Alex McCrindle
Know for: Acting
Born: 1911-08-03
Place of birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Star Wars (1977)
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker...
Sakharov (1984)
Biography of Russian physicist & dissident Andrei Sakharov focuses on his first acts in his civil rights.
Normal Service (1988)
It's General Election day 1964, and the resources of Forth and Clyde Television are under stress. Too many shows want too many things done too...
You Are My Heart's Delight (1978)
Two contrasting stories: one couple dream of leaving the city; another have left the countryside.
The Ghost Train (1937)
A group of travellers stranded at a remote railway station are menaced by what appears to be a phantom train.
Flying Into the Wind (1983)
The Wyatts wish to educate their children at home, but the education authorities have other ideas. Moving between 1969 and 1980, we see how this...
The Peregrine Hunters (1978)
A group of kids try to stop the illegal capture of birds of prey.
Depth Charge (1960)
A Scottish fishing trawler hauls in an unexploded depth charge and a bomb disposal veteran teams up with an inexperienced volunteer to try to defuse...
The Man Who Saved the World (1982)
Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. Although the movie borrows some...
Correction, Please: or, How We Got into the Pictures (1979)
Experimental essay in film history, associating very early archive material (circa 1909) and studio shot footage in an attempt to provide insights...
The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970)
Holmes and Dr. Watson take on the case of a beautiful woman whose husband has vanished. The investigation proves strange indeed, involving six...
Comrades (1987)
The story of "The Tolpuddle Martyrs". A group of 19th century English farm labourers who formed one of the first trade unions and started a campaign...
Degree of Uncertainty (1979)
Mature student, divorcee and mother of three Josie finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies.
Donal and Sally (1978)
Adolescent love can be difficult at the best of times, but Donal and Sally have special problems – problems which alarm their families and the...
Eye of the Needle (1981)
Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of...
I Believe in You (1952)
A drama about parole officers to follow the successful Ealing police story of "The Blue Lamp"(1950) . Various sub-plots follow the parole officers...
Leaving (1989)
A moving, comic tale of three boys about to leave a grim Catholic School in Greenock, Scotland, who find they must each choose a different path in...