John Standing Movie Trailers
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The Count of Solar Trailer (1992)
02 February 1992
The true story of mysterious deaf-mute boy Joseph in France just before the revolution.
Consenting Adults Trailer (2007)
04 September 2007
Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of homosexuality.
The Wild and the Willing Trailer (1962)
16 October 1962
Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play 'rugger' and can't sink a whole pint of beer, and African student Reggie.
V for Vendetta Trailer (2006)
23 February 2006
In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government.
Sharp at Four Trailer (1964)
12 January 1964
Jean Hobley has a problem, trying to hold down a job that allows her to pick up her child from school.
Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel Trailer (1992)
19 January 1992
This follow-up to "Drug Wars: The Camarena Story" chronicles the fact-based fight by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Colombian government to bring down billionaire drug lords Don Pablo Escobar Gaviria and José Rodriguez Gacha, leaders of the infamous Medellin Cartel.
Animal Trailer (2005)
11 January 2005
The young and promising genetics researcher Thomas Nielsen will stop at nothing to become the first person to identify the elements in man that trigger aggression.
Shoreditch Trailer (2003)
28 November 2003
London 1939. In the weeks before the beginning of the Second World War, the Say When jazz club keeps London's Shoreditch swinging.
The Elephant Man Trailer (1980)
09 October 1980
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak.
The Contractor Trailer (2007)
11 May 2007
Former CIA Operative James Dial is coaxed back into action to kill a terrorist in London, but it all goes wrong and he is forced into hiding, where he meets and befriends a 12 year old girl.
Can You Hear Me? Trailer (2025)
28 October 2025
A fallen WWI American soldier strikes a divine bargain to reunite with his bride in England. As he resumes life unaware he's a ghost, love and loss blur.
Pandaemonium Trailer (2001)
29 June 2001
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy.
King Lear Trailer (2018)
28 May 2018
An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.
Scoop Trailer (2006)
27 July 2006
An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Chaplin Trailer (1992)
17 December 1992
An aged Charlie Chaplin narrates his life to his autobiography's editor, including his rise to wealth and comedic fame from poverty, his turbulent personal life and his run-ins with the FBI.
The Biko Inquest Trailer (1984)
01 November 1984
Based on the official transcripts of the investigation that followed after the very suspicious notorious death in prison of one of the most important leading men of the South African anti-apartheid movement, Steven Biko.
Lassie Trailer (2005)
16 December 2005
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Longitude Trailer (2000)
02 January 2000
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.
The Shadow in the North Trailer (2007)
15 September 2007
Sally Lockhart crosses paths with the nefarious industrialist Axel Bellman, the richest and most powerful man in Europe.
A Good Woman Trailer (2004)
15 September 2004
Fleeing 1930s New York and leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee Mrs Stella Erlynne travels to Italy's sun-dappled Amalfi coast.
The Man Who Knew Too Little Trailer (1997)
14 November 1997
An American gets a ticket for an audience participation game in London, then gets involved in a case of mistaken identity.
The Eagle Has Landed Trailer (1976)
24 December 1976
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Hitler.
A Pair of Briefs Trailer (1962)
01 March 1962
She's new in chambers, and he's a troublemaker. But what 'is' the true status of the old lady's wartime marriage, and can the two young legal minds find the answer?
A Touch of Love Trailer (1969)
01 September 1969
Intellectually driven doctoral student Rosamund Stacey, while undertaking graduate work at the British Museum, becomes pregnant after a brief affair with a television newsreader.
Night of the Fox Trailer (1990)
28 November 1990
This classic war movie stars George Peppard and Michael York in a gripping tale of danger, intrigue, and a deadly secret that could determine the fate of millions.
The Great Escaper Trailer (2023)
06 October 2023
In the summer of 2014, a World War II veteran sneaks out of his care home to attend the 70th anniversary commemoration of the D-Day landings in Normandy.
The Sea Wolves Trailer (1980)
03 July 1980
A German spy is passing on information about the location of Allied ships in the neutral harbor of Goa, India, with catastrophic results.
8 ½ Women Trailer (1999)
22 May 1999
After his wife dies, middle-aged businessman Philip Emmenthal, at the prompting of his playboy son Storey, populates his Geneva villa with eight-and-a-half concubines.
All the Right Noises Trailer (1970)
16 October 1970
A married man with two small children begins an affair with a beautiful young actress which quickly �
May… I Have This Dance? Trailer (2020)
18 January 2020
The Backstory of the Original Dancing Queen... as told by Sir John Standing.
