Prince of thieves kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane, brian blessed, michael wincott, nick brimble. The entire first act is the best part followed by the many sherwood forest sequences. On stage, mcewan was a fivetime olivier award nominee, and twice won the. These three legendary plays, performed by some of the bestknown theatrical actors of the 20th century, are the perfect way to commemorate englands greatest dramatist. Itvrex geraldine mcewan, who has died aged 82, could purr like a kitten, snap like a viper and, like shakespeares bottom, roar you. Prince of thieves, starring hollywoods latest superstar kevin costner no way out, the untouchables, field of dreams, and dances with wolves as robin hood. It was directed by kevin reynolds and stars kevin costner as robin hood, morgan freeman as azeem, christian slater as will scarlett, mary elizabeth mastrantonio as marian, and alan rickman as the sheriff of nottingham. I enjoy seeing prince of thieves every five years or so. In 2008, the times featured him on its list of the 50 greatest british writers since 1945 and the daily telegraph ranked him number 19 in its list of the 100 most powerful people in british culture. In peter mullans the magdalene sisters, 2002, she played the role of sister bridget. In 2001, she voiced margaret in the audio book richard iii. Three classic radio productions from the bbc archives starring nigel hawthorne, miriam margolyes, geraldine mcewan and a host of celebrated acting talent. Miss marples geraldine mcewan dead aged 82 daily mail online. Twentythree years after its theatrical release, revisiting the film is a positively painful experience, especially in the almost threehour directors cut available to stream via amazon.
Geraldine mcewan born geraldine mckeown 19320509 9 may 1932 old windsor, berkshire. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film based on the english folk tale of robin hood that originated in the 12th century. Prince of thieves 1991, the love letter 1999 and the magdalene sisters 2002. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, alan rickman, mary elizabeth mastriano, christian slater, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane, brian. See more ideas about robin, kevin costner and prince. Michael coveney described her, in a tribute article, as a great comic stylist, with a syrupy, seductive. Prince of thieves, that died on friday january 30th 2015at age 82. Using occult magic to tell the future, the witch mortianna geraldine. Feb 01, 2015 geraldine mcewan married, in 1953, hugh cruttwell, who she had met at the theatre royal in windsor as a teenager.
When robin and his moorish companion come to england and the tyranny of the sheriff of nottingham, he decides to fight back as an outlaw. Prince of thieves 1991 kevin costner and kevin reynolds in robin hood. Shop geraldine mcewan mortianna cloak from robin hood. In 2003, geraldine was chosen to play agatha christies jane marple. Geraldine mcewan celebrity profile check out the latest geraldine mcewan photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. Prince of thieves, the 2004 heist novel by chuck hogan that served as source material for the town starring ben affleck and jeremy renner, is the best book ive given up on and had to rate with one star since joining goodreads. Geraldine mcewan married, in 1953, hugh cruttwell, who she had met at the theatre royal in windsor as a teenager. Ian russell mcewan, cbe, frsa, frsl born 21 june 1948 is an english novelist and screenwriter. By the age of 18 she was starring in londons west end in several longrunning popular productions.
From 2004 to 2009 she appeared as miss marple, the agatha christie sleuth, for the series marple. Like so much media from our collective youths, though, robin hood. Her film work includes the dance of death 1969 with laurence olivier, robin hood. Unfortunately, the moviegoing public doesnt like unhappy endings so ben affleck had to change a few things in his film.
It does not make me a happy man to do this and would recommend the book to anyone hooked by the synopsis who hasnt. Mortianna is especially ridiculous, with british actress geraldine mcewan clad in a thin, balding gray wig, oddly colored contacts, and one really. May 05, 2020 geraldine mcewan, geraldine mckeown, british actress born may 9, 1932, old windsor, berkshire, eng. Geraldine mcewan was created in aged windsor, britain and produced her theatre debut at age 14 in the theater royal in windsor. Ms mcewan had roles in films such as box office hit robin hood. Kevin costner plays the rogue hero, alongside morgan freeman as his moorish friend, and christian slater, a judas in their midst. Geraldine mcewan project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. It does not make me a happy man to do this and would recommend the book to anyone hooked by the synopsis who hasnt seen the movie. Hawking was best known as the author of a brief history of time, the bestselling 1988 book that first. Kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane. Geraldine mcewan is the author of an amateur corpse 3. Prince of thieves is a 1991 american actionadventure film.
