Actor Paul Ritter (1966)

Directed by John Madden, the war drama film Operation Mincemeat (2021) is based on Ben Macintyre’s book about the British operation during World War II. In the midst of the war in 1943, Lieutenant Commander Ewen Montagu, a Jewish barrister, remains in England while his wife Iris and children seek refuge in the United States. He sets aside his law practice to join the Twenty Committee, accompanied by his secretary Hester Leggett. With Britain entrenched in conflict, Prime Minister Winston Churchill has promised the US that an invasion of Sicily will occur in July to ...

Inferno (2016), an American action mystery thriller film directed by Ron Howard and written by David Koepp, is loosely based on the novel of the same name by Dan Brown. Following his involvement in halting an antimatter threat at the Vatican, Harvard professor Robert Langdon wakes up in a Florence hospital with no recollection of recent events, but haunted by terrifying visions. His attending physician, Dr. Sienna Brooks, explains that his amnesia is a result of being shot in the head. A staff member warns them that police have arrived to question Langdon, but it turns ...

The period drama film, The Libertine (2004), marked the directorial debut of Laurence Dunmore and was adapted by Stephen Jeffreys from his play of the same name. Set in 1675, it follows the tale of John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, as he delivers a prologue filled with themes of his love for alcohol, his sexual desires, and his disdain for his audience. Despite being banished by King Charles II, Rochester is brought back to join the House of Lords due to the king’s need for him. Upon returning to London, he reunites with his ‘Merry Gang’ friends ...