Alan Bates

Alan Bates

February 17, 1934 · 92 years old

Sir Alan Arthur Bates CBE (17 February 1934 – 27 December 2003) was an English actor, who came to prominence in the 1960s, a time of high creativity in British cinema, when he demonstrated his versatility in films ranging from the popular children’s story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink"…

Known For

31 titles
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The Sum of All Fears

The Sum of All Fears

2002 · 2h 4m · Movie

CIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to incite a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.

6.5
2
The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

2002 · 1h 59m · Movie

A reporter investigates strange phenomena in a small town.

6.4
3
Zorba the Greek

Zorba the Greek

1964 · 2h 22m · Movie

A reserved English writer travelling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba.

7.6
4
Hamlet

Hamlet

1990 · 2h 15m · Movie

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.

6.7
5
The Rose

The Rose

1979 · 2h 5m · Movie

The tragic life of a self-destructive female rock star who struggles to deal with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.

6.9
6
Women in Love

Women in Love

1969 · 2h 11m · Movie

Two best friends fall in love with a pair of women, but the relationships soon go in very different directions.

7.1
7
Evelyn

Evelyn

2002 · 1h 34m · Movie

Desmond's wife leaves him and their 3 kids after Christmas 1953. As he's unemployed in Dublin, the authorities place the kids in orphanages; when he finds a job, he tries to get his kids back.

7.0
8
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
9
Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

1967 · 2h 48m · Movie

Bathsheba Everdene, a willful, flirtatious young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and is romantically pursued by three very different men.

7.2
10
An Unmarried Woman

An Unmarried Woman

1978 · 2h 4m · Movie

A Manhattan woman struggles with her identity as she tries to move on from a painful divorce.

7.2
11
A Prayer for the Dying

A Prayer for the Dying

1987 · 1h 47m · Movie

I.R.A. hitman Martin is seen by a Catholic priest while carrying out a hit. He develops a bond with the priest and his niece, but his past and his former employers put all their lives in danger.

6.3
12
The Shout

The Shout

1978 · 1h 26m · Movie

A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.

6.5
13
The Statement

The Statement

2003 · 2h 0m · Movie

Tale of a former Nazi executioner who becomes a target of hitmen and police investigators.

6.2
14
King of Hearts

King of Hearts

1966 · 1h 42m · Movie

During World War I, a British private, sent ahead to a French town to scout for enemy presence, is mistaken for a King by the colorful patients of an insane asylum.

7.3
15
Georgy Girl

Georgy Girl

1966 · 1h 39m · Movie

A young woman juggles an unwanted suitor's advances and her desire for an exciting life envying by her free-spirited roommate's social whirlwind.

6.9
16
The Entertainer

The Entertainer

1960 · 1h 36m · Movie

Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.

7.1
17
Tea With the Dames

Tea With the Dames

2018 · 1h 24m · Movie

Dames Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, Joan Plowright, and Maggie Smith get together for tea to reminisce and discuss their acting careers.

7.4
18
Mister Frost

Mister Frost

1990 · 1h 44m · Movie

A serial killer gets sent to a mental institution, but as his insidious presence cause the doctors and orderlies to receive strange visions, his psychiatrist tries to find out his true identity.

5.9
19
Royal Flash

Royal Flash

1975 · 1h 42m · Movie

Ne'er-do-well Captain Harry Flashman (Malcolm McDowell) is coerced by Otto Von Bismarck (Oliver Reed) into impersonating a Prince.

6.3
20
Quartet

Quartet

1981 · 1h 41m · Movie

Finding herself penniless after her art-dealer husband Stephan is convicted of theft, Marya Zelli accepts the hospitality of a strange couple, H.J. and Lois Heidler, who let her live in their home.

6.2
21
The Wicked Lady

The Wicked Lady

1983 · 1h 38m · Movie

Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbe...

4.8
22
Salem Witch Trials

Salem Witch Trials

2002 · 3h 9m · Movie

A masterful work accurately details the current consensus of what exactly occurred to prompt the colonial witch trials.

6.1
23
Nijinsky

Nijinsky

1980 · 2h 9m · Movie

The story of Vaslav Nijinsky, who is widely believed to be one of the greatest ballet dancers of all time. Based on Romola Nijinsky's "Last Years Of Nijinski.

6.6
24
The Return of the Soldier

The Return of the Soldier

1983 · 1h 39m · Movie

Chris returns from WWI unable to recognize his wife Kitty. He wants to reunite with Margaret, his former lover. Kitty hires a psychiatrist to address Chris's feelings for Margaret and cousin Jenny, but sees the man she knew is gone.

6.7
25
Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets

1995 · 1h 39m · Movie

Sir Hugo (Sir Alan Bates) is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet (Theresa Russell). He's not thrilled when daughter Cleo (Lena Headey) brings home her betrothed, Sidn...

5.5
26
Three Sisters

Three Sisters

1970 · 2h 45m · Movie

Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga, a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.

6.2
27
We Think the World of You

We Think the World of You

1988 · 1h 30m · Movie

When Johnny (Gary Oldman), an aimless young man, is sent to prison, he entrusts his beloved dog Evie to the care of his former lover and best friend Frank (Sir Alan Bates). When he gets out of prison, he must face difficulties at ...

5.9
28
Hands Up!

Hands Up!

1985 · 1h 20m · Movie

Four young men and a woman reunite on a freight train ten years after completing their medical studies. They reminisce about their shared past, when Poland was ruled by implacable Stalinism.

6.5
29
Nothing But the Best

Nothing But the Best

1964 · 1h 39m · Movie

A young and ambitious businessman hires an unemployed upper-class man to tutor him in the life skills which he thinks are necessary to succeed. When he succeeds, disaster threatens.

6.6
30
Pack of Lies

Pack of Lies

1987 · 1h 40m · Movie

London in the early 1960s. The life of a couple is upset by the coming of a British Secret Service Agent who moves in across the street.

6.9
31
Secret Friends

Secret Friends

1991 · 1h 37m · Movie

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John (Sir Alan Bates) into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secre...

5.1