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Livesey, Roger 1906-1976
Overview
| Works: | 52
works in
123
publications in
6
languages and
2,812
library holdings
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| Roles: | Actor, Performer |
| Classifications: | pn1997,
791.4372 |
Most widely held works by
Roger Livesey
The life and death of Colonel Blimp(
visu
)
18
editions published
between
1943
and
2008
in
English
and held by
662
libraries
worldwide
Based on cartoonist David Low's parody of the old-fashioned British professional soldier, set in his ways and unable to adapt to the brutality of modern war. This story follows the career of Clive Candy, at first an idealistic, young Boer War hero, then a brigadier general, serving honorably in World War I. Finally, by World War II, he has become a bald, overweight, querulous old man, angry that his age and military experience are held in contempt, and bewildered that his lifelong code of gentlemanly conduct has become an anachronism in a world threatened by a monster like Hitler.
I know where I'm going(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2001
in
English
and held by
533
libraries
worldwide
A headstrong young woman travels to the Scottish Hebrides to marry a rich industrialist. On the way, she meets a young naval officer and realizes that some things are more important than money.
The entertainer(
visu
)
11
editions published
between
1960
and
2004
in
English
and held by
325
libraries
worldwide
A drama of seedy music hall life centering on Archie Rice, an egotistical, third-rate British music hall performer whose career and personal life are in a down-hill spiral.
The films of Michael Powell(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
194
libraries
worldwide
A matter of life and death: British flyer Peter Carter survives a jump from his burning plane without parachute and wakes up in a nether world between Earth and the next life. He is informed that he should have died and must go to Heaven, where he is put on trial for his life. He falls in love with June, an American radio operator.
Stairway to heaven(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
1997
and
2009
in
English
and held by
159
libraries
worldwide
During World War II, an English pilot survives a jump from his burning plane due to an angel's incompetence. Caught in a nether world between heaven and Earth, and in love with an American radio operator, he must plead his case before a heavenly tribunal.
The life and death of Colonel Blimp(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1943
and
2008
in
English
and held by
146
libraries
worldwide
British soldier Clive Candy battles to maintain his honor and proud gentlemanly conduct through romance, three wars, and a changing world.
Jeeves by P. G Wodehouse (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
in
1964
in
English
and held by
134
libraries
worldwide
I know where I'm going(
visu
)
11
editions published
between
1945
and
2006
in
English
and held by
103
libraries
worldwide
Romantic comedy about a rich girl on her way to marry an unwanted suitor; she ends up marooned on an island in the Scottish Hebrides where she finds true love with a young naval officer.
The league of gentlemen(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2010
in
English
and held by
99
libraries
worldwide
Bitter about being forced into retirement, a colonel (wittily embodied by Jack Hawkins) ropes a cadre of former British army men into aiding him in a one-million-pound bank robbery, a risky, multitiered plan that involves infiltrating a military compound.
Robert Louis Stevenson's The Master of Ballantrae(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2003
in
English
and held by
82
libraries
worldwide
Story of a Jamie Durisdeer, a heroic Highlander-turned-pirate.
The films of Michael Powell. Disc 1, A matter of life and death(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2009
in
English
and held by
81
libraries
worldwide
British flyer Peter Carter survives a jump from his burning plane without parachute and wakes up in a nether world between Earth and the next life. He is informed that he should have died and must go to Heaven, where he is put on trial for his life. He falls in love with June, an American radio operator.
A matter of life and death(
visu
)
11
editions published
between
1990
and
2005
in
English and Russian
and held by
34
libraries
worldwide
A story of two worlds: the one we know and another which exists only in the mind of a young airman whose life and imagination have been violently shaped by war. Squadron leader Peter Carter (Niven), alone in a blazing plane over the English Channel, talks to a young radio operator, June (Hunter) before he bails out without a parachute. He is washed ashore, apparently unhurt, but all is not as it seems.
The drum(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1938
and
1987
in
English
and held by
31
libraries
worldwide
An Indian ruler's son is taught a drum signal which helps save his father's kingdom from overthrow by his wicked uncle. This is the shorter American-release version; the original runs 104 min.
Essential art house. Volume II(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2008
in
English
and held by
23
libraries
worldwide
Black Orpheus: "Color photography of the Brazilian Carnival celebration and its sultry bossa nova beats ... Transplanting the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice to the slums of Rio de Janeiro, Black Orpheus brings Greek mythology to vivid, frenetic life"--Container.
Richard Burton [Green grow the rushes(
visu
)
1
edition published
in
1993
in
English
and held by
17
libraries
worldwide
Comedy about a Kent community's efforts to conceal their whiskey-smuggling business from interfering government agents.
Rembrandt(
visu
)
3
editions published
between
1936
and
1994
in
English
and held by
12
libraries
worldwide
A fictional biography of Dutch painter and printmaker Rembrandt van Rijn. Begins at the turning point in Rembrandt's career in 1642 when his beloved wife died and his technical experiments began to lose him the patronage of the Dutch bourgeoisie. It goes on to trace his decline into poverty, his love affair with a servant girl and his solitary last years.
The league of gentlemen(
visu
)
4
editions published
between
1960
and
2007
in
English
and held by
11
libraries
worldwide
An ex-army officer recruits a gang of high-class misfits to help him stage a massive bank robbery.
Silver screen collection. 3(
visu
)
2
editions published
in
2005
in
English
and held by
9
libraries
worldwide
The life & death of Colonel Blimp: During World War 2, Clive Candy encounters a now captured German officer whom he befriended during the Boer War, the two are forced to either aid or betray each other.
Troilus and Cressida by William Shakespeare (
Sound Recording
)
4
editions published
between
1962
and
1970
in
English and No Linguistic Content
and held by
8
libraries
worldwide
The life and death of Colonel Blimp Colonel Blimp by Michael Powell (
visu
)
1
edition published
in
2006
in
English
and held by
4
libraries
worldwide
Deux officiers, l'un britannique, l'autre allemand, sont soignés dans le même hôpital après s'être battus en duel. Amoureux de la même femme, ils se lient pourtant d'amitiè. En pleine guerre de 14-18; ils sont animés du même sens de l'honneur. Le temps passe. Puis vient le nazisme...A travers un long flash-back raconté avec humour et émotion, c'est toute une conception de guerre qui est remise en question. Une vision qui déplut à Winston Churchill, lequel essaya d'empêcher la sortie du film. Un film longtemps mutilé, enfin visible dans sa version intégrale grâce à Martin Scorsese.
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