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Sir John Vincent Hurt CBE (22 January 1940 – 25 January 2017) was an English actor whose career spanned over five decades. He came to prominence for his role as Richard Rich in the film A Man for All Seasons (1966) and gained BAFTA Award nominations for his portrayals of Timothy Evans in 10 Rillington Place (1971) and Quentin Crisp in television film The Naked Civil Servant (1975) – winning his first BAFTA for the latter. He played Caligula in the BBC TV series I, Claudius (1976). Hurt’s performance in the prison drama Midnight Express (1978) brought him international renown and earned Golden Globe and BAFTA Awards, along with an Academy Award nomination. His BAFTA-nominated portrayal of astronaut Kane, in the science-fiction horror film Alien (1979), yielded a scene where an alien creature burst out of his chest. It has been named by several publications as one of the most memorable moments in cinema history.


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A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
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Movie: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ( 2008 )
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Movie: New York, I Love You ( 2009 )
Eleven love stories set in one of the most loved and hated cities of the world, New York City.
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Movie: The Limits of Control ( 2009 )
The story of a mysterious loner, a stranger in the process of completing a criminal job.
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Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 ( 2010 )
As Harry, Ron and Hermione race against time and evil to destroy the Horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world: the Deathly Hallows.
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Movie: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 ( 2011 )
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Movie: Melancholia ( 2011 )
On the night of her wedding, Justine (Kirsten Dunst) is struggling to be happy even though it should be the happiest day of her life. It was an extravagant wedding paid for by her sister and brother-in-law who are trying to keep the bride and all the guests in line. Meanwhile, Melancholia, a blue planet, is hurtling towards the Earth. Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg), Justine's sister, is struggling to maintain composure with fear of the impending disaster.
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Movie: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( 2011 )
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Movie: Jayne Mansfield's Car ( 2013 )
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Movie: Jackie ( 2016 )
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