Peter Ustinov News

When I was twelve, my father took me to see a little film called Evil Under the Sun -- the last in a trio of tony Agatha Christie whodunit films that somewhat shaped the person I am today.

Galaxy Cinema - Peter Ustinov won his second best supporting actor Oscar for this 1964 heist film that inspired two generations of Mission: Impossible .

Scenes from the final dress rehearsal of the Doha Players' forthcoming production of Peter Ustinov's Romanoff Juliet Peter Ustinov's Romanoff Juliet opens the Doha Players' 2009/10 season and runs from today until Saturday at the Qatar Academy Auditorium.

Stanley Kubrick's 1960 epic has a slightly spurious icon of freedom at its heart, but terrific performances from a starry cast and the outstanding battle scenes make up for it Director: Stanley Kubrick Entertainment grade: Aa ' History grade: C+ Spartacus Production year: 1960 Cert : PG Runtime: 180 mins Directors: Stanley Kubrick Spartacus was a ...

The actor has been a bum in Paris, a callow youth in Cannes and a superstar in St Paul de Vence.

"However, we must move all our stuff out of the old site in the near future as it is scheduled for demolition," he said, adding "and hopefully we will be moving into this new villa before the end of the year." He explained that the new location should be able to stage small-scale productions, much like the old "West-End" part of the Doha Players ...

Death on the Nile Cast: Peter Ustinov, Jane Birkin , Lois Chiles , Bette Davis Mia Farrow , Olivia Hussey , Angela Lansbury David Niven , I. S. Johar Manager of the Karnak Director: John Guillermin Screenwriter: Anthony Shaffer from a novel by Agatha Christie Composer: Nino Rota Cinematographer: Jack Cardiff While David Suchet's interpretation of ...

Actor Terence Stamp in June 1961 was set to play the lead in the film Billy Budd opposite Peter Ustinov and Robert Ryan.

This Friday sees the start of The Bradford Film Festival, an unrivalled opportunity to view films on every screen conceivable - from 35mm to the monster IMAX screen, from 70mm to the three projector Cinerama so beloved of 1950s epicmeisters.

The great-granddaddy of Ridley Scott's Gladiator hasn't lost any muscle tone after nearly half a century, and Kirk Douglas's direct, unpretentious performance as the great slave-rebel Spartacus is more engaging than ever.

Big, brassy, vulgar, and -- above all -- entertaining historical piece about a slaves' revolt in the Roman Empire .

Just in time for Easter, here is a sampling of some of my favorite films for this time of year, from sword-and-sandals epics to a few grand musicals to set the tone for one of the holiest and one of the most commercial holiday weekends of the year: "Quo Vadis," With stars like Robert Taylor, Deborah Kerr and Peter Ustinov, what's not to like? This ...