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Quartet **** (1981, Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani, Anthony Higgins, Pierre Clémenti, Suzanne Flon, Sheila Gish) – Classic Movie Review 3,179
James Ivory’s beautifully crafted 1981 drama film Quartet stars Alan Bates, Maggie Smith, Isabelle Adjani and Anthony Higgins, who give notable displays of intense acting in this sleek and involving version of Jean Rhys’s autobiographical […]
The Entertainer ***** (1960, Laurence Olivier, Brenda de Banzie, Roger Livesey, Joan Plowright, Alan Bates, Albert Finney, Shirley Anne Field) – Classic Movie Review 2527
Director Tony Richardson’s superlative 1960 film version of one of John Osborne’s finest theatre plays The Entertainer has the enormous advantage of encouraging Laurence Olivier to record for posterity one of his greatest stage appearances – […]
Whistle Down the Wind ***** (1961, Alan Bates, Hayley Mills, Bernard Lee, Norman Bird) – Classic Movie Review 2424
Hayley Mills leads a group of three kids who find a fugitive from justice (Alan Bates) in Whistle Down the Wind. Bryan Forbes’s beautifully crafted first film as director is full of memorable performances and […]
The Go-Between ***** (1971, Julie Christie, Alan Bates, Dominic Guard, Margaret Leighton, Michael Redgrave) – Classic Movie Review 2213
Director Joseph Losey and his screenwriter Harold Pinter together fashion this most ravishing and touching 1971 film out of L P Hartley’s marvellous, delicate novel about the divided loyalties of a young boy (Dominic Guard) who, […]
Far from the Madding Crowd **** (1967, Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp) – Classic Movie Review 1,762
Director John Schlesinger’s beautifully produced 1967 British epic period drama film of the 1874 Thomas Hardy novel Far from the Madding Crowd is a gorgeous-looking and emotion packed intimate epic. Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan […]
Zorba the Greek ***** (1964, Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Irene Papas, Lila Kedrova) – Classic Movie Review 1524
The 1964 Greek-American black and white comedy-drama film Zorba the Greek is based on the 1946 novel The Life And Times Of Alexis Zorba by Nikos Kazantzakis, and stars Anthony Quinn, Alan Bates, Lila Kedrova […]
A Kind of Loving **** (1962, Alan Bates, June Ritchie, Thora Hird) – Classic Movie Review 1482
‘You know, it’s a funny feeling. Sometimes I really fancy her, and the next day I can hardly stand the sight of her.’ – Vic Brown (Alan Bates). Director John Schlesinger’s gifted 1962 film A […]