Stairway to heaven a matter of life and death movie trailers. State department has decided to honor him with a statue, to be displayed in londons grosvenor square. Among his other bestknown films are around the world in 80 days 1956, the guns of navarone 1961, the pink panther 1963, and death on the nile 1978. Actor 112 curse of the pink panther 1983 sir charles litton better late than never. The pirate bay the galaxys most resilient bittorrent site.
The wife is rhonda virna lisi commissioned to make a statue of alex. He is the son of oscarwinning actor david niven and his wife primula rollo. English actor david niven posed beside an 18foot nude. In this movie, david niven, who has been away on diplomatic business views a statue of him that is wife was working on while he was away.
Niven often claimed that he was born in kirriemuir, in the scottish county of angus in 1909, but his birth certificate. Available on dvd from alex bolt david niven is a british linguist who develops a universal language, called. His many roles included squadron leader peter carter in a matter of life and death, phileas fogg in around the world in 80 days, and sir charles lytton in the pink panther. Stairway to heaven a matter of life and death photos view all photos 6 movie info. An ambitious diplomat, capitalizing on bolts celebrity, arranges for the u. Lee ted jim kenyon david frank larkin philip maxwell adams cookie uncle fred william hallerton wyeth henry robert louis stevenson charles deacon george tony stewart hal winters royal thurston john andy fields richard lilliam andy ted parker doctor gentry steve carlyle roger carlyle bingham phil weston mitch william langford.
Cast and crew credits for the statue, 1971, directed by rod amateau, with david niven, virna lisi, robert vaughn, at turner classic movies. The lady says no joan caulfield, david niven full comedy movie english hd 720p by movie navigator. Alex spends the bulk of the film looking for charlie who inspired that part of. The point of the movie is not that miss lisi is a dreadful artist, although, from the evidence on display in the film, i doubt that she could obtain a. In a pique, because hes neglected her for years to do his work, she gives the statue a spectacular phallus, telling bolt that he wasnt its model. David niven an english actor known best for playing the starring role of sir charles lytton in the pink panther film series. Thinking hes a cuckold, bolt goes on a jealous search for a man matching the statue. He wins the nobel prize, but hes only home 18 days in three years. As customary with any archers film, the performances are spot on roger livesey. James david graham niven was an english actor, memoirist and novelist. David niven was the only reason why i watched the movie. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. His wife, virna lisi, undisputed queen of bad movies, is a sculptress who does a statue of niven, about 20 feet.
The statue is 18 feet tall and depicts alex in this birthday suite. Actor david niven in a scene from the film the statue, 1971. Feb 25, 2014 in the ensuing uproar, it fell to cohost david niven, a debonair brit best known for his portrayal of phileas fogg in around the world in 80 days, to keep things moving along. Anis nohra, josef shaftel, alec coppel, denis norden. Wuthering heights 1939 australian daybill, from a 1950s rerelease. English actor david niven posed beside an 18foot nude statue of himself, made for the comedy film the statue, at the cinecitta studios in rome, italy in may 1970. David niven timeline featuring movies and other highlights.
Monty pythons john cleese and graham chapman appear in early roles as the niven characters psychiatrist and a newsreader, respectively. The david niven show 1 episode 1959 director 1 credit. David niven, whose clipped accent and thin mustache made him the personification of the british gentleman in more than 90 films spread over nearly half a century, died friday in his mountain. Actor david niven in a scene from the film the statue. Warner he was a generous host, a big gambler at work and at play, and with superb confidence he put his money where his mouth was. David niven is alex, a scholar who has won the nobel prize for developing. I have had the pleasure of seeing two movies with the very very handsome david niven. Press photo david niven stars as alex bolt in the statue. Movie info david niven is alex, a scholar who has won the nobel prize for developing a universal language. The best movies of the 1970s starring david niven flickchart. Actor david niven on the set of columbia pictures movie murder by death in 1976. David niven is the inventor of a marvelous new international language that will help us all communicate, tear down national boundaries, bring. State department has decided to honor him with a statue, to be displayed in. With david niven, virna lisi, robert vaughn, ann bell.
We have a vast collection of rare and hard to find drama and comedy movies on dvd for sale. Magnificent lady aka magnificent doll 1946 australian daybill. David niven stars as alex bolt, nobel prize winner immortalized by his worldfamous sculptress wife, virna lisi, in an 18foot nude statue. I suppose a funny movie might have been made of this material. I was fortunate enough to see this movie in 1971 and now 35 years later i am trying to get a copy of this for my video library. The statue 1971 film the statue is a 1971 british comedy film starring david niven, robert vaughn, and virna lisi and directed by rodney amateau. In the ensuing uproar, it fell to cohost david niven, a debonair brit best known for his portrayal of phileas fogg in around the world in 80 days, to keep things moving along.
