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Susan Penhaligon is a Actor born on 3 july 1949 at Manila City (Philippines)
Susan Penhaligon (born 3 July 1949) is a British actress probably best known for her appearances in the controversial 1976 drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire and for playing Judi Dench's sister in the 1981 sitcom A Fine Romance. She also played a British military officer in Paul Verhoeven's Soldier of Orange (1977).
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Top Dog (2014)
Directed by Martin Kemp, Martin Kemp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Crime
Actors Vincent Regan, Ricci Harnett, Jason Flemyng, Susan Penhaligon, Lorraine Stanley
Roles Sal
Rating50%
A hooligan boss Billy Evans (Leo Gregory) feuds with gangster Mickey (Ricci Harnett) over a backstreet protection racket and quickly finds himself out of his depth as events rapidly escalate and he finds that he has taken on far more than he can chew.
Not Quite Hollywood (2008)
, 1h43Genres Comedy, Documentary
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Phillip Adams, Christine Amor, Steve Bisley, Glory Annen Clibbery, Jamie Blanks, Graeme Blundell
Roles Self
Rating75%
Not Quite Hollywood documents the revival of Australian cinema during the Australian New Wave of the 1970s and '80s through B-movies including Alvin Purple, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Dead-End Drive In, Long Weekend, Mad Max, The Man from Hong Kong, Patrick, Razorback, Road Games, Stork and Turkey Shoot. From 1971 through to the late 1980s, Australian directors began to take advantage of the newly introduced R-rating which allowed more on-screen nudity, sex and violence for audiences restricted to age 18 and over. "Ozploitation"—writer-director Mark Hartley's own portmanteau of "Australian exploitation"—was a subgenre of the New Wave which accounted for the critically panned "gross-out comedies, sex romps, action and road movies, teen films, westerns, thrillers and horror films" of the era, commonly overlooked in Australia's "official film history". The film addresses three main categories of "Ozploitation" films: sex, horror and action.
The Masks of Death (1984)
, 1h12Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson
Roles Miss Derwent
Rating61%
The story takes place in 1913. Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard to take on a baffling case. Three dead bodies have been found in London's East End, all with no discernible cause of death, but the expressions on their faces suggest that they all died in a state of terror.
Leopard in the Snow (1979)
, 1h34Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Actors Keir Dullea, Susan Penhaligon, Kenneth More, Billie Whitelaw, Gordon Thomson, Jeremy Kemp
Roles Helen James
Rating59%
Patrick (1978)
, 1h52Directed by Richard Franklin
Origin Australie
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Fantastic, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films
Actors Susan Penhaligon, Robert Helpmann, Rod Mullinar, Julia Blake, Frank Wilson
Roles Kathy Jacquard
Rating61%
Patrick (Robert Thompson) lies in a coma in a Melbourne private hospital. He had murdered his mother and her lover three years ago by electrocuting them in the bath. Patrick, who has psychokinetic powers, falls in love with Kathy (Susan Penhaligon), the new nurse at the hospital, communicating with her via an electric typewriter. Patrick also uses his psychokinetic powers to control the men in Kathy's life and to defend himself against the hospital's bitter Matron Cassidy (Julia Blake) who plots to murder him.
Soldier of Orange (1977)
, 2h29Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Origin Pays-bas
Genres Drama, War, Thriller, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Rutger Hauer, Jeroen Krabbé, Derek de Lint, Edward Fox, Susan Penhaligon, Lex van Delden
Roles Susan
Rating75%
The film is about a group of students from Leiden, the Netherlands, amongst them Erik Lanshof (Rutger Hauer), Guus LeJeune (Jeroen Krabbé), Jan Weinberg (Huib Rooymans), and Alex (Derek de Lint). Robby Froost (Eddy Habbema) is a friend of Erik, and Esther (Belinda Meuldijk) is Robby's girlfriend. Each of them follow a different path and therefore have a different role in World War II, either as a collaborator or in the resistance. Part of the story is set in London, where Queen Wilhelmina (Andrea Domburg) has residence. The students Erik and Guus fight alongside Colonel Rafelli (Edward Fox) and soldier Susan (Susan Penhaligon) of the allied forces in London.
The Uncanny (1977)
, 1h28Directed by Denis Héroux
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about cats
Actors Peter Cushing, Ray Milland, Joan Greenwood, Samantha Eggar, Donald Pleasence, John Vernon
Roles Janet (segment 1 "London 1912")
Rating57%
In 1977, in Montreal, the scared writer Wilbur Gray (Peter Cushing) visits his publisher Frank Richards (Ray Milland) to disclose his new book about the evilness of cats. Wilbur tells that the felines are supernatural creatures, and that there is a saying in which the cat would be the devil in disguise. Wilbur tells three tales to illustrate his thoughts:
Count Dracula (1977)
, 2h30Directed by Philip Saville
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror
Themes Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker, Jack Shepherd, Mark Burns
Roles Lucy Westenra
Rating72%
Lucy Westenra's sister Mina bids farewell to her fiancé Jonathan Harker, who is leaving for a business trip. Harker, a solicitor, is travelling to Count Dracula's castle in Transylvania to expedite his purchase of Carfax Abbey and other properties in England.
