John Hurt Movies

Drama/Comedy set in a refugee camp in occupied Austria after World War II. A shrewd multi-lingual interpreter who mediates between Russian and...

With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production...

England, mid-1980s: Bill embarks on a dream-like odyssey around rural England, breaking into country houses, taking photos of anything that interests...

Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle...

"Whaledreamers" - the title alone evokes hypnotic visions of these most magnificent and ancient creatures. This visually stunning film offers an...

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of “Alien,” the terrifying classic about a spaceship crew trapped with a hideous monster that's...

Poland is under Communist rule. An exiled Polish theater director is in England, enthusiastically preparing an abstract play which will criticize the...

After a series of murders in Los Angeles's gay community, heterosexual police officer Sgt. Benson is assigned to go undercover as half of a gay...

A two-scene introduction that was shown exclusively in advance of the 50th anniversary theatrical screenings of The Day of the Doctor.

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

A white lion comes to the aid of a girl being held under the cruel care of a troll.

Facing total extinction, a military operation turns to the stars in order to relocate the entire human race. During the exodus, one man is sent to...

The life story of the film director, movie star and industry figure who furthered the cause of cinema: Lord Richard Attenborough.

The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National

A veteran bank robber and his sidekicks plan a heist that goes awry.

On the whole, giants are benign creatures, harmless to none, unless of course the giant hasn't a heart. A curious prince is fooled into freeing one...

A criminal couple, hiding out on a remote property, become the unwitting victims of a blackmail plot by the most unlikely of conspirators.

The Storyteller recounts the time he was caught making a fool of the royal cook and, as punishment meted out by the King, must tell one story a day...

The film follows Gabriel Angel (Rakie Ayola), a young Caribbean aviator who falls in love with the forger Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) on her...

John Boorman reflects on the personal influences shaping his life and films in this short work, blending family, neighbors, and the Wicklow Mountains...