Movies by Max Adrian
As You Like It
One of the earliest hits for the newly established RSC, Michael Elliott’s sparkling version of Shakespeare's comedy is still remembered with joy by a generation of theatre-goers. The design was dominated by a huge oak tree, but the production is most memorable for Vanessa Redgrave’s luminous Rosalind, supported by Max Adrian and Ian Bannen.
Luther
An epic drama of the 16th Century Catholic monk Martin Luther who started the Reformation.
Kipps
A young tradesman learns that money doesn't necessarily bring happiness. Drama.
Twelfth Night
Twins Viola and Sebastian are separated by a shipwreck. Viola lands in Illyria, where she disguises herself as a man and enters the service of Duke Orsino. Orsino sends her to help woo the Lady Olivia, who doesn't want the Duke, but finds she likes the new messenger. When Sebastian reappears, with Viola now his exact double, merry hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, Olivia's uncle and his cohorts are trying to find some way to get back at Olivia's officious majordomo, Malvolio.
Robinson Charley
No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics.
Charley Junior's Schooldays
A soon-to-be born baby learns about the kinds of schools he will attending in the years following his birth.
Doctor Who: The Myth Makers
When the TARDIS arrives on the plains of Asia Minor not far from the besieged city of Troy, the Doctor is hailed by Achilles as the mighty god Zeus and taken to the Greek camp. He meets Agamemnon and Odysseus. Forced to admit he is a mere mortal — albeit a traveller in space and time — he is given two days to devise a scheme to capture Troy. Steven and Vicki, meanwhile, have been taken prisoner by the Trojans. Vicki, believed to possess supernatural powers, is given two days to banish the Greeks to prove she is not a spy.
Midsummer Nightmare
Puck is introduced to the twentieth century and is as amused by the contemporary obsession with television as he was by the lovers' antics.