mercutio (voice)

The tale centers on an eccentric bag lady who rescues the stray cats of Venice and puts them on a boat to set sail for the new world. It has not been re-released for the home video market. This lack of availability, which has been described as making it "more rare than the dinosaur" has made it a sought-after item in some circles.

Runtime: 130 min.

Directed by: Armando Acosta

Stars: John Hurt | Vanessa Redgrave | Ben Kingsley | Robert Powell | Francesca Annis

Little Sweetheart (1989)

As: Robert Burger

A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.

Runtime: 89 min.

Directed by: Anthony Simmons

Stars: John Hurt | Karen Young | Ellie Raab | Barbara Bosson | Cassie Barasch

Scandal (1989)

As: Stephen Ward

An English bon-vivant osteopath is enchanted with a young exotic dancer and invites her to live with him. He serves as friend and mentor, and through his contacts and parties she and her friend meet and date members of the Conservative Party. Eventually a scandal occurs when her affair with the Minister of War goes public, threatening their lifestyles and their freedom.

Runtime: 115 min.

Directed by: Michael Caton-Jones

Stars: Ian McKellen | John Hurt | Joanne Whalley | Jeroen Krabbé | Bridget Fonda

David Macaulay: Pyramid (1989)

As: Khufu / Second French Explorer (voice)

How did ancient Egyptians build the Great Pyramid at Giza, joining two million blocks of heavy stone with amazing precision? Who were the leaders who built these enormous structures, and what did these tombs signify? Host David Macaulay explores the history, mythology, and religions of Egypt's people, combining live footage and animation. Take a rare look at the mummy of Ramses II and buried treasure in ...

Runtime: 57 min.

Directed by: Larry Klein

Stars: Derek Jacobi | John Hurt | Brian Blessed | Siân Phillips | David Macaulay

The Bengali Night (1988)

As: Lucien Metz

Allan (Hugh Grant) is an engineer working in 1930s Calcutta. He is invited to stay with the family of his boss, Narendra Sen (Soumitra Chatterjee) which includes his wife, Indira (Shabana Azmi) and daughter Gayatri (Supriya Pathak). Gayatri and Allan become romantically involved leading to tragedy.

Runtime: 153 min.

Directed by: Nicolas Klotz

Stars: John Hurt | Hugh Grant | Shabana Azmi | Soumitra Chatterjee | Anjan Dutta

Deadline (1988)

As: Granville Jones

In a small (fictional) emirate of the Persian Gulf a world-weary journalist is caught up in a coup where the Emir's son, under the influence of a political renegade, attempts to depose his father - the ruling monarch. Flashbacks of the journalist's life show us how his relationships with the Emir and a beautiful young woman develop and flourish.

Runtime: 85 min.

Directed by: Richard Stroud

Stars: John Hurt | Imogen Stubbs | Robert McBain | Greg Hicks | Bargach Abdelrahim

White Mischief (1987)

As: Gilbert Colville

A millionaire past his prime and his young wife arrive in Kenya circa 1940 to find that the other affluent British expatriates are living large as the homefront gears up for war. They are busy swapping partners, doing drugs, and attending lavish parties and horse races. She begins a torrid affair with one of the bon vivants, and her husband finds out and confronts them. The husband and wife decide to break ...

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: Michael Radford

Stars: Geraldine Chaplin | Greta Scacchi | Joss Ackland | Charles Dance | Sarah Miles

Vincent (1987)

As: (voice)

A biography of Vincent van Gogh using only images and the letters he wrote to his brother Theo.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Paul Cox

Stars: John Hurt | Marika Rivera | Gabriella Trsek

Spaceballs (1987)

As: Kane

When the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Yogurt, who puts Lone Starr wise to the power of "The Schwartz." Can he master it in time to save the day?

Runtime: 96 min.