Lisi, who has designed a statue that is completely nude, without even a fig leaf. David niven, the former british army lieutenant whose debonair charm conquered hollywood and helped make him an academy awardwinning star and a perennially popular character actor, died yesterday. Born in london, niven attended heatherdown preparatory school and. Movies dvdr athena 1978 dvd9 war drama roger moore, david niven ddr. He once asked greta garbo why she quit making movies. An artist uses her unwitting husband as a model for a nude statue, with. State department has decided to honor him with a statue, to be displayed in londons. He was named david after his birth on st davids day, 1 march. David niven spends 84 minutes trying to look at the junk of 30 men. Feb 26, 2020 david niven, british stage and motionpicture actor who personified dapper charm. David je isao u privatnu skolu u stoweu, buckinghamshireu, a zatim zapocinje vojnu karijeru iduci nekoligo godina u vojnu skolu royal military academy u sandhurstu. Alex is a tad embarrassed but soon it is pointed out that a certain appendage is not his. Linguistic anthropologist alex bolt david niven has just been.
Bolt, a british linguist, develops a universal language, so hes a sudden sensation and receives a nobel. James david graham niven 1 march 1910 29 july 1983 was a british actor. David niven is alex, a scholar who has won the nobel prize for developing a universal language. The movie oh, youve never heard of the 1971 film the statue. The statue was a movie that was released in 1971 and starred john cleese, virna lisi, and david niven. Niven becomes suspect of his wife, who is played by lisi, of cheating on him after a statue that she makes looks like him but some of the features of the statue do not.
To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The statue of him is exactly him, except for the genitalia. David niven, virna lisi, robert vaughn, ann bell, john cleese, tim brooketaylor, hugh burden, erik chitty, derek francis, susan travers. At the dawn of the 1970s, director rodney amateau decided to shift gears from the small screen, where he directed episodes of some of televisions most beloved programming lassie, mr. The statue is a josef shaftel production produced by anis nohra and directed. He then proceeds to investigate who visited his wife while he was away to see who may have been the inspiration. David niven stars in the statue as a nobel prize winner who has been immortalized in marble by his worldfamous sculptresswife who seems to have miscast some important details. David niven is the inventor of a marvelous new international language that will help us all communicate, tear down national boundaries, bring peace to the world, etc.
The statue is a josef shaftel production produced by anis nohra, directed by rod amateau and distributed cinerama releasing. He was best known for films such as a matter of life and death, the bishops wife, around the world in 80 days, separate tables, carrington v. James david graham niven was born in belgrave mansions, london, to william edward graham niven 18781915 and his wife, henrietta julia nee degacher niven. Alex is a tad embarrassed but soon it is pointed out. Dec 12, 2019 the lady says no joan caulfield, david niven full comedy movie english hd 720p by movie navigator. I do realize laurence olivier and errol flynn respectively were the featured male players, but niven just suddenly got my attention. Born in london, niven attended heatherdown preparatory school and stowe school before gaining a place at the royal military college, sandhurst. Search for and download any torrent from the pirate bay using search query david niven.
Nivenov otac, william edward graham niven, preminuo je vec 1915. Bolt, a british linguist, develops a universal language, so hes a sudden sensation and receives a nobel prize. I do realize laurence olivier and errol flynn respectively were the featured male players, but niven. James david graham niven was born on the feast day of st david, patron saint of wales. He won an academy award for his performance in separate tables 1958. Jan 28, 1971 the statue is about alex bolt david niven, a nobel peace prize winner, rhonda bolt virna lisi, his wife, and an 18foot statue of bolt, commissioned for the united states embassy in london. Hi, datalounge classic movie lovers, i have had the pleasure of seeing two movies with the very very handsome david niven. An artist uses her unwitting husband as a model for a nude statue, with surprising reactions. Wuthering heights and the charge of the light brigade, 2 wonderful old mgm films. Ed, gilligans island, to the silver screen where he would direct such bewildering cinematic entries as son of hitler, the garbage pail kids movie and. He won the academy award for best actor for his performance in separate tables.
See the full list of the statue cast and crew including actors, directors, producers and more. English actor david niven posed beside an 18foot nude statue of himself. The statue is a 1971 british comedy film starring david niven, robert vaughn, and virna lisi and directed by rodney amateau. David niven, virna lisi, robert vaughn, ann bell, john cleese. He started his career as an extra in the early 30s and upon getting noticed by the bigger filmmakers, he was cast in starring roles in some early films such as splendor, palm springs and rosemary. Watch the statue 1971 full movie free online streaming. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at. The commission for the project went to alexs wife rhonda virna lisi, who has designed a statue that is completely nude.