Movies starring Ian Bannen

Private's Progress (1956)

102 mins     Comedy, War      

As I sat watching "Private's Progress" I felt surprisingly disappointed by it all especially as among British audiences it is one of the most popular Boulting Brothers comedies. The disappointment comes from the familiarity b...

The Birthday Present (1957)

100 mins     Drama      

Movie Review - The Birthday Present (1957) Tony Britton stars as Simon Scott, a salesman who ends up doing time when he tries to smuggle a watch past customs as a present for his wife Jean (Sylvia Syms)...

A Tale of Two Cities (1958)

117 mins     Drama, Romance      

A Tale of Two Cities (1958): Dirk Bogarde stars in this by the book adaptation of the Charles Dickens story, directed by Ralph Thomas...

Bite the Bullet (1975)

132 mins     Action , Adventure , Western      

Maybe it was my fault, maybe I saw the cast of "Bite the Bullet" and thought maybe this would be an impressive western, a 70s hoorah for the western which would help dispatch some of the memories of other less than impressive...

The Inglorious Bastards (1978)

99 mins     Action , Adventure , Comedy, War      

The Inglorious Bastards (1978) (aka: Counterfeit Commandos) a bunch of rogue soldiers heading for military prison firstly end up on the run and then on a mission...

Defence of the Realm (1985)

96 mins     Thriller      

"Defence of the Realm" is one of those political thrillers where we have a journalist discovering a cover up and then getting himself in danger by basically sticking his nose in where it's not wanted. Being set in Britain giv...

Hope and Glory (1987)

113 mins     Drama, War      

Hope and Glory (1987) director John Boorman's semi-autobiographical movie about nine year old boy Bill (Sebastian Rice-Edwards) and his experiences of growing up in London during WWII...

The Big Man (1990)

116 mins     Crime, Drama, Sport      

On paper "The Big Man" sounds like a fantastic movie with Liam Neeson playing an unemployed miner who in order to feel some sort of dignity agrees to be a bare knuckle fighter. It sounds like on one hand we could have some so...

Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception (1990)

90 mins     Crime, Drama, TV Movie      

The set up to "Perry Mason: The Case of the Desperate Deception" is classic Perry, a man with motive found standing over the dead body and ending up needing Perry Mason's help to prove him innocent. But whilst "Perry Mason: T...

Braveheart (1995)

177 mins     Action , Drama      

I really like "Braveheart" it is what I call a true epic for the simple fact it is shot on location, has lots of extras, big battles, stunts, some romance and great characters. What it doesn't have is that feel of being synth...

Waking Ned (1998)

88 mins     Comedy      

Released in 1998 "Waking Ned" is a fun British comedy which relies on a simple storyline and the eccentricity of the characters to provide the entertainment. In this movie we follow a couple of loveable rogues who attempt to ...

To Walk with Lions (1999)

110 mins     Adventure , Biography, Drama      

For me "Born Free" is a very special movie one which is pretty untouchable as proved by the lack lustre sequel "Living Free" but "To Walk with Lions" is not only a different beast but one which is special for other reasons. T...