Robert Newton was one of the great character actors -- and great characters -- of the British cinema, best remembered today for playing Long John Silver in Treasure Island (1950) and its sequel in 1954. His portrayal of Long John Silver and of Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952) created a persona that was so indelible that his vocal intonations created the paradigm for scores of people who want to "Talk Like
Around the World in Eighty Days
⭐ 6.6Oliver Twist
⭐ 7.5Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
⭐ 6.6Fire Over England
⭐ 6Long John Silver
⭐ 5.7Treasure Island
⭐ 6.567Jamaica Inn
⭐ 6.1The Green Cockatoo
⭐ 5.9Dead Men Are Dangerous
⭐ 4Night Boat to Dublin
⭐ 5.8Obsession
⭐ 6.8The Desert Rats
⭐ 6.3Tom Brown's Schooldays
⭐ 6.9Odd Man Out
⭐ 7.346Major Barbara
⭐ 6.7The High and the Mighty
⭐ 5.9Androcles and the Lion
⭐ 5.8This Happy Breed
⭐ 7.118Hatter's Castle
⭐ 5.9Temptation Harbour
⭐ 5.1They Flew Alone
⭐ 6Waterfront
⭐ 6.5Blackbeard, the Pirate
⭐ 5.9Snowbound
⭐ 5.9Les Miserables
⭐ 5.4Busman's Honeymoon
⭐ 5.5The Squeaker
⭐ 5.2Vessel of Wrath
⭐ 6.7Soldiers Three
⭐ 4.4The Epic That Never Was
⭐ 6.714The Beachcomber
⭐ 6Poison Pen
⭐ 6.5Gaslight
⭐ 7.121 Days Together
⭐ 6.1Hell's Cargo
⭐ 0Farewell Again
⭐ 5Henry V
⭐ 6.6Channel Incident
⭐ 0Dark Journey
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