Directed by Tim Burton. With Johnny Depp, Michael Sheen, Helena Bonham Carter, Stephen Fry, Anne Hathaway, Mia Wasikowska and Matt Lucas. Categories: Adventure, Family, Fantasy. Year: 2010.
Stephen Fry in Alice in Wonderland
At the height of WWII, Col. Claus von Stauffenberg (Tom Cruise) assembles a group of high-ranking Nazi officers to carry out a plot intent on assassinating Hitler (David Bamber) and seizing control of the military in order to end the war. Codenamed "Valkyrie," after Hitler's own emergency plan to address a revolt against the German government, the operation is seen as the last chance to stop a mad man and bring justice and honor back to Germany. With everything seemingly in place and millions of lives hanging in the balance, von Stauffenberg must take matters into his own hands and accepts the charge of killing Hitler himself. Directed by Bryan Singer. With Carice van Houten, Eddie Izzard, Bill Nighy, Terence Stamp, Tom Wilkinson and Kenneth Branagh. Categories: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, Based on a True Story. Year: 2008.
Stephen Fry in Valkyrie
Arthur Dent (Martin Freeman) is having a bad day. Nothing is going right, and then his friend, Ford Prefect (Mos Def), tells Arthur that he is an alien who knows that Earth is about to be destroyed to make room for an intergalactic freeway. Ford, who is writing a guide to the galaxy, whisks Arthur away to safety, and they end up on a spaceship called Heart of Gold, along with an earthling (Zooey Deschanel) and various other creatures. Where will they end up? And will they be able to get a cup of tea there? The film is based on the bestselling novel by Douglas Adams. Directed by Garth Jennings. Categories: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi. Year: 2005.
Stephen Fry in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
V (Hugo Weaving), a masked freedom fighter, takes up arms against a totalitarian government in futuristic Great Britain. At once literary, flamboyant, tender and intellectual, V is also bitter, lonely and driven by a personal need for revenge. After rescuing her from an attack by a group of corrupt policemen, V finds an unlikely ally in the form of Evey Hammond (Natalie Portman). With her help, V persuades the citizens of his country to oppose the state's oppression with magnificent violence. Directed by James McTeigue. With Stephen Rea, Stephen Fry and John Hurt. Categories: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller. Year: 2005.
Stephen Fry in V for Vendetta
Stephen Fry plays the playwright famed for his wit, and infamous for his trial and conviction for homosexuality in 19th century England. Jude Law is the young aristocratic lover who treated Wilde cruelly, while Tom Wilkinson plays the young man's father. Vanessa Redgrave is another noblewoman in Wilde's circle. Directed by Brian Gilbert. With Gemma Jones, Jennifer Ehle, and Judy Parfitt. Categories: Biography, Drama. Year: 1997.
Stephen Fry in Wilde