A scarcely believable sixth decade into his career, John Hurt is still delivering brilliant performances - in both large and small roles - and shows no signs of slowing up. He made his film debut in 1962 and made a strong impact as Richard Rich in Zinnemann's A Man For All Seasons (1966). Many, many strong roles followed in the next several decades. Twice Oscar nominated, - for Midnight Express (1978) and The Elephant Man (1980) - other stand out performances came in 10 Rillington Place (1971), Alien (1979), Heaven's Gate (1980), Nineteen-Eighty Four (1984), Scandal (1989) etc. etc. A consummate professional...