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Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor and author.
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Michael Cronin (born 1942) is an English actor and author.
Biography
Born in Cranfield, Bedfordshire during World War II, he was educated by the Christian Brothers in Bristol, and at the University of London where he studied English. He lives in London with his wife and they have two sons.Usually with
Filmography of Michael Cronin (14 films)
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The Raven (2012)
, 1h51Directed by James McTeigue
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Actors John Cusack, Alice Eve, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Luke Evans, Kevin McNally, Brendan Gleeson
Roles Old Gentleman
Rating63%
In 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, several policemen discover a murdered woman sprawled on the floor of her apartment, which was locked from the inside. While police search for the killer's means of escape, they discover a second corpse in the chimney, later identified as the 12-year-old daughter of the first victim. A celebrated detective, Emmett Fields, is called to assist in the investigation and discovers that the crime resembles a fictional murder in the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" that he had once read.
Double Identity (2010)
, 1h40Directed by Dennis Dimster
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Val Kilmer, Izabella Miko, Hristo Chopov, Zachari Baharov, Julian Wadham, Didem Erol
Rating45%
An American doctor, Dr. Nicholas Pinter (Val Kilmer), working in Bulgaria for Doctors Beyond Borders, is mistakenly identified as a secret agent by the Russian mob. He escapes a close brush with death and is then rescued by the British Secret Service and a beautiful but mysterious woman named Katrine (Izabella Miko). His life dramatically changes when he helps this mysterious woman escape from her would-be assailant.
The Wolfman (2010)
, 1h43Directed by Joe Johnston
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Horror, Historical
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Benicio del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Geraldine Chaplin, Elizabeth Croft
Roles Dr. Lloyd
Rating58%
In 1891, Ben Talbot is confronted by a fierce creature in the Blackmoor woods. He tries to escape, but is killed by the beast.
RKO 281 (2000)
, 1h26Directed by Benjamin Ross
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films about films, Films about writers, Films about television
Actors Liev Schreiber, James Cromwell, Melanie Griffith, John Malkovich, Brenda Blethyn, Roy Scheider
Roles Joseph Willicombe
Rating69%
In 1940, Orson Welles (Schreiber), RKO studio head George Schaefer (Scheider), and screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz (Malkovich) struggle in making what will be considered as the greatest American film of all time, Citizen Kane.
Goodnight, Mister Tom (1998)
, 1h41Directed by Jack Gold
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors John Thaw, Nick Robinson, Annabelle Apsion, John Cater, Avril Elgar, Geoffrey Beevers
Rating77%
In September 1939, the United Kingdom enters World War II and children are evacuated from London to the countryside for their safety. Tom Oakley, a lonely and bitter old man living in the countryside village of Little Weirwold, is forced to look after one of the evacuees, William "Willie" Beech. Tom has long since withdrawn from life after losing his wife and child to scarlet fever many years ago, while Willie is a quiet young boy who comes from an abusive home and is apprehensive of Tom.
The Grotesque (1995)
, 1h39Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Alan Bates, Lena Headey, Theresa Russell, Sting, Jim Carter, Anna Massey
Roles Dr. Walter Dendrite
Rating55%
Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet. He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo brings home her betrothed, Sidney, who aspires to be a poet. The new butler, Fledge, provides Lady Harriet with the attention she's been missing and then seduces Sidney. Did he have a role in Sidney's disappearance as well?
Heart of Darkness (1994)
Directed by Nicolas Roeg
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Films set in Africa
Actors Tim Roth, John Malkovich, Isaac de Bankolé, James Fox, Iman, Allan Corduner
Roles Louette
Rating57%
Ivory trader Captain Charles Marlowe (Roth) is sent up the Congo River to retrieve cargo, and along the way, learns of the successful and enigmatic trader Kurtz (Malkovich), who is worshiped as a god by the natives.
The Hour of the Pig (1993)
Directed by Leslie Megahey
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Comedy, Historical, Crime, Romance
Actors Colin Firth, Ian Holm, Donald Pleasence, Amina Annabi, Lysette Anthony, Nicol Williamson
Roles Dark Stranger
Rating65%
The Hour of the Pig is set in 15th-century France and is based upon the career and case files of Bartholomew Chassenee, an actual lawyer of the time who served as an advocate for animals who were accused of crimes. At the time, animal trials were used to determine if animals were the perpetrators of supernatural mayhem. Animals were subject to the same civil laws and penalties as human beings under French law, 1403–1596.
, 1h40Directed by Ross Devenish
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors David Suchet, Hugh Fraser, Philip Jackson, Beatie Edney, David Rintoul, Michael Cronin
Roles Alfred Inglethorp
Rating78%
Pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, le lieutenant Arthur Hastings, rapatrié en Angleterre, est invité par son ami John Cavendish à demeurer quelque temps à Styles court, sa demeure à la campagne. John lui apprend que sa mère, Emily, s'est remariée avec un certain Alfred Inglethorp, guère apprécié dans la famille. Quand Emily meurt empoisonnée, les soupçons se portent immédiatement sur son mari qui hérite de sa fortune. Hastings se dirige alors vers un vieil ami belge, Hercule Poirot, qui séjourne à Styles, pour résoudre cette affaire...
