Sophie Ward Filmography

Dinotopia [TV Series]

Actors: Michael Brandon, Erik Von Detten, Shiloh Strong, Jonathan Hyde, Georgina Rylance

Synopsis: Spun off from the Emmy-winning TV miniseries of the same name (which in turn was based on a series of children's novel by James Gurney) , the weekly ABC fantasy-adventure series Dinotopia picked up where its predecessor left off, albeit with an entirely new cast. Stranded in an idyllic lost land Read More

The Inspector Lynley Mysteries: For the Sake of Elena

Actors: Lesley Vickerage, Nathaniel Parker, Sharon Small, Cherie Lunghi

The Big Fall

Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Sophie Ward, Jeff Kober, Titus Welliver, Kathy Griffin

Synopsis: Though he essentially made The Big Fall a detective thriller, director/star C. Thomas Howell interjects his hard-boiled tale with a hint of parody. Though specializing in cases of adultery, Los Angeles private dick Blaize Rybeck's newest client, the beautiful Emma Russell (Sophie Ward) has a Read More

A Dark Adapted Eye

Actors: Helena Bonham Carter, Celia Imrie, Sophie Ward, Ciarán Hinds, Jason Durr

Synopsis: Based on author Ruth Rendell's novel of the same name, A Dark Adapted Eye follows the jealous and arguably insane path of the domineering Vera Hillyard (Celia Imrie), whose obsessive need to control her sons (the older is prone to demonstrating decidedly aggressive behavior, the younger may or may Read More

MacGyver: Lost Treasure of Atlantis

Actors: Richard Dean Anderson, Brian Blessed, Sophie Ward, Oliver Ford Davies, Christian Burgess, Kevork Malikyan, Tim Woodward

Synopsis: In this telemovie spinoff of the popular series MacGyver, the titular hero (Richard Dean Anderson) - an astonishingly resourceful scientist ere-equipped with his trusty Swiss Army Knife - embarks on an Indiana Jones-style quest to find the lost treasure of Atlantis. Brian Blessed, Sophie Ward and Read More

Class of '61

Actors: Dan Futterman, Clive Owen, Josh Lucas, Sophie Ward, Laura Linney

Synopsis: The titular year refers to the class of 1861, and the implied school is the venerable West Point Academy. This made-for-television drama centers on one of that classes most illustrious students, George Armstrong Custer, and tells how the Civil War affected his friendship with two classmates, one Read More

Wuthering Heights

Actors: Juliette Binoche, Ralph Fiennes, Janet McTeer, Sophie Ward, Simon Shepherd

Synopsis: Peter Kosminksy directed this faithful adaptation of the Emily Bronte classic. Ralph Fiennes has the role of Heathcliff, a wanderer adopted by the father of Cathy (Juliette Binoche), "a wild slip of a girl." Heathcliffe is looked down upon by his stepbrothers and becomes a servant. He is further Read More

A Demon in My View

Synopsis: Anthony Perkins, in one of his last roles, is the sole highlight of this mundane, German-made psychological thriller, based on a novel by Ruth Rendell. Perkins plays Arthur, an obsessive-compulsive English bachelor with a history of far more destructive habits -- the worst of which include his Read More

Waxwork II: Lost in Time

Actors: Zach Galligan, Alexander Godunov, Sophie Ward, Monika Schnarre, Martin Kemp, Bruce Campbell, Patrick Macnee

Synopsis: In the sequel to Waxwork, young Mark Loftmore (Zach Galligan) and his girlfriend Sarah (Monika Schnarre) manage to escape the deadly wax museum before it is destroyed. However, one deadly wax hand escapes destruction and follows Sarah home, murdering her stepfather before she manages to destroy Read More

El Fraile

Actors: Paul McGann, Sophie Ward, Isla Blair, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon, Freda Dowie

Synopsis: Francisco Lara Polop directs this adaptation of a dark tale from 18th-century literature. El Fraile concerns the quandary of a monk (Paul McGann) whose resolve is tested by the charms of the mysterious Matlilda (Sophie Ward). ~ Michael Hastings, All Movie Guide Read More

Una Vita Scellerata

Actors: Wadeck Stanczak, Max von Sydow, Ben Kingsley, Pamela Villoresi, Sophie Ward

Synopsis: Benvenuto Cellini was a gifted metalworker who created gorgeous objects for the rich, a rogue, a warrior and a sensitive man. In short, he was an archetypical product of his period in Renaissance Italy, a lusty antihero par excellence. This movie is based on selections from his famous Read More