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Stars: Bill Pullman | Daphne Zuniga | Rick Moranis | Mel Brooks | John Candy

Aria (1987)

As: The Actor

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound (Vivaldi, Bach, Wagner), and is an interpretation of the particular aria.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Robert Altman | Bill Bryden | Jean-Luc Godard | Derek Jarman | Franc Roddam | Nicolas Roeg | Ken Russell | Charles Sturridge | Julien Temple | Bruce Beresford

Stars: John Hurt | Elizabeth Hurley | Theresa Russell | Bridget Fonda | Buck Henry

The Hunting of the Snark (1987)

As: The Narrator

This is a musical by Mike Batt based on Lewis Carroll's nonsense poem. Mike Batt conducts the London Symphony Orchestra.

Runtime: 60 min.

Directed by: Mike Batt

Stars: John Hurt | Roger Daltrey | Billy Connolly | Julian Lennon | Captain Sensible

From the Hip (1987)

As: Douglas Benoit

Apprentice lawyer Robin Weathers turns a civil suit into a headline grabbing charade. He must reexamine his scruples after his shenanigans win him a promotion in his firm, and he must now defend a college professor who is appearantly guilty of murder.

Runtime: 111 min.

Directed by: Bob Clark

Stars: John Hurt | Judd Nelson | Elizabeth Perkins | Darren McGavin | Dan Monahan

Rocinante (1986)

As: Bill

England, mid-1980s: Bill embarks on a dream-like odyssey around rural England, breaking into country houses, taking photos of anything that interests him, until he meets a mysterious woman in a van, who seems to be on the run from the authorities.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Ann Guedes | Eduardo Guedes

Stars: John Hurt | Jimmy Jewel | Ian Dury | Maureen Douglass | Nicky Bee

Thames Film (1986)

This movie is an experimental documentary following the flow of the Thames out of London to the sea. It has a narration from John Hurt that takes the form of reading old manuscripts, books and news articles, and also a posthumous narration from poet TS Eliot reading from his own work, The Dry Salvages from the Four Quartets. Engravings, paintings, and archival film are juxtaposed against the contemporary ...

Runtime: 66 min.

Directed by: William Raban

Stars: John Hurt

Jake Speed (1986)

As: Syd

Jake Speed (Wayne Crawford) is the lead character in some of the biggest page-turners of the 1940s. A chiseled, heroic action figure, Speed saves lives on paper, but when a young girl is kidnapped and her sister (Karen Kopins) begs the real-life Speed for help, he must find a way to be as gallant as the book hero whose creation he's inspired. Accompanied by the victim's sibling, Speed flies to Africa ...

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Andrew Lane

Stars: John Hurt | Dennis Christopher | Leon Ames | Wayne Crawford | Karen Kopins

The Black Cauldron (1985)

As: The Horned King (voice)

Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.

Runtime: 80 min.

Directed by: Richard Rich | Ted Berman

Stars: John Hurt | John Byner | Nigel Hawthorne | Grant Bardsley | Susan Sheridan

After Darkness (1985)

As: Peter Hunningford

To salve his guilty conscience an elder brother removes his disturbed younger sibling from a mental institution after a suicide attempt and tries to bring him back to mental competency through one on one contact. Free of the institution he continues to be haunted by dreams of a lost twin and chants the eerie phrase "Do I stand before the king?" It is the elder brother that seems doomed to lose himself in ...

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Sergio Guerraz | Dominique Othenin-Girard

Stars: John Hurt | Julian Sands | Victoria Abril | Pamela Salem | Gerd Heinz

1984 (1984)

As: Winston Smith

George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.

Runtime: 113 min.

Directed by: Michael Radford

Stars: John Hurt | Cyril Cusack | Richard Burton | Suzanna Hamilton | Gregor Fisher

The Hit (1984)

As: Braddock

Ex-gangster Willie Parker has betrayed his former "colleagues" and now lives in Spain where he thinks he can hide from their vengeance...

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Stephen Frears

Stars: John Hurt | Terence Stamp | Tim Roth | Bill Hunter | Laura del Sol

Success Is the Best Revenge (1984)

Alex Rodak (Michael York) is a Polish director in exile in London with his family, which includes an older teenage son Adam (Michael Lyndon) who is struggling with an identity crisis, his wife (Joanna Szerzerbic), and another son. Rodak is in the throes of putting together a major show about Poland and the politics of exile at a West End theater. His single-minded determination to succeed causes him to ...

