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Nigel Havers Movies

British lead actor, onscreen from 1972. ~ Rovi... (read more)

The Ghost of War

2011

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Penelope

PG  2006

A kindly aristocrat suffering from an unsightly curse breaks free from her extravagant, prison-like estate to seek adventure and discover her true self in a romantic, modern-day...

 

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

2004

The often-troubled life of one of the greatest comic actors in the history of the British cinema provides the basis for this biopic. Peter Sellers (Geoffrey Rush) was...

 

Manchild [TV Series]

2002

This British TV "dramedy" has been described as "Sex and the City with Men," and allegedly was pitched as such to the BBC2 executives. Each episode dwelt upon the lives...

 

Paradise Lost

1999

In this thriller, a developer who is building a resort hotel has been leveling a rain forest to make room for his building project, which angers a scientist who has been living in...

 

Element of Doubt

NR  1996

In this made-for-television drama, a wife idealizes her husband until she discovers the awful truth of his terrible deceptions. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi...

 

Catherine Cookson's The Glass Virgin

1995

The Glass Virgin is a 1995 UK television miniseries directed by Sarah Hellings, adapted from the best-selling novel by Catherine Cookson. In 19th century England, wealthy...

 

Liz: the Elizabeth Taylor Story

1995

The life of Hollywood icon Elizabeth Taylor is told in this made-for-television drama. Sherilyn Fenn stars as Oscar-winning actress Liz Taylor, whose career began when her...

 

Lie Down with Lions

1994

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The Burning Season

1994

This highly acclaimed made-for-cable movie tells the real-life story of one man's battle to save his land. Raul Julia stars as Chico Mendes, the Brazilian union leader who...

 

Sleepers

1991

This four-part British miniseries took place just after the fall of the Soviet Union. Going through Kremlin files, a team of Soviet bureaucrats discover that two KGB "sleepers,"...

 

A Perfect Hero

1991

A Perfect Hero, Christopher Matthews' novel about a grotesquely disfigured war hero, was transformed into a six-part British TV drama in 1991. Nigel Havers starred as...

 

Farewell to the King

PG13  1989

Though officially based on Pierre Schoendoerffer's novel L'Adieu au Roi, Farewell to the King also bears echoes of Conrad's Heart of Darkness and Lord Jim--with...

 

Jours Tranquils a Clichy

1989

Henry Miller's novels were almost entirely autobiographical, and concerned not only his environment and friends, but also recorded his many sexual exploits - which he...

 

A Little Princess

1987

Sara embodies all the hopes and fears of young girls in this adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic A Little Princess. Placed in a boarding school by her doting...

 

Empire of the Sun

PG  1987

Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living with his wealthy family in pre-World War II...

 

The Whistle Blower

PG  1986

Superpatriotic Briton Michael Caine learns from his son Nigel Havers, a Russian translator with Government Communications Headquarters, that the CIA might have ordered the deaths...

 

Death of the Heart

1986

Based on what some consider to be Elizabeth Bowen's best novel, The Death of the Heart focuses on one of her primary themes, a young woman's first love. Portia Quayne (Jojo...

 

Lord Elgin and Some Stones of No Value

1986

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Burke & Wills

PG13  1985

Based on a true story, this film tells the tale of Robert O'Hara Burke (Jack Thompson) and William John Wills (Nigel Havers), who in 1860 set forth to create the first...

 
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