The Shell Seekers

Actors: Angela Lansbury

Synopsis: The made-for-TV The Shell Seekers was based on the best-selling novel by Rosamunde Pincher. Heading the cast is Angela Lansbury as Penelope Keeling, a reclusive British matron of comfortable means who suffers a near-fatal heart attack. While recovering, Penelope determines that her attack was a Read More

Little Dorrit

Actors: Alec Guinness, Derek Jacobi, Cyril Cusack, Sarah Pickering, Joan Greenwood, Miriam Margolyes

Synopsis: Little Dorrit was intended as the cinematic equivalent to the mammoth, eight hour Royal Shakespeare Company's staging of Dickens' Nicholas Nickelby. The film was released to theatres in two parts, each running approximately three hours. The first part, subtitled "Nobody's Fault," introduced us to Read More

Young Toscanini

Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Elizabeth Taylor, Sophie Ward, Pat Heywood, John Rhys-Davies

Synopsis: This biographical costume drama from director Franco Zeffirelli covers the early life of Arturo Toscanini and stars C. Thomas Howell as the famous composer. When Arturo lands a job with the orchestra of Claudio Rossi (John Rhys-Davies), he soon finds himself bound for a tour of South America and Read More

A Summer Story

Actors: Imogen Stubbs, James Wilby, Kenneth Colley, Sophie Ward, Susannah York

Synopsis: Megan (Imogen Stubbs) is a pretty country girl who falls in love with urban attorney Ashton (James Wilby) in this romantic social drama. Ashton remains in Devon when he injures his ankle and elects to stay longer because of his crush on Megan. Promising to return for her, Ashton leaves Megan and Read More

Aria

Actors: Theresa Russell, Nicola Swain, Jack Kyle, Buck Henry, Marianne McLoughlin, Julie Hagerty, Tilda Swinton, Marion Peterson

Synopsis: An international collection of well-known directors contributed to this compilation film, each fashioning a short film inspired by an aria from a famous opera. The approaches vary broadly, from the playful abstraction of Jean-Luc Godard's segment, which illustrates Armide with exercising Read More

Casanova

Actors: Richard Chamberlain, Faye Dunaway, Frank Finlay

Synopsis: Decked out in powdered wig and pasty "dandy" makeup, Richard Chamberlain stars as legendary Venetian lover Giovanni Casanova (1725-1798) in this made-for-television biopic. The teleplay by George Macdonald Fraser (of "Flashman" fame) follows Casanova as his reputation for being catnip to women Read More

Young Sherlock Holmes

Actors: Nicolas Rowe, Alan Cox, Sophie Ward, Anthony Higgins, Susan Fleetwood

Synopsis: Also released under the title Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid of Fear, this film follows the adventures of young John Watson (Alan Cox) when he is shipped off to boarding school and meets up with the brilliantly bizarre Sherlock Holmes (Nicolas Rowe). The two boys strike up a friendship and Read More

Return to Oz

Actors: Nicol Williamson, Jean Marsh, Fairuza Balk, Piper Laurie, Matt Clark

Synopsis: This '80s follow-up to The Wizard of Oz is based upon two of L. Frank Baum's later Oz books. In Return to Oz (a version that may be a bit too scary for young children), Auntie Em sends Dorothy to a sanitarium where hopefully she will clear her head from all of the "Oz nonsense." This Read More

Shocking Accident

Synopsis: This Graham Greene story is a bout a boy who has trouble moving beyond his father's death. ~ All Movie Guide Read More

The Hunger

Actors: Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon, Cliff De Young, Beth Ehlers

Synopsis: The exquisitely beautiful Catherine Deneuve plays Miriam, a centuries-old vampire capable of bestowing the gift of immortality on her lovers -- namely her current partner John (David Bowie). To sustain their sanguinary requirements, the pair cruises New York nightclubs in search of victims (as Read More

The Lords of Discipline

Actors: David Keith, Robert Prosky, G.D. Spradlin, Barbara Babcock, Michael Biehn

Synopsis: Adapted from a long novel by Pat Conroy, the story is shortened to focus on a harrowing account of institutional racism in the 1960s American South. David Keith stars as Will McLean, a senior student at the fictional Carolina Military Institute. When the school admits its first black student Read More

Full Circle

Actors: Mia Farrow, Keir Dullea, Tom Conti, Jill Bennett, Robin Gammell

Synopsis: The British/Canadian Full Circle is better known by its American title, The Haunting of Julia. The eponymous Julia, played by Mia Farrow, is driven to near-madness by the death of her daughter. Things don't get much better when Julia and her husband move into a forbidding old mansion. The events Read More