Michael Pennington

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Jun 07, 1943 (82 years old)

Michael Pennington

Known For

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali
1h 6m
Movie 2021

Manik da: The Mystique of Pather Panchali

A biographical documentary film about the legendary Indian filmmaker Satyajit Ray, to commemorate Ray's centenary year. The film covers Ray's life and early works, focusing on the making of his first film Pather Panchali.

1945: The Savage Peace
1h 0m
Movie 2015

1945: The Savage Peace

How, in 1945, after the end of World War II and the fall of the Nazi regime, the defeated were atrociously mistreated, especially those ethnic Germans who had lived peacefully for centuries in Germany's neighboring countries, such as Czechoslovakia and Poland. A heartbreaking story of revenge against innocent civilians, the story of acts as cruel as the Nazi occupation during the war years.

The Lost World of Communism
1h 0m
TV Show 2009

The Lost World of Communism

The Lost World of Communism is a three-part British documentary series which examines the legacy of Communism twenty years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall. Produced by Peter Molloy and Lucy Hetherington, the series takes a retrospective look at life behind the Iron Curtain between 1945 and 1989, focusing on three countries in the Eastern Bloc - East Germany, Czechoslovakia and Romania. Through film and television footage and the personal recollections of those who lived in these countries, the series offers a glimpse of what daily life was like during the years of Communist rule. The Lost World of Communism debuted on BBC Two on Saturday 14 March 2009 at 9:00pm. There is also a book which accompanies the series.

Empire Warriors
TV Show 2004

Empire Warriors

Four-part documentary series about four 'wars on terror' during the final phase of the British Empire. As the Union Jack finally descended on former colonies all over the world after the Second World War, Communist, Nationalist and religious guerrilla forces saw their chance. The British Empire was leaving a dangerous power vacuum in its place. The war to succeed the British had begun.

Henry V
2h 55m
Movie 1991

Henry V

Shakespeare's Henry V, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Richard III
3h 28m
Movie 1991

Richard III

Shakespeare's Richard III, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Richard II
2h 47m
Movie 1991

Richard II

Shakespeare's Richard II recorded live at the Grand Theatre in Swansea, performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Henry VI: House of Lancaster
2h 26m
Movie 1991

Henry VI: House of Lancaster

First part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Henry VI: House of York
2h 42m
Movie 1991

Henry VI: House of York

Second part of an adapted version of Henry VI as performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Henry IV: Part 2
2h 41m
Movie 1991

Henry IV: Part 2

Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2 performed by the English Shakespeare Company as part of the complete Historical Octology.

Biography

Michael Vivian Fyfe Pennington is a British director and actor who, together with director Michael Bogdanov, founded the English Shakespeare Company. Although primarily a stage actor, he is best known to wider audiences for his role as Moff Jerjerrod, commanding officer of the Death Star in the film Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and as Michael Foot in The Iron Lady, opposite Meryl Streep.

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