Ewen Solon

Acting

Ewen Solon

Born September 7, 1917 · Auckland, New Zealand

Died July 7, 1985 · aged 67

No biography available.

Known For

The Hound of the BaskervillesThe Hound of the Baskervilles · 1959
The Hound of the Baskervilles
★ 6.81959
MovieMysteryThriller
When a nobleman is threatened by a family curse on his newly inherited estate, detective Sherlock Holmes is hired to investigate.
Lion of the DesertLion of the Desert · 1981
Lion of the Desert
★ 7.31981
MovieHistoryWar
Resistance leader Omar Mukhtar opposes Italian colonization before World War II. The brutal guerrilla war against Italian General Rodolfo Graziani and the Fascist forces of Benito Mussolini highlights the struggle for Libyan independence and the harsh tactics utilised by the colonisers.
The MessageThe Message · 1976
The Message
★ 7.11976
MovieAdventureDrama
In sixth-century Mecca, Prophet Muhammad receives his first revelation from God as a messenger. Three years later, he's not alone in his quest and publicly declares his prophecy. Muhammad is fought by Abu Sufian and his wife Hind, rulers of Mecca. Muhammad's followers are hunted and tortured but he continues his calling.
The Curse of the WerewolfThe Curse of the Werewolf · 1961
The Curse of the Werewolf
★ 6.51961
MovieHorror
A child conceived by a mute servant girl transforms from an innocent youth to a killer beast at night with uncontrollable urges.
Tarzan the MagnificentTarzan the Magnificent · 1960
Tarzan the Magnificent
★ 5.91960
MovieActionAdventure
After the Banton family rob a store is a small village and kill the local police constable, Tarzan captures one of them, Coy Banton. He decides to return him to the authorities so that the dead policeman's family will benefit from the $5000 reward. The head of the clan, Abel Banton and his two sons have no intention of letting Tarzan deliver Coy and burn the river boat they were to use. Several of the passengers are now stranded forcing Tarzan to take them along on a trek through the jungle. Abel Banton trails them intent not only getting his son back but getting rid of Tarzan.
The Stranglers of BombayThe Stranglers of Bombay · 1959
The Stranglers of Bombay
★ 6.51959
MovieThrillerCrime
In 1826 British-ruled India, the secret Cult of Thugee demonstrates their worship of their goddess, Kali, by the mutilation and mass murder of thousands of Indians while pirating the shipments of the British East-Indian Tea Company. As the British military leaders play down the implications of the piracy and disappearances, a lone captain realizes that they are not just coincidence and sets out to uncover the source of the deviltry, at the risk of his career. Based on history.
The Terror of the TongsThe Terror of the Tongs · 1961
The Terror of the Tongs
★ 5.71961
MovieCrimeMystery
In 1910, Hong Kong, under the rule of the British Empire, is a prosperous and bustling city, but, hidden in the shadows of its many narrow streets, the hideous members of the Red Dragon gang, a branch of the evil Chinese secret society of the Tongs, lurk and murder those who oppose to their tyranny, which thrives on vice, crime and the fear of the weakest.
Rob Roy, The Highland RogueRob Roy, The Highland Rogue · 1953
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue
★ 5.21953
MovieActionAdventure
After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has lots of adventures, gets married, and eventually becomes enough of a nuisance to George I to be outlawed, and hunted by the English

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KidnappedKidnapped · 1979
Kidnapped
★ 7.11979
SeriesDrama
David McCallum stars as the rebellious Alan Breck Stewart, and this ambitious serial (a co-production between HTV and Germany's Tele-Munchen) also features a host of British character actors, including Bill Simpson, Patrick Allen, Andrew Keir, Patrick Magee and Frank Windsor. When young David Balfour arrives at his uncle's bleak Scottish house to claim his inheritance, his relative tries to murder him then has him shipped off to be sold as a slave in the colonies. Luckily for the lad, he strikes up a friendship with Alan Breck Stewart, who is on the run after Bonnie Prince Charlie's defeat at Culloden. When a ship's captain tries to kill Breck for his money, the two manage to get to land and set out for Edinburgh, dodging the ruthless Redcoats along the way.

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