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Lionheart (1987 Film)
''Lionheart'', also known as ''Lionheart: The Children's Crusade'', is a 1987 adventure film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner and produced by Talia Shire and Stanley O'Toole. Shire's brother, Francis Ford Coppola, initially planned to direct the film but instead opted to be executive producer along with Shire's husband, Jack Schwartzman. The screenplay was written by Menno Meyjes and Richard Outten from a story by Meyjes. The composer Jerry Goldsmith wrote the score. The film was released in August 1987. It was distributed by Orion Pictures. Plot Loosely based on the historical Children's Crusade, the story follows Robert Nerra, an exiled young knight, played by Eric Stoltz, who leads a band of orphans to join the Third Crusade with King Richard the Lionheart while protecting the children from the Black Prince (Gabriel Byrne), a disillusioned crusader turned child slave trader (not to be confused with the real-life Edward, the Black Prince). Cast Production ''Lionheart'' was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dexter Fletcher
Dexter Fletcher (born 31 January 1966) is an English film director and actor. He has appeared in Guy Ritchie's '' Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'', as well as in television shows such as the comedy drama Comedy drama (also known by the portmanteau dramedy) is a hybrid genre of works that combine elements of comedy and Drama (film and television), drama. In film, as well as scripted television series, serious dramatic subjects (such as death, il ... '' Hotel Babylon'' and the HBO series '' Band of Brothers'' and, earlier in his career, starred as Spike Thomson in the comedy drama '' Press Gang''. His earliest acting role was playing Baby Face in the 1976 film '' Bugsy Malone''. Fletcher made his directorial debut with '' Wild Bill'' (2011), and also directed '' Sunshine on Leith'' (2013) and '' Eddie the Eagle'' (2015). He replaced Bryan Singer as director of '' Bohemian Rhapsody'', a biopic about the band Queen, released in October 2018; due to DGA rules, he rece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franklin J
Franklin may refer to: People and characters * Franklin (given name), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (surname), including list of people and characters with the name * Franklin (class), a member of a historical English social class Places * Franklin (crater), a lunar impact crater * Franklin County (other), in a number of countries * Mount Franklin (other), including Franklin Mountain Australia * Franklin, Tasmania, a township * Division of Franklin, federal electoral division in Tasmania * Division of Franklin (state), state electoral division in Tasmania * Franklin, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb in the Canberra district of Gungahlin * Franklin River, river of Tasmania * Franklin Sound, waterway of Tasmania Canada * District of Franklin, a former district of the Northwest Territories * Franklin, Quebec, a municipality in the Montérégie region * Rural Municipality of Franklin, Manitoba * Franklin, Manitoba, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard I Of England
Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199), known as Richard the Lionheart or Richard Cœur de Lion () because of his reputation as a great military leader and warrior, was King of England from 1189 until his death in 1199. He also ruled as Duke of Normandy, Duke of Aquitaine, Aquitaine, and Duchy of Gascony, Gascony; Lord of Cyprus in the Middle Ages, Cyprus; Count of Poitiers, Counts and dukes of Anjou, Anjou, Count of Maine, Maine, and Count of Nantes, Nantes; and was overlord of Brittany at various times during the same period. He was the third of five sons of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and was therefore not expected to become king, but his two elder brothers predeceased their father. By the age of 16, Richard had taken command of his own army, putting down rebellions in Poitou against his father. Richard was an important Christian commander during the Third Crusade, leading the campaign after the departure of Philip II of France and achieving sev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys (born 19 December 1963) is a Welsh actor with an extensive career in theatre, radio, television and film. Early life Rhys was born in Neath to working-class Catholic parents, Kathryn Ivory and Richard Charles Rhys, a labourer. He is of part- Irish descent on his mother's side. From the age of