Leo McKern

Leo McKern Trailers

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Reginald "Leo" McKern, AO (16 March 1920 – 23 July 2002) was an Australian-born English actor who appeared in numerous British and Australian television programmes and movies, and more than 200 stage roles.

Most Popular Leo McKern Trailers

Total trailers found: 67

Candleshoe Trailer (1977)

16 December 1977

When ex-con artist Harry claims that a secret treasure is hidden inside Candleshoe, an English estate, he creates an elaborate plan to find and steal the prize.

Web of Evidence Trailer (1959)

28 April 1959

A World War II evacuee returns years later to England and finds his father in prison framed for murder.

The Nativity Trailer (1978)

17 December 1978

The story of the courtship of Joseph and Mary, and of the events leading up to the first Christmas.

Country Trailer (1981)

20 October 1981

In 1945, the Carlions assemble at an English country house for a family gathering. During the event, they must determine who is to take over the family brewing empire, since the present head of the business, Sir Frederick, is getting old.

The Blue Lagoon Trailer (1980)

05 July 1980

Two small children and a ship's cook survive a shipwreck and find safety on an idyllic tropical island.

The Omen Trailer (1976)

25 June 1976

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife.

The Horse Without a Head Trailer (1964)

09 March 1964

Five pampered French children with their wheeled, headless, toy horse accidentally become tangled up in a plot to rob the Dijon- Paris express of 100,000,000.

Mafia No! Trailer (1967)

01 January 1967

A BAFTA award nominated documentary about Danilo Dolci's 1967 march across Sicily as an expression of his fight against poverty, corruption and violence, together with transcripts of an interview with Dolci.

Monsignor Quixote Trailer (1985)

01 January 1985

Sir Alec Guiness stars with Leo McKern in the story of a friendship between a Catholic priest and a Communist Mayor.

Ladyhawke Trailer (1985)

27 March 1985

Captain Etienne Navarre is a man on whose shoulders lies a cruel curse. Punished for loving each other, Navarre must become a wolf by night whilst his lover, Lady Isabeau, takes the form of a hawk by day.

Travelling North Trailer (1987)

19 June 1987

Travelling North tells the story of Frank, a crotchety old man with an unending zest and passion for life and Frances his much younger companion travelling to Queensland to enjoy their retirement and each other.

The Inspector Trailer (1962)

24 May 1962

At the end of WW2, a compassionate Dutch policeman helps smuggle a Jewish woman into British Palestine.

The Shoes of the Fisherman Trailer (1968)

14 November 1968

Ukrainian bishop Kiril Lakota, a political prisoner in a Soviet gulag for twenty years, is unexpectedly released and sent to the Vatican, where, upon the sudden death of the Pope, leader of the Catholic Church, he must face a challenging destiny that will put the future of the entire world in his hands.

Damien - Omen II Trailer (1978)

09 June 1978

Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school.

A Man for All Seasons Trailer (1966)

13 December 1966

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

Decline and Fall ...of a Birdwatcher Trailer (1968)

30 October 1968

A young man's attempts at seduction and social climbing lead to mayhem.

The French Lieutenant's Woman Trailer (1981)

28 August 1981

In this story-within-a-story, Anna is an actress starring opposite Mike in a period piece about the forbidden love between their respective characters, Sarah and Charles.

The Mouse That Roared Trailer (1959)

17 July 1959

The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to declare war on the United States, lose and accept foreign aid.

Yesterday's Enemy Trailer (1959)

10 September 1959

Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage and endurance of the soldiers struggling at close quarters against the enemy.

Chain of Events Trailer (1958)

30 September 1958

When a clerk tries to dodge paying a bus fare, it sparks a series of unforseen consequences

Scent of Mystery Trailer (1960)

12 January 1960

An Englishman and a cabby try to save an heiress from murder in Spain.

Help! Trailer (1965)

29 July 1965

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off).

The Christmas Messenger Trailer (1975)

01 December 1975

An angel, present at the birth of Jesus, returns to Earth each year to listen to the Christmas carols and these carols are illustrated in short animated vignettes.

An Afternoon at the Festival Trailer (1973)

06 May 1973

Ahead of a screening of his latest film a director converses with a prostitute, whilst his female star and estranged wife talks to a writer, his brother.

Children of the Damned Trailer (1964)

10 January 1964

Six children are found spread through out the world that not only have enormous intelligence, but identical intelligence and have a strange bond to each other.

Ryan's Daughter Trailer (1970)

19 March 1970

In the wake of the 1916 Easter Rising, a married schoolteacher in a small Irish village has an affair with a troubled British officer.

Mr. Topaze Trailer (1961)

04 April 1961

Mr. Topaze is an unassuming school teacher in an unassuming small French town, who is honest to a fault.

Rumpole's Return Trailer (1980)

30 December 1980

A bored Rumpole, living in Florida retirement, uses an inquiry from Phyllida as a pretext to re-establish himself back in chambers.

Nobody Runs Forever Trailer (1968)

22 August 1968

Detective Scobie Malone accepts a mission to fly to London to arrest Sir James Quentin, a high-level commissioner wanted down under for murder.

