Kenneth Cranham — Actor (25)

Movie

Royal Celebration (1993)
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A bittersweet drama about a street party held in a suburban London square to mark the 1981 Royal Wedding. After two years of the Thatcher administration there is recession and unrest, but the economic boom is just around the corner. Meanwhile, there's the fairytale wedding of Charles and Diana to celebrate.

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'Tis Pity She's a Whore (1980)
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Lord Sorenzo marries the beautiful young Annabella, but unbeknownst to him, she is pregnant as a result of an incestuous relationship with her brother Giovanni. Sorenzo discovers the truth, and his ambitious, scheming servant Vasques, resorts to murder (and worse) to ensure that the whole affair ends in a heart rending tragedy! The original 17th century play was set in Italy, this version the action takes place in Victorian England.

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The Murder of Stephen Lawrence (1999)
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other title: 斯蒂芬·劳伦斯被害案 / 史蒂芬·勞倫斯謀殺案
Stephen Lawrence was a black London teenager murdered by white racists in 1993. His parents fought to have the crime properly investigated, culminating in a judicial enquiry into the event itself and also the inadequacies of the ensuing investigation by the London Metropolitan Police.

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Midnight Man (1997)
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other title: Jack Higgins - Die Krieger
British soldiers force a recently captured IRA terrorist to cooperate with them and then assign him to go undercover with a gang of terrorists and prevent them from killing the U.S. President. But the spy isn't in long before he realizes that the first plot is but a ruse for a more sinister scheme that could result in trouble between China and Great Britain.

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Blackball (2003)
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other title: 保齡大對決 / 保龄大对决 …
Blackball follows the fortunes of Cliff Starkey, a working-class fine of lawn bowls with an exceptional talent. Wanting to take on the Aussies he manages to become regional champion, only to get banned. Sports agent Rich Schwartz picks him up and makes him so popular the Bowls Committee deem to lift the ban. Now the question is whether he can regain his form and his friends to beat the Aussies.

TV

Heroes and Villains (2007)
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Nick Murphy / Andrew Grieve … actor: 安东尼·弗拉纳根 / 詹姆斯·塞托 …
other title: Warriors - Die grössten Krieger der Geschichte / Chefs de guerre …
Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán Cortés, Richard I of England, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. The statements at the beginning of each episode read: "This film depicts real events and real characters. It is based on the accounts of writers of the time. It has been written with the advice of modern historians." In the United States the show is aired on The Military Channel and was called "Warriors".

TV

37 Days (2014)
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★ 8.2 18 ratings
other title: 37 데이즈 / 37 Dias …
This three-part political thriller follows the catastrophic chain of events leading up to World War I from the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand on 28 June 1914 to Britain's declaration of war on Germany 37 days later. This tense and gripping miniseries set among the corridors of power in Whitehall and Berlin tracks the unfolding crisis through the eyes of leading politicians and civil servants struggling to prevent the world's first global war. 37 Days unlocks the mystery of the war s origins, overturning assumptions about its inevitability, demonstrating that World War One was neither a chance happening nor was it a foregone conclusion.

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The White Princess (2017)
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★ 6.0 8 ratings
actor: 朱迪·科默 / Rebecca Benson …
other title: 화이트 프린세스 / ホワイト・プリンセス エリザベス・オブ・ヨーク物語 …
The story of Elizabeth of York, the White Queen's daughter, and her marriage to the Lancaster victor, Henry VII. Based on the Philippa Gregory book of the same name.

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Brideshead Revisited (1981)
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★ 9.4 102 ratings
Derek Granger actor: Jeremy Irons / Anthony Andrews …
other title: 故园风雨后 / 故園風雨後 …
Charles Ryder, an agnostic man, becomes involved with members of the Flytes, a Catholic family of aristocrats, over the course of several years between the two world wars.

