Ronald Pickup

Ronald Pickup
Total Credits at Criticker: 27 (Actor)
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The Mission
18th century Spanish Jesuits try to protect a remote South American Indian tribe in danger of falling under the rule of pro-slavery Portugal. (imdb)
Eleni
Nick is a writer in New York when he gets posted to a bureau in Greece. He has waited 30 years for this... (imdb)
Horatio Hornblower: The Duchess and the Devil
Lt. Hornblower and his crew are captured by the enemy while escorting a Duchess who has secrets of her own. (imdb)
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Silver Chair
Eustace is sent to a horrible school, and finds a friend in Jill Pole, who's also running from the bullies and looking for a place to hide. The two of them are magically transported from the garden shed into the magical world of Narnia, where they are entrusted with a task by Aslan: to rescue the king's stolen son, Prince Rillian. (imdb)
Dark Floors
Concerned for her autistic daughters health, the father sees a removal from the hospital by force as the only option. An elevator break-down prevents a smooth exit and renders them trapped with others. Yet the incident is only the beginning of a descent into nightmare. (imdb)
Evilenko
Based on the true story of A. R. Cikatilo, also known as the monster of Rostov. A. R. Evilenko is a serial killer who killed and ate more than 50 children in old Soviet Republic. (imdb)
Greyfriars Bobby
True story of a little dog that refused to leave his master's graveside in Endinburgh. The dog visited the grave for years before dying himself. (imdb)
A Murder of Quality
Taken from the book by John le Carre, George Smiley rallies to the aid of his former intelligence colleague.
Jekyll & Hyde
A television movie adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's parable of humanity's ambiguous moral nature. (TCM.com)
The Hound of the Baskervilles
When latest heir to the Baskerville estate seems to be threatened by a family curse, only the master detective, Sherlock Holmes, can find out the truth. (imdb)
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey
In this holiday movie based on a beloved children's book, a cranky woodcarver (Tom Berenger) comes to the aid of a widow (Joely Richardson) and her young son when a treasured wooden nativity set given to the boy by his late father is lost. As the craftsman works on replacing the piece, though, his young client grows more and more demanding, and tensions between all three escalate in this drama of love, loss and redemption.
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
When an evil nobleman threatens to enslave the world by obtaining the Sands of Time -- a mystical hourglass that gives him control over the flow of time -- Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) and spunky Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) must join forces to stop the madman. Mike Newell directs this sweeping live-action adventure based on the popular video game.
Henry VIII
The play opens with a Prologue, (a figure otherwise unidentified), who stresses that the audience will see a serious play, and appeals to the audience members, "The first and happiest hearers of the town," to "Be sad, as we would make ye." (wikipedia)
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways. (imdb)
Bring Me the Head of Mavis Davis
The film tells the story of a scheming manager who plots to kill his faded pop star, and in doing so increase her album sales. (imdb)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is the expansionist dream of Sonny (Dev Patel), and it's making more claims on his time than he has available, considering his imminent marriage to the love of his life, Sunaina (Tina Desai). Sonny has his eye on a promising property now that his first venture, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel for the Elderly and Beautiful, has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for fresh arrivals. (imdb)
The Worst Week of My Life
Only one week to go before the marriage of Howard and Mel which quickly escalates into the week from Hell. The series follows the bumbling Howard as he lurches from one appallingly embarrassing disaster to the next in the week leading up to his wedding. (imdb)
The Time of Their Lives
A former Hollywood star enlists the help of a new friend in order to journey from London to France for her ex-lover's funeral, with the various mishaps en route making the trip unforgettable. (imdb)
Darkest Hour
Within days of becoming Prime Minister, Winston Churchill must face his most turbulent and defining trial: exploring a negotiated peace treaty with Nazi Germany, or standing firm to fight for the ideals, liberty and freedom of a nation. (imdb)
The Happy Prince
The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor. (imdb)
The Deep Blue Sea
An anthology series of various plays and dramatic performances. (imdb)
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
The story of Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who would become Lady Randolph Churchill and the mother of Winston Churchill.
The Letter
The wife of a Malaysian planter kills an employee of her husband one night, but her stated motive begins to appear not entirely truthful.
Stealing Silver
A woman confronting a painful time in her life after she discovers the truth about a mysterious old man living across from her.
The Fight Against Slavery
Docudrama about Wilberforce and Clarkson's fight to abolish slavery
Fortunes of War
Fortunes of War (1987) - TV Mini-Series
A British couple living in Romania try to survive as Europe is engulfed in World War II.
Verdi
Verdi (1982) - TV Mini-Series
Giuseppe Verdi's life from 1813 to 1901, depicting the Italian opera composer's personal turmoil amidst political upheaval, and his iconic works like La Traviata, Rigoletto, Aida, and his Requiem. (imdb)