Victor Spinetti Filmography

Becket

Actors: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, John Gielgud, Donald Wolfit, Martita Hunt

Synopsis: A high-class costume drama with a substantive historical basis, Becket is the true story of the friendship between King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Thomas à Becket (Richard Burton), a royal courtier and confidant whom Henry appoints as Archbishop of Canterbury. As Becket takes his duties with the Read More

The Beatles: Love Me Do

Synopsis: This music documentary from Delta attempts to trace the history of the Beatles from the fateful first meeting of John Lennon and Paul McCartney through the legendary band's inevitable breakup in 1970. Along with archive footage, The Beatles: Love Me Do features interviews with such Fab Four pals Read More

A Hard Day's Night

Actors: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, Wilfrid Brambell

Synopsis: During the first worldwide flush of Beatlemania in 1964, United Artists wanted to ship out a movie with The Beatles before their vogue was over. Working within a tight $500,000 budget, director Richard Lester turned out A Hard Day's Night in a fast 6 1/2 weeks; the picture was in the theatres Read More

In the Beginning

Actors: Martin Landau, Jacqueline Bisset, Eddie Cibrian, Frederick Weller

Synopsis: A kind of "best-of" account of the books of Genesis and Exodus, this two-part NBC miniseries aired in November 2000. Part One, set in the desert, covers the stories of Abraham (Martin Landau), Sarah (Jacqueline Bisset), Isaac (Sean Pertwee), Rebeccah (Diana Rigg), Esau (Andrew Grainger), and Jacob Read More

The Secret Garden

Synopsis: From Anchor Bay Entertainment comes the feature-length, animated version of the children's classic, The Secret Garden. The timeless tale chronicles the life of Mary Lennox, an orphan who, after being sent to live in a large, eerie Victorian house with her brooding uncle, discovers a magical secret Read More

The Princess and the Goblin

Actors: Joss Ackland, Claire Bloom, Peter Murray, Rik Mayall

Synopsis: This animated fantasy is based on a famed fairy tale by late-19th century writer George MacDonald. It is the tale of a brave princess who teams up with the son of a miner to go underground and stop the mischievous goblins from revolting. The film spent many years in production, which explains the Read More

The Krays

Actors: Billie Whitelaw, Tom Bell, Gary Kemp, Martin Kemp, Charlotte Cornwell, Susan Fleetwood

Synopsis: Peter Medak directed this fact-based drama, chronicling the lives of the infamous Kray Brothers, notorious celebrities in 60s London. The Krays were twin gangsters who ruled London's stylish East End club scene, staking out their territory by committing the most violent crimes imaginable Read More

Romeo - Juliet

Crew: Screenwriter

Actors: John Hurt, Robert Powell, Francesca Annis, Ben Kingsley, Vanessa Redgrave

Synopsis: Despite the use in this film of voices dubbed by greats of English theater, the casting of long-haired cats to play the roles of Romeo and Juliet seems somewhat perverse. Nonetheless, the lines are well read, and the movie contains some fine original musical compositions. Among the voices: Maggie Read More

The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank

Actors: Paul Scofield, Mary Steenburgen

Synopsis: This 1988 TV movie covers much of the same ground previously assessed in the stage and movie versions of The Diary of Anne Frank. The principal difference is that this adaptation is told from the point of view of Miep Gies (Mary Steenburgen), the courageous Dutch gentile who, together with her Read More

Under the Cherry Moon

Actors: Prince, Steven Berkoff, Francesca Annis, Kristin Scott Thomas, Jerome Benton

Synopsis: Diminutive pop star Prince plays another variation on the suave gigolo in this vanity piece. Set on the French Riviera, the story follows Christopher Tracy as he plays piano in a bistro and woos rich Continental ladies for dollars. Tracy and his accomplice Tricky (Jerome Benton of The Time) Read More

Sex on the Run

Actors: Tony Curtis, Marisa Berenson, Marisa Mell, Jean Lefebvre, Andréa Ferréol

Synopsis: In a way, the title of Some Like It Cool was a piquant comment on the career of star Tony Curtis, whose stardom had chilled since his 1959 appearance in Some Like It Hot. This time around, Curtis plays famed 18th-century lover Giacomo Casanova. The plot would have us believe that Casanova has Read More

Hardcore

Voyage of the Damned

Actors: Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar Werner, Malcolm McDowell, Orson Welles

Synopsis: Often described as "Ship of Fools with a conscience," Voyage of the Damned is based on a true story. In 1939, the Nazis ostentatiously loaded a luxury liner with hundred of Jewish refugees from all walks of life. The ship then tried to drop anchor in Havana, Cuba-only to have its passengers Read More

The Return of the Pink Panther

Actors: Peter Sellers, Christopher Plummer, Catherine Schell, Herbert Lom, Peter Arne

Synopsis: After several years at loggerheads with one another, director Blake Edwards and star Peter Sellers reteamed for the slapstick fiesta The Return of the Pink Panther. It looks as though wizard cat-burglar Sir Charles Litton, played by David Niven in the original 1964 Pink Panther but here essayed by Christopher Plummer Read More