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Lusitania: Murder on the Atlantic (2007)
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Christopher Spencer actor: John Hannah / Kenneth Cranham …
other title: 卢西塔尼亚: 大西洋上的谋杀
皇家邮轮卢西塔尼亚号(RMS Lusitania),是一艘英国豪华客船,1915年5月7日在爱尔兰外海被德国潜艇U-20击沉,造成共1198人死亡。由於伤亡者中包括大量美国人,卢西塔尼亚号的沉没同齐默曼电报事件一道成为美国参加一战的导火索。 卢西塔尼亚号(1907---1915),长239.8米,宽26.9米,载客2165人,隶属于英国卡纳德航运公司。 由来: 美国历史上最著名的富翁,朱利厄斯·皮尔庞特·摩根,在20世纪初产生了垄断横渡大西洋航线的念头。他组织了一条“国际商船队”(IMM),一家一家地购买感兴趣的轮船公司。1902年,他出资买下了英国最大的白星轮船公司。英国国会感到这是大英帝国的耻辱,决定捍卫另外一家大公司——卡纳德轮船公司。同年,英国政府与卡纳德公司签定了为期20年的合同,每年向卡纳德提供15万英镑的资助。并且鼓励卡纳德建造两艘当时世界上最大的邮船。(图中人物为朱利厄斯·皮尔庞特·摩根) 1903年,32000吨级的卢西塔尼亚号在苏格兰克莱德班克的约翰·布朗船厂开工。1904年,毛里塔尼亚号开工。1907年8月,卢西塔尼亚号顺利下水. 卢西塔尼亚号两姐妹开创了大西洋邮船的新纪元。从她们之后,大型邮船纷纷把速度和豪华同时作为追求的目标。这是卢西塔尼亚号的头等餐厅。其豪华程度可见一斑。一战爆发后,英国政府计划把卢西塔尼亚号和毛里塔尼亚号改装成武装的辅助巡洋舰。毛里塔尼亚号和卡纳德公司的新船阿奎坦尼亚号被征用了,后来改装成医院船。卢西塔尼亚号则被允许继续从事客运业务,以方便美国和英国的战时交流。它不挂任何旗帜,船名也被遮盖掉了. 战时被称做“大西洋快犬”的卢西塔尼亚号,其速度可以摆脱所有的德国潜艇追击。 1915年5月1日,德国大使馆在美国报纸上登出声明,称任何乘坐悬挂英国旗帜的商船的美国旅客,其生命安全都得不到保障。但是卢西塔尼亚号的乘客并不把这消息放在心上。卢西塔尼亚号有足够的速度,可以逃脱德国潜艇的袭击。于是,满载着1959名乘客(大部分是美国人)和船员,卢西塔尼亚号从美国纽约出发了。 结果:5月7日,她航行到了爱尔兰外海。在那里她遭遇到了大雾。威廉·特纳船长命令把速度减慢到18节。到了11点30分,大雾逐渐消散。正在附近游弋的U20号潜艇发现了卢西塔尼亚号。卢西塔尼亚的航海生涯就要结束了。下午2:12分,第一枚鱼雷从舰桥下面击中了她的船身。紧接着,第二枚鱼雷击中了煤舱。弥漫的煤炭粉尘引起了猛烈的爆炸。船上的旅客在惊慌失措中拥上了救生艇甲板。秩序极为混乱,而且因为煤舱爆炸炸开了一个大口子,船身急速倾斜,只有右舷的救生艇可以使用。 20分钟后,卢西塔尼亚号带着她的1195名乘客和船员(许多还没来得及跑出船舱)沉入了大海。 不过比起两年前沉没的泰坦尼克号来,幸运的是那些还来得及跳船的乘客被迅速赶来的爱尔兰渔船救了起来,不至于在海水中冻死。 卢西塔尼亚号的沉没在大西洋两岸引起了极度的震惊。美国和英国纷纷指责这是一场残酷的谋杀,德国的报纸则声称卢西塔尼亚号是一艘军火船,否则不会这么快沉没。美国国内“立刻对德国宣战”的呼吁声嚣日上。德国迫于舆论谴责的压力,宣布取消对客船和中立国船只的无限制潜艇战。直到1917年,由于西线战局的不利,才告恢复(德国恢复无限制潜艇战,直接导致美国向其宣战)。德国的凶残形象,在美国已经深入人心,所以1917年威尔逊政府向德国宣战的决议,得到了美国人民的支持。 卢西塔尼亚号长达239米。在1915年5月7日下午2点被鱼雷击中后只坚持了18分钟便倾则沉没。由与船被划分为多层,阻慢了海水灌入的速度。18分钟是完全没有可能把整条卢西塔尼亚号变为一条水船,即使整条船全进了海,船舱还会有少量的空气存在,就像当年T船船尾沉没过快,而船舱内还有空气而导致内外压力不均而爆炸一样,卢号很可能也会出现相同情况。再加上煤舱粉尘爆炸,引起船上武器的连锁反应。卢号变成现在这个样子也不足为奇了。

Performance

An Inspector Calls 1992年版
part of Performance: An Inspector Calls Douban
theater: National Theatre's Lyttelton Theatre director: Stephen Daldry
other title: 1992年版 playwright: J.B. Priestley actor: Kenneth Cranham / Louis Hillyer …
一個表面美滿的五人家庭,各人背後均有著不可告人的秘密。 在女兒訂婚的晚上,身份神秘的探員突然到訪調查一宗年輕女子的自殺事件。這宗案件在這家庭翻起巨浪,令各人陷入精神崩潰狀態。