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Richard Attenborough

Richard Attenborough

English actor, film director and producer (1923-2014)
August 29, 1923 (August 24, 2014)
G.-B. 2007. Sentimental drama by Richard Attenborough with Shirley MacLaine, Christopher Plummer, Mischa Barton. Fifty years after the death of her husband, who disappeared during World War II, an American woman is given back the wedding ring he wore.
Runtime: 118 min.
U.S. 2000. Music performance by David Mallet with Donny Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough. Presentation of the work of Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber, which tells the story of Joseph, the son of Jacob, in a fantasy mode.
Can. 1999. Biography by Richard Attenborough with Pierce Brosnan, Annie Galipeau, Vlasta Vrana. In 1934, the amorous tribulations of an Englishman who, pretending to be a Native American, became a famous environmental activist.
Runtime: 117 min.
G.-B. 1998. History by Shekhar Kapur with Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, Joseph Fiennes. In the sixteenth century, Elizabeth becomes queen of England, which is torn by religious conflicts.
Runtime: 121 min.
U.S. 1997. Science-fiction by Steven Spielberg with Jeff Goldblum, Julianne Moore, Pete Postlethwaite. Two rival expeditions travel to an island inhabited by dinosaurs.
Runtime: 129 min.
U.S. 1994. Tale by Les Mayfield with Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Mara Wilson. A friendly old man hired to play Santa Claus in a New York department store claims to be the real Santa Claus.
Runtime: 113 min.
U.S. 1993. Science-fiction by Steven Spielberg with Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Richard Attenborough. Thanks to cloning, a promoter manages to populate a deserted island with dinosaurs in order to turn it into an amusement park.
Runtime: 126 min.
G.-B. 1993. Sentimental drama by Richard Attenborough with Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke. A renowned writer who teaches at Oxford strikes up a polite but somewhat cold friendship with a New York admirer whom he eventually marries.
Runtime: 120 min.
U.S. 1992. Biography by Richard Attenborough with Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Dan Aykroyd. The tumultuous life of filmmaker and actor Charlie Chaplin.
Runtime: 144 min.
U.S. 1987. Social drama by Richard Attenborough with Kevin Kline, Denzel Washington, Penelope Wilton. The editor of a liberal daily newspaper in South Africa befriends a Black leader, which leads to scrutinity by the authorites.
Runtime: 158 min.
U.S. 1985. Musical by Richard Attenborough with Michael Douglas, Alyson Reed, Terrence Mann. A dance star joins the young applicants auditioning for a show.
Runtime: 117 min.
G.-B. 1982. Biography by Richard Attenborough with Ben Kingsley, Rohini Hattangady, Roshan Seth. A profile of the life of the Hindu apostle of non-violence.
Runtime: 188 min.
U.S. 1978. Psychological drama by Richard Attenborough with Anthony Hopkins, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith.
Runtime: 106 min.
G.-B. 1977. War drama by Richard Attenborough with Sean Connery, Anthony Hopkins, Michael Caine. In November 1944, the Allied forces attempt to seize five bridges over the Rhine.
Runtime: 176 min.
G.-B. 1975. Crime drama by Douglas Hickox with John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson. A Chicago police officer is sent to London to bring back an American gangster.
Runtime: 111 min.
G.-B. 1975. Drama by Michael Anderson with Michael York, Richard Attenborough, Stacy Keach. An Indian Army officer assumes the defense of a comrade accused of assaulting a woman.
Runtime: 108 min.
U.S. 1974. Crime drama by Otto Preminger with Peter O'Toole, Cliff Gorman, Richard Attenborough. Palestinian terrorists kidnap the granddaughter of a wealthy financier and four of her friends.
Runtime: 126 min.
G.-B. 1974. Crime drama by Peter Collinson with Oliver Reed, Elke Sommer, Stéphane Audran. Ten people gathered in an inaccessible place are killed one after the other by a mysterious assassin.
Runtime: 105 min.
G.-B. 1972. Biography by Richard Attenborough with Simon Ward, Anne Bancroft, Robert Shaw. Winston Churchill's childhood and youth experiences.
Runtime: 150 min.
G.-B. 1971. Court drama by Richard Fleischer with Richard Attenborough, John Hurt, Pat Heywood. In 1949, an unhinged man kills his landlady and her child, and then arranges for her husband to be sentenced in his place.
Runtime: 111 min.
G.-B. 1970. Mores comedy by Dick Clement with Ian Holm, Lee Remick, Richard Attenborough. When leaving her husband for another man, a young woman insists that he accept the situation with grace.
Runtime: 96 min.
G.-B. 1970. Police comedy by Silvio Narizzano with Hywel Bennett, Roy Holder, Richard Attenborough. A mortician is presented with an opportunity to rob a bank when his friend's mother dies.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1969. Satire by Richard Attenborough with John Mills, Joe Melia, Corin Redgrave. When war is declared in 1914, four brothers enthusiastically join the British army.
Runtime: 134 min.
G.-B. 1968. Comedy by Joseph McGrath with Shirley MacLaine, Richard Attenborough, James Booth. A young woman moves an employee of her husband
Runtime: 93 min.
G.-B. 1968. Comedy by Basil Dearden with Richard Attenborough, David Hemmings, Alexandra Stewart. The dishonest enterprises of three captains of industry.
Runtime: 103 min.
U.S. 1966. Social drama by Robert Wise with Steve McQueen (I), Richard Attenborough, Richard Crenna. In China, in 1926, a gunboat is given the mission to ensure the safety of American citizens.
Runtime: 190 min.
G.-B. 1964. Psychological drama by Bryan Forbes with Kim Stanley, Richard Attenborough, Nanette Newman. A woman who practices spiritualism has a little girl kidnapped.
Runtime: 116 min.
G.-B. 1964. Psychological drama by John Guillermin with Richard Attenborough, Flora Robson, Errol John. A British NCO protects a wounded African colleague from rebels.
Runtime: 100 min.
U.S. 1963. War drama by John Sturges with James Garner, Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen (I). During World War II, the escape of 76 prisoners from a German camp.
Runtime: 169 min.
G.-B. 1962. Comedy by James Hill with Peter Sellers, Richard Attenborough, Beryl Reid. A lawyer tries out a variety of strategies, each one more flawed than the last, to defend a murderer.
Runtime: 80 min.
G.-B. 1960. Thriller by Basil Dearden with Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick, Richard Attenborough. A discharged colonel decides to carry out a daring bank robbery in the style of a military operation.
Runtime: 114 min.
G.-B. 1960. Social drama by Guy Green with Richard Attenborough, Pier Angeli, Michael Craig. A worker refuses to join an illegal strike.
Runtime: 95 min.
Runtime: 90 min.
G.-B. 1959. Psychological drama by Don Chaffey with Richard Attenborough, Dorothy Alison, Bernard Lee. The actions taken to evict a man made dangerous by mental illness from his home.
Runtime: 88 min.
G.-B. 1959. Drama by Cy Endfield with Richard Attenborough, Stanley Baker, Diane Cilento. A passenger announces that he has placed a bomb on the plane.
Runtime: 88 min.