Nasty Habits (1977)
Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg
Genres Comedy
Actors Glenda Jackson, Rip Torn, Jerry Stiller, Geraldine Page, Edith Evans, Sandy Dennis
Roles Sister Felicity
Rating59%
At the little-known and extremely wealthy Abbey of Philadelphia the Abbess, Sister Hildegard, is dying. She wishes her favorite, Sister Alexandra, to succeed her but dies moments before she can make her endorsement public. Alexandra conspires with Sisters Gertrude and Walburga to win the coming election, and to defeat her rival, Sister Felicity, who is openly carrying on an affair with a Jesuit priest, Father Thomas. Alexandra orders hidden microphones and cameras installed throughout the convent, and even hires a pair of Jesuit students, Gregory and Ambrose, to break in and steal Thomas's compromising letters from Sister Felicity's sewing box. The break-in is discovered, but the real meaning is kept hidden and Alexandra wins the election by a landslide. Once she is made Abbess, Alexandra expels and excommunicates Felicity, who begins a very public campaign to topple Alexandra. At the same time, the publicity brings the abbey to the attention of the Holy See, which discovers that the order is an unofficial one, with no actual ties to the Roman Catholic Church. To make matters worse, Gregory and Ambrose blackmail Gertrude and Walburga, who send the bungling Sister Winifred to pay them off only to have the whole scandal made public.
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
, 1h44Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Films about religion, Serial killer films
Actors Stephanie Beacham, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Sharp, Norman Eshley, Sheila Keith, Bill Kerr
Roles Jenny Welch
Rating64%
Suite à la rupture avec son amant, Jenny Welch vit avec sa sœur Vanessa. Sa vie amoureuse instable la pousse à aller en confessions avec le père Xavier Meldrum à l’Église, recommandé par son ami d'enfance, le prêtre Bernard Cutler. Froid et acariâtre, Meldrum abuse de sa position d'homme de Dieu pour profiter des jeunes filles fragiles venues se confesser auprès de lui. Lorsqu'elles se confient, le père Meldrum enregistre secrètement leurs secrets pour ensuite leur faire du chantage. Frustré par sa misérable vie sexuelle, il séquestre notamment sa propre mère avec l'aide d'une tortionnaire blonde et castratrice. Femme libérée, Jenny est sa nouvelle proie et Meldrum, obsédé par elle, s'immisce dans sa vie privée en la traquant, en la faisant chanter avec ses aveux sur un avortement qu'elle a subi puis en tuant les hommes qu'elle fréquente pour la remettre sur le bon chemin et pour la purifier. Lorsqu’elle comprend qu'il est un psychopathe, personne ne la croit car il est inimaginable qu'un homme de foi puisse être un pervers et un meurtrier.
House of Mortal Sin (1976)
, 1h44Directed by Pete Walker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Actors Anthony Sharp, Susan Penhaligon, Stephanie Beacham, Norman Eshley, Sheila Keith, Stewart Bevan
Roles Jenny Welch
Rating64%
A deranged priest takes it upon himself to punish his parishioners for their moral transgressions.
The Changeling (1974)
Directed by Anthony Page
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama
Themes Films based on plays
Actors Helen Mirren, Alan Webb, Brian Cox, T.P. McKenna, Stanley Baker, Norman Rossington
Roles Isabella
Rating71%
The Land That Time Forgot (1974)
, 1h30Directed by Kevin Connor
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Dinosaur films, Seafaring films, La préhistoire, Transport films, Submarine films, Films based on science fiction novels, Animaux préhistoriques, Political films
Actors Doug McClure, Keith Barron, John McEnery, Susan Penhaligon, Anthony Ainley, Godfrey James
Roles Lisa Clayton
Rating56%
The movie begins with Doug McClure as Bowen Tyler narrating the events, much as we see in many Edgar Rice Burroughs novels. A sailor throws a bottle with a written manuscript inside it into the sea, hoping for it to be discovered later.
Miracles Still Happen (1974)
, 1h27Directed by Giuseppe Maria Scotese
Genres Drama, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Susan Penhaligon, Paul Müller
Roles Juliane Koepcke
Rating58%
Le film présente l'histoire authentique de Juliane Koepcke, seule personne survivante des 92 passagers et membres d'équipage d'un crash survenu le 24 décembre 1971, quand le vol LANSA Flight 508 s'est écrasé dans la forêt tropicale péruvienne.
No Sex Please: We're British (1973)
, 1h31Directed by Cliff Owen
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy
Actors Ronnie Corbett, Ian Ogilvy, Susan Penhaligon, Beryl Reid, Arthur Lowe, Deryck Guyler
Roles Penny Hunter
Rating54%
Runnicles, a clerk in a small-town British bank (openly depicted in the film as the branch of Barclays Bank in Windsor High Street), is horrified when a package arrives containing pornography rather than the new calculator he expected. His efforts to dispose of it, while avoiding detection, turn into a farcical series of events including a bank inspector, the police and a local criminal to whom the pornography actually belongs.