Movies starring Billie Whitelaw

Carve Her Name with Pride (1958)

119 mins     Biography, Drama, War      

I have sat here for half an hour trying to come up with the words to start this review of "Carve Her Name with Pride" based upon the true story of SOE Violette Szabo and I have been lost for words. The reason is because first...

Twisted Nerve (1968)

112 mins     Drama, Thriller      

I can guarantee that any movie fan who stumbles across "Twisted Nerve" will have the same reaction as this was the movie which used the whistling theme which Quentin Tarantino would go on to use in "Kill Bill: Vol. 1". And it...

Frenzy (1972)

116 mins     Crime, Thriller      

To say a Hitchcock movie has no class almost sounds blasphemous but that's pretty much how I feel about "Frenzy" his penultimate movie. The trouble is that once more we have Hitchcock delivering a story around an innocent man...

The Omen (1976)

111 mins     Horror, Mystery      

Atmosphere, it is one of those things which can make or break a movie to the point that an old movie which might have worked one way for audiences on its release can still be effective but in a different way because it has at...

The Water Babies (1978)

92 mins     Adventure , Animation, Family      

I would imagine most people have seen "The Wizard of Oz" or at least know the story of Dorothy ending up following the yellow brick road, making friends whilst on a quest to return home. Well "The Water Babies" has something ...

The Secret Garden (1987)

100 mins     Drama, Family, TV Movie      

I mentioned in my review of the 1993 version of "The Secret Garden" that I believe these movies of classic books work best for those who read the novel when they were young as they reconnect with how they felt when they read ...

The Krays (1990)

115 mins     Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller      

Starring Martin and Gary Kemp "The Krays" is the biopic on notorious London gangsters Ronnie and Reggie Kray who ruled London during the 60s....

Quills (2000)

124 mins     Drama      

I've mentioned it before but sometimes I watch a movie just because I have a copy rather than out of any desire and as I have said before sometimes it opens up a whole new world of cinema which had I not watched I would never...

Hot Fuzz (2007)

116 mins     Action , Comedy      

Following the run away success of "Shaun of the Dead" the creative team of Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright reunited and came up with another semi-parody in the form of "Hot Fuzz". Combining comedy with quasi action "Hot Fuzz" is ...