Leon Vitali

Acting

Leon Vitali

Born 1948-07-26 · Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, UK

Leon Vitali was an English actor best known for his collaborations with Stanley Kubrick, including playing Lord Bullingdon in Barry Lyndon (1975), as well as working with the director as his personal assistant. Vitali also played the "Red Cloak" in Kubrick's 1999 film, Eyes Wide Shut.

Acting credits

Eyes Wide Shut poster
7.5

After Dr. Bill Harford's wife, Alice, admits to having sexual fantasies about a man she met, Bill becomes obsessed with having a sexual encounter. He discovers an underground sexual group and attends one of their meetings -- and quickly discovers that he is in over his head.

Eyes Wide Shut

1999

Barry Lyndon poster
8.0

An Irish rogue uses his cunning and wit to work his way up the social classes of 18th century England, transforming himself from the humble Redmond Barry into the noble Barry Lyndon.

Barry Lyndon

1975

Little Children poster
7.1

The lives of two lovelorn spouses from separate marriages, a registered sex offender, and a disgraced ex-police officer intersect as they struggle to resist their vulnerabilities and temptations.

Little Children

2006

Romeo & Juliet poster
6.7

In Verona, bad blood between the Montague and Capulet families leads to much bitterness. Despite the hostility, Romeo Montague manages an invitation to a masked ball at the estate of the Capulets and meets Juliet, their daughter. The two are instantly smitten but dismayed to learn that their families are enemies. Romeo and Juliet figure out a way to pursue their romance, but Romeo is banished for his part in the slaying of Juliet's cousin, Tybalt.

Romeo & Juliet

2013

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film poster
7.4

With commentary from Hollywood stars, outtakes from his movies and footage from his youth, this documentary looks at Stanley Kubrick's life and films. Director Jan Harlan, Kubrick's brother-in-law and sometime collaborator, interviews heavyweights like Jack Nicholson, Woody Allen and Sydney Pollack, who explain the influence of Kubrick classics like "Dr. Strangelove" and "2001: A Space Odyssey," and how he absorbed visual clues from disposable culture such as television commercials.

Stanley Kubrick - Ein Leben für den Film

2001

Edge of Outside poster
5.8

An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and film clips are blended together to form a chronological approach to the subject matter.

Edge of Outside

2006

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark poster
7.7

Prince Hamlet is the son of the late king. He hears from a ghost that the current king, Claudius, has murdered his father. Hamlet is unsure if this is true. He test the king by pretending to be insane and put on a show where the murder is reconstructed.

Den tragiska historien om Hamlet - Prins av Danmark

1985

The Catholics poster
6.1

Set in the near future. As a consequence of an ecumenical movement (Vatican Council IV), the Catholic Church has joined other religions and has eliminated much of the original dogma of Catholicism. A group of Irish monks rebel against this situation and react back to the past: they begin to say Mass in Latin and act according to traditional Catholic dogma. So, Rome decides to send a representative to investigate what is happening

The Catholics

1973

Making 'The Shining' poster
7.1

Directed and edited by Stanley Kubrick's daughter Vivian Kubrick, this film offers a look behind the scenes during the making of The Shining.

Making 'The Shining'

1980

Kubrick Remembered poster
6.3

An 83-minute candid look into the life of Kubrick, including interviews with his widow, family, coworkers and actors, and featuring a tour of the Archive in London and an inside look into Kubrick's home.

Kubrick Remembered

2014

Filmworker poster
7.1

The story of Leon Vitali, who surrendered his promising acting career to become Stanley Kubrick's devoted right-hand man.

Filmworker

2018

Stanley and Us poster
5.3

Three hapless directors arrive in England from Italy to make a documentary on their idol. The funny thing is, they have no interviews lined up! Not to worry, these guys have a miracle or two that they call in.

Stanley and Us

1999

Terror of Frankenstein poster
8.2

Victor Frankenstein's search for the secret of life leads to the creation of a monster that consumes his life and family.

Terror of Frankenstein

1977

Mafia Junction poster
5.2

Cliff works as a narcotics investigator for the police and infiltrate a mafia gang. Soon it turns out that Cliff has bigger plans than just to bust bad guys.

Mafia Junction

1973

SK13: Kubrick's Endgame poster
7.0

A journey through Kubrick's career and an attempt to unravel the enigma surrounding Eyes Wide Shut, seeking to resolve long-standing questions about its inception, tumultuous production, troubled release, and overall message.

SK13: Kubrick's Endgame

2024

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6.0

'Terror of Frankenstein' is an exercise in extreme meta-fictional tragicomedy. Presented as the commentary track of a rushed reissue of a forgotten (but 100% genuine) Frankenstein film's DVD (because of unspecified 'recent events'), this project transforms the film into an entirely new, very human horror story. Featuring Clu Gulager as the director of the 1977 original who is happily exploiting the unmentioned tragedy linked to the film, the recording session unravels a mystery as he clashes with the screenwriter (Zack Brown) and, ultimately, its star (Leon Vitali from Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut and Barry Lyndon, playing himself.) 'Terror of Frankenstein' is Mystery Science Theater 3000 by way of Sartre, an icy satire of the monsters onscreen, behind the camera, and in the audience.

Director's Commentary: Terror Of Frankenstein

2015

Inter Rail poster
8.0

Eva is 18 years old and decides to go inter railing through Europe after she has finished school. She has decided to meet up with Klaus in Amsterdam but things get more complicated when she meets Bosse on the way.

Inter Rail

1981

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes poster
7.0

A few years after his death, the widow of Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) asks Jon Ronson to look through the contents of about 1,000 boxes of meticulously sorted materials Kubrick left. Ronson finds that most contain materials reflecting work Kubrick did after the release of "Barry Lyndon" in 1975, when Kubrick's film output slowed down. Ronson finds audition tapes for "Full Metal Jacket," photographs to find the right hat for "Clockwork Orange" or the right doorway for "Eyes Wide Shut" -- thousands of details that went into Kubrick's meticulous approach. Ronson believes that the boxes show "the rhythm of genius." Interviews with family, staff, and friends are included.

Stanley Kubrick's Boxes

2008

Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave poster
5.3

A musician’s money grab Halloween composition unleashes the haunting sound of his own mother’s death.

Haunted, Horrifying Sounds from Beyond the Grave

2018

Behind the camera