Michael Maloney Filmography

I See You

Actors: Arjun Rampal, Vipasha Agarwal, Chunkey Pandey, Sonali Kulkarni

Synopsis: A sworn bachelor falls head over heels in love with a woman whom only he can see, only to find himself on a lifesaving mission in director Vivek Agrawal's ethereal, supernaturally themed romance. Everyone loves Raj Jaiswal (Arjun Rampal). The host of a popular television talk show called "British Read More

Notes on a Scandal

Actors: Judi Dench, Cate Blanchett, Bill Nighy, Andrew Simpson, Phil Davis

Synopsis: Lust, jealousy, and revenge come cloaked in the guise of friendship in this psychological drama. Barbara Covett (Judi Dench) is a history teacher at a high school in London; while elderly Barbara is very bright, she's also severe and domineering, with a strong personality that tends to put people Read More

Pinochet's Last Stand

Actors: Derek Jacobi, Peter Capaldi, Phyllida Law, Jessica Stevenson

Empire

Synopsis: The assassination of Julius Caesar has plunged Rome into chaos, and the only hope for the once-thriving empire lies in the ability of his 18-year-old nephew Octavius to defeat the manipulative Marc Anthony in this epic miniseries starring Santiago Cabrera and directed by John Gray, Kim Manners Read More

American Reel

Actors: David Carradine, Mariel Hemingway, Michael Maloney

Synopsis: A struggling singer/songwriter finds himself faced with the prospect of overnight success after languishing in the music industry for twenty years in this musical drama directed by In the Company of Men producer Mark Archer. James Lee Springer (David Carradine)'s talent is genuine - as genuine as Read More

Bienvenue au gite

Actors: Marina Fois, Philippe Harel, Annie Gregorio, Julie Depardieu, Bulle Ogier

Synopsis: A thirtysomething Parisian couple finally follow their dream of owning a rural bed and breakfast, only to discover that dreams aren't all they're cracked up to be in Claude Duty's 2003 comedy Bienvenue a gite (Bed and Breakfast). Bertrand (Philippe Harel) and his girlfriend Caroline (Marina Fois) Read More

The Forsyte Saga: Part 2 - To Let

Actors: Damian Lewis, Gina McKee

Synopsis: John Galsworthy's epic tale of love, conflict, and dark secrets continues in this made-for-television adaptation of To Let, the final novel in Galsworthy's "Forsythe" trilogy. The Forsyte Saga: Series 2 focuses on Fleur (Emma Griffiths Malin), daughter of Soames Forsythe (Damian Lewis), and Jon (Lee Williams Read More

Me & Mrs. Jones

Actors: Caroline Goodall, Robson Green, Philip Quast, Keeley Hawes, Michael Maloney

Synopsis: Though its title is lifted from the popular 1970s song, the British drama Me & Mrs. Jones is eminently up-to-date in its tone and content. Robson Green stars as tabloid journalist Liam Marple, who at the behest of his boss (and ex-wife), Jane (Keeley Hawes), sets about to dig up dirt on Laura Read More

The Jury

Actors: Derek Jacobi, Antony Sher, Gerard Butler, Helen McCrory

Synopsis: First telecast in the U.K. on February 17, 2002, the five-part British miniseries The Jury probes the workings of justice from the viewpoint of the 12 men and women chosen to determine the fate of a Sikh teenager, accused of murdering a white classmate with a ceremonial sword. This racially Read More

The Swap

Actors: Jemma Redgrave, Michael Maloney, Jonathan Cake

Sans Plomb

Actors: Emma de Caunes, Alexis Loret, Eric Caravaca, Miki Manojlovic, Elvis Costello

Painted Lady

Actors: Helen Mirren, Franco Nero, Iain Glen, Michael Maloney, Lesley Manville

Synopsis: Helen Mirren played the title character in the two-part British miniseries Painted Lady. In the throes of poverty and drug abuse, Irish folk singer Maggie Sheridan (Mirren) pulled herself together when her wealthy and well-connected landlord was murdered and robbed of several valuable works of Read More

Hysteria

Actors: Patrick McGoohan, Amanda Plummer, Michael Maloney

Synopsis: Dutch cult filmmaker Rene Daalder (Massacre at Central High, Habitat) directed this surreal tale of thought-control experiments on the inmates of an insane asylum. Like his other films, Hysteria is a rich and thematically dense sociopolitical allegory, but this time around the concept is Read More

