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John Stanton is a Actor Australien born on 28 october 1944 at Brisbane (Australie)

John Stanton

John Stanton
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Nationality Australie
Birth 28 october 1944 (80 years) at Brisbane (Australie)

John Stanton est un acteur australien né le 28 octobre 1944 à Brisbane (Australie).

Best films

Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls
(2003)
(Actor)

Usually with

Tim Burstall
Tim Burstall
(2 films)
George Miller
George Miller
(1 films)
Jeremy Sims
Jeremy Sims
(1 films)
John Jarratt
John Jarratt
(2 films)
George Ogilvie
George Ogilvie
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of John Stanton (14 films)

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Actor

Beneath Hill 60
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
, 2h2
Directed by Jeremy Sims
Origin Australie
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Brendan Cowell, Gyton Grantley, Harrison Gilbertson, Aden Young, Harrison Gilbertson, Bella Heathcote
Roles General Lambert
Rating69% 3.4974053.4974053.4974053.4974053.497405
As seen in flashbacks that occur throughout the film, Oliver Woodward is an Australian miner supplying copper for the war effort. He falls in love with Marjorie Waddell, a young woman ten years his junior. However, he is under constant pressure to enlist, especially from Waddell's father. He has the opportunity to do so when the British Army forms the 1st Australian Tunnelling Company to supplement the Royal Engineers; Woodward is commissioned to lead the unit.
Darkness Falls
Darkness Falls (2003)
, 1h26
Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Witches in film
Actors Chaney Kley, Emma Caulfield, Lee Cormie, Kestie Morassi, Emily Browning, John Stanton
Roles Captain Henry
Rating50% 2.505312.505312.505312.505312.50531
The events of the film take place in the town of Darkness Falls, which is based on the town of Fall River, Massachusetts. It begins with the legend of a widow, Matilda Dixon, who was adored by all the town's children. Matilda gave them gifts and gold coins when they lost a tooth, thus earning her the name "Tooth Fairy".
Vacant Possession
Vacant Possession (1995)
, 1h35
Genres Drama
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors John Stanton, Pamela Rabe, Toni Scanlan, Linden Wilkinson, Tony Barry
Roles Frank
Rating72% 3.628553.628553.628553.628553.62855
Following the death of her mother Tessa (Pamela Rabe), a young woman, returns after many years to the weather-beaten family home on the shores of Sydney's Botany Bay. But the old family home begins to bring old wounds more and more to life. The story unfolds through flashbacks yet as it progresses the flashbacks merge into the present as it becomes apparent that the situation Tessa has returned to is very much the result of that which passed before.
Day of the Panther
Day of the Panther (1988)
, 1h24
Directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith
Genres Action
Actors John Stanton, Michael Carman, Paris Jefferson
Roles William Anderson
Rating45% 2.264992.264992.264992.264992.26499
Un expert en arts martiaux va après un gang criminel et son patron, qui étaient responsables de la mort de son partenaire.
Great Expectations: The Untold Story
Great Expectations: The Untold Story (1987)
, 1h42
Directed by Tim Burstall
Genres Drama
Themes Films about children
Actors Sigrid Thornton, Anne-Louise Lambert, John Stanton, Robert Coleby, Todd Boyce, Ron Haddrick
Roles Abel Magwitch
Rating65% 3.257163.257163.257163.257163.25716
Magwitch is sentenced to life in New South Wales. He is put on a chain gang run by Solomon Tooth and eventually amasses a fortune.
Rent-a-Cop
Rent-a-Cop (1987)
, 1h36
Directed by Jerry London
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Comedy thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Films about prostitution, Erotic thriller films
Actors Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, James Remar, Jerry London, Richard Masur, Michael Rooker
Roles Alexander
Rating47% 2.3569652.3569652.3569652.3569652.356965
A drug bust is about to go down and Chicago cop Tony Church is on the case. Things go horribly wrong, though. His fellow officers get slaughtered and Church takes the blame, getting fired from the force.
Tai-Pan
Tai-Pan (1986)
, 2h7
Directed by Daryl Duke
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Action, Adventure, Historical
Actors Bryan Brown, Joan Chen, Tim Guinee, Russell Wong, John Stanton, Kyra Sedgwick
Roles Tyler Brock
Rating55% 2.799452.799452.799452.799452.79945
The film begins following the British victory of the First Opium War and the seizure of Hong Kong. Although the island is largely uninhabited and the terrain unfriendly, it has a large port that both the British government and various trading companies believe will be useful for the import of merchandise to be traded on mainland China, a highly lucrative market.
Phar Lap
Phar Lap (1983)
, 1h47
Directed by Simon Wincer
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about animals, Sports films, Films about horses, Horse sports in film
Actors Tom Burlinson, Ron Leibman, Judy Morris, Robert Grubb, Vincent Ball, Richard Morgan
Roles Eric Connolly
Rating71% 3.595123.595123.595123.595123.59512
Phar Lap, known affectionately as "Bobby" by his strapper Tommy Woodcock (Burlinson), collapses and dies in Woodcock's arms, at Menlo Park in California, in 1932. The news is greeted with great sadness and anger in Australia. The remainder of the film is done as flashback.