Otley is a 1969 British comedy thriller film, starring Tom Courtenay and Romy Schneider.
 It was adapted by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais from a book by Martin Waddell, and released by Colombia Pictures.
 Film critic Judith Crist described it as "a bright, breezy, light-handed but never lightheaded spies-and-counterspies story".
Sir Thomas Daniel Courtenay ( ; born 25 February 1937) is an English actor who came to prominence in the early 1960s with a succession of films, including "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" (1962), "Billy Liar" (1963), and "Doctor Zhivago" (1965).
 Since the mid-1960s, he has been known primarily for his work in the theatre, although he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for the film adaptation of "The Dresser" (1983), which he had performed on the West End and on Broadway.
 He received a knighthood in February 2001 for his service to cinema and theatre.
Strange Boarders is a 1938 British comedy thriller film, directed by Herbert Mason, produced by Edward Black for Gainsborough Pictures and starring Tom Walls, Renée Saint-Cyr, Googie Withers and Ronald Adam.
 The film is an adaptation of the 1934 espionage novel "The Strange Boarders of Palace Crescent" by E. Phillips Oppenheim, and was well received by critics.
 The "Los Angeles Times" described it as "a long series of laughs as well as thrills".
The Ghost Train is a 1931 British comedy thriller film directed by Walter Forde and starring Jack Hulbert, Cicely Courtneidge and Ann Todd.
 It is based on the play "The Ghost Train" by Arnold Ridley.
 The film's art direction was by Walter Murton.
Pulp is a 1972 British comedy thriller film, directed by Mike Hodges and starring Michael Caine as Mickey King, a writer of cheap paperback detective novels.
 The film features the final screen appearance of Lizabeth Scott.
Birthday Girl is a 2001 British comedy thriller film directed by Jez Butterworth.
 The plot focuses on English bank clerk John Buckingham, who orders a Russian mail-order bride, Nadia.
 It becomes clear upon her arrival that Nadia cannot speak English, and early into her stay, two mysterious men come to the house claiming to be her cousin and cousin's friend.
 The film features Nicole Kidman, Ben Chaplin, Mathieu Kassovitz, and Vincent Cassel.
 English and Russian are spoken interchangeably in the film.
Celia is a 1949 British comedy thriller film directed by Francis Searle and starring Hy Hazell, Bruce Lester and John Bailey.
 Made as a second feature by Hammer Films, it was based on a radio serial.
Final Appointment is a 1954 British comedy thriller film directed by Terence Fisher, and starring John Bentley, Eleanor Summerfield and Hubert Gregg.
 It also featured Arthur Lowe, later to become famous for his portrayal of Captain Mainwaring in Dad's Army, in an early role.
 The film was produced by Francis Searle for Act Films Ltd, and was released in the U.S. as The Last Appointment.
 A sequel, "Stolen Assignment", also featuring sleuthing journalists Mike Billings and Jenny Drew, appeared the following year.
Spy for a Day is a 1940 British comedy thriller film directed by Mario Zampi and starring Douglas Wakefield, Paddy Browne and Jack Allen.
 During the First World War a British farmer is abducted by the Germans to take the place of a spy about to be executed whom he closely resembles.
The Diplomatic Corpse is a 1958 British comedy thriller film directed by Montgomery Tully and starring Robin Bailey, Susan Shaw and Liam Redmond.

Question: Otley is a 1969 British comedy thriller film, starring an English actor who received what in February 2001?
Answer: knighthood