The best Alec McCowen’s movies on Apple iTunes

Alec McCowen

Alec McCowen

26/05/1925 (98 años)
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Gangs of New York

Gangs of New York
7.5/10
It's 1863. Amsterdam Vallon returns to the Five Points of America to seek vengeance against the psychotic gangland kingpin, Bill the Butcher, who murdered his father years earlier. With an eager pickpocket by his side and a whole new army, Vallon fights his way to seek vengeance on the Butcher and restore peace in the area.

Never Say Never Again

Never Say Never Again
6.1/10
James Bond returns as the secret agent 007 to battle the evil organization SPECTRE. Bond must defeat Largo, who has stolen two atomic warheads for nuclear blackmail. But Bond has an ally in Largo's girlfriend, the willowy Domino, who falls for Bond and seeks revenge.

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember
7.9/10
  • Genre: ActionDramaHistory
  • Release: 03/07/1958
  • Character: Wireless Operator Harold Thomas Cottam
The sinking of the Titanic is presented in a highly realistic fashion in this tense British drama. The disaster is portrayed largely from the perspective of the ocean liner's second officer, Charles Lightoller. Despite numerous warnings about ice, the ship sails on, with Capt. Edward John Smith keeping it going at a steady clip. When the doomed vessel finally hits an iceberg, the crew and passengers discover that they lack enough lifeboats, and tragedy follows.

Frenzy

Frenzy
7.4/10
After a serial killer strangles several women with a necktie, London police identify a suspect—but he's the wrong man.

Hanover Street

Hanover Street
6/10
Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

The Age of Innocence

The Age of Innocence
7.2/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 10/09/1993
  • Character: Sillerton Jackson
Tale of 19th century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.

Cry Freedom

Cry Freedom
7.4/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 06/11/1987
  • Character: Acting High Comissioner
A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.

Travels with My Aunt

Travels with My Aunt
6.3/10
At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.

Personal Services

Personal Services
6.3/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 12/02/1987
  • Character: Wing Commander Morten
The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter (Julie Walters) as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley (Shirley Stelfox) and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten (Alec McCowen), seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.

In the Cool of the Day

In the Cool of the Day
5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 29/05/1963
  • Character: Dickie Bayliss
After he mends a marital rift between a vacationing young couple, the bored, fragile wife falls hopelessly in love with the husband's ex-colleague who is married to a long-suffering and emotionally and physically scarred woman. The couple soon runs off to Greece together to pursue the romance.

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