The House on Garibaldi Street Trailer (1979)

28 May 1979

When Israeli officials learn that Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann may be living in Argentina, they send a team of secret agents to apprehend him.

X: The Unknown Trailer (1956)

21 September 1956

Army radiation experiments awaken a subterranean monster from a fissure that feeds on energy and proceeds to terrorise a remote Scottish village.

Massacre in Rome Trailer (1973)

04 October 1973

In the Nazi occupied city of Rome, an assault on an SS brigade draws retaliation from the military governship.

A Foreign Field Trailer (1993)

10 September 1993

Nostalgic comic drama in which Cyril and Amos, two veterans of the Normandy landings, return to France to visit the grave of their wartime buddy.

King Lear Trailer (1983)

03 April 1983

An aging King invites disaster when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters and rejects his one loving, but honest one.

The Boxwallah Trailer (1982)

31 July 1982

Edwin and Nancy Coote live in a dingy flat in Kensington, but still live in the reflected glory of the Indian Raj.

The Last Tasmanian Trailer (1978)

17 August 1978

The story of the genocide of the Tasmanian aborigine population by British settlers. Specifically Truganini, the last living full-blood aborigine.

Rumpole of the Bailey Trailer (1975)

16 December 1975

An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.

The Day the Earth Caught Fire Trailer (1961)

01 November 1961

British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right.

The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother Trailer (1975)

14 December 1975

After spending decades living in the shadow of his more famous and successful sibling, Consulting Detective Sigerson Holmes is called upon to help solve a crucial case that leads him on a hilarious trail of false identities, stolen documents, secret codes.

Assignment K Trailer (1968)

16 February 1968

Philip Scott, the boss of a toy company, is secretly also the chief of a British spy organization. Scott's cover is destroyed when enemy agents kidnap his girlfriend to force him to reveal the identities of his fellow spies.

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.

The Life of Galileo Trailer (1964)

29 April 1964

BBC version of Brecht's epic account of Galileo's persecution for his 'heretical' idea that the earth moved around the sun.

King and Country Trailer (1964)

05 September 1964

During World War I, Army Private Arthur James Hamp is accused of desertion during battle. The officer assigned to defend him at his court-martial, Captain Hargreaves, finds out there is more to the case than meets the eye.

Doctor in Distress Trailer (1963)

30 July 1963

"Doctor in Distress" is the fifth of the seven films in the "Doctor" series, and focuses on Sir Lancelot Spratt, Simon Sparrow's old teacher and sometimes nemesis.

Murder with Mirrors Trailer (1985)

20 February 1985

When Miss Jane Marple arrives at palatial Stonygates, one thing is certain. Before there's time to lather a warm scone with marmalade and place a tea cozy, murder most foul is bound to occur.

Alice in Wonderland Trailer (1966)

28 December 1966

Alice in Wonderland (1966) is a BBC television play based on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

Jazz Boat Trailer (1960)

01 February 1960

An electrician boasts about being a cat burglar to impress his comrades, but his lie spins out of control when he's sought to participate in a jewel heist.

The Sun Is God Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

A dramatised documentary of the life and work of JMW Turner.

The Last Romantics Trailer (1992)

29 March 1992

A semi-fictionalized account of the life of writer F.R. Leavis, his mentor Arthur Quiller Couch, and Leavis's own students at Cambridge University.

On the Eve of Publication Trailer (1968)

27 November 1968

TV play by David Mercer. First in a trilogy concerning Marxist novelist Robert Kelvin. The occasion is a dinner party, Kelvin is concerned with a summation of his life, addressed in his head to his lover, Emma.

Time Without Pity Trailer (1957)

21 March 1957

Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of his friend Brian Stanford.

The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film Trailer (1959)

31 October 1959

A short film without any direct action designed more as an experiment, with disjointed comic scenes with no common thread.

A Tale of Two Cities Trailer (1958)

07 February 1958

Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

Dad and Dave: On Our Selection Trailer (1995)

20 July 1995

Tired of local corruption and the harshness of his life a bushman demonstrates the true Aussie spirit

Molokai: The Story of Father Damien Trailer (1999)

17 March 1999

The true story of the 19th century Belgian priest, Father Damien, who volunteered to go to the island of Molokai, to console and care for the lepers.

Federation Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

An epic tale about the making of Australia. This tells the stories of the founding fathers and of the people in six separate colonies in the decades leading to Federation.

Murder in the Cathedral Trailer (1951)

10 September 1951

Murder in the Cathedral is a story about Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, and his struggles against temptation and personal vanity prior to his murder in the great Cathedral.

The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders Trailer (1965)

26 May 1965

A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.

The Chain Trailer (1984)

01 November 1984

Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.

Circles of Deceit: Sleeping Dogs Trailer (1996)

23 December 1996

MI5 operative Neil is asked to meet with retired KGB officer Alexander Petrov, who has approached MI5 claiming that he has highly classified information that he wishes to sell to pay for a triple heart bypass.