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1.Young Indiana Jones - Treasure Of The Peacock's Eye starring: Sean Patrick Flanery, Ronny Coutteure, Adrian Edmondson, Jayne Ashbourne, Tom Courtenay directed by: Carl Schultz March 06, 2000
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This begins moments from the end of WW I. Indy and his best friend Remmy, find a treasure map from a dieing man in no man's land. His mysterious words, "The eye of the peacock" send them off on a treasure hunt for the lost diamond of Alexander the great. It is a classic Indy adventure. He and Remmy encounter pirates, natives, puzzle solving, and rival hunters. This is a roller coaster ride from the start to almost the finish, the end is much slower and has no action sequences at all. However, instead it has Indy make the life changing decision of his future career. Despite the disapointing end, this is still one of the best Young Indiana Jones adventures around, and comes incredibly close to the 5 star award. A must for any ... Read More:

2.A Rather English Marriage [1998] starring: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Joanna Lumley, John Light, Joanna Scanlan directed by: Paul Seed February 08, 1999
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When ex-RAF fighter pilot Reginald Conyngham-Jarvis (Albert Finney) and former milkman Roy Southgate (Tom Courtenay) both become widowers within minutes of each other, an unlikely bond between them begins to form. Both men are from the opposite side of the social spectrum, Reginald, verbose, and self confessed womaniser, nevertheless less fond of his late wife, no idea of domesticity,and Roy the dedicated husband, never looked at another woman, more outwardly gentle and caring, both begin to share the same house, the formation of an "odd couple" type of scenario. The theme behind the relationships of this touching, superbly acted drama, based on Angela Lambert's novel, is both characters providing to the other what each person badly ... Read More:

3.Billy Liar [1963] starring: Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie, Wilfred Pickles, Mona Washbourne, Finlay Currie directed by: John Schlesinger August 01, 1994
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A great deal is said that Billy Liar is set 'Up North' and 'in the swinging sixties' which is true and all the better for it but the story it tells is just as relevant to anywhere and anytime and is, as such, timeless and placeless. This is a great film. The characters are brilliant and the cast play their parts to a tee. The storyline is poignant, witty and insightful and makes you feel a little uncomfortable as, I'm sure, there is a varying degree of Tom Courtenays's character in all of us. It's difficult to comment much more on the film without giving the plot away but I very much recommend it to anyone both as a very enjoyable story but also as a thoughtful look at a person's mentality and how they deal with their situation, their hopes ... Read More:

4.Nicholas Nickleby [2003] starring: Stella Gonet, Andrew Havill, Henry McGrath, Hugh Mitchell, Poppy Rogers directed by: Douglas McGrath November 10, 2003
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This came as a bit of a surprise, suffice it to say, due to the photo used on the cover. I expected less but was so pleasantly surprised! I read Nicholas Nickleby years ago and have no plans to read it in the near future. That said, I had forgotten much of the story. It is obvious, though, that even without remembering much of the book nor the story, there is much that has been left out of the movie. No matter. What is left here is perfect. Although we may never know why Ralph Nickleby lost his ten thousand pounds just by watching the film, we understand that there must have been some behind-the-scenes scheming going on and that's perfectly fine. Although definitely a drama, the comedic elements work so well here to lighten the ... Read More:

5.King And Country [1964] starring: Dirk Bogarde, Tom Courtenay, Leo McKern, Barry Foster, Peter Copley directed by: Joseph Losey January 24, 2000
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Despite contentious subject matter - a World War One court martial for desertion - and the melodramatic weaknesses of the source material (John Wilson's radio play Hamp and J.L. Hodson's novel Return to the Wood), Joseph Losey's King and Country admirably avoids most of the clichés and preconceptions of its day in favor of something much more even-handed and unsensationalized, and consequently its matter-of-fact approach is much more powerful: indeed, the final moments almost unbearably so. Tom Courtney is the very simple soldier facing a court martial for desertion, carried out almost as an afterthought and certainly as an inconvenience to the officers who have to try him and would rather just forget the whole thing, with Dirk Bogarde the officer who draws the short ... Read More:

6.Whatever Happened To Harold Smith ? [2000] starring: Tom Courtenay, Michael Legge (II), Laura Fraser (II), Stephen Fry, Charlotte Roberts directed by: Peter Hewitt May 14, 2001
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What a pleasant surprise! A truly funny British film with some great acting - even from Lulu. Just buy/rent it and watch it - you'll not regret it. It certainly is up there with Four Weddings and a Funeral.

7.Otley starring: Tom Courtenay, Romy Schneider, Alan Badel, James Villiers, Leonard Rossiter
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This is one of the funniest and best British films of the sixties and the only film I remember loving on its first release that I haven't been able to see again. Come on, rights owners, get it together!

8.Doctor Zhivago [1965] starring: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger, Alec Guinness directed by: David Lean February 14, 2000
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I first saw this film 30 years ago and was bowled over by the scenery and the actors. Recently I decided to watch it with a more critical eye and found to my surprise that I was even more captivated by the vastness of the landscape which throughout the film forms the backdrop for the tragic love story that unfolds. At first I thought that Sharif's Zhivago was too "soft" but as the film unfolded I realised that he was "the poet". Christie was as always perfect as Lara and we shouldn't forget Chaplin as the dutiful and loving wife. She plays the role with just the right amount of pathos. However it is Steiger and Courtney who carry the film. The sight of Courtney standing at the front of a military train rushing past civilians that he neither sees or hears. ... Read More:

9.I Heard The Owl Call My Name [1973] starring: Tom Courtenay, Dean Jagger, Paul Stanley, Marianna Jones directed by: Daryl Duke
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I first saw this film 30 years ago and was bowled over by the scenery and the actors. Recently I decided to watch it with a more critical eye and found to my surprise that I was even more captivated by the vastness of the landscape which throughout the film forms the backdrop for the tragic love story that unfolds. At first I thought that Sharif's Zhivago was too "soft" but as the film unfolded I realised that he was "the poet". Christie was as always perfect as Lara and we shouldn't forget Chaplin as the dutiful and loving wife. She plays the role with just the right amount of pathos. However it is Steiger and Courtney who carry the film. The sight of Courtney standing at the front of a military train rushing past civilians that he neither sees or hears. ... Read More:

10.Famous Fred [1996] starring: Lenny Henry, Tom Courtenay, David Robb, Daniel John Barker, Jessica Lynam March 22, 1999
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I first saw this film 30 years ago and was bowled over by the scenery and the actors. Recently I decided to watch it with a more critical eye and found to my surprise that I was even more captivated by the vastness of the landscape which throughout the film forms the backdrop for the tragic love story that unfolds. At first I thought that Sharif's Zhivago was too "soft" but as the film unfolded I realised that he was "the poet". Christie was as always perfect as Lara and we shouldn't forget Chaplin as the dutiful and loving wife. She plays the role with just the right amount of pathos. However it is Steiger and Courtney who carry the film. The sight of Courtney standing at the front of a military train rushing past civilians that he neither sees or hears. ... Read More:

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