Movies with Francesca Annis
Movies found: 10, viewing from 1 to 10
Dune
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Starring: Francesca Annis, Virginia Madsen, Brad Dourif, Leonardo Cimino, Richard Jordan, Everett McGill, Silvana Mangano
Directors: David Lynch
Country: USA
Year: 1984
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
Set in a distant future where life in the universe and space travel is dependent upon a spice found only on the planet Dune, this film tracks the rise of young Paul Atreides, son of good Duke Lito, from the time of his father's betrayal and murder by a rival lord, Baron Harkonnen, to his discovery of the great secret behind the planet Dune and his own destiny, which is to free the planet and its denizens of the cruel rule of the Emperor.
Reckless: The Sequel aka Reckless: The Movie
Genres: Romance, Drama
Starring: Julian Rhind-Tutt, Francesca Annis, Michael Kitchen, David Bradley, Anna Patrick, Margery Mason, Robson Green
Directors: David Richards
Country: UK
Year: 1998
One year on in their lives, Owen and Anna make impulsive plans to marry. But Anna's ex-husband Richard Crane has other ideas. Exploiting their weak spots, he schemes to tear the couple apart. Can Anna and Owen survive this emotional trauma to become man and wife?
Crooks in Cloisters
Genres: Comedy, Crime
Starring: Francesca Annis, Barbara Windsor, Davy Kaye, Ronald Fraser, Wilfrid Brambell, Corin Redgrave, Joseph O'Conor
Directors: Jeremy Summers
Country: UK
Year: 1964
Having pulled off the smallest ever train robbery, Little Walter and his crew decide to get out of London. The six of them set up business in a disused monastery off the Cornish coast, despite the fact that none of them really qualifies as a monk - least of all Walter's moll Bikini. Bit by bit, the quiet way of life starts becoming a habit.
Cleopatra (1963)
Genres: Romance, Drama, History
Starring: Roddy McDowall, Francesca Annis, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Robert Stephens, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton
Directors: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Country: USA, UK, Switzerland
Year: 1963
Available Quality: DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def
In 48 B.C., Caesar pursues Pompey from Pharsalia to Egypt. Ptolemy, now supreme ruler after deposing his older sister, Cleopatra, attempts to gain favor with Caesar by presenting the conquerer with the head of Pompey, borne by his governors, Pothinos and Achillas. To win Caesar's support from her brother, Cleopatra hides herself in a rug, which Apollodorus, her servant, presents to Caesar. The Roman is immediately infatuated; banishing Ptolemy, he declares Cleopatra Egypt's sole ruler and takes her as his mistress. A son, Caesarion, is born of their union. Caesar, however, must return to Italy. Although he is briefly reunited with Cleopatra d...
Absolute Hell
Genres: Drama
Starring: Anthony Calf, Francesca Annis, Judi Dench, Ray Winstone, Paul Birchard, Bill Nighy, Nathaniel Parker
Directors: Anthony Page
Country: UK
Year: 1991
Absolute Hell (1991) is a lost-souls black comedy starring Dench as Christine, the proprietor of a bohemian nightclub in post-World War II London. The cast includes her future Notes on a Scandal costar, Bill Nighy, as a washed-up writer. Stardom in the States came late to Dench. This collection allows her audience to catch-up with these mostly towering performances that established her as one of the premier actors of our time.
Shifty
Genres: Thriller
Starring: Francesca Annis, Jason Flemyng, Daniel Mays, Riz Ahmed, Jay Simpson, Jason Maza, Eddie Webber
Directors: Eran Creevy
Country: UK
Year: 2008
Shifty, a young crack cocaine dealer in London, sees his life quickly spiral out of control when his best friend returns home. Stalked by a customer desperate to score at all costs, and with his family about to turn their back on him for good, Shifty must out-run and out-smart a rival drug dealer, intent on setting him up for a big fall. As his long time friend Chris, confronts the dark past he left behind him, Shifty is forced to face up to the violent future he's hurtling towards.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Stephan Chase
Directors: Roman Polanski
Country: USA, UK
Year: 1971
Roman Polanski's version of Shakespeare's tragedy about a Scottish lord who murders the king and ascends the throne. His wife then begins hallucinating as a result of her guilt complex and the dead king's son conspires to attack MacBeth and expose him for the murderer he is.
The Libertine
Genres: Drama
Starring: Francesca Annis, Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Richard Coyle, Tom Hollander, Kelly Reilly, Paul Ritter
Directors: Laurence Dunmore
Country: UK, Australia
Year: 2004
In 1660, with the return of Charles II to the English throne, theater, the visual arts, science and sexual intercourse flourish. Thirteen years later, in the middle of political and economical problems, Charles II asks the return of his friend John Wilmot, aka the second Earl of Rochester, from the exile to London. John is a morally corrupt, drunkard and sexually active cynical poet, and the King asks him to prepare a play for the French ambassador to make him pleased. John meets the aspirant actress Elizabeth Barry in the playhouse and decides to make her a great star. He falls in love for her, and she becomes his mistress; during the presen...
Revolver
Genres: Crime, Thriller, Drama
Starring: Stephen Walters, Francesca Annis, Vincent Riotta, Ray Liotta, Jason Statham, Vincent Pastore, Shend
Directors: Guy Ritchie
Country: UK, France
Year: 2005
Available Quality: DivX, DVD, Hi Def, iPod, Hi Def, Hi Def
Jake Green is a hotshot gambler, long on audacity and short on common sense. He's rarely allowed to play in any casino because he is a winner. Jake has taken in so much money over the years, he is the only client of his accountant and older brother Billy. One night, Jake, Billy and their other brother Joe are invited to sit in on a private game, where Jake is expected to lose to Dorothy Macha, a crime boss and local casino owner who can't play for squat, but always wins because people are too scared to beat him. Jake isn't afraid of Macha, and not only beats Dorothy in a quick game of chance, but takes every possible opportunity to insult the...
Krull
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Starring: Liam Neeson, Bernard Bresslaw, Francesca Annis, Alun Armstrong, Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones
Directors: Peter Yates
Country: UK
Year: 1983
From the sky will come the Black Fortress. From the Fortress will come the Slayers to devour the planet of Krull. Then shall a girl of ancient name become queen...she shall choose a king...and together they shall rule the planet. And their son shall rule the galaxy.