Movies with Bill Paterson
Movies found: 11, viewing from 1 to 11
Defence of the Realm
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Gabriel Byrne, Robbie Coltrane, Denholm Elliott, Ian Bannen, Frederick Treves, Bill Paterson, Annabel Leventon
Directors: David Drury
Country: UK
Year: 1985
A reporter Mullen 'stumbles' on a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent. In fact it is also linked to a near Nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and an Americal USAF base. Has there been a Government cover-up,Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam the MP's assistant to find out the truth.
The Return of the Musketeers
Genres: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Michael York, Kim Cattrall, C. Thomas Howell, Christopher Lee, Frank Finlay, Richard Chamberlain, Roy Kinnear
Directors: Richard Lester
Country: UK, Spain, France
Year: 1989
It's 1649: Mazarin hires the impoverished D'Artagnan to find the other musketeers: Cromwell has overthrown the English king, so Mazarin fears revolt, particularly from the popular Beaufort. Porthos, bored with riches and wanting a title, signs on, but Aramis, an abb
Truly Madly Deeply
Genres: Romance, Fantasy, Drama
Starring: Arturo Venegas, Alan Rickman, David Ryall, Juliet Stevenson, Bill Paterson, Michael Maloney, Deborah Findlay
Directors: Anthony Minghella
Country: UK
Year: 1990
Once upon a time there were two people in love, their names were Nina and Jamie. They were even happy enough to be able to live happily ever after, (not often the case) and then Jamie died. Nina is left with a house full of rats and handymen, a job teaching foreigners English and an ache that fills the night sky.
A Private Function
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Richard Griffiths, Pete Postlethwaite, Maggie Smith, Jim Carter, Tony Haygarth, Denholm Elliott, Bill Paterson
Directors: Malcolm Mowbray
Country: UK
Year: 1984
Available Quality: Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
1947 in a small town in England. The war has been won two years ago, but there's still rationing of meat. When princess Elizabeth is going to marry, a group of businessmen wants to impress (or probably bribe) the local government by giving a big party. They want to slaughter an illegally raised pig for this event. Unfortunately someone steals the pig.
Hilary and Jackie
Genres: Drama, Biography, Music
Starring: Charles Dance, James Frain, Emily Watson, David Morrissey, Vernon Dobtcheff, Celia Imrie, Rachel Griffiths
Directors: Anand Tucker
Country: UK
Year: 1998
The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
Amazing Grace
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Starring: Jeremy Swift, Rufus Sewell, Romola Garai, Toby Jones, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Benedict Cumberbatch
Directors: Michael Apted
Country: USA, UK
Year: 2006
Available Quality: DivX, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
In 1797, William Wilberforce, the great crusader for the British abolition of slavery, is taking a vacation for his health even while he is sicker at heart for his frustrated cause. However, meeting the charming Barbara Spooner, Wilberforce finds a soulmate to share the story of his struggle. With few allies such as his mentor, John Newton, a slave ship captain turned repentant priest who penned the great hymn, "Amazing Grace," Prime William Pitt, and Olaudah Equiano, the erudite former slave turned author, Wilberforce fruitlessly fights both public indifference and moneyed opposition determined to keep their exploitation safe. Nevertheless, ...
Intervention
Genres: Drama
Starring: Colm Feore, Charles Dance, Jennifer Tilly, Andie MacDowell, Ian Hart, John Sessions, Rupert Graves
Directors: Mary McGuckian
Country: UK
Year: 2007
Addict actor and producer, Mark, is brought against his will from London to the rehab clinic Vista Clara run by psychologists Bill and his wife Kelly. Mark is addicted to drugs, booze and sex, and joins a few other drug addicts. When the treatment program requires the presence of their families, the clinic invites Mark's wife Jane while Mark sends a private invitation to his girlfriend Pamela. The triangle of lovers brings friction between the women while Bill and Kelly have also problems in their relationship. After a fire, the truth about love and commitment is disclosed in Vista Clara.
The Killing Fields
Genres: Drama, History, War
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Paterson, Athol Fugard, Sam Waterston
Directors: Roland Joffé
Country: UK
Year: 1984
Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist covering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the American forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help Schanberg cover the event. As an American, Schanberg won't have any trouble leaving the country, but the situation is different for Pran; he's a local, and the Khmer Rouge are moving in.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
Genres: Action, Comedy, Adventure
Starring: Uma Thurman, Jonathan Pryce, John Neville, Charles McKeown, Eric Idle, Valentina Cortese, Peter Jeffrey
Directors: Terry Gilliam
Country: UK, West Germany
Year: 1988
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
Baron Munchausen is a character of European myth that might be considered the predecessor of American tales of Pecos Bill or Paul Bunyan. The Baron's stories are taken to be outrageous and fanciful lies. This is the origin of the name of the psychiatric diagnosis of "Munchausen's Syndrome", a particularly bizzare form of hypochondria.
Miss Potter
Genres: Drama, Biography
Starring: Ewan McGregor, David Bamber, Emily Watson, Phyllida Law, Barbara Flynn, Bill Paterson, Matyelok Gibbs
Directors: Chris Noonan
Country: USA, UK
Year: 2006
Thirty years old and single, Beatrix Potter lives in London with her social-climbing parents, who are exasperated that she has turned down any number of eligible young men. Her only real friends are the animals which since childhood she has lovingly drawn and made up stories about. She finally succeeds in selling a book of the stories, and it becomes Norman Warne's first project. He quickly falls in love with both the book and Beatrix and together they carefully arrange publication. This proves the first of many successes, offering her the possibility of escaping from both her parents' way of life and London.
The Witches
Genres: Family, Fantasy, Horror
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Brenda Blethyn, Jane Horrocks, Rowan Atkinson, Anne Lambton, Jasen Fisher, Bill Paterson
Directors: Nicolas Roeg
Country: USA, UK
Year: 1990
A young boy, recently orphaned, is taken to England by his grandmother. At a hotel in which they are staying, a group of witches have gathered to prepare a plot to rid the world of all children.