View latest articles, news and information about what happened to geraldine mcewan, british actress robin hood. Mortianna is a mysterious witch who dwells in a dungeonlike chamber within nottingham castle. Prince of thieves 1991 soundtrack taurus the curse of the wererabbit 2005 the magdalene sisters 2002 the secret world of arrietty 2010 uk. Prince of thieves a reworking of the legend with a standout performance by alan rickman as the evil sheriff of nottingham. And the climatic cameo by a certain famous actor is a nice touch.
Mcewan was selected by granada television for marple 20047, a new series featuring the agatha christie sleuth miss marple. The book s ending is darker and a little sudden especially if youve already seen the film, but i think the book s ending is stronger. Find geraldine mcewan movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. Geraldine mcewan as mortianna with the bah humbugged sheriff of nottingham brilliantly portrayed by alan rickman. Through the 1950s she acted using the shakespeare memorial theater in stratforduponavon and became a member of the. Prince of thieves 1991 and a steely mother superior in the magdalene sisters 2002. By age 18 she was starring in londons western end in many longrunning wellknown productions. Prince of thieves 1991 with alan rickman, henry v 1989 and loves labours lost 2000, both with kenneth branagh, and most recently the magdalene sisters 2002, the lazarus child 2004, vanity fair 2004 and carries war 2004. The book of common prayer had not yet been written, and so it would not. In peter mullan s the magdalene sisters, 2002, she played the role of sister bridget.
Best song everything i do i do it for you by bryan adams and john lange. The littlest horse thieves miss coutt 1976 the bawdy adventures of tom jones lady bellaston 1976 private affairs katherine oshea 1975. Nevertheless, prince of thieves an entertaining robin hood adventure and is iconic of early 90s cinema. Prince of thieves download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Cruttwell was the principal of rada from 1965 to 1984. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Prince of thieves 1991 geraldine mcewan as mortianna. Mcewan played the demented witch mortianna in the film robin hood. To me all the characters are endearing and thats why i wanted to mention some.
Nov 10, 2012 still of alan rickman and geraldine mcewan in robin hood. Prince of thieves in 1991, which saw her play evil. Prince of thieves is an american film which was released in 1991. Itvrex geraldine mcewan, who has died aged 82, could purr like a kitten, snap like a. Morgan freeman, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane, brian blessed, michael wincott. Michael coveney described her, in a tribute article, as a great comic stylist, with a syrupy, seductive voice and a forthright, sparkling manner. Kevin costner, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, morgan freeman, christian slater, alan rickman, geraldine mcewan, michael mcshane, brian blessed, michael wincott, nick brimble, kevin reynolds. During the 1950s she acted with the shakespeare memorial theatre in stratforduponavon and joined the royal. Geraldine mcewan was born in old windsor, england and made her theatre debut at the age of 14 at the theatre royal in windsor. Miss marples geraldine mcewan dead aged 82 daily mail.
Garth pearce tells the inside story of the 1991 movie, including interviews with its stars kevin costner, morgan freeman, christian slater, alan rickman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, and geraldine mcewan. Still of alan rickman and geraldine mcewan in robin hood. Prince of thieves may have set out to bury the poor old duffer of sherwood forest in a welter of trendy banter, they have ended up. Jan 31, 2015 geraldine mcewan in mapp and lucia, itv, 198586. Prince of thieves in 1991, which saw her play evil witch mortianna. The family of longtime actress geraldine mcewan says she has died following treatment for a stroke. With kevin costner, morgan freeman, mary elizabeth mastrantonio, christian slater. Prince of thieves morgan creek productions and warner bros. This film came out long before the flood of robin hood flicks that emerged in the nineties. Racing to an explosive climax, prince of thieves is a brash tale of robbery in all its formsand an unforgettable odyssey of crime, love, ambition, and dreams. Contentsshow background and family mcewan was born geraldine mckeown on 9 may 1932 in old windsor, berkshire, england to donald and norah nee burns mckeown.
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