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski

Stars: John Hurt | Michael York | Anouk Aimée | Michel Piccoli | Michal Skolimowski

Champions (1984)

As: Bob Champion

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

Runtime: 106 min.

Directed by: John Irvin

Stars: John Hurt | Edward Woodward | Ben Johnson | Kirstie Alley | Jan Francis

The Osterman Weekend (1983)

As: Lawrence Fassett

The host of an investigative news show is convinced by the CIA that the friends he has invited to a weekend in the country are engaged in a conspiracy that threatens national security in this adaptation of the Robert Ludlum novel.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Sam Peckinpah

Stars: John Hurt | Chris Sarandon | Craig T. Nelson | Dennis Hopper | Rutger Hauer

King Lear (1983)

As: The Fool

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

Runtime: 158 min.

Directed by: Michael Elliott

Stars: Brian Cox | John Hurt | Laurence Olivier | Dorothy Tutin | Anna Calder-Marshall

The Plague Dogs (1982)

As: Snitter (voice)

The Plague Dogs is a 1982 animated film based on the 1977 novel of the same name by Richard Adams. The story is centred on two dogs named Rowf and Snitter, who escape from a research laboratory in Great Britain. In the process of telling the story, the film highlights the cruelty of performing vivisection and animal research for its own sake.

Runtime: 103 min.

Directed by: Martin Rosen

Stars: John Hurt | Nigel Hawthorne | James Bolam | Warren Mitchell | Christopher Benjamin

Partners (1982)

As: Kerwin

Benson is a police detective. After a series of murders in the Gay community he is ordered to go undercover with a gay police clerk named Kerwin as his partner. In order to be noticed they have to be flamboyant enough to attract attention which Benson finds rather disturbing. Can an uptight heterosexual and a mousey homosexual form a meaningful relationship?

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: James Burrows

Stars: John Hurt | Jay Robinson | Kenneth McMillan | Ryan O'Neal | Robyn Douglass

Night Crossing (1982)

As: Peter Strelzyk

Two men want to escape from East Germany (under Communist rule) but they will only go if they can take their families with them. Based on a true story.

Runtime: 105 min.

Directed by: Delbert Mann

Stars: John Hurt | Beau Bridges | Klaus Löwitsch | Glynnis O'Connor | Jane Alexander

History of the World: Part I (1981)

As: Jesus - The Roman Empire

An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.

Runtime: 92 min.

Directed by: Mel Brooks

Stars: Cloris Leachman | Madeline Kahn | Harvey Korman | Dom DeLuise | Mel Brooks

Heaven's Gate (1980)

As: Billy Irvine

Harvard graduate James Averill (Kris Kristofferson) is the sheriff of prosperous Jackson County, Wyo., when a battle erupts between the area's poverty-stricken immigrants and its wealthy cattle farmers. The politically connected ranch owners fight the immigrants with the help of Nathan Champion (Christopher Walken), a mercenary competing with Averill for the love of local madam Ella ...

Runtime: 325 min.

Directed by: Michael Cimino

Stars: Brad Dourif | John Hurt | Kris Kristofferson | Christopher Walken | Sam Waterston

The Elephant Man (1980)

As: John Merrick

A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Runtime: 124 min.

Directed by: David Lynch

Stars: John Hurt | Anthony Hopkins | Anne Bancroft | John Gielgud | Wendy Hiller

An Evening with Quentin Crisp (1980)

As: Himself / Presenter

In this witty monologue, Quentin Crisp advises and opines about personal style (with a few digressions).

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: James Cady

Stars: John Hurt | Quentin Crisp

Alien (1979)

As: Gilbert Ward Kane

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate ...

Runtime: 116 min.

Directed by: Ridley Scott

Stars: John Hurt | Harry Dean Stanton | Tom Skerritt | Sigourney Weaver | Veronica Cartwright

The Lord of the Rings (1978)

As: Aragorn (voice)

The Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth.

Runtime: 132 min.