Hamlet

Actors: Richard Attenborough, Kenneth Branagh, Brian Blessed, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi, Kate Winslet, Richard Briers

Synopsis: At least the 22nd time William Shakespeare's most famous tragedy has been brought to the screen, Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of Hamlet was the first to preserve Shakespeare's entire text, uncut and unabridged. Moving the action into the 19th century, Branagh cast himself in the title role Read More

In the Bleak Midwinter

Actors: Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Mark Hadfield, Nicholas Farrell, Gerard Horan

Synopsis: When his professional career hits a lull, an actor attempts to revitalize his career by staging a production of Hamlet, directed by and starring himself. Director and star Kenneth Branagh would in fact release his own film version of Shakespeare's classic play a year later, but this comedy Read More

Othello

Actors: Laurence Fishburne, Irène Jacob, Kenneth Branagh, Nathaniel Parker, Michael Maloney

Synopsis: Actor Oliver Parker made his directorial debut with this adaptation of the tragic play by William Shakespeare that abridges the original text by half and ups the quotient of sex and violence. Laurence Fishburne stars as the Moorish general Othello, who returns a hero after crushing an invasion Read More

Love on a Branch Line

Synopsis: A sensible civil servant on the verge of resigning from his dreary job is assigned the task of assessing the functionality of a long-abandoned government research facility, only to become enamored with the quirky population of the remote, East Anglia town that houses it, in director Martyn Read More

Truly, Madly, Deeply

Actors: Juliet Stevenson, Alan Rickman, Bill Paterson, Michael Maloney, Jenny Howe, Christopher Rozycki

Synopsis: Pianist Nina (Juliet Stevenson) and cellist Jamie (Alan Rickman) played together and loved together. When they weren't making music with each other, they made love. It was an idyllic romantic and musical partnership, and when Jamie dies, Nina takes it very hard. The condolences of friends and Read More

Hamlet

Actors: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates, Paul Scofield, Ian Holm

Synopsis: Franco Zeffirelli directs his third Shakespeare adaptation (after Romeo and Juliet and Otello) with this film version of the tragedy Hamlet. The titular prince of Denmark (Mel Gibson), returns home to his family's castle of Elsinore after years of attending school in Germany to find out his father Read More

Henry V

Actors: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Brian Blessed, Ian Holm, Paul Scofield, Emma Thompson, Robbie Coltrane

Synopsis: Kenneth Branagh makes his feature film directorial debut with this adaptation of William Shakespeare's Henry V. After the Chorus (Derek Jacobi) introduces the play, young king of England Henry V (Kenneth Branagh) begins an angry dialogue with King Charles of France (Paul Scofield). The king's son Read More

La Maschera

Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Roberto Herlitzka, Michele de Marchi, Alberto Cracco, Valentina Lainati

Synopsis: Released in Italy as La Maschera, The Mask stars Michael Maloney as a debauched nobleman. Maloney offers himself to a beautiful woman, but she is repelled by his advances. He dons a mark and tries again, and this time is more successful. But the mask cannot conceal the evil in his soul. The Mask Read More

Scoop

Naming the Names

Actors: Sylvestra Le Touzel

Synopsis: Sylvestra Le Touzel stars in Naming the Names. Le Touzel portrays Finn McQuillen, a political activist at large in contemporary Belfast. Her devotion to her nationalistic cause results in betrayal and tragedy. Though described tersely as a "crime drama" in most TV listings, the film is Read More

Sharma and Beyond

Actors: Suzanne Burden, Robert Urquhart, Michael Maloney, Antonia Pemberton, Benjamin Whitrow

Synopsis: This enjoyable romantic comedy-drama is about Stephan (Michael Maloney), an aspiring sci-fi writer who teaches English to a class of often amusing foreigners. On a field trip with his class one day Stephan goes by the house of his hero, Evan Gorley-Peters (Robert Urquhart), a celebrated sci-fi Read More

Ordeal by Innocence

Actors: Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer, Ian McShane, Sarah Miles, Diana Quick

Synopsis: Based on the novel by Agatha Christie and set in the late 1950s, this unevenly told film starts when Dr. Arthur Calgary (Donald Sutherland) comes back to England after two years on an Antarctic expedition and discovers that the man he is searching for has been executed for murder. At the beginning Read More

Richard's Things

Actors: Liv Ullmann, Amanda Redman, Elizabeth Spriggs, Michael Maloney

Synopsis: In this grim drama, a grieving widow finds herself seeking solace in the arms of her late husband's lover, a woman. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide Read More