Fotos: 1980-1983 | Ian McKellen Photographs

Chauvelin

Ian McKellen as Chauvelin; portrait of Jane Seymour as Marguerite behind

Ian McKellen (Chauvelin) and Jane Seymour (Marguerite)

Dueling as Chauvelin

Chauvelin vanquished

With Jane Seymour

Pierre Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) with his back to the wall at the story’s climax

The Pimpernel (Anthony Andrews) on his way to defeating Chauvelin (Ian McKellen) with foils (action director Peter Diamond.)

Walter (Ian McKellen) confused on his first day of incarceration in the mental hospital

Walter and June (Ian McKellen and Sarah Miles) fall in love.

Sarah Miles (June) and Ian McKellen (Walter)

Jim Broadbent (white-coated nurse on the rear left) oversees Walter (Ian McKellen, front left seated) and his companion (in real life an injured ex-boxer) in the mental hospital during their Christmas party.

Photo by R. A. Pembrooke

Walter (Ian McKellen) with other inmates at the mental hospital

The injured Walter (Ian McKellen) returns home to the comfort of his pigeon-loft.

Walter (Ian McKellen) tells his boss (David Ryall) that his father has gone to live with Jesus.

Walter (Ian McKellen) is trusted to lead his fellow-inmates round the grounds of the mental hospital.

Walter (Ian McKellen) cowers in fear of bullies in the factory elevator.

Walter (Ian McKellen) with his father (Arthur Whybrow), waiting in the backyard for their tame pigeons to fly home.

His adventures over, Walter (Ian McKellen) immortalises his name in the fresh concrete path round his hospital quarters.

Walter (Ian McKellen) prays at the bedside of his dead mother (Barbara Jefford) for Jesus to return her to him.

Ian McKellen at a book-signing for Walter with its author David Cook.

Photo by Jerry Kean

Walters name scratched into wet cement (Polaroid)

Photo by Nobby Clark

In the ward

Photo by Nobby Clark

1983 ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council 1983 Tour)

Walter (Ian McKellen) and Attendant (Jim Broadbent)

Photo by Nobby Clark

1982 To Cambridge With Love

With Trevor Nunn and Judi Dench

1983

For Telegraph Sunday Magazine

Photo by Geg Germany

In Israel

1983 ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council 1983 Tour)

In Israel

1983 ACTING SHAKESPEARE (British Council 1983 Tour)

In Israel with producer Shmuel Tzemach

1983 SHORT LIST

1983 COWARDICE

Janet Suzman and Ian McKellen (Boy)

Photo by Zoe Dominic

1983 COWARDICE

Boy (with Coward)

Photo by Alastair Muir

1983 COWARDICE

Boy

Medieval historian Ian McKellen (right) and his daughter Alberta Watson are dragged out of a detention camp by Nazi officer Gabriel Byrne in Paramount Pictures enchanting and horrifying fable, The Keep.

Photo by Graham Attwood

Cuza (Ian McKellen) and Molasar

Dr Theodore Cuza.
<BR><BR><I>45 year old Cuza is suffering from a disease which has prematurely aged him physically. So each day’s filming began for me five hours before the rest of the cast while my latex make-up was applied and a wig placed over a bald cap hiding my own hair. On 12 occasions this was done and then I waited all day in vain to be filmed.</I>

Dr Theodore Cuza.

45 year old Cuza is suffering from a disease which has prematurely aged him physically. So each day’s filming began for me five hours before the rest of the cast while my latex make-up was applied and a wig placed over a bald cap hiding my own hair. On 12 occasions this was done and then I waited all day in vain to be filmed.

Photo by Graham Attwood

His body restored to middle-age, Cuza (Ian McKellen) explores the Keep

Photo by Graham Attwood

On the drawbridge