Robert Stephens

Searching for Bobby Fischer
7.4

Searching for Bobby Fischer

A prepubescent chess prodigy refuses to harden himself in order to become a champion like the famous but unlikable Bobby Fischer.
Lorna Doone
5.8

Lorna Doone

Jan. 01, 1990

Lorna Doone

A feisty 17th-century Scotswoman falls in love with a despised landowner, to the dismay of her father.
Birth of a Nation
7.1

Birth of a Nation

Jun. 19, 1983

Birth of a Nation

A new teacher at a highly problematic comprehensive school feels that corporal punishment may just be inflaming the problems, and so begins to ...
One Fine Day
8.3

One Fine Day

Feb. 17, 1979

One Fine Day

Alan Bennett’s play about the mid-life crisis of an estate agent.
The Shout
6.7

The Shout

Jun. 16, 1978

The Shout

A traveller by the name of Crossley, forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has ...
The Duellists
7.4

The Duellists

Aug. 31, 1977

The Duellists

In 1800, as Napoleon Bonaparte rises to power in France, a rivalry erupts between Armand and Gabriel, two lieutenants in the French Army, over a ...
Travels with My Aunt
6.5

Travels with My Aunt

Dec. 17, 1972

Travels with My Aunt

At his mother’s funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who ...
The Asphyx
6.3

The Asphyx

Dec. 05, 1972

The Asphyx

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man ...