Films starring Robert Donat

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Lease of Life

Charles Frend, 1954

In his penultimate film, Robert Donat stars as a country vicar who is forced to re-evaluate his life and beliefs when he learns he has but a year to live. ... More

£11.99 DVD

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The Winslow Boy (Asquith, 1948)

Anthony Asquith, 1948

A terrific adaptation of Terrence Rattigan's play about a shamed family who go public with a trial after their 12 year-old son is thrown out of Naval College... More

£9.99 DVD

The 39 Steps (1935)

Alfred Hitchcock, 1935

From the moment he discovers a dead woman in his flat, Richard Hannay falls prey to a caper which teeters playfully on the edge of harm and hilarity. Featur... More

£5.99 DVD

Goodbye Mr Chips (1939)

Sam Wood, 1939

Brookfield School turns frightened boys into young men ready for the Empire. Donat is the stiff, unpopular headmaster converted by love into an inspirational... More

£7.99 DVD

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The Private Life of Henry VIII

Alexander Korda, 1933

Charles Laughton won an Oscar for this performance as the much-married monarch, in a film which remains one of the UK's greatest international successes. Pic... More

£7.99 DVD

The Magic Box

John Boulting, 1951

Written by Eric Ambler as a cinematic tribute for the 1951 Festival of Britain, this is a tale about William Friese-Greene, the British inventor of the first... More

£11.99 DVD

The Ghost Goes West

Rene Clair, 1935

An American family inherit an old Scottish castle and decide to ship it to Florida. Soon thereafter, it is found that the castle is haunted by a charming 200... More

£7.99 DVD

The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Mark Robson, 1958

An extremely popular drama, with Ingrid Bergman's missionary leading a hundred children in her charge on an epic journey to safety over the mountains of pre-... More

£6.99 DVD

The 39 Steps (1935)

Alfred Hitchcock, 1935

From the moment he discovers a dead woman in his flat, Richard Hannay falls prey to a caper which teeters playfully on the edge of harm and hilarity. Featur... More

£14.99 Blu-ray