Acting

Maxwell Foster

Born August 3, 1899 · Ashbourne, Derbyshire, England, UK

Died October 11, 1983 · aged 84

No biography available.

Known For

Kind Hearts and CoronetsKind Hearts and Coronets · 1949
Kind Hearts and Coronets
7.61949
MovieComedyCrime
When his mother eloped with an Italian opera singer, Louis Mazzini was cut off from her aristocratic family. After the family refuses to let her be buried in the family mausoleum, Louis avenges his mother's death by attempting to murder every family member who stands between himself and the family fortune. But when he finds himself torn between his longtime love and the widow of one of his victims, his plans go awry.
Black NarcissusBlack Narcissus · 1947
Black Narcissus
7.51947
MovieDrama
A group of Anglican nuns, led by Sister Clodagh, are sent to a mountain in the Himalayas. The climate in the region is hostile and the nuns are housed in an odd old palace. They work to establish a school and a hospital, but slowly their focus shifts. Sister Ruth falls for a government worker, Mr. Dean, and begins to question her vow of celibacy. As Sister Ruth obsesses over Mr. Dean, Sister Clodagh becomes immersed in her own memories of love.
No Highway in the SkyNo Highway in the Sky · 1951
No Highway in the Sky
7.01951
MovieDramaThriller
James Stewart plays aeronautical engineer Theodore Honey, the quintessential absent-minded professor: eccentric, forgetful, but brilliant. His studies show that the aircraft being manufactured by his employer has a subtle but deadly design flaw that manifests itself only after the aircraft has flown a certain number of hours. En route to a crash site to prove his theory, Honey discovers that he is aboard a plane rapidly approaching his predicted deadline.
CounterspyCounterspy · 1953
Counterspy
6.31953
MovieDrama
While perusing the books of an engineering company, fastidious auditor Frank Manning encounters rum goings on when he is approached by a woman who claiming she is being blackmailed. She begs him to find certain letters and he eventually agrees. Having obtained the letters, he takes them to a specified address where, to his horror, he finds a man, fully clothed, dead in the bath.
WomaneaterWomaneater · 1958
Womaneater
4.61958
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
A mad scientist captures women and feeds them to a flesh-eating tree, which in turn gives him a serum that helps bring the dead back to life.
The End of the LineThe End of the Line · 1957
The End of the Line
6.21957
MovieCrimeDrama
The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
We Shall SeeWe Shall See · 1964
We Shall See
7.01964
MovieDrama
The controlling wife of a pilot wants her husband to quit flying.
A Man from the SunA Man from the Sun · 1956
A Man from the Sun
7.01956
MovieDrama
A mixed party of West Indian settlers arrives in London, where they encounter prejudice from the white population and integrate themselves into the existing West Indian community.

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