Virginia McKenna

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Dame Virginia Anne McKenna, DBE (born 7 June 1931) is a British stage and screen actress, author, activist, and wildlife campaigner. She is best known for the films A Town Like Alice (1956), Carve Her Name with Pride (1958), Born Free (1966), and Ring of Bright Water (1969), as well as her work with The Born Free Foundation.

Most Popular Virginia McKenna Trailers

Total trailers found: 46

Father's Doing Fine Trailer (1952)

15 August 1952

Lady Buckering, an English widow, has four daughters; Doreen, married to Dougall and about to give birth at home, and Gerda, Bicky and Catherine.

A Passage to India Trailer (1965)

16 November 1965

The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.

Duel of Hearts Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

Lady Caroline Faye meets Lord Vane Brecon and is attracted to him. When she finds out that he is beit

Blood Link Trailer (1982)

15 October 1982

A man who has been having psychic visions of himself killing naked women soon discovers that it's not himself he's seeing, it's his Siamese twin.

Staggered Trailer (1994)

08 July 1994

Very much in love, Neil's wedding plans are sabotaged, beginning when he is abandoned, naked, on a Scottish island.

Carve Her Name with Pride Trailer (1958)

18 February 1958

London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group.

A Town Like Alice Trailer (1956)

01 March 1956

In 1941 Malaysia, the advancing Japanese army captures a lot of British territory very quickly. The men are sent off to labor camps, but they have no plan on what to do with the women and children of the British.

Widow's Walk Trailer (2019)

19 October 2019

Eve's husband has been killed in Afghanistan. She takes her young son to a Suffolk beach house on the edge of the North Sea to grieve.

The Wreck of the Mary Deare Trailer (1959)

17 November 1959

A disgraced merchant marine officer elects to stay aboard his sinking cargo ship in order to prove the vessel was deliberately scuttled and, as a result, vindicate his good name.

The Ship That Died of Shame Trailer (1955)

19 April 1955

After World War II the crew of a motor gunboat join together to buy their old vessel and go into business for themselves.

Two Living, One Dead Trailer (1961)

03 April 1961

Three Post Office employees are at work when the facility is held up. The robber kills the supervisor and knocks out another employee.

Julius Caesar Trailer (1979)

11 February 1979

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.

Sliding Doors Trailer (1998)

23 April 1998

Helen, a London ad executive, is fired from her job and rushes out to catch a train, but, as she runs down, her life suddenly splits off.

Ring of Bright Water Trailer (1969)

18 June 1969

Stuck in a dead-end job, Graham Merrill adopts an otter, Mij, as a pet and then moves to an isolated village in western Scotland.

Waterloo Trailer (1970)

26 October 1970

After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him.

Hello: A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips Trailer (2013)

28 September 2013

A Portrait Of Leslie Phillips takes a look at the life of Leslie Phillips; the legendary actor, writer and veritable British institution.

Puccini Trailer (1984)

01 January 1984

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town.

The Admirable Crichton Trailer (1968)

02 May 1968

A group of people are shipwrecked when their yacht runs aground on a South Pacific island. The usual hierarchy in an upper-class British family breaks down quickly when it becomes apparent that only the servant, Crichton, is capable of surviving on his own and he becomes the community's leader.

The Cruel Sea Trailer (1953)

24 February 1953

At the start of World War II, Cmdr. Ericson is assigned to convoy escort HMS Compass Rose with inexperienced officers and men just out of training.

Born Free Trailer (1966)

14 March 1966

At a national park in Kenya, English game warden George Adamson and his wife, Joy, care for three orphaned lion cubs.

The Smallest Show on Earth Trailer (1957)

09 April 1957

Jean and Bill are a married couple trying to scrape a living. Out of the blue they receive a telegram informing them Bill's long-lost uncle has died and left them his business—a cinema in the town of Sloughborough.

Beauty and the Beast Trailer (1976)

03 December 1976

A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.

Leona Calderon Trailer (2013)

08 May 2013

Leona Calderon is a retiring altruistic music lover earning her living cleaning establishments and private homes.

