Nicolas Roeg

Lost in Space: Nicolas Roeg's Flash Gordon (2020)

A look at Nicolas Roeg's proposed film of Flash Gordon for Dino De Laurentiis, covered in original interviews with writer Michael Allin, costume designer John Bloomfield, and special effects supervisor John Richardson. ...

Crowhurst (2018)

Donald Crowhurst competes in an around the world boat race. His lack of experience and mental state soon lead to tragedy. ...

The Film That Buys the Cinema (2014)

A collection of films from an eclectic array of contributors commissioned to raise funds for the Bristol independent cinema The Cube. ...

The Mapmaker (2012)

A short UK drama following an ageing couple who return to the seaside where they were happy 50 years earlier. Now their lives have changed and they face sadness and a difficult decision. The film includes flashbacks to their youthful romance. ...

Zero (2011)

Thriller-drama about eight losers who will have to deal with a new life in which apparently they are the only people alive. ...

Puffball (2007)

Architect Liffey moves to the Irish countryside with her American fiancé, Richard, to refurbish a long-abandoned cottage. Their neighbours are elderly Molly Tucker and her adult daughter, Mabs, who has three daughters but wants a son. After Richard return ...

The Sound of Claudia Schiffer (2000)

This collaboration between Roeg and Adrian Utley of Portishead was filmed as part of the BBC's Sound On Film series ...

The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Demons of Deception (1999)

Indy's work with the Belgian Army takes him to the front lines of Verdun in 1916, where officers' callous stupidity sends thousands of men to their deaths for virtually no territorial gain. In Paris, Indy falls in love with the seductive German spy Mata Ha ...

Full Body Massage (1999)

Nina, an art dealer, has her weekly massage appointment and is surprised to find out her usual masseur, Douglas, has sent a replacement named Fitch. The pair develop an easy rapport during the session, with talk about past relationships. As Nina lies tople ...

Samson and Delilah (1996)

Biblical strongman Samson falls prey to the voluptuous Philistine temptress Delilah. ...

Two Deaths (1996)

While a brutal revolution rampages just outside his mansion, pleasure-seeking doctor Daniel Pavenic hosts a genteel dinner party. When asked about a photograph of a mysterious woman, Pavenic reveals the sordid details of his erotic obsession with the woman ...

Hotel Paradise (1995)

A bride-to-be wakes up one morning next to a man chained to the bed, but cannot remember what happened the night before. ...

Heart of Darkness (1993)

A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul. ...

Cold Heaven (1992)

While on holiday in Mexico, unhappily married Marie Davenport summons the courage to tell her unknowing husband, Alex, that she is leaving him for her lover. But before she delivers the news, Alex is involved in a boating accident – and Marie is unsure w ...

The Witches (1990)

While staying at a hotel in England with his grandmother, Helga, a young boy named Luke inadvertently spies on a convention of witches. The Grand High Witch reveals a plan to turn all children into mice via a magical formula. When they discover the eavesdr ...

Without You I'm Nothing (1990)

Sandra Bernhard stars in a studio version of her off-Broadway show, blending re-enactments of the original show's pieces with concept vignettes and 'testimonials' to underscore the relationship between a performer and an audience. ...

Sweet Bird of Youth (1989)

Tennessee William's masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younger hotel masseur and resident gigolo. ...

Track 29 (1988)

Years after a desperate teenage Linda gives up her baby for adoption, she finds herself face-to-face with Martin, a young man claiming to be her long-lost son. Linda embraces Martin and in him finds a welcome reprieve from her unhappy marriage to the negle ...

Aria (1987)

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each short uses an aria as soundtrack/sound, and is an interpretation of the particular aria. ...

Monolith (1987)

John Hurt narrates this highly charged and doom-laden public information film from the 1987 AIDS awareness campaign. A cliff-face explodes in slow motion; an industrial drill bores into a huge block of rock; the word 'AIDS' is chiselled into the polished s ...

Iceberg (1987)

With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production design brought public information filmmaking into the realm of state-of-the-art corporate advertising. The fi ...

Castaway (1986)

Middle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. Young Lucy Irving takes a chance on contacting him, but once on the island, things prove a lot less idyllic than in the movies. Gr ...

Insignificance (1985)

Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room, and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated. ...

Eureka (1983)

An Alaskan gold prospector lives in luxury with his family on an island which gangsters want. ...

Bad Timing (1980)

Alex Linden is a psychiatrist living in Vienna who meets Milena Flaherty though a mutual friend. Though Alex is quite a bit older than Milena, he's attracted to her young, carefree spirit. Despite the fact that Milena is already married, their friendship q ...

The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976)

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technology to create profitable inventions. While developing a method to transport w ...