The Great McGonagall

Actors: Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Julia Foster

Synopsis: That matchless British farceur Spike Milligan stars in The Great McGonagall. The story concerns indigent Scotsman William McGonagall, who aspires to become Poet Laureate of Great Britain. McGonagall might have a better chance of accomplishing this if he had any talent, but he is hilariously inept. Read More

The Little Prince

Actors: Richard Kiley, Steven Warner, Bob Fosse, Gene Wilder, Joss Ackland

Synopsis: Stanley Donen directed this lugubrious musical fantasy based on the classic Antoine de Saint-Exupery children's parable, featuring a musical score by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe -- their first film score since Gigi. The simple story concerns a French aviator (Richard Kiley) who crashes his Read More

Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World

Actors: Clovissa Newcombe

Synopsis: The exploits of the title sheepdog provide the basis of this family-oriented comedy fantasy. Digby started out as an ordinary puppy but then one day got in to a bowl full of Project X, a special formula meant to grow larger vegetables. As he galumphs along in the countryside causing all kinds of Read More

The 500 Pound Jerk

Synopsis: Alex Karras stars as a naive backwoods strong-man, whose acute ability to lift weights brings him to the attention of a slick sports promoter (James Franciscus). Karras is carefully groomed to compete in the 1972 Olympics; Franciscus gives him explicit instructions to flex his muscles, tote his Read More

Under Milk Wood

Actors: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O'Toole, Glynis Johns, Vivien Merchant

Synopsis: This film is a faithful rendition of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' last major poem, Under Milk Wood. It affectionately examines the day-to-day life of the inhabitants of a small Welsh fishing village. The poem is narrated by Richard Burton, himself a Welshman and a great aficionado of Thomas' work. The Read More

Start the Revolution Without Me

Actors: Gene Wilder, Donald Sutherland, Hugh Griffith, Billie Whitelaw

Synopsis: Two French peasants are mistaken for a pair of aristocratic nobles in this historical situation comedy. Gene Wilder and Donald Sutherland play the dual roles. Happy to be taken for nobles, the pair soon runs to escape the guillotine in the wake of the French Revolution's blood purge of the upper Read More

This, That and the Other

Synopsis: In this sex comedy, a bountiful blonde woman saves a despondent fellow from suicide and teaches him to love life again. Meanwhile a sexy aspiring actress seduces the son of a man whom she believes is a powerful producer, and a cabbie dreams of a world filled with bikini clad women and exotic Read More

Can Hieronymus Merkin Ever Forget Mercy Humppe and Find True Happiness?

Actors: Anthony Newley, Joan Collins, Milton Berle, George Jessel, Connie Kreski

Synopsis: Singer, songwriter, and actor Anthony Newley produced, directed, co-wrote, scored, and starred in this bizarre autobiographical musical in which a famous entertainer takes a look back at the circumstances of his life. Legendary singing star Heironymus Merkin (Newley) stands by the sea, surrounded Read More

The Biggest Bundle of Them All

Actors: Andrea Aurelia, Paola Borboni, Calisto Calisti, Godfrey Cambridge, Carlo Croccolo, Robert Wagner, Raquel Welch

Synopsis: Vittorio De Sica delivers a full-blown comic performance as Cesare Celli, an American gangster exiled to Italy and kidnapped by a collection of inept crooks. These incompetents are headed by Harry Price (Robert Wagner), who demands a ransom from Cesare's friends for his safe return. When none of Read More

The Taming of the Shrew

Actors: Alfred Lynch, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Michael York, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Hordern, Natasha Pyne, Victor Spinetti

Synopsis: Franco Zeffirelli's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Taming of the Shrew is a zesty version of the classic comedy, highlighted by performances by Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor and Nino Rota's score. Instead of simply filming a play, Zeffirelli turned Shakespeare's text into a lively Read More

The Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour

Synopsis: After the success of the Sgt. Peppers LP, the Beatles decided to hire a psychedelic bus, take a trip into the English countryside, and film the results, no matter how bizarre or boring. With a motley cast of characters, the group basically tramps about the landscape with occasional music cues to Read More

The Wild Affair

Synopsis: In this sexy comedy an affianced woman decides to sow one last wild oat before becoming a devoted wife. She therefore dresses up in a slinky black number and goes to her company Christmas party. The shapely lass impresses both her boss and a sales manager for the cosmetic company. The manager then Read More

Help!

Actors: The Beatles, Leo McKern

Synopsis: In their second feature with director Richard Lester, who oversaw the massive hit A Hard Day's Night, the Beatles again aim for a mix of goofy comedy and sterling pop music. There is slightly more of a plot this time, though it is a patently ridiculous one: a sacred ruby ring comes into Ringo's Read More

Sparrows Can't Sing

Actors: James Booth, Barbara Windsor, Roy Kinnear, George Sewell, Brian Murphy, Avis Bunnage

Synopsis: This British comedy drama of the lower classes features actors with such thick cockney accents that some prints of the film were subtitled. James Booth stars as Charlie, a merchant seaman who returns home to the East End after two years to find that his wife Maggie (Barbara Windsor) has taken up Read More

The Gentle Terror

Synopsis: An embezzlement scheme is pinned on an unlikely suspect who works to locate the real criminal in this crime comedy. ~ All Movie Guide Read More