
Directing
Stuart Burge
Born 1918-01-15 · Brentwood, Essex, England, UK
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Stuart Burge (15 January 1918 - 24 January 2002) was an English film director, actor and producer. Educated at Felsted School, he originally trained as a civil engineer, but later began acting in theater in the 1940s, and became a director by 1948. He was responsible for many distinguished productions for both stage and television, including four film adaptations of plays.. Description above from the Wikipedia article Stuart Burge, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Acting credits
5.1Adaptation of John Gay's 18th century opera, featuring Laurence Olivier as MacHeath and Hugh Griffith as the Beggar.
The Beggar's Opera
1953
6.3Malta, 1942, during World War II. While the German air force is relentlessly bombing the island, a British pilot falls in love with a young Maltese girl.
Malta Story
1953
Jessie Fielding is a young MP who is trying to get an anti-hunting bill through the two Houses of Parliament, which is a little surprising as she hunted as a teenager with friend Barb Gale. Matters are complicated when she rekindles her friendship with Barb, who still works for a hunt. The plot thickens further when it becomes aparent that the House of Lords is likely break with convention and block the bill, an event which the Prime Minister hopes to use for his own ends.
Giving Tongue
1996
Behind the camera
5.9All-star cast glamorizes this lavish 1970 remake of the classic William Shakespeare play, which portrays the assassination of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, and the resulting war between the faction led by the assassins and the faction led by Mark Anthony.
Julius Caesar
1970
5.5Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.
Uncle Vanya
1963
NRFinn's story seems to begin when Henry Kirk comes into the bookshop where she works. But it goes back a lot further than that...
Naming the Names
1987
6.4General Othello's marriage is destroyed when vengeful Ensign Iago convinces him that his new wife has been unfaithful.
Othello
1965
6.8Benedick and Beatrice fight their merry war of words. But when Beatrice's friend, Hero, is humiliatingly jilted by Benedick's best friend, Claudio, Benedick has to choose which side he's on. But unknown to all, Claudio's been tricked by the bastard Don John, and (unfortunately), it's up to Dogberry and Verges to solve the case.
Much Ado About Nothing
1984
6.6When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
There Was a Crooked Man
1960
Two lonely people meet on a park bench and talk about their lives.
The Square
1961
NRDavid and Joan's life has been one continuous party, but their marriage is loveless. Suddenly a young girl appears in their world and announces that she's in love with David and wants to change his life for ever. Adaptation of Terence Rattigan's play.
After the Dance
1992
8.5A series of monologues.
Talking Heads 2
1998
5.4Two young gentlemen living in 1890s England use the same pseudonym ('Ernest') on the sly, which is fine until they both fall in love with women using that name, which leads to a comedy of mistaken identities.
The Importance of Being Earnest
1988
NRSerjeant Musgrave and his small band of men arrive in an impoverished northern coal town, ostensibly on a recruiting drive.....but their intentions are very different, and will have repercussion's on the town for years to come.
Serjeant Musgrave's Dance
1961
5.0Six monologues tell the stories of six different repressed souls: a man dominated by his mother, a vicar's wife, an inveterate letter writer, a hopeful actress, a recently widowed woman, and an elderly shut-in.
Talking Heads
1988
NRA domineering,reclusive, and ostentatiously pious widow in a small Spanish town keeps such close watch on her daughters that they are unable to have normal social lives. However, the eldest is allowed to become engaged to an unprincipled young man, primarily for the financial advantages it will bring the mother, Bernarda. Jealousy and envy ensues among the other daughters.
The House of Bernarda Alba
1991
9.0Kenny's work as a nurse in a psychiatric hospital isn't just a job, it's a vocation. His special group of patients are his friends - his only friends. When a strange young man is introduced to the group, he threatens the love, discipline and respect that have been the very basis of Kenny's authority, and all that surrounds the institution is scant protection from the madness of the world beyond.
Chinese Whispers
1989
The original play by Christopher Hampton, was adapted into this made-for-TV movie and it offers witty dialogue in the midst of remarkable conflict among its privileged characters.
The Philanthropist
1975
NRAn adaptation for television by Trevor Griffiths of DH Lawrence's classic novel
Sons and Lovers
1981
NRGeorge, a black South African, finds it hard to settle down in London after his experiences in South Africa.
Victims of Apartheid
1978
8.0These dueling one-act comedies highlight the work of playwright John Mortimer. In "The Dock Brief," an ill-prepared attorney is put to the test when his client confesses to killing his wife. In "What Shall We Tell Caroline?" a father with good intentions tries to protect his wife and daughter from the bad things in life.
Back to Back
1959
NRAn epic drama of the 16th Century Catholic monk Martin Luther who started the Reformation.
Luther
1968
NRA wily publisher of arts magazines tries to cope with ever-growing financial problems - and also his formidable German mother.
The Moon Over Soho
1985
NRPhilip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.
Circles Of Deceit
1990
6.9In a small Japanese town, Ko-Ko is appointed to the unenviable position of executioner. Knowing he must successfully perform before the appearance of the Mikado in a month's time, Ko-Ko finds a suitable victim in Nanki-Poo, who is distraught over his unrequited love for the maiden Yum-Yum. Nanki-Poo agrees to sacrifice his life if he is allowed to spend his remaining days with Yum-Yum, who is betrothed to Ko-Ko.
The Mikado
1967
NRA young murderer in a psychiatric institution is given a cat to care for as part of a controlled experiment. He heaps devotion on it and the experiment seems a great success - until there is a baffling outbreak of violence
The Hour of the Lynx
1991
8.0Writer Alan Bennett visits a hotel in the north of England, observes the guests, and reminisces about his experiences of staying in boarding-houses as a child.
Dinner at Noon
1988