Directed by: Ralph Bakshi

Stars: John Hurt | Simon Chandler | William Squire | Christopher Guard | Michael Scholes

Watership Down (1978)

As: Hazel (voice)

When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Martin Rosen

Stars: John Hurt | Richard Briers | John Bennett | Ralph Richardson | Michael Graham Cox

Midnight Express (1978)

As: Max

Billy Hayes is caught attempting to smuggle drugs out of Turkey. The Turkish courts decide to make an example of him, sentencing him to more than 30 years in prison. Hayes has two opportunities for release: the appeals made by his lawyer, his family, and the American government, or the "Midnight Express".

Runtime: 121 min.

Directed by: Alan Parker

Stars: Paolo Bonacelli | Paul L. Smith | Bo Hopkins | Brad Davis | Irene Miracle

The Shout (1978)

As: Anthony Fielding

A traveller by the name of Crossley, forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski

Stars: John Hurt | Tim Curry | Robert Stephens | Alan Bates | Susannah York

The Disappearance (1977)

As: Atkinson

Thriller about a contract killer whose wife has disappeared. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a "shy" or hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance.

Runtime: 100 min.

Directed by: Stuart Cooper

Stars: David Hemmings | John Hurt | Donald Sutherland | David Warner | Francine Racette

East of Elephant Rock (1977)

As: Nash

In 1948, a new British governor takes over a Far Eastern colony after his predecessor is murdered by terrorists.

Runtime: 93 min.

Directed by: Don Boyd

Stars: John Hurt | Christopher Cazenove | Jeremy Kemp | Anton Rodgers | Judi Bowker

Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)

As: Lt. George Simmonds

Obscure horror anthology featuring three tales surrounding three dangerous ladies.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Alvin Rakoff | Don Thompson | Robert Fuest

Stars: John Hurt | Glynis Johns | Keir Dullea | Graham Crowden | Ronee Blakley

Spectre (1977)

As: Mitri Cyon

Renowned criminologist and occult investigator William Sebastian (Culp) recruits his old friend Dr. Hamilton (Young) to aid him in his current case. Anitra Cyon (Bell), the sister of prominent British businessman Geoffrey Cyon (Villiers), believes her brother is dabbling in the black arts. In turn, Geoffrey claims that she is mentally unfit. Sebastian and Hamilton travel to the Cyon estate to investigate ...

Runtime: 98 min.

Directed by: Clive Donner

Stars: John Hurt | Gordon Jackson | Gig Young | Robert Culp | Ann Bell

Stream Line (1976)

As: Chandler

Rome, October 16, 1943. The Germans deport the relatives and friends of the little Giacomo Treves who fortunately escapes capture. The child is entrusted by a priest, Don Luigi.

Runtime: 104 min.

Directed by: Aldo Scavarda

Stars: Philippe Leroy | Riccardo Cucciolla | Orazio Orlando | Lea Massari | Vasco De Cet

The Naked Civil Servant (1975)

As: Quentin Crisp

Story of the life of Quentin Crisp, an Englishman who was brave enough to live his life according to his own style even in the hostile days of WW2.

Runtime: 77 min.

Directed by: Jack Gold

Stars: John Rhys-Davies | John Hurt | Quentin Crisp | Colin Higgins | Liz Gebhardt

The Ghoul (1975)

As: Tom Rawlings

A former clergyman (Peter Cushing) in 1920s England tries to keep his cannibalistic son locked in the attic.

Runtime: 88 min.

Directed by: Freddie Francis

Stars: John Hurt | Peter Cushing | Alexandra Bastedo | Gwen Watford | Veronica Carlson

Little Malcolm (1974)

As: Malcolm Scrawdyke

An art student is thrown out of college. Depressed, he comes up with the Party of Dynamic Erection, a near fascist "party" that promotes male sexual dominance and which attracts a couple of other unsavoury confused characters.

Runtime: 109 min.

Directed by: Stuart Cooper

Stars: John Hurt | John McEnery | Rosalind Ayres | David Warner | Raymond Platt

The Pied Piper (1972)

As: Franz

Greed, corruption, ignorance, and disease. Midsummer, 1349: the Black Death reaches northern Germany. Minstrels go to Hamelin for the Mayor's daughter's wedding to the Baron's son. He wants her dowry to pay his army while his father taxes the people to build a cathedral he thinks will save his soul. A local apothecary who's a Jew seeks a treatment for the plague; the priests charge him with witchcraft. One ...