ten, he bred and trained horses, becoming a highly accomplished rider. A committed punk during his youth, Rhys sang in several bands. His first acting job was playing Liverpudlian judo expert Ralph in John Godber's hit play ''Bouncers'', before leaving for London, where he qualified for his Equity card by singing jazz standards at lunchtime for Peter Boizot's Pizza Express and Kettners. Career Rhys received a Bernard Shaw Scholarship to study at RADA. In the first term he was spotted by Philip Prowse and was invited to perform in Oscar Wilde's ''A Woman of No Importance'' at the Glasgow Citizens Theatre, playing the illegitimate son, Gerald. He also appeared as Dean Swift in Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Sim
Matthew Sim (born 18 April 1988) is a current Australian football coach and former Australian professional footballer who played as a left or right sided / central midfielder. Matt also has an English passport through his family's heritage. Playing career Sim made his debut for Central Coast on 21 February against Wellington Phoenix. He played the whole game as the Mariners lost 4–1. On 14 October 2014, Sim came off the bench in the 71st minute in Central Coast Mariners' FFA Cup clash with Palm Beach Sharks with the score at 1–0 to his side. He went on to score 4 goals in the 19 minutes that he played. Sim finished the 2014 FFA Cup with 5 goals in 3 games. Sim has also been a part of two Asian Champions League campaigns for the Mariners in 2014 and 2015. On 1 February 2016, the Western Sydney Wanderers announced that they had signed Sim until the end of the 2015–16 season. On 5 May 2016, after making only one appearance off the bench for the club, Sim was released by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Pitt
Christopher Pitt (also known as Chris Pitt) (born 12 May 1965) is an Australian Paralympic shooter. He has represented Australia in the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Personal Pitt was born on 12 May 1965. At the age of ten, a virus led to him contracting degenerative muscle disease called dermatomyositis and by the age of twelve he was a wheelchair user. He grew up on a farm in Bundaberg, Queensland and as of 2021 still lives there and cares for his mother. Shooting Pitt took up shooting sport in 2010 and is classified as a SH1 shooter. He always had an interest in shooting due to life on the farm. His first international competition was the World Cup held in Szczecin Poland in April 2013 where he finished 13th. He won two gold medals at the 2013 Oceania World Championships in Sydney. At the 2014 IPC World Championships in Hanover, Germany, he finished 11th in the 25m Pistol SH1 and 44th in the 10m Air Pistol SH1. Throughout 2015 Chris continued to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Franklyn-Robbins
John Franklyn-Robbins (14 December 1924 – 21 March 2009) was an English character and voice actor. A prolific Shakespearean actor, he trained at RADA and proceeded to work at the Manchester Library Theatre and the Bristol Old Vic early in his career. He played a diverse number of roles ranging from Ariel in ''The Tempest'' to Macduff in ''Macbeth''. His prestigious stage career included stints in both the West End and Broadway. He also worked for both the BBC and ITV in their early formative years and went on to appear in such classic television series as '' The Avengers'', '' The Baron'', ''Z-Cars'', ''Special Branch'', '' Callan'', '' I, Claudius'', ''Doctor Who'' and '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. He was one of only ten actors to appear in the latter two series. Films include '' Asylum'' (1972), ''Overlord'' (1975), '' Mrs. Dalloway'' (1997) and '' The Golden Compass'' (2007).He played the role of Giuseppe Garibaldi in Series 1, episode 10 of The Onedin Line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadim Sawalha
Nadim Joakim Sawalha () (born 9 September 1935) is a Jordanian-British actor. He has made over 100 appearances in film and television, in a career spanning more than 40 years, which include two James Bond films, '' The Spy Who Loved Me'' (1977) and '' The Living Daylights'' (1987). He is the father of actresses Nadia and Julia Sawalha. Early life Sawalha was born in Madaba, Jordan, in 1935 and moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1950s to study drama. His daughter Julia revealed on her episode of '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' that he is uncertain of his birth date, but it is thought to be around 7 to 9 September. His brother is comedian Nabil Sawalha. Personal life Sawalha is married to Roberta Mary Lane, and has three daughters, including Nadia and Julia. Filmography Film Television Other roles *He played the part of Omar Badri in the BBC's ''CDX'' computer game. *In the 2018 BBC Radio 4 BBC Radio 4 is a British national radio station owned and operated by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penny Downie
