Noel Purcell

Noel Purcell

December 23, 1900 · 125 years old

Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell (23 December 1900 – 3 March 1985) was a distinguished Irish actor on stage, screen, and television. He appeared in the 1956 film Moby Dick and the 1962 film Mutiny on the Bounty. Patrick Joseph Noel Purcell was the son of Dublin auctioneer Pierce Purcell and his second w…

Known For

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Moby Dick

Moby Dick

1956 · 1h 56m · Movie

The sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain's self-destructive obsession to hunt the white whale, Moby Dick.

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Mutiny on the Bounty

Mutiny on the Bounty

1962 · 2h 58m · Movie

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti, but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by first officer Fletcher Christian.

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Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956 · 2h 2m · Movie

The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.

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The Crimson Pirate

The Crimson Pirate

1952 · 1h 45m · Movie

During the 1700s, pirate Captain Vallo seizes a British warship and gets involved in various money-making schemes involving Caribbean rebels led by El Libre, British envoy Baron Jose Gruda, and a beautiful courtesan named Consuelo.

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Lord Jim

Lord Jim

1965 · 2h 34m · Movie

After being discredited as a coward, a 19th century seaman lives for only one purpose: to redeem himself.

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Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963 · 1h 25m · Movie

Young nurse Joanna relocates with her troubled mother, gains skeptical patients' trust, becoming their preferred healthcare provider, while romantically involved with local farmer in rural village setting.

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Johnny Nobody

Johnny Nobody

1961 · 1h 28m · Movie

A small Irish town: atheist writer shot by a man claiming amnesia. Miracle or murder? Local priest discovers it's a plot: revenge killing. Gets to trial too late - the jury have acquitted. JN gloats - to be struck dead in the cour...

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Beware of Children

Beware of Children

1960 · 1h 26m · Movie

A young, married couple inherit an estate and decide to turn it into a summer camp for children.

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