Dirk Bogarde

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Mar 28, 1921 (104 years old)
Death date
May 08, 1999

Dirk Bogarde

Known For

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling
0h 54m
Movie 2023

The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling

Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audacity, she's always hypnotic, magnetic and fascinating. From her film debut in the mid-1960s in England, to her unconventional career path, through the tragic loss suicide of her older sister that will irremediably mark her acting, this film is a dive into the existential quest of a complex actress, whose every facet is discovered through her roles. Through a conversation with the actress herself, along with personal archives and extracts from her films, this documentary raws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World
1h 33m
Movie 2021

The Most Beautiful Boy in the World

In 1971, due to the world premiere of Death in Venice, Italian director Lucino Visconti proclaimed his Tadzio as the world’s most beautiful boy. A shadow that today, 50 years later, weighs Björn Andrésen’s life.

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema
1h 31m
Movie 2019

Fascism on a Thread: The Strange Story of Nazisploitation Cinema

Feature length documentary on the cult sub-genre featuring interviews with Dyanne ‘Ilsa’ Thorne, Malissa ‘Elsa’ Longo, filmmakers Sergio Garrone, Mariano Caiano, Rino Di Silvestro, Liliana Cavani, Bruno Mattei, and many more.

Catch a Fallen Star
0h 40m
Movie 1987

Catch a Fallen Star

A portrait of Jessie Matthews, a once famous British singer, dancer and film star

The Vision
1h 44m
Movie 1987

The Vision

Veteran broadcaster James Marriner is persuaded to front a new big budget national family TV channel. But he begins to suspect that the channel is a front for something much more sinister and political.

May We Borrow Your Husband?
1h 42m
Movie 1986

May We Borrow Your Husband?

An author seeking solitude in a small hotel in the South of France is an unwilling witness to a relationship between a young couple and two interior designers.

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio
1h 16m
Movie 1985

The Golden Gong: The Story of Rank Films - British Cinema's Legendary Studio

Documentary - After starting his career producing religious film shorts, J. Arthur Rank went on to become Britain's first and only movie mogul with his establishment of the legendary Pinewood Studios. Narrated by Michael Caine, THE GOLDEN GONG chronicles Pinewood's rise to success. - Richard Attenborough, Dirk Bogarde, Betty E. Box

Biography

Sir Dirk Bogarde (born Derek Niven van den Bogaerde; 28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999) was an English actor, novelist, and screenwriter. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels, and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph. Bogarde came to prominence in films including The Blue Lamp in the early 1950s, before starring in the successful Doctor film series (1954–1963). He twice won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, for The Servant (1963) and Darling (1965). His other notable film roles included Victim (1961), Accident (1967), The Damned (1969), Death in Venice (1971), The Night Porter (1974), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Despair (1978). He was appointed a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters in 1990 and a Knight Bachelor in 1992. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dirk Bogarde, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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