Simon Callow
33 titles
Filmography
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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles
(2014)This insightful documentary explores the enigma and polymath that was Orson Welles. Directed by critically-acclaimed documentary maker, Chuck Workman, Magician divides Welles’ life into four chapters, with Workman portraying him as an artist who never stopped working throughout his career, but whose unconventional approach ensured he was much misunderstood by Hollywood. Magician is a montage, featuring scenes from almost every existing Welles film - from Hearts of Age to rarely-seen clips from his final unfinished films such as Don Quixote - as well as his television and commercial work. This is an essential film not just for fans of the great Orson Welles, but anyone interested in the magic of cinema.

The Dead Room
(2018)Veteran radio presenter Aubrey Judd soon realizes that elements of his own past are not as dead and buried as he perhaps hoped.

Christmas Carol: The Movie
(2001)An animated re-telling of the Charles Dickens' classic. This new version not only preserves the original story everyone is familiar with, but also develops the relationship between Dickens' wonderful characters.

The First Silent Night: The Christmas Carol That United the World
(2014)Join renowned actor Simon Callow as he uncovers the moving origins of the song "Silent Night," which has been two hundred years in the making.

The Mystery of Charles Dickens
(2002)This remarkable one-man play brilliantly interweaves Dickens' turbulent life story with some of his most memorable characters. Starring Simon Callow.
Chemical Wedding
(2008)He was known as "The Wickedest Man In The World" or simply "The Beast." More than 60 years after his death, the demonic life and works of British occultist Aleister Crowley has continued to capture the darkest imaginations. In this thriller, a virtual reality experiment gone wrong sends the soul of the infamous madman into the body of a shy university professor. But even as Crowley creates all-new orgies of depraved pleasures and "black magick," is he now preparing to unleash the ultimate occult event upon the world? The film features music by Iron Maiden, Earth Lab and an original score by Bruce Dickinson.

Murder Ballads: How to Make It in Rock 'n' Roll
(2023)A rock band steals a dead singer's song to jump-start their career, but their rise to fame is filled with betrayal and bloody consequences.
Thunderpants
(2002)A boy (Bruce Cook) who cannot control his nonstop flatulence becomes mixed up with the U.S. space program and a tenor (Simon Callow).

A Very British Murder with Lucy Worsley
Murder: why are we so fascinated by this grisly subject? Renowned historian Lucy Worsley delves into some of the most notorious killings from the past and looks at the way they were reflected in the art and entertainment of the time in this true crime documentary. From Jack the Ripper to Agatha Christie, what does this murderous obsession tell us about the British psyche?

Lily Allen: From Riches to Rags
Series charting the metamorphosis of Lily Allen from pop star to retailer as she and her sister Sarah launch their own fashion store.

Miss in Her Teens
(2014)First performed as a play in 1747, MISS IN HER TEENS is the story of a wealthy young heiress who Sir Simon Loveit, a widower, wishes to marry. His son, Captain Bob, however has already won her heart before he went to war in Flanders. On his return, Captain Bob discovers, courtesy of his manservant Puff, that Miss has two other suitors, Captain Flash and Mr. Fribble.

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
(1995)Pet detective Jim Carrey pursues a kidnapped bat through the African jungle. Madcap comedy sequel of rhinos and witch doctors, from the writer of Bruce Almighty. (1995)(89 mins)

Surprised by Oxford
(2023)After arriving in Oxford, an American student's singular focus on earning her PhD is disrupted by a turbulent friendship with a charming young man.

The Pay Day
(2022)After being unfairly fired, a broke and frustrated IT tech decides to plot a one-woman heist to steal data worth millions on the black market.

David Copperfield
This adaptation of Dickens’s beloved novel follows the young orphan as he endures a troubled childhood and eventually finds literary success.

Derren Brown: Trick or Treat
Derren Brown at his most devilish. He has persuaded members of the public to sign a Faustian pact with him and participate in a macabre game of Trick or Treat.

The Holiday List
(2024)A woman makes a deceptive, well-intentioned plan to bring her dysfunctional family together for Christmas.

Amadeus
(1984)For this film adaptation of Peter Shaffer's Broadway hit, director Milos Forman returned to the city of Prague that he'd left behind during the Czech political crises of 1968, bringing along his usual cinematographer and fellow Czech expatriate, Miroslav Ondricek. Amadeus is an expansion of a Viennese urban legend concerning the death of 18th-century musical genius Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. From...

Four Weddings and a Funeral
(1994)Set in the UK, this is the tale of eight friends, five priests, 11 wedding dresses, 16 parents-in-law, 2000 champagne glasses and two people who belong together but insist on staying apart.

The Boy That Never Was
When a couple's son is presumed dead in a North African earthquake, their world turns upside down. However, when they spot a boy in Dublin resembling him, they embark on a frantic quest for the truth.