Alec McCowen Movies

  • 1966
    The Witches

    The Witches

    The Witches

    61966HD

    Following a nervous breakdown, Gwen takes up the job of head teacher in the small village of Haddaby. There she can benefit from the tranquillity and...

    The Witches
  • 1979
    Hanover Street

    Hanover Street

    Hanover Street

    5.51979HD

    Margaret is a nurse in England during WW2, and married to a secret agent. Things get complicated when she falls for David, an American pilot.

    Hanover Street
  • 1987
    Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom

    Cry Freedom

    71987HD

    A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald...

    Cry Freedom
  • 1972
    Frenzy

    Frenzy

    Frenzy

    7.0951972HD

    London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard...

    Frenzy
  • 1954
    The Divided Heart

    The Divided Heart

    The Divided Heart

    6.71954HD

    During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's...

    The Divided Heart
  • 1976
    Private Lives

    Private Lives

    Private Lives

    6.51976HD

    Divorced couple Amanda and Elyot have both recently remarried. On their honeymoons, however, they discover that they have accidentally booked...

    Private Lives
  • 1970
    The Hawaiians

    The Hawaiians

    The Hawaiians

    5.41970HD

    A wanderer returns home only to find political turmoil, disease and romantic difficulties.

    The Hawaiians
  • 1982
    A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

    A Dedicated Man

    01982HD

    Edith is a hotel waitress, single and in her mid-forties, with a major infatuation on Maurice Silcox, the hotel's head waiter. But Edith becomes...

    A Dedicated Man
  • 1989
    Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

    Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

    Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do

    01989HD

    A celebration of Max Miller , comedian and star. Presented by Gerald Scarfe with Max Bygraves Charlie Chester , Doris Hare Jean Kent , Alec...

    Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do
  • 1957
    Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

    Time Without Pity

    6.5211957HD

    Alec Graham is sentenced to death for the murder of his girlfriend Jennie, with whom he spent a weekend at the English country home of the parents of...

    Time Without Pity
  • 1959
    The Doctor's Dilemma

    The Doctor's Dilemma

    The Doctor's Dilemma

    6.11959HD

    Four doctors face a serious dilemma when the beautiful wife of a TB-stricken artist begs one of them to cure her brilliant, but amoral, husband.

    The Doctor's Dilemma
  • 2001
    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    6.22001HD

    A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human...

    David Copperfield
  • 1957
    Town on Trial

    Town on Trial

    Town on Trial

    6.4571957HD

    When an attractive young girl is murdered, suspicion falls on several members of the local tennis club. It falls to Police Inspector Halloran to sort...

    Town on Trial
  • 1979
    Henry V

    Henry V

    Henry V

    61979HD

    Insulted by the Dauphin, the newly-crowned King Henry V gathers his troops for war. But Henry must convince his men that he has left his wild days...

    Henry V
  • 1990
    St Mark's Gospel

    St Mark's Gospel

    St Mark's Gospel

    01990HD

    Alec McCowen's award-winning solo performance of the St Mark Gospel.

    St Mark's Gospel
  • 1980
    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    Twelfth Night

    6.71980HD

    Viola and Sebastian are lookalike twins, separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself like her brother and goes into...

    Twelfth Night
  • 1992
    Macbeth

    Macbeth

    Macbeth

    01992HD

    Encouraged by a prophecy and his scheming wife, Macbeth sets out to be King of Scotland, but soon realizes the lengths he must go to keep his power...

    Macbeth
  • 1985
    The Assam Garden

    The Assam Garden

    The Assam Garden

    6.51985HD

    An insecure, aggressive widow of a tea garden manager reluctantly develops an affectionate relationship with an Indian housewife and her family.

    The Assam Garden
  • 1978
    When the Actors Come

    When the Actors Come

    When the Actors Come

    01978HD

    On a cold day in January 1850, a group of travelling actors arrive out of the snow at the remote country estate of Count Horvath, in eastern Hungary....

    When the Actors Come
  • 1972
    Triple Exposure

    Triple Exposure

    Triple Exposure

    01972HD

    Len climbs Veronica and Percy’s fence intent on burglary, but what really happens next? The three acts of the play show the incident from each...

    Triple Exposure