The Optimists of Nine Elms
The Optimists of Nine Elms, also known as The Optimists, is a 1973 British drama film starring Peter Sellers and directed by Anthony Simmons, who also wrote the 1964 novel upon which the film is based.
The film is about an old street musician( played by Sellers) who strikes up a friendship with two children- Liz, played by Donna Mullane, and her younger brother Mark, played by John Chaffey.
Neither of the child actors was featured in future films.
A young Keith Chegwin also played a small role.
Mullane was recruited for her role by the film crew when they were scouting locations and saw her as she was walking home from school
Eleonora Duse (film)
Eleonora Duse is a 1947 Italian biographical film directed by Filippo Walter Ratti and starring Elisa Cegani, Rossano Brazzi and Andrea Checchi.
It portrays the life of the celebrated Italian actress Eleonora Duse( 1858- 1924).
The film was based on the novel" La grande tragica" by Nino Bolla.
Irena Eichlerówna
Irena Eichlerówna( 19 April 1908- 12 July 1990) was a Polish actress.
She was considered to be" Poland's Eleonora Duse".
Optimists Cricket Club
The Optimists Cricket Club, known simply as the Optimists or abbreviated to OCC, is a cricket club based in Walferdange, in central Luxembourg.
The Optimists, being the largest club in Luxembourg and the only one with its own ground, works in close cooperation with the Luxembourg Cricket Federation to help organise cricket in the Grand Duchy.
Patricia Brake
Patricia Ann Brake (born 25 June 1942 in Bath, Somerset) is an English actress.
Patricia Brake played Ingrid Fletcher, the daughter of Norman Stanley Fletcher, in the BBC sitcom "Porridge", and its sequel "Going Straight".
Most recently, in 2015, she guest-starred in the BBC ongoing drama "Casualty" and in "Midsomer Murders" for ITV.
Alongside her extensive body of work in West End theatres, she has also appeared in UK soaps "EastEnders" and "Coronation Street".
but has played opposite many British comic actors in numerous situation comedies and one-off plays.
After leaving The Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Brake's first acting roles were with the Royal Shakespeare Company where she played alongside such colleagues as Judi Dench, Diana Rigg, Ian Richardson and Ian Holm.
She appeared in series such as "A Sharp Intake of Breath" with David Jason, "Emergency – Ward 10" and "Lorna Doone", as well as film roles in "My Lover, My Son" (1970) and "The Optimists of Nine Elms" (1973).
Filippo Walter Ratti
Filippo Walter Ratti( 1914–1981) was an Italian screenwriter and film director.
After working as an assistant director for several years, he made his directoral debut in 1946.
The following year he directed the biopic" Eleonora Duse".
In 1962 he directed" Ten Italians for One German", a portrayal of the 1944 Ardeatine massacre in Rome.
Anthony Simmons (writer)
Anthony Simmons( 16 December 1922 – 22 January 2016) was a British writer and film director.
He was associated with, though separate from, the Free Cinema movement; he said he was greatly influenced by Humphrey Jennings and by Michelangelo Antonioni ’s movie" Il Grido"( 1957).
Mr. Right (2009 film)
Mr. Right is a 2009 British film directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.
The jointly- made gay- themed film is the debut for both directors.
Bruce Purchase
Bruce Purchase
( 2 October 1938 – 5 June 2008) was a New Zealand- born actor known for his roles on stage and television.
Born in Thames, New Zealand, he won a scholarship to study acting in England, training at RADA, and went on to become a founding actor-member of Laurence Olivier's National Theatre.
He also performed regularly with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
His TV credits included" Callan The First ChurchillsA Picture of Katherine MansfieldDoomwatch Fall of Eagles I, Claudius The New AvengersDoctor Who"( in the serial" The Pirate PlanetBlake's 7 Quatermass" and" The Tripods".
His films included" Macbeth"( 1971)," Mary, Queen of Scots"( 1971)," The Optimists of Nine Elms"( 1973)," Soft Beds, Hard Battles"( 1974)," Meetings with Remarkable Men"( 1979)," Pope John Paul II"( 1984),( 1985)," Playing Away"( 1987)," Lionheart"( 1987) and" Another Life"( 2001).
In 2007, Purchase became seriously ill while touring with a production of" The Last Confession".
He died of cancer on 5 June 2008 at his home in Putney, London.
Nine Elms station
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Question: Do both directors of films Eleonora Duse (Film) and The Optimists Of Nine Elms have the same nationality?
Answer: no