Danger Within

V.O.: Breakout
G.-B. 1959. War drama by Don Chaffey with Richard Todd, Bernard Lee, Richard Attenborough. In a concentration camp in Italy, British inmates hatch escape plans.
Runtime: 101 min.
G.-B. 1958. War drama by Guy Green with Richard Attenborough, John Gregson, Michael Craig. In order to reach a gasoline depot they have to destroy, a patrol must cross a dangerous sea of sand.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1958. War drama by Leslie Norman with John Mills, Bernard Lee, Richard Attenborough. A reconstruction of the evacuation of British troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in 1940.
Runtime: 135 min.
G.-B. 1957. Psychological drama by Wolf Rilla with Richard Attenborough, Dorothy Alison, Colin Peterson. A schoolmaster takes an interest in the fate of one of his students who comes into conflict with his brother.
Runtime: 87 min.
U.S. 1957. Comedy by Jay Lewis with John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Bryan Forbes. A sailor on leave finds himself saddled with a baby.
Runtime: 95 min.
G.-B. 1957. Satire by Roy Boulting with Ian Carmichael, Richard Attenborough, Jill Adams. A young lawyer overcomes his shyness and wins a stunning victory.
Runtime: 94 min.
G.-B. 1955. Satire by John Boulting with Richard Attenborough, Dennis Price, Ian Carmichael. A student drafted into the British Army is unable to adjust to military life.
Runtime: 99 min.
G.-B. 1954. Drama by Basil Dearden with Richard Attenborough, George Baker, Virginia McKenna. A ship""s captain, engaged in criminal activities, perishes with his ship.
G.-B. 1953. Drama by Lance Comfort with Richard Attenborough, Cathy O'Donnel, Derek Farr. The trial of a young cab driver accused of murder.
Runtime: 87 min.
G.-B. 1952. War drama by Compton Bennett with Trevor Howard, Richard Attenborough, Sonny Tufts. The reports of a commander of an English destroyer with his soldiers and the account of their mission on the German dry dock of Saint-Nazaire.
Runtime: 100 min.
G.-B. 1952. Comedy by Henry Cass with Richard Attenborough, Heather Thatcher, Virginia McKenna. The adventures of a widow and her four daughters.
Runtime: 83 min.
G.-B. 1951. Comedy by Michael Anderson with Richard Attenborough, Mai Zetterling, Herbert Lom. After the premature announcement of his death, a novelist discovers that a stranger is posing as his widow.
Runtime: 85 min.
G.-B. 1950. Drama by Roy Ward Baker with John Mills, Richard Attenborough, Nigel Patrick. The tragic fate of a submarine crew stranded at the bottom of the sea.
Runtime: 102 min.
G.-B. 1948. Dramatic comedy by Sidney Gilliat with Richard Attenborough, Alastair Sim, Fay Compton. The residents of a working-class neighbourhood in London unite to save one of their own, accused of murder.
Runtime: 112 min.
G.-B. 1947. Thriller by John Boulting with Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell. Fearing incrimination by a young woman, a teenage bandit marries her so that she is silenced.
Runtime: 92 min.

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