Penny Downie is an Australian actress known for her stage and television appearances in the United Kingdom. From 2017 until 2021 she played Ellen in the British TV sitcom ''Back''. She plays the US ambassador’s house manager Frances Munning in the 2023 Netflix political thriller series '' The Diplomat''. Early life and education Penny Downie was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. She trained at the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA), Sydney. Downie was a student of theatre director Joan Whalley. Career Downie began her career in Australia, initially in Brisbane at Twelfth Night Theatre and Brisbane Arts Theatre. TV and film After graduation she appeared in Australian TV series such as '' The Box'', '' Bellbird'', '' The Sullivans'', ''Prisoner'', and '' Learned Friends''. She moved to the United Kingdom in the early 1980s. In 1984 she appeared as Dee Rogers in the ''Minder'' episode " If Money Be the Food of Love, Play On". Her many UK TV credits in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neil Dickson
Neil Dickson (born 26 November 1950) is an English actor, who has worked extensively in both American and British film and television. Biography At the age of five, Dickson contracted polio, but made a complete recovery a year later. He attended Worksop College in Nottinghamshire playing Coriolanus (play), Coriolanus in the Junior Play 1966. He graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and spent several seasons working in repertory theatres in Sheffield, Manchester, Leicester and Oxford among others. Career In 1975, he made his West End debut in ''The Gay Lord Quex (play), The Gay Lord Quex'', opposite Judi Dench, which was directed by Sir John Gielgud at the Albery Theatre. While playing Dean Rebel in ''Trafford Tanzi'' at London's Mermaid Theatre, he was spotted by the producers of the NBC mini-series ''A.D. (miniseries), A.D.'', who cast him in the lead role of Valerius. He spent the following nine months on location in Tunisia working opposite James Mason, Sus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase (2 October 1938 – 5 June 2008) was a New Zealand actor known for his roles on stage and television. Born in Thames, New Zealand, he won a scholarship to study acting in England, training at RADA, and went on to become a founding actor-member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre. He also performed regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company. His TV credits included '' Callan'', ''The First Churchills'', '' Clayhanger'', '' A Picture of Katherine Mansfield'', ''Doomwatch'', ''Fall of Eagles'', '' I, Claudius'', '' The New Avengers'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Quatermass'' and ''The Tripods''. His films included ''Macbeth'' (1971), ''Mary, Queen of Scots'' (1971), ''The Optimists of Nine Elms'' (1973), ''Soft Beds, Hard Battles'' (1974), ''Meetings with Remarkable Men'' (1979), ''Pope John Paul II'' (1984), '' Wallenberg: A Hero's Story'' (1985), ''Playing Away'' (1987), '' Lionheart'' (1987) and '' Another Life'' (2001). In 2007, Purchase became seriou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Clay
Nicholas Anthony Phillip Clay (18 September 1946 – 25 May 2000) was an English actor. Early life Clay was born in Streatham, London on 18 September 1946, the son of a professional soldier in the British Army's Royal Engineers. The family settled in Kent, where Clay became interested in acting, performing at the Medway Little Theatre Club. Career He had roles on TV in episodes of ''Ask Mr. Pastry'' (1961), ''ITV Television Playhouse'', ''The Pocket Lancer'' (1961), and ''Tales of Mystery''. He made his film debut with '' These Are the Damned'' (1962) and could be seen in ''Dixon of Dock Green'', ''William'', ''Sergeant Cork'', and '' Drama 61-67''. He studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). Clay appeared in several West End theatre productions. He returned to films with '' The Night Digger'' (1971), a horror film with Patricia Neal and was in episodes of ''Take Three Girls'', ''Armchair Theatre'', and '' Love Story''. Clay had the starring role of Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
