Acting
Michael N. Harbour
Born July 4, 1945 · Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Died April 9, 2009 · aged 63
Michael N. Harbour, with the "N" standing for Ninian, was born in Edinburgh. He was one of six children of a veterinarian and grew up in London and St. Albans, Hertfordshire. It was there that he developed an interest in amateur dramatics and met his wife, Lesley, whom he married in 1968. Their daughter, actress and voice-over artist Kate Harbour, was born the following year. He graduated from th…
Known For
Wild Geese II · 1985Wild Geese II
★ 4.81985
MovieActionThriller
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus · 1986Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus
★ 8.01986
MovieDrama
Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.
Europe After the Rain: Dada and Surrealism · 1978Europe After the Rain: Dada and Surrealism
★ 4.21978
MovieDocumentary
Dada came out of the madness of World War One. "The birth of Dada was not the beginning of art but of disgust." Surrealism tried to systematize Dada's anarchy into an artistic blend of Freudian psychoanalysis and Marxist provocation. In the interests of conquering the irrational, Salvador Dali opened exhibitions dressed in a diving suit, Marcel Duchamp turned himself into woman, Benjamin Peret assaulted priests, and Yves Tanguy ate spiders. Andre Breton, nicknamed "the Pope of Surrealism", led an inspired gang of artists, lunatics and writers. By the 1950s they were denouncing each other for betraying the movement, but their ideas had infected every art form.
Only Connect · 1979Only Connect
1979
MovieDrama
When researching the UK labour movement at the turn of the twentieth century, Graham discovers the pioneering socialist and gay rights campaigner Edward Carpenter.
The Long Bank Holiday · 2004The Long Bank Holiday
★ 8.02004
MovieCrimeDrama
A spate of computer thefts from government offices, a possible suicide under the wheels of a high-speed train, an absconded lifer on the loose, and a grisly trove of human bones in a garden all conspire to keep Davies on the job during a long Easter weekend.
Pandaemonium · 2001Pandaemonium
★ 5.02001
MovieDrama
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, an unstable but brilliant poet, becomes friends with the unknown William Wordsworth, and together they set out to recreate English poetry in the spirt of liberty and democracy. As time goes by, cracks begin to appear in the relationship. Sam becomes addicted to opium, while William's ego and ambition distance him further from his friend.
Beauty and the Beast · 1976Beauty and the Beast
★ 6.01976
MovieFamilyFantasy
A beautiful girl agrees to marry a hideous, deformed beast and live in his castle in order to save her father's life.
Good Neighbours · 1984Good Neighbours
1984
Movie
Lorrie's father is keen on the idea of an anti-crime Neighbourhood Watch, but Lorrie has his doubts. A play for the BBC schools anthology Scene written by Leslie Stewart.
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