Movies starring James Donald

Biography: 
Scottish-born actor James Donald was born in Aberdeen on May 18, 1917, and took his first professional stage bow some time in the late 30s. He finally attained a degree of stardom in 1943 for his sterling performance in Noel Coward's "Present Laughter" which starred Coward himself. Subsequent post-war theatre work included "The Eagle with Two Heads" (1947), "You Never Can Tell" (1948) and "The Hei ...  show all 

The Great Escape (1963)

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Drama | Thriller | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Steve McQueen | James Garner | Richard Attenborough | James Donald | Charles Bronson | Donald Pleasence | James Coburn | Hannes Messemer | David McCallum | Gordon Jackson | John Leyton | Angus Lennie | Nigel Stock | Robert Graf | Jud Taylor
Directors: John Sturges
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Based on a true history, *quot; Grande Fuite*quot; is in charge of the biggest Allied try of escape of a camp POW during the Second world war. The first one left the film concentrates on efforts of escape in the camp and process to dig a of escape clandestinely. The second half of the film is in charge of massive effort by Gestapo to find most than 70 avoided prisoners who are in this point everywhere in the Third Reich trying to advance in England and different neutral countries.

Basé sur une vraie histoire, "la Grande Fuite" s’occupe du plus grand essai de fuite Allié d’un camp POW allemand pendant la Deuxième guerre Mondiale. La première partie du film se concentre sur les efforts de fuite dans le camp et le processus de creuser secrètement un de fuite. La deuxième moitié du film s’occupe de l’effort massif par la Gestapo allemande pour retrouver les plus de 70 prisonniers échappés qui sont à ce point partout dans le Troisième Reich essayant d’avancer en Angleterre et pays neutres différents.

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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | War
Countries: UK | USA
Actors: William Holden | Jack Hawkins | Alec Guinness | Sessue Hayakawa | James Donald | Geoffrey Horne | André Morell | Peter Williams | John Boxer | Percy Herbert | Harold Goodwin | Ann Sears | Heihachiro Okawa | Keiichiro Katsumoto | M.R.B. Chakrabandhu
Directors: David Lean
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The film is in charge of the situation of British prisoners of war during the Second World war who are ordered to construct a bridge to lodge the of Burma-Siam. Their must the bridge, but, conducted by Nicholson (Alec Guinness), they are persuaded that the bridge should be constructed as a symbol of British morale, mind and respectability in the hostile circumstances. At the beginning, the prisoners admire Nicholson when he endures courageously torment rather than compromise his principles aimed at the commander Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). He is an arrogant but honorable man, who is slowly revealed to be one deceiving. It persuades himself that the bridge is a monument with British character, but a monument really belongs to him and her emphasis on its building becomes a subtle form of collaboration with the . The unknown to him, the Allies sent a mission to the jungle, led by the Manager (Jack Hawkins) and an American, Tondages (William Holden), to exaggerate the bridge.

Le film s’occupe de la situation de prisonniers de guerre britanniques pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale qui sont ordonnés de construire un pont pour loger le chemin de fer de Birmanie-Siam. Leur doit saboter le pont, mais, sous la direction de Nicholson (Alec Guinness), ils sont convaincus que le pont devrait être construit comme un symbole de britannique, esprit et dignité dans les circonstances hostiles. Au début, les prisonniers admirent Nicholson quand il endure courageusement la torture plutôt que le compromis ses principes à l’intention du commandant japonais Saito (Sessue Hayakawa). Il est un homme honorable mais arrogant, qui est lentement révélé pour être un obsessif trompé. Il se convainc que le pont est un monument au caractère britannique, mais est vraiment un monument à lui et son insistance sur sa devient une forme subtile de collaboration avec l’ennemi. Inconnu à lui, les Alliés ont envoyé une mission dans la jungle, menée par le Directeur (Jack Hawkins) et un américain, les Tondages (Guillaume Holden), exagérer le pont.

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The Vikings (1958)

Wednesday, March 21st, 2007
Genres: Action | Adventure | History
Countries: USA
Actors: Kirk Douglas | Tony Curtis | Ernest Borgnine | Janet Leigh | James Donald | Alexander Knox | Maxine Audley | Frank Thring | Eileen Way | Edric Connor | Dandy Nichols | Per Buckhøj
Directors: Richard Fleischer
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The Einar and Eric are two Viking’s stepbrothers. The ancient one is a big warrior while the different one is an ex-, but none knows the real of other. When the of Northumbria in Great becomes free for the capture, two compete one against other for the award, but they have very different motives - amba implication of the Morgana, nevertheless.

El Einar y Eric son dos hermanastros de Vikingo. El antiguo es un gran guerrero mientras el otro es un ex esclavo, pero ninguno sabe la identidad verdadera del otro. Cuando el trono de Northumbria en Gran Bretaña se hace libre para la toma, los dos hermanos compiten el uno contra el otro por el premio, pero ellos tienen motivos muy diferentes - amba implicación de la princesa Morgana, sin embargo.

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