The Donald Sinden Collection

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In his later career, Donald Sinden became famous as a much-loved character actor, but this collection reveals the theatrically-trained actor at the height of his film career in the in the 1950s and early 60s, a period where he was able to bring his inimitable presence and unmistakable voice to a series of leading roles.

The set includes the powerful WWII drama, Above us the Waves (1953) also starring John Mills, and the smog-filled crime thriller Tiger in the Smoke (1956), as well as cheerful 50s comedy fare A Day to Remember (1953), and An Alligator Named Daisy (1955), opposite Diana Dors.

Made during the boom years of post-war British cinema, Sinden’s co-stars include Stanley Holloway, Michael Hordern, Bernard Miles and Donald Pleasence.

Having established himself as a leading Shakespearean actor, Sinden would later focus on his theatre work, as well as long-running appearances in TV comedies Never the Twain and Two's Company (as well as a more recent recurring role in the BBC’s Judge John Deed).

MovieMail on 17th August 2007

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Film Description

Donald Sinden was a stage actor with The Royal Shakespeare Company before breaking into films as a leading man through the 1950s. This fine collection collects a number of his best films from this era. Features Day to Remember (1953), You Know What Sailors Are (1954), The Beachcomber (1954), Mad about Men (1954), Above Us the Waves (1955), An Alligator Named Daisy (1955), Tiger in the Smoke (1956), Eyewitness (1956), The Black Tent (1956), Rockets Galore (1957), Mix Me a Person (1962).

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• 11 discs

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Cast

John Mills, Robert Newton, Michael Hordern, Dirk Bogarde, Stanley Holloway, Donald Pleasence, Donald Sinden, Margaret Rutherford, Glynis Johns, Diana Dors

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