Runtime: 86 min.

Directed by: Jacques Demy

Stars: John Hurt | Donald Pleasence | Roy Kinnear | Diana Dors | Donovan

Mr. Forbush and the Penguins (1971)

As: Richard Forbush

Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accept a six-month research post in the Antarctic, making the first detailed study of a penguin colony, changes all that... Living in Shackleton’s derelict hut, Forbush is alone at the frozen edge of the world, his only links to civilisation a two-way radio and ...

Runtime: 101 min.

Directed by: Alfred Viola

Stars: John Hurt | Hayley Mills | Dudley Sutton | Thorley Walters | Tony Britton

10 Rillington Place (1971)

As: Timothy Evans

The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.

Runtime: 111 min.

Directed by: Richard Fleischer

Stars: John Hurt | Richard Attenborough | Judy Geeson | Pat Heywood | Isobel Black

In Search Of Gregory (1969)

As: Daniel

Young Catherine Morelli, who lives in Rome, goes to Geneva to find romance at her father's wedding. There she begins a near nymphomaniac pursuit of a mystery man called Gregory.

Runtime: 90 min.

Directed by: Peter Wood

Stars: John Hurt | Michael Sarrazin | Julie Christie | Adolfo Celi | Paola Pitagora

Before Winter Comes (1969)

As: Lieutenant Pilkington

Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpreter who mediates between Russian and British military brass enters into a friendly rivalry with British Major Giles Burnside, who is in charge of assigning the displaced persons into either the American or Russian zones.

Runtime: 107 min.

Directed by: J. Lee Thompson

Stars: John Hurt | Anna Karina | David Niven | Anthony Quayle | Chaim Topol

Sinful Davey (1969)

As: Davey Haggart

Davey Haggart is quite certain of his paternity (even if nobody else is) and determined to emulate his father, a notorious rogue and highwayman. This includes breaking a man out of Stirling jail, holding up the stagecoach, and robbing the Duke of Argyll, among other feats. Unfortunately, he is handicapped by the fact that his childhood playmate Annie is equally determined to track him down and save his ...

Runtime: 95 min.

Directed by: John Huston

Stars: John Hurt | Ronald Fraser | Nigel Davenport | Robert Morley | Pamela Franklin

The Sailor from Gibraltar (1967)

Alan, after quarreling with his girlfriend Sheila, becomes intrigued by Anna, a mysterious widow who's searching for a sailor she had known many years before. Alan and Anna begin the search on board a yacht bound for Greece, but they don't find the sailor. After a stop in Africa, Louis de Mozambique joins the party and suggests that the sailor may never have existed other than in Anna's mind.

Runtime: 91 min.

Directed by: Tony Richardson

Stars: John Hurt | Vanessa Redgrave | Jeanne Moreau | Orson Welles | David Ross

A Man for All Seasons (1966)

As: Richard Rich

A Man for All Seasons is the filmed version of the life of Thomas More. An English man comes to Sir Thomas More to ask if he can divorce his wife since King Henry VIII has made it illegal. Sir Thomas More stands up in opposition to the King even though he knows he’s risking his own life. An award winning film from 1966.

Runtime: 120 min.

Directed by: Fred Zinnemann

Stars: Paul Scofield | Leo McKern | Wendy Hiller | Orson Welles | Robert Shaw

This Is My Street (1964)

As: Charlie

A bored housewife has an affair with her mother's lodger.

Runtime: 94 min.

Directed by: Sidney Hayers

Stars: John Hurt | Ian Hendry | Annette Andre | Avice Landone | June Ritchie

The Wild and the Willing (1962)

As: Phil Corbett

Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play 'rugger' and can't sink a whole pint of beer, and African student Reggie. He also has a way with the girls....

Runtime: 110 min.

Directed by: Ralph Thomas

Stars: Ian McShane | Paul Rogers | Samantha Eggar | Katherine Woodville | Virginia Maskell