Robert Helpmann

Born: 1909-04-09

Sir Robert Helpmann CBE (9 April 1909 – 28 September 1986) was an Australian dancer, film actor, theatre director and choreographer. A protege of Pavlova and Fonteyn’s first partner. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Helpmann, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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The Red Shoes

as Ivan Boleslawsky
Released: 1948-09-06

In this classic drama, Vicky Page is an aspiring ballerina torn between her dedication to dance...

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

as Child Catcher
Released: 1968-12-17

A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign...

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55 Days at Peking

as Prince Tuan
Released: 1963-05-06

Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the...

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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

as The Mad Hatter
Released: 1972-11-20

An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale....

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Henry V

as Bishop of Ely
Released: 1944-11-24

In the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the...

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Patrick

as Dr. Roget
Released: 1978-10-01

A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills though his powers of telekinesis to claim his...

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The Quiller Memorandum

as Weng
Released: 1966-11-10

After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic...

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That's Dancing!

as From 'The Red Shoes' (archive footage)
Released: 1985-01-18

A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from it's orgins after the invention of the...

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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing

as De Jong
Released: 1942-04-24

During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid...

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The Iron Petticoat

as Ivan Kropotkin
Released: 1956-09-01

Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because...

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The Tales of Hoffmann

as Lindorf / Coppelius / Dapertutto / Dr. Miracle
Released: 1951-04-04

A young poet named Hoffman broods over his failed romances. First, his affair with the beautiful...

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Second Time Lucky

as The Devil
Released: 1984-10-18

In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What...

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The Big Money

as The Reverend
Released: 1958-06-09

Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have...

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The Mango Tree

as Professor
Released: 1977-12-13

Jamie Carr is a young man growing up in Bundaberg, Northern Queensland during the closing years...

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Caravan

as Wycroft
Released: 1946-06-03

During the last half of the 19th century writer Richard Darrell saves Don Carlos from two...

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Puzzle

as Shepherd
Released: 1978-12-05

Franciscus searches for the urn that contains the remains of Buddha but instead finds danger and...

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Don Quixote of La Mancha

as Don Quixote (voice)
Released: 1987-01-01

Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed...

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The Margot Fonteyn Story

as Robert Helpmann
Released: 1989-01-11

Biography of Dame Margot Fonteyn.

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Cinderella

as Ugly Stepsister
Released: 1970-12-25

Cinderella is helped to the ball by her fairy godmother in The Royal Ballet's version of the...

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Don Quixote

as Don Quixote
Released: 1973-07-18

A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional...

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Parkinson In Australia

as Self
First aired: 1979-03-31

Australian version of Michael Parkinson's UK talk show. He interviews a broad range of famous...

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