Horace Ové

Horace Ové

Born in Trinidad in 1939, Sir Horace Ové, CBE was a British director, writer and artist who emerged in the late '60s and throughout the '70s to become one of the leading UK based black independent film-makers. A fact notable for his Guinness World Record for being the first black British film-maker to direct a feature-length film, Pressure (1975). He was knighted in 2022 and passed away in 2023 following a battle with Alzheimer's.

  • Title: Horace Ové
  • Popularity: 1.567
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1939-01-01
  • Place of Birth: Trinidad
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Horace Ové Movies

  • 1992
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    Black and White in Colour

    Black and White in Colour

    1 1992 HD

    A two part documentary that details the contribution of black and Asian people to television history from the birth of television in 1936 to 1992....

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  • 1976
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    Pressure

    Pressure

    5.7 1976 HD

    A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.

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  • 1976
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    Pressure

    Pressure

    5.7 1976 HD

    A British-born younger son of an immigrant family from Trinidad finds himself adrift between two cultures.

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  • 1968
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    Baldwin's Nigger

    Baldwin's Nigger

    6.6 1968 HD

    James Baldwin and Dick Gregory discuss the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Great Britain.

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  • 1987
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    Playing Away

    Playing Away

    5.6 1987 HD

    To mark the conclusion of their "Third World Week" celebration, a cricket team in a small English village invites a black cricket team from South...

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  • 1971
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    Reggae

    Reggae

    1 1971 HD

    BBC documentary focusing on a reggae concert held at Wembley Stadium in 1970 featuring the Pyramids, Pioneers, Black Faith, Millie, the Maytals, and...

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  • 1979
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    A Hole in Babylon

    A Hole in Babylon

    1 1979 HD

    Three black men rob a Knightsbridge Italian restaurant. But when the police are called and the robbery becomes a siege, the men find themselves in a...

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  • 1973
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    The Mangrove Nine

    The Mangrove Nine

    1 1973 HD

    The Mangrove Nine trial resulted from conflict between the police and the Black community in Notting Hill that had escalated from the end of the...

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  • 2023
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    James Baldwin Abroad

    James Baldwin Abroad

    10 2023 HD

    Showcasing three short films by American writer James Baldwin, wherein he muses about race, sexuality and civil rights, among other topics, in...

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  • 1978
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    Skateboard Kings

    Skateboard Kings

    1 1978 HD

    If you’re young, male and you live in the city, how do you prove yourself in the most materially comfortable country on earth? How do you show...

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  • 1979
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    A Hole in Babylon

    A Hole in Babylon

    1 1979 HD

    Three black men rob a Knightsbridge Italian restaurant. But when the police are called and the robbery becomes a siege, the men find themselves in a...

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  • 1980
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    Stretch Hunter

    Stretch Hunter

    1 1980 HD

    A crucial few hours in the life of a would-be London gangster

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  • 1971
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    Reggae

    Reggae

    1 1971 HD

    BBC documentary focusing on a reggae concert held at Wembley Stadium in 1970 featuring the Pyramids, Pioneers, Black Faith, Millie, the Maytals, and...

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  • 1990
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    When Love Dies

    When Love Dies

    1 1990 HD

    A young man looks back over his unhappy marriage and struggles to come to terms with his wife's suicide.

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  • 1973
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    King Carnival

    King Carnival

    1 1973 HD

    An in-depth look at Trinidad and Tobago's carnival through its turbulent history. African and East Indian rhthyms and rituals, combined with the...

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  • 1981
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    The Garland

    The Garland

    1 1981 HD

    "These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls...

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  • 1981
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    The Garland

    The Garland

    1 1981 HD

    "These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls...

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  • 1970
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    7.369 1970 HD

    The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was...

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  • 1970
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    5.5 1970 HD

    A white, plantation owning family in Dominica waits for the return of the patriarch from WWI, but things change when he does. Its focus on the...

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