Rogue Trader Trailer (1999)
25 June 1999
Rogue Trader tells the true story of Nick Leeson, an employee of Barings Bank who--after a successful trading run--ends up accumulating $1.
Torture Garden Trailer (1967)
01 November 1967
A special sideshow torture exhibit has the power, according to showman Dr Diabolo, to warn people of foreseeable evil.
King Rat Trailer (1965)
27 October 1965
When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison.
Flapjack Floozie Trailer (1988)
17 June 1988
A vaudeville star struggles with her addiction to pancakes.
To Catch a King Trailer (1984)
20 January 1984
Robert Wagner plays an American who owns a Lisbon nightclub and Teri Garr is a slightly dippy chanteuse who has stumbled across a Nazi plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, living at the time (1942) in Portugal.
Pygmalion Trailer (1983)
31 December 1983
When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel George Pickering takes him up on the bet.
The Legacy Trailer (1978)
29 September 1978
A couple attempts to unravel a sinister plot within the English countryside estate of a dying man who has gathered an eclectic and notable group of house guests.
The Happy Prince Trailer (2018)
12 April 2018
In 1895, Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was the most famous writer in London, and Bosie Douglas, son of the notorious Marquess of Queensberry, was his lover.
Mrs. Dalloway Trailer (1997)
01 September 1997
Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh.
The Gathering Storm Trailer (2002)
22 April 2002
A love story offering an intimate look inside the marriage of Winston and Clementine Churchill during a particularly troubled, though little-known, moment in their lives.
The Calling Trailer (2000)
21 December 2000
On her wedding night, a young woman conceives a child during an hallucinatory encounter. Several years later, as her friends and family begin to behave strangely, she pieces together clues that lead to one conclusion.
Walk Don't Run Trailer (1966)
29 June 1966
During the housing shortage of the 1964 Summer Olympic Games, two men and a woman share a small apartment in Tokyo, and the older man soon starts playing Cupid to the younger pair.
Rogue Male Trailer (1976)
22 September 1976
In 1939, Sir Robert Thorndyke takes aim at Adolf Hitler with a high powered rifle, but the shot misses its mark.
Hot Enough for June Trailer (1964)
10 March 1964
A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.
I Want Candy Trailer (2007)
23 March 2007
Two hopeful lads from Leatherhead trying to break into the movies stumble upon the opportunity of a lifetime.
The Hippopotamus Trailer (2017)
08 March 2017
Disgraced poet Ted Wallace is summoned to his friend's country manor to investigate a series of unexplained miracles.
Riders Trailer (1993)
01 May 1993
Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping.
Au Pair Girls Trailer (1972)
01 July 1972
Four sexy young foreign girls come to England as au pairs and quickly become quite intimate with their employers, host families, and just about everyone else they encounter.
Nightflyers Trailer (1987)
23 October 1987
A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.
Rabbit Fever Trailer (2006)
22 September 2006
The Rabbit is the world's belling-selling vibrator. In the past year alone, millions have been sold all over the globe.
Churchill's Secret Trailer (2016)
29 February 2016
British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
Mad Cows Trailer (1999)
29 October 1999
When her TV star husband Alex decides to divorce her so that he can start a career in politics, newly single mother Maddy goes shoplifting and ends up in jail.
The Endless Game Trailer (1989)
20 August 1989
A British agent comes back from retirement after several of his former colleagues, including his former lover, are murdered.
The Last Resort Trailer (2014)
24 October 2014
At their isolated hotel in the Canadian Rockies, a pair of teenage twin girls need to get over themselves and work together in order to defeat the most horrifying threat they have ever faced: their four-year-old sister.
Queen & Country Trailer (2015)
07 January 2015
In this sequel to Hope and Glory (1987), Bill Rohan has grown up and is drafted into the army, where he and his eccentric best mate, Percy, battle their snooty superiors on the base and look for love in town.
Privates on Parade Trailer (1983)
18 March 1983
It is 1947, the year of the communist rebellion in Malaya and the British army's SADUSEA (Song And Dance Unit South East Asia) are called to the Malayan Jungle to entertain the troops.
A Family Affair Trailer (2019)
20 June 2019
A woman makes a powerful connection with a surprising stranger on her 30th birthday.
The Iron Maiden Trailer (1963)
07 June 1963
The film follows Jack Hopkins, an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines. His boss is eager to sell a new supersonic jet plane that Jack has designed to American millionaire Paul Fisher.
The Woman In White Trailer (1997)
28 December 1997
Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white.