Alan Bates Movie Trailers

The Grotesque Trailer (1995)

09 September 1995

Sir Hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, Lady Harriet.

Shuttlecock: Sins of a Father Trailer (2020)

31 December 2020

At the memorial for his father, WWII hero Major James Prentis (Alan Bates), John (Lambert Wilson) confesses a dark family secret to his own son Martin (David Oakes), something that he has harbored for over twenty years.

Quartet Trailer (1981)

25 October 1981

When her husband's arrest leaves her penniless, a woman accepts an invitation to move in with a strange couple.

Anthony Quinn: The Final Words Trailer (2001)

01 January 2001

In a historical interview only a few months before his death, the harger-than-life star of Zorba the Greek seaks frankly about his memorable role, his tumultuous marriages and 13 children, and his insatiable passion for art.

St. Patrick: The Irish Legend Trailer (2000)

12 March 2000

A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave.

Duet for One Trailer (1986)

25 December 1986

When Stephanie, a famous violinist, contracts multiple sclerosis her life begins to fall apart. Her career ends, her husband leaves her for another woman and her favorite pupil leave the country.

Secret Friends Trailer (1991)

21 June 1991

During a train ride, an anxiety attack leads middle-aged illustrator John into an identity crisis. As his marital problems merge and blur into his fantasy life with prostitutes and call girls, a long-dormant secret friend of his childhood surfaces in his delusions.

An Englishman Abroad Trailer (1983)

29 November 1983

Actress Coral Browne travels to Moscow, and meets a mysterious Englishman. Turns out he's the notorious spy, Guy Burgess.

Butley Trailer (1974)

21 January 1974

Butley is set in Queen Mary’s College, London and focuses on two English instructors, Ben Butley, a middle-aged former T.

Love Left the Masquerade: Peter Medak's Cinema of Pretenders Trailer (2025)

17 June 2025

Peter Medak's films toy with notions of cosplay, masquerade, gamesmanship, and how power and permission structures figure into these human diversions.

Bertie and Elizabeth Trailer (2002)

04 June 2002

The life of England’s George VI, who was forced to become King following the abdication of his brother, and his relationship with his wife, Elizabeth.

Nothing Like a Dame Trailer (2018)

02 May 2018

BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Eileen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.

Impossible Object Trailer (1973)

24 May 1973

Harry is a married writer who has an affair with a woman whose husband knows that she is unfaithful. As a result of his work, Harry has trouble distinguishing between fantasy and reality leaving us to wonder whether the affair is real or just a figment of Harry's imagination.

Nothing But the Best Trailer (1964)

10 March 1964

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter.

Very Like a Whale Trailer (1981)

02 January 1981

Theme of a powerful and respected man tearing his life to pieces.

Two Sundays Trailer (1975)

21 October 1975

Two men, with families in tow, meet for lunch. As they talk, repressed school memories come to the surface leaving them unsure about the paths they have taken in life.

Location: Far from the Madding Crowd Trailer (1967)

01 October 1967

This promotional short film for the feature Far from the Madding Crowd (1967) takes us to the many locations in Dorset County, England, where the movie was filmed.

Silent Tongue Trailer (1994)

01 February 1994

Mad with grief after the death of his Kiowa wife, Roe awaits death under a tree with her body beside him.

Meanwhile Trailer (2003)

19 July 2003

Two childhood friends - Darren and Gary - re-unite for the funeral of an old acquaintance. Gary boasts of the life he's made in London during the four years he's been away.

Nicholas’ Gift Trailer (1998)

21 April 1998

Fact based drama about an American couple on vacation in Italy in 1994 with their two children who are attacked and shot by highway bandits.

Losing Track Trailer (1992)

18 October 1992

In 1950, a man returns home to the UK from India after the death of his wife to build bridges with his son, but instead ends up building an elaborate model railway.

The Ray Bradbury Theater: And So Died Riabouchinska Trailer (1988)

28 May 1988

S02E12 of “The Ray Bradbury Theater.” A ventriloquist is implicated in the murder of a man at a theater.