Captive (1986)
, 1h38Directed by Paul Mayersberg
Origin France
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Actors Oliver Reed, Irina Brook, Xavier Deluc, Michael Cronin, Corinne Dacla
Roles McPherson
Rating46%
Gregory Le Vay est un riche homme d'affaires qui vit seul avec sa fille, dans une grande maison entourée d'un jardin immense et isolée de tout. Sa fille Rowena se fait enlever par trois jeunes hommes qui, au fil du temps, la façonneront à leur niveau plus modeste. À travers diverses manipulations psychologiques, la jeune fille se rangera du côté de ses ravisseurs.
Hopscotch (1980)
, 1h46Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Spy
Themes Spy films, Transport films, Political films, Road movies, Chase films
Actors Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston, Ned Beatty, Herbert Lom, George Baker
Roles Policeman #2
Rating70%
The movie opens at Munich's Oktoberfest. Kendig and his team foil a microfilm transfer to an East German spy. However, they purposely do not apprehend Yaskov. Kendig is summoned to Washington, where his supervisor, Myerson (Beatty), is forcing Kendig into semi-retirement and a desk job because Kendig didn't arrest the Russian. Kendig resists, claiming to be "a field man", and, on his own initiative, takes leave, shredding his file en route. It is days before that is discovered. He goes to Salzburg, Austria to "hear some Mozart" and visit an old friend, Isobel Von Schoenenberg (Jackson). It is here that he seizes on the idea of writing a book exposing all the 'dirty tricks' of the CIA, KGB and other 'spy agencies'. Isobel is horrified to read the first chapter and tells Kendig that they'll all come after him to kill him. Nevertheless, he mails copies of the chapters to the various spy chiefs in the US, Russia, China, France and Great Britain. Soon enough, Myerson and Yaskov are after him, just as he wanted.
Directed by Franco Zeffirelli
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Films set in Africa, Films about religion, Films about sexuality, Films based on the Bible, Portrayals of Jesus in film, Films about virginity
Actors Robert Powell, Anne Bancroft, Ernest Borgnine, Olivia Hussey, Claudia Cardinale, Abdelmajid Lakhal
Roles Eliphas
Rating84%
The storyline of Jesus of Nazareth is a kind of cinematic Diatessaron, or “Gospel harmony”, blending the narratives of all four New Testament accounts. It takes a fairly naturalistic approach, de-emphasizing special effects when miracles are depicted and presenting Jesus as more or less evenly divine and human. The familiar Christian episodes are presented chronologically: the betrothal, and later marriage, of Mary and Joseph; the Annunciation; the Visitation; the circumcision of John the Baptist; the Nativity of Jesus; the visit of the Magi; the circumcision of Jesus; the Census of Quirinius; the flight into Egypt and Slaughter of the Innocents; the Finding in the Temple; the Baptism of Jesus; the woman caught in adultery; Jesus helping Peter catch the fish; the Parable of the Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32); a dialogue between Jesus and Barabbas (non-biblical); Matthew's dinner party; the Sermon on the Mount; debating with Joseph of Arimathea; the curing of the blind man at the pool; the Raising of Lazarus (John 11:43); the Feeding of the Five Thousand; the Entry into Jerusalem; Jesus and the money changers; the Last Supper; the
Secrets of a Superstud (1976)
, 1h30Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Mark Jones, Jeannette Charles, Michael Cronin, Ron Cook, Andrea Allan
Rating47%
Custer Firkinshaw (Anthony Kenyon) the owner of 'Bare Monthly' Magazine is up to his neck in dirty pictures and sexy secretaries. His hedonistic ways are however temporary halted when his Uncle Charlie dies and Custer is pitted against his relatives. His Uncle leaves Custer a fortune in the will, but only on the condition that he marries and has a child within 12 months, otherwise it all goes to his relatives. Custer’s money grabbing Aunt Sophie (Margaret Burton) knows only to well about Custer's swinging ways, so keep tabs on him by hiring a crooked private detective Bernie Selby (Alan Selwyn). When Custer visits a doctor both parties discover that due to Custer's oversexed lifestyle he's only got 13 units of 'sexually activity' left, meaning he has only 13 more attempts to father a child.
The Girl from Starship Venus (1975)
, 1h22Directed by Derek Ford
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Comedy
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films, Sexploitation films
Actors Mark Jones, Michael Cronin, Anna Dawson
Roles Doctor
Rating45%
Editor
Altered (2006)
, 1h28Directed by Eduardo Sánchez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about extraterrestrial life, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films
Actors Brad William Henke, Adam Kaufman, Michael C. Williams, James Gammon, Rob Weiss, Joe Unger
Rating55%
Altered is the story of four men who seek revenge on aliens that abducted them and murdered their friend many years ago. As is explained via dialogue throughout the film, fifteen years before the events shown in the film, a group of five fifteen-year-old friends living in a remote American town were captured and experimented on by aliens while on a hunting trip. Only four of the friends returned alive. The main character (Wyatt) has since distanced himself from his childhood friends and is shown to have decided to live with the past, albeit in apparent constant paranoia. Two of the remaining three characters however have been obsessed by revenge and have persuaded the remaining, somewhat leadable, character that this is the correct course of action to take. The story opens with the tracking and subsequent capture of a lone alien - the consequences of which Wyatt and the three friends soon become deeply involved in.