Ethel & Ernest Trailer (2016)

15 October 2016

This hand drawn animated film, based on the award winning graphic novel by Raymond Briggs, is an intimate and affectionate depiction of the life and times of his parents, two ordinary Londoners living through extraordinary events.

Peter Pan Trailer (1976)

12 December 1976

Peter Pan is a 1976 musical adaptation of J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan, or the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up, produced for television as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame, starring Mia Farrow as Peter Pan and Danny Kaye as Captain Hook, and with Sir John Gielgud narrating.

The Disappearance Trailer (1977)

30 November 1977

The wife of a contract killer disappears. When he is hired by an international organisation to carry out a hit, he suspects they are connected with her disappearance.

The Scold's Bridle Trailer (1998)

10 April 1998

Detective Cooper investigates the bizarre circumstances surrounding the murder of Matilda who was found dead in her bath wearing the Scold's Bridle.

Holocaust 2000 Trailer (1977)

25 November 1977

An executive in charge of a nuclear power plant in the Mid-East must stop his son-- who turns out to be the Anti Christ -- from blowing it up.

The Lady in Waiting Trailer (1992)

01 January 1992

In 1970s New York, a drag queen and elderly woman meet during a blackout. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Simba Trailer (1955)

07 January 1955

A European family in East Africa finds itself caught up in an uprising by local black Africans against their white colonial masters.

Swallows and Amazons Trailer (1974)

01 June 1974

On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days.

Rosamunde Pilcher: September Trailer (1996)

07 April 1996

Verena Steynton is holding a party for her daughter. All the aristocratic families of Strathcroy in the Scottish Highlands are attending, with all their guilty secrets.

Wings Trailer (2020)

06 October 2020

A heartwarming love story that spans over six decades, between two Land Army girls during World War II.

The Oracle Trailer (1953)

01 June 1953

An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

The Barretts of Wimpole Street Trailer (1957)

16 January 1957

Director Sidney Franklin's 1957 remake of his own 1934 film, about the romance of poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning.

Golden Years Trailer (2016)

29 April 2016

Fate, the pensions crisis and a steadfast refusal to accept the injustice of old age have contrived to force law abiding, retired couple, Arthur and Martha Goode into a life of crime.

Love/Loss Trailer (2010)

01 January 2010

A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have their separate experiences shaped their lives over this long period apart, and is there still time for them to share the happiness that has so long been denied? As Mary and Joe confront the mistakes of their past and share memories of a previously unspoken love, their reunion appears to take them on a path to happiness.

The Whistle-Blower Trailer (2001)

14 April 2001

A bank employee, Laura Tracey, places herself and her family in mortal danger after reporting irregularities in the firm's overseas accounts to the National Criminal Intelligence Service.

The Lions Are Free Trailer (1969)

23 January 1969

The true life sequel to the movie classic Born Free. The actors from the movie Born Free, Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna, with the help of their friend legendary conservationist George Adamson, reveal what became of the lions used in the filming of the popular movie classic Born Free.

The Gathering Storm Trailer (1974)

29 November 1974

Winston Churchill's life in the years leading up to World War II.

The Case of the Frightened Lady Trailer (1983)

01 January 1983

A woman tries to protect her family's name when one relative becomes a murderer.

The Lion at World's End Trailer (1971)

28 February 1971

The astonishing true story of a zoo-born lion who found himself in the pet department of Harrods, then the cellar of an antique shop in London and, ultimately the wilds of Africa.

Have a Nice Night Trailer (1990)

27 January 1990

Movie star Barbara Jenkins arrives in Cannes to host an auction of her costumes, under protection of Tom Lepski.

Romeo and Juliet Trailer (1955)

22 May 1955

Premiering on BBC as a part of their Sunday-Night Theatre program, this 1955 adaptation of Shakespeare's classic play closely follows the original text.

An Elephant Called Slowly Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Bill and Ginny are invited by a naturalist friend to take care of his home in Africa while he is away, and they find themselves adopted by three orphan elephants.

Storm Over Jamaica Trailer (1958)

25 September 1958

A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting new woman.