Nigel Terry

Nigel Terry

August 15, 1945 · 81 years old

Nigel Terry (1945 -2015) was an English stage and film actor probably best known for his portrayal of King Arthur in John Boorman's 1981 film Excalibur, the future King John in 1968's A Lion In Winter, and for his work with legendary British auteur Derek Jarman, including the title role in his 1986…

Known For

10 titles
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Excalibur

Excalibur

1981 · 2h 20m · Movie

Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.

7.3
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The Lion in Winter

The Lion in Winter

1968 · 2h 14m · Movie

1183 A.D.: King Henry II's three sons all want to inherit the throne, but he won't commit to a choice. When he allows his imprisoned wife Eleanor of Aquitaine out for a Christmas visit, they all variously plot to force him into a ...

7.8
3
Feardotcom

Feardotcom

2002 · 1h 41m · Movie

A New York City detective investigates mysterious deaths occurring 48 hours after users log onto a site named feardotcom.

3.4
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Caravaggio

Caravaggio

1986 · 1h 33m · Movie

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century painter through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.

6.5
5
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

1992 · 2h 0m · Movie

Genoese navigator overcomes intrigue in the court of King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain and gains financing for his expedition to the East Indies.

4.4
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Edward II

Edward II

1991 · 1h 27m · Movie

In this Derek Jarman version of Christopher Marlowe's Elizabethan drama, in modern costumes and settings, Plantagenet king Edward II hands the power-craving nobility the perfect excuse by taking as lover besides his diplomatic wif...

6.8
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Blue

Blue

1993 · 1h 19m · Movie

In his final - and most daring - cinematic statement, Jarman the romantic meets Jarman the iconoclast in a lush soundscape pulsing against a purely blue screen, laying bare his physical and spiritual state.

7.3
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The Emperor's New Clothes

The Emperor's New Clothes

2001 · 1h 47m · Movie

During Napoleon's exile on St. Helena, some loyalists hire a look-alike to swap places with the deposed Emperor. While the impostor lives in luxury on the island, the real Napoleon returns to Paris in order to retake the throne.

6.8
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The Last of England

The Last of England

1987 · 1h 32m · Movie

The artist's personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under Thatcher.

6.5
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Déjà Vu

Déjà Vu

1985 · 1h 30m · Movie

A writer who believes that he was reincarnated believes that his present fiancée possesses the soul of his fiancée in his previous life, a ballerina.

4.7