Robert Helpmann
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.
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| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.7367 |
| Birthday | 1909-04-09 |
| Place of Birth | Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia |
| Also Known As | Sir Robert Helpmann, Robert Murray Helpmann, |
1968
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
6.822/729
A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
1944
Henry V
6.693/132
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
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Henry V
1963
55 Days at Peking
6.899/183
Diplomats, soldiers and other representatives of a dozen nations fend off the siege of the International Compound in Peking during the 1900 Boxer Rebe...
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55 Days at Peking
1972
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
6.319/47
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down...
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1951
The Tales of Hoffmann
7.089/90
A melancholy poet reflects on three women he loved and lost in the past: a mechanical performing doll, a Venetian courtesan, and the consumptive daugh...
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The Tales of Hoffmann
1966
The Quiller Memorandum
5.901/86
After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller i...
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The Quiller Memorandum
1978
Patrick
6.1/100
A comatose hospital patient harasses and kills through his powers of telekinesis to claim his private nurse as his own.
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Patrick
1948
The Red Shoes
7.981/743
A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.
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The Red Shoes
1984
Second Time Lucky
4.133/15
In the beginning the Devil made a bet with God. The Devil backed Eve, God backed Adam. What would have happened to love and sex if Adam hadn't taken t...
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Second Time Lucky
1989
The Margot Fonteyn Story
8/1
Biography of Dame Margot Fonteyn.
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The Margot Fonteyn Story
1958
The Big Money
7/6
Petty thief Willie Frith steals a suitcase full of bank notes, only to find out that they have been given all the same serial number. But this is only...
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The Big Money
1970
Cinderella
7/2
Cinderella is helped to the ball by her fairy godmother in The Royal Ballet's version of the classic fairy tale, using Sergei Prokofiev's music and Fr...
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Cinderella
1948
Steps of the Ballet
0/0
Robert Helpmann explains, and dancers from the Covent Garden and Sadler's Wells troupes demonstrate, basic steps and movements of the dance as a new b...
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Steps of the Ballet
1973
Don Quixote
9/1
A film adaptation of the Ludwig Minkus ballet, completely re-orchestrated and with additional music by John Lanchbery.
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Don Quixote
1977
The Mango Tree
9/1
Jamie Carr is a young man growing up in Bundaberg, Northern Queensland during the closing years of World War I. Jamie, who is in his final year of hig...
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The Mango Tree
1990
The Tales of Helpmann
10/1
Explores the early life and work of Robert Helpmann. Protege of Pavlova and Fonteyn’s first partner, he had a dazzling career as an actor, choreograph...
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The Tales of Helpmann
1942
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
6.64/43
During a raid on Germany, a British bomber crew is forced to bail out after their plane is damaged. They land in Holland, where they're aided by Dutch...
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing
1956
The Iron Petticoat
5.818/22
Captain Vinka Kovalenko defects from Russia, but not for political reasons. She defects because she feels discriminated against as a woman. Captain Ch...
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The Iron Petticoat
1987
Don Quixote of La Mancha
0/0
Don Quixote is a middle-aged gentleman from the region of La Mancha in central Spain. Obsessed with the chivalrous ideals touted in books he has read,...
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Don Quixote of La Mancha
1946
Caravan
6.667/6
During the last half of the 19th century writer Richard Darrell saves Don Carlos from two robbers, and is entrusted by Don Carlos to take a valuable n...
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Caravan
1978
Puzzle
10/1
Franciscus searches for the urn that contains the remains of Buddha but instead finds danger and intrigue.
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Puzzle
1985
That's Dancing!
7.075/20
A documentary film about dancing on the screen, from its origins after the invention of the movie camera, over the movie musical from the late 20s, 30...
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That's Dancing!
1937
Television Demonstration Film
0/0
Publicity film for manufacturers and retailers of television equipment. A survey of the programmes transmitted by the British Broadcasting Corporation...
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