Michael Redgrave

Michael Redgrave

March 20, 1908 · 118 years old

Sir Michael Scudamore Redgrave, CBE (20 March 1908 – 21 March 1985) was an English stage and film actor, director, manager and author. He is the father of actors Vanessa, Corin and Lynn Redgrave.

Known For

21 titles
1
The Lady Vanishes

The Lady Vanishes

1938 · 1h 36m · Movie

While travelling in continental Europe, a rich young playgirl realizes that an elderly lady seems to have disappeared from the train.

7.7
2
The Innocents

The Innocents

1961 · 1h 40m · Movie

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted.

7.7
3
Battle of Britain

Battle of Britain

1969 · 2h 12m · Movie

In 1940, the British Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle to prevent the Luftwaffe from gaining air superiority over the English Channel as a prelude to a possible Axis invasion of the U.K.

6.9
4
The Hill

The Hill

1965 · 2h 3m · Movie

In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.

7.8
5
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955 · 1h 45m · Movie

Drama based on the attempt by the RAF to destroy six dams in Germany during World War II.

7.4
6
Confidential Report

Confidential Report

1955 · 1h 33m · Movie

An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape.

7.1
7
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner

1962 · 1h 44m · Movie

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal.

7.5
8
Secret Agent

Secret Agent

1936 · 1h 26m · Movie

After three British Agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the mission conflicts with their consciences.

6.4
9
The Heroes of Telemark

The Heroes of Telemark

1965 · 2h 11m · Movie

Norwegian resistance tries to stop German efforts to produce heavy water needed for making atomic bombs during World War II.

6.5
10
The Go-Between

The Go-Between

1971 · 1h 56m · Movie

A tale of torrid and forbidden love between a couple in the English countryside.

7.2
11
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

1952 · 1h 35m · Movie

After Algernon discovers that his friend Ernest, has created a fictional brother for whenever he needs a reason to escape dull country life, Algernon poses as the brother, resulting in ever-increasing confusion.

7.4
12
Secret Beyond the Door...

Secret Beyond the Door...

1947 · 1h 39m · Movie

After a lovely woman and her new husband settle in an ancient mansion on the East coast, she discovers that he may want to kill her.

6.6
13
The Browning Version

The Browning Version

1951 · 1h 30m · Movie

Andrew Crocker-Harris (Michael Redgrave), a classics teacher at an English school, is afflicted with a heart ailment and an unfaithful wife (Jean Kent). His interest in his pupils wanes as he looks towards his final days in employ...

8.0
14
1984

1984

1956 · 1h 30m · Movie

In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.

6.9
15
Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

1969 · 2h 35m · Movie

This musical version of James Hilton's novel concerns shy, withdrawn English schoolteacher Arthur Chipping, who falls for flashy showgirl Katherine Bridges while teaching at Brookfield Boys' School outside London in the 1920's.

6.8
16
The Wreck of the Mary Deare

The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959 · 1h 45m · Movie

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

6.7
17
The 25th Hour

The 25th Hour

1967 · 2h 10m · Movie

In World War II, a Romanian gentile peasant is denounced by the village gendarme and sent to a concentration camp for Jews where, due to an error, he's drafted into the S.S.

7.4
18
The Captive Heart

The Captive Heart

1946 · 1h 26m · Movie

In 1940, a concentration camp escapee assumes the identity of a dead British officer, only to become a prisoner of war.

7.0
19
Alice in Wonderland

Alice in Wonderland

1966 · 1h 12m · Movie

A girl named Alice falls down a rabbit-hole and wanders into the strange Wonderland.

6.8
20
Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms

1970 · 1h 43m · Movie

Explores the relationships shared by the residents of a seedy boarding house in London.

6.4
21
Assignment K

Assignment K

1968 · 1h 37m · Movie

A British Agent, posing as an executive of a toy company, tangles with East European spies in various European locales.

5.5