Martita Hunt

Acting

Martita Hunt

Born January 30, 1900 · Buenos Aires, Argentina

Died June 13, 1969 · aged 69

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Martita Edith Hunt (30 January 1900 – 13 June 1969) was an Argentine-born British theatre and film actress. She had a dominant stage presence and played a wide range of powerful characters. She is best remembered for her performance as Miss Havisham in David Lean's Great Expectations.

Known For

Great ExpectationsGreat Expectations · 1946
Great Expectations
7.31946
MovieDramaRomance
In this Dickens adaptation, orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
The Brides of DraculaThe Brides of Dracula · 1960
The Brides of Dracula
6.71960
MovieHorror
A young teacher on her way to a position in Transylvania helps a young man escape the shackles his mother has put on him. In so doing she innocently unleashes the horrors of the undead once again on the populace, including those at her school for ladies. Luckily for some, Dr. Van Helsing is already on his way.
BecketBecket · 1964
Becket
7.21964
MovieDramaHistory
Thomas Becket, Henry II's longtime advisor, finds his friendship with the debauched king corroding when he is unwillingly appointed as Archbishop of Canterbury in an attempt to gain absolute loyalty from the Church.
AnastasiaAnastasia · 1956
Anastasia
6.81956
MovieDramaRomance
Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.
Bunny Lake Is MissingBunny Lake Is Missing · 1965
Bunny Lake Is Missing
7.21965
MovieMysteryThriller
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Bonjour TristesseBonjour Tristesse · 1958
Bonjour Tristesse
6.71958
MovieDramaRomance
A spoiled teenager spends the summer at the French Riviera with her rich, widower, playboy father, but when his old flame resurfaces, she resolves to keep her frivolous lifestyle at all costs.
The Wonderful World of the Brothers GrimmThe Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm · 1962
The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm
5.91962
MovieFantasyFamily
The Grimm brothers Wilhelm and Jacob, known for their literary works in the nineteenth century, have their lives dramatized. Wilhelm fights to write something entertaining amongst the sea of dry, non-fiction books they write and he sets about collecting oral-tradition fairy tales to put into print. Their life story is countered with reenactments of three of their stories including "The Dancing Princess," "The Cobbler and the Elves" and "The Singing Bone."
SabotageSabotage · 1937
Sabotage
6.71937
MovieDramaThriller
Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her husband has a secret that will affect their relationship and threaten her teenage brother's life.

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