The Opium War (
1997) | IMDb:
6.4
The story of the Opium War between China, in the waning days of the Qing Dynasty, and the British Empire, in the 1830s, and the subsequent takeover of Hong Kong by Britain; through the eyes of the key figures, fiercely nationalistic Lin Zexu, and opportunistic British naval diplomat Charles Elliot.
Starring:
Debra Beaumont
,
Simon Williams
,
Pao Guoan
,
Oliver Cotton
,
Nigel Davenport
,
Rob Freeman
Chariots of Fire (
1981) | IMDb:
7.1
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
Nighthawks (
1981) | IMDb:
6.3
When one of Europe's most lethal terrorists shows up in New York, an elite undercover cop is assigned to take him down by any means necessary.
Starring:
Sylvester Stallone
,
Billy Dee Williams
,
Lindsay Wagner
,
Persis Khambatta
,
Nigel Davenport
,
Rutger Hauer
Zulu Dawn (
1979) | IMDb:
6.6
In 1879, the British suffer a great loss at the Battle of Isandlwana due to incompetent leadership.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Simon Ward
,
Denholm Elliott
,
Peter Vaughan
,
James Faulkner
,
Christopher Cazenove
The Island of Dr. Moreau (
1977) | IMDb:
5.9
A ship-wrecked man floats ashore on an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island is inhabited by a scientist, Dr. Moreau, who in an experiment has turned beasts into human beings.
Starring:
Burt Lancaster
,
Michael York
,
Nigel Davenport
,
Barbara Carrera
,
Richard Basehart
,
Nick Cravat
Directed by:
Don Taylor
The Last Valley (
1971) | IMDb:
7
People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of soldiers occupying the valley.
Starring:
Michael Caine
,
Omar Sharif
,
Florinda Bolkan
,
Nigel Davenport
,
Per Oscarsson
,
Madeleine Hinde
A Man for All Seasons (
1966) | IMDb:
7.7
A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.