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Donald Bisset is a Actor born on 30 august 1910
Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was a British actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.
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Donald Bisset (30 August 1910 – 10 August 1995), was a British actor. He also wrote stories for children which he mostly illustrated himself. They have been translated into 16 languages.
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Ragtime (1981)
, 2h35Directed by Miloš Forman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Politique
Actors James Cagney, Brad Dourif, Moses Gunn, Elizabeth McGovern, Kenneth McMillan, Howard Rollins
Rating72%
The film begins with a newsreel montage, depicting celebrities of the turn of the 20th century such as Harry Houdini, Theodore Roosevelt, and the architect Stanford White (Norman Mailer), as well as life in New York. The newsreel is accompanied by ragtime pianist Coalhouse Walker, Jr. (Howard E. Rollins, Jr.). The millionaire industrialist Harry Kendall Thaw (Robert Joy), who makes a scene when White's latest creation, a nude statue on the roof of Madison Square Garden, is unveiled. The model for the statue is Evelyn Nesbit (Elizabeth McGovern), a former chorus girl who is now Thaw's wife. Thaw becomes convinced White has corrupted Evelyn and humiliated him, and publicly shoots White, killing him.
Warlords of Atlantis (1978)
, 1h36Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Animaux préhistoriques, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Films set in Atlantis
Actors Doug McClure, John Gilmore, Shane Rimmer, John Ratzenberger, Michael Gothard, Daniel Massey
Roles Professor Aitken
Rating55%
Around the beginning of the 20th century, British archaeologist Professor Aitken and his son, Charles, have chartered a ship called the Texas Rose to take them out to sea, where they plan to dive underwater in a diving bell designed by engineer Greg Collinson. Although everyone aboard the ship, including Greg, thinks that the Professors Aitken are just going to look at fish, Charles and his father are secretly searching for proof of the existence of the lost city of Atlantis. He and Greg find it on their first dive, and then some. First, they are attacked by a reptilian sea monster, which comes through the bottom of the diving bell, but Greg is able to fend it off by sticking a live wire into its mouth, electrocuting it.
For the Love of Ada (1972)
, 1h28Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Romance
Actors Irene Handl, Jack Smethurst, Patsy Kensit, Arthur English, Larry Martyn, Hilda Braid
Rating57%
An elderly couple are about to celebrate the first anniversary of their wedding, and their friends and neighbours plan a surprise party.
Carry On Again Doctor (1969)
, 1h26Directed by Gerald Thomas
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Sid James, Charles Hawtrey, Jim Dale, Kenneth Williams, Joan Sims, Barbara Windsor
Roles Patient
Rating61%
A disgraced doctor is sent to a remote clinic on an inhospitable tropical island where he learns of a native slimming potion. He flies back to England to cash in on the potion, soon finding success running a lavish slimming clinic. However his former professional rivals who had been instrumental in sending him away in the first place now want a slice of the profits, as does the real discoverer of the slimming potion.
Two A Penny (1967)
, 1h38Directed by James F. Collier
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Musical
Themes Films about religion, Musical films
Actors Cliff Richard, Dora Bryan, Avril Angers, Geoffrey Bayldon, Peter Barkworth, Mona Washbourne
Rating59%
Jamie Hopkins (Cliff Richard), an art student and frustrated pop star lives with his mother (Dora Bryan), who works as a receptionist for Dr. Berman (Donald Bisset), a psychiatrist who is experimenting with psychedelic drugs. Jamie wants to make money quickly, and begins to work at the doctor's office as a pretence in order to steal drugs.
Friends and Neighbours (1959)
, 1h19Directed by Gordon Parry
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Arthur Askey, Megs Jenkins, Peter Illing, Tilda Thamar, Reginald Beckwith, June Whitfield
Rating54%
At the height of the Cold War, a working-class British family have to entertain two visitors from Russia.
The Brain Machine (1955)
, 1h24Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Maxwell Reed, Patrick Barr, Elizabeth Allan, Russell Napier, Gibb McLaughlin, Edwin Richfield
Roles Major Gifford
Rating55%
Little Red Monkey (1955)
, 1h11Directed by Ken Hughes
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Spy, Crime
Themes Spy films, Political films
Actors Richard Conte, Rona Anderson, Russell Napier, Sylva Langova, Colin Gordon, Donald Bisset
Roles Editor Harris
Rating56%
Noose for a Lady (1953)
Directed by Wolf Rilla
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Dennis Price, Rona Anderson, Ronald Howard, Alison Leggatt, Esma Cannon, Melissa Stribling
Roles Superintendent Shelford
Rating60%
Murder in the Cathedral (1951)
, 2h20Directed by George Hoellering
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about religion, Films based on plays
Actors Alexander Gauge, Donald Bisset, Michael Aldridge, Leo McKern, Paul Rogers, Niall MacGinnis
Roles First Priest
Rating65%