Barrie Rutter

Acting

Barrie Rutter

Born December 12, 1946 · Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK (age 79)

Barrie Thomas Rutter OBE is an English actor and the founder and artistic director of the Northern Broadsides theatre company based in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Known For

Silver Dream RacerSilver Dream Racer · 1980
Silver Dream Racer
5.61980
MovieDramaAction
Nick Freeman is a motorcycle racer who, following the death of his brother, inherits a revolutionary prototype motorcycle, and is determined to race it at the British Grand Prix at Silverstone.
PorridgePorridge · 1979
Porridge
6.71979
MovieComedyCrime
Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.
Countdown to WarCountdown to War · 1989
Countdown to War
6.71989
MovieDramaHistory
Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
The OresteiaThe Oresteia · 1983
The Oresteia
10.01983
MovieDrama
Agamemnon returns home from the Trojan war and is murdered by his wife, setting off a chain of revenge that stretches across this trilogy of play. Directed by Peter Brook for the National Theatre, this is an all-male performance with masks.
Foreign BodyForeign Body · 1986
Foreign Body
4.61986
MovieComedy
Banerjee stars as Ram Das, a jobless Indian man who, tired of life in Calcutta, steals money from his father in order to afford a passage to Britain and while there, falls in love with a white woman.
The Saint: The Brazilian ConnectionThe Saint: The Brazilian Connection · 1989
The Saint: The Brazilian Connection
7.51989
MovieActionCrime
Sleuth Simon Templar ties a London baby's kidnapping to a black-market baby ring based in Brazil.
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'Franz Kafka's 'The Trial' · 1988
Franz Kafka's 'The Trial'
1988
MovieDocumentaryDrama
BBC documentary about Franz Kafka played by GREEK TV in 1990. This documentary is one of the ten films of “The Modern World: Ten Great Writers (1988)”.
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeThe Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe · 2018
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2018
MovieComedy
How long is forever? When the imprisoned Palamon and Arcite vow eternal friendship, they don’t expect that anything will come between them. But then from their cell window they see the beautiful Emilia, and their priorities take a sudden and violent turn. In this late romance, Fletcher and Shakespeare examine love in all its fluid and complex forms. Barrie Rutter, recipient of the 2003 Sam Wanamaker Award, directs his first play since stepping down as Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides. Inspired by the play’s Morris language and references, The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in pastoral ‘Merrie England’ and brought to life with original music composed by acclaimed folk musician Eliza Carthy, and dance choreographed by Ewan Wardrop.

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The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's GlobeThe Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe · 2018
The Two Noble Kinsmen - Live at Shakespeare's Globe
2018
MovieComedy
How long is forever? When the imprisoned Palamon and Arcite vow eternal friendship, they don’t expect that anything will come between them. But then from their cell window they see the beautiful Emilia, and their priorities take a sudden and violent turn. In this late romance, Fletcher and Shakespeare examine love in all its fluid and complex forms. Barrie Rutter, recipient of the 2003 Sam Wanamaker Award, directs his first play since stepping down as Artistic Director of Northern Broadsides. Inspired by the play’s Morris language and references, The Two Noble Kinsmen is set in pastoral ‘Merrie England’ and brought to life with original music composed by acclaimed folk musician Eliza Carthy, and dance choreographed by Ewan Wardrop.

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