Don't Look Now (1973)

While grieving a terrible loss, a married couple meet two mysterious sisters, one of whom gives them a message sent from the afterlife. ...

Glastonbury Fayre (1972)

In the Summer of 1971 the Glastonbury legend was born when the organisers decided to try and create a festival that would be a forerunner for an 'alternative and utopian society'. The festival encompassed Midsummer's Day, and in true medieval tradition, th ...

Walkabout (1971)

Under the pretense of having a picnic, a geologist takes his teenage daughter and 6-year-old son into the Australian outback and attempts to shoot them. When he fails, he turns the gun on himself, and the two city-bred children must contend with harsh wild ...

Performance (1970)

In underworld terms, Chas Devlin is a 'performer,' a gangster with a talent for violence and intimidation. Turner is a reclusive rock superstar. When Chas and Turner meet, their worlds collide—and the impact is both exotic and explosive. ...

Petulia (1968)

Dr. Archie Bollen is having a midlife crisis. He's just divorced his wife and is establishing a new life for himself. One night, he catches the eye of Petulia Danner, a charming, free-spirited young woman. Petulia's vibrant personality hides her fear of he ...

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)

Bathsheba Everdine, a willful, flirtatious, young woman, unexpectedly inherits a large farm and becomes romantically involved with three widely divergent men. ...

Casino Royale (1967)

Sir James Bond is called back out of retirement to stop SMERSH. In order to trick SMERSH, James thinks up the ultimate plan - that every agent will be named 'James Bond'. One of the Bonds, whose real name is Evelyn Tremble is sent to take on Le Chiffre in ...

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

A wily slave must unite a virgin courtesan and his young smitten master to earn his freedom. ...

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

In the future, the government maintains control of public opinion by outlawing literature and maintaining a group of enforcers, known as "firemen," to perform the necessary book burnings. ...

Judith (1966)

A Jewish woman is recruited to help track down a German commander who was her former husband. ...

Every Day's a Holiday (1965)

A group of teenagers take jobs at a holiday camp for the summer and enter a TV talent show ...

The Masque of the Red Death (1964)

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land. ...

Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)

The first victim is the butler of South African millionaire Wexler, who hires hard-hitting private eye Steve Martin for protection. Once at Wexler's palatial Cape Town estate, Martin meets the patriarch's family, close associates – and possible suspects. ...

The System (1964)

In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the leader of the group, Tinker, a strolling photographer, aims to conquer a fashion model from a well-to-do fami ...

Nothing But the Best (1964)

Success has James Brewster's name written all over it, and he also has his heart set on his boss's daughter. A con artist hires him to help out on a bank scheme, but then again, James will do anything to get rich and be the most successful businessman in B ...

The Caretaker (1964)

Aston, a quiet, reserved man, lives alone in a top-floor cluttered room of a small abandoned house in a poor London district. He befriends and takes in Mac Davies, an old derelict who has been fired from a menial job in a café. In time Aston offers him a ...

Death Drums Along the River (1963)

A British colonial policeman in Africa investigates a murder in a hospital up river. ...

Dr. Crippen (1963)

A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada. ...

Just for Fun (1963)

When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party. ...

Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

During World War I, English officer Thomas Edward 'T.E.' Lawrence sets out to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes to fight the Turks. ...

A Prize of Arms (1962)

A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll. ...

Band of Thieves (1962)

A group of prisoners are encouraged to form a jazz band and vow to go straight when they are released to tour the country. However, the trumpets and clarinets are just a cover for a series of robberies. Musical comedy, starring British jazz star Acker Bilk ...

Information Received (1961)

Drama of an underworld double-cross as a man and woman set a death trap from which only one could possibly escape. ...

Doctor Blood's Coffin (1961)

After being thrown out of medical school for ethical violations, Dr. Peter Blood returns home to a small Cornish village, where he sets up a research laboratory in a secluded cave. There, he attempts to revive the dead, using kidnapped humans -- who he vie ...

The Sundowners (1960)

In the Australian Outback, the Carmody family--Paddy, Ida, and their teenage son Sean--are sheep drovers, always on the move. Ida and Sean want to settle down and buy a farm. Paddy wants to keep moving. A sheep-shearing contest, the birth of a child, drink ...

The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)

England, 1890s. The brutal and embittered Marquis of Queensberry, who believes that his youngest son, Bosie, has an inappropriate relationship with the famous Irish writer Oscar Wilde, maintains an ongoing feud with the latter in order to ruin his reputati ...

Jazz Boat (1960)

An electrician boasts about being a cat burglar to impress his comrades, but his lie spins out of control when he's sought to participate in a jewel heist. ...

Tarzan's Greatest Adventure (1959)

The greatest adventure of jungle king Tarzan. Four British villains raid a settlement to obtain explosives for use in a diamond mine. In doing so they nearly destroy the settlement, so Tarzan pursues them to their mine. ...

The Bandit Of Zhobe (1959)

British soldiers in India must contend with an outlaw bandit. ...

Innocent Meeting (1959)

The daughter of a textile company owner falls in love with a young illustrator with a secret criminal past. ...

The Child and the Killer (1959)

Joe Marsh (Robert Arden) is a U.S. Army captain who goes on the run in Britain after committing murder. He breaks into a family's home and forces 7-year-old Tommy Martin (Richard Williams) to guide his escape through the surrounding rural territory. A bond ...

The Great Van Robbery (1959)

Interpol detective Caesar Smith tracks robbers of the Royal Mint van. He travels to Rio de Janeiro, Rome and Paris and establishes the guilt of a London coffee importer. ...

Passport to Shame (1958)

British melodrama about a cabbie befriending a girl caught up in the white slave trade. ...

A Woman Possessed (1958)

English doctor John Winthrop (Francis Matthews) must protect his new wife, Ann (Kay Callard), from his wealthy and entirely too overbearing mother, Katherine (Margaretta Scott), who has some strong opinions about her son's new union. But things go too far ...

The Man Inside (1958)

A detective tracking a stolen gem begins to suspect there's more to the case than just theft. ...

Moment of Indiscretion (1958)

Janet Miller (Lana Morris) is a married woman caught in awkward circumstances after police investigating a murder come up with evidence, and a potentially lethal motive, which lead them to suspect her of committing the crime. Their suspicions increase when ...

Bhowani Junction (1956)

Anglo-Indian Victoria Jones seeks her true identity amid the chaos of the British withdrawal from India. ...

Pacific Destiny (1956)

Life is strange and worrying for a cadet who arrives in the Pacific in the colonial service. And the testy resident commissioner, who had been expecting an experienced man, soon shows his disapproval. ...

John Wesley (1954)

Rescued from a burning house as a child, John Wesley believes the experience marked him for a higher purpose, a 'brand from the burning'. The film follows Wesley's years at Oxford and as a clergyman, his disagreements with the church over the social positi ...

All Hallowe'en (1953)

A woman falls in love with a ghost on All Hallows Eve. ...

Cosh Boy (1953)

Roy Walsh is a brash and enterprising thug who bullies his friends into subservience. He and his gang assault and rob people on the street, but things get increasingly dangerous when their behavior escalates to larger crimes. ...

Circumstantial Evidence (1952)

Long after being deserted by her husband, Linda Harrison will soon be free to marry her lover, Michael Carteret. But when her husband suddenly reappears, he attempts to blackmail the couple with a threat of ruining Michael's career. When her husband is m ...

Calling Bulldog Drummond (1951)

Bulldog Drummond leaves retirement to help a Scotland Yard Sergeant catch thieves armed with radar. ...

Nicolas Roeg: It's About Time... (2015)

The first major profile of the great British film director Nicolas Roeg, examining his very personal vision of cinema as in such films as Don't Look Now, Performance, Walkabout and The Man Who Fell to Earth. Roeg reflects on his career, which began as a le ...

David Bowie: Five Years (2013)

Featuring a wealth of previously unseen archive, this film looks at how Bowie continually evolved: from Ziggy Stardust to the Soul Star of Young Americans, to the 'Thin White Duke'. It explores his regeneration in Berlin with the critically acclaimed album ...

That's Insignificance (2011)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Nicolas Roeg's 1985 film INSIGNIFICANCE featuring interviews with the cast. ...

Away We Stay (2010)

Heavy Rain (2010)

A powerful short documentary inspired by the launch of the genre breaking PlayStation 3 title HEAVY RAIN. 

Directed by the acclaimed filmmaker Neil LaBute, the seven minute short was filmed in London, LA & Paris and asks leading luminaries, 'How far w ...

The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 (2008)

Interviews and overview of the making of the original 1967 James Bond film. ...

Michael Powell (2005)

The first episode of a new arts documentary program from BBC Scotland was dedicated to Michael Powell in his centenary year. The program interviews many people who knew or worked with him or were influenced by his work. ...

Watching the Alien (2003)

Documentary about The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) ...

Don't Look Now: Looking Back (2002)

In this short making-of documentary, director Nicolas Roeg discusses the production history of the film and the unique qualities of Daphne Du Maurier's story that inspired it, while director of photography Anthony B. Richmond explains the significance of s ...

Donald Cammell: The Ultimate Performance (1998)

Documentary profile of the Scottish painter, screenwriter and director Donald Cammell, who committed suicide in 1996. ...

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996)

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut's creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best. ...

Nothing As It Seems: The Films of Nicolas Roeg (1982)

Documentary on Nicolas Roeg ...