Michael Hordern
14 titles
Filmography
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The Wind in the Willows
(1983)Mole, Rat, and Badger must figure out how to change Toad’s ways in this version of Kenneth Grahame's classic in stop motion model animation.

Futtocks End
(1970)In this silent-style comedy, General Futtock hosts a weekend at his country estate. Chaos erupts as the butler (Sir Michael Hordern) spies on guests, rum spills into the punch, and a lost Japanese tourist adds to the mayhem. Hilarity ensues.

Girl Stroke Boy
(1971)Whether or not there was some room for disagreement between either long-suffering school head George Mason (Michael Hordern) and his wife Lettice (Joan Greenwood) about their son Laurie (Clive Francis), or whether united they simply argued with their friends about him, the boy was cause for dissension. There was his dress, his hair, his ideas, his friends - especially his friends!

The Bed Sitting Room
(1969)In this absurdist comedy, the 20 British survivors of nuclear war are keeping calm and carrying on despite the wreckage all around them.

Where Eagles Dare
(1968)Commandos, posing as German soldiers, parachute into a city to rescue a supposed allied General from a Nazi hideaway fortress that can only be reached by cable car.

Anne of the Thousand Days
(1969)Richard Burton and Genevieve Bujold star as King Henry VIII of England and Anne Boleyn in this emotionally charged drama about one of history's most famous tragic love affairs. Nominated for nine Academy Awards®, this magnificent Hal Wallis production features stunning technicolor photography and outstanding Oscar®-winning period costumes. Co-starring Irene Papas and Anthony Quayle, Anne of a Thousand Days, set against the pageantry and political intrigue of 16th century England, traces the ill-fated marriage between Anne and her King, from its spirited beginning to its tragic finale.

The Slipper and the Rose
(1976)When a young woman is forced to be her step-family’s servant after her father dies, her fairy godmother sends her to a royal ball to meet a prince.

Scrooge
(1951)In this adaptation of Dickens’s classic novel, a bitter old miser is given a chance at redemption when he is visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve.

Lady Jane
(1986)The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister marries off his son, Guildford, to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. Once sat atop the throne, the young couple faces the dangers that come with great power.

The Taming of the Shrew
(1967)A rich merchant's beautiful daughter and her volatile older sister are courted by rival suitors in this rambunctious version of Shakespeare's comedy.

Tom Brown's Schooldays
(1951)1951. Starring Robert Newton, John Howard Davis, Sir Michael Horden and Max Bygraves. A faithful rendition of the Thomas Hughes book of life at the famed Rugby School for Boys.

Khartoum
(1966)In the 1880s, a British-commanded Egyptian army is tasked with defending the capital of Sudan from an invading army comprised of Muslim zealots.

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
(1966)Zero Mostel, Buster Keaton, Phil Silvers and an all-star cast scam their way through this boisterous romp amidst gorgeous girls, mistaken identities, stunning surprises, cunning disguises and great Sondheim songs.

The Missionary
(1982)In 1905, and after 10 years of missionary work in Africa, Reverend Fortescue (Michael Palin) is recalled to England where his bishop (Denholm Elliott) gives him a new assignment - to minister London's prostitutes. The Reverned hopes his fiancee will object and give him an excuse to decline this new assignment. The wealthy Lady Ames (Maggie Smith) is expected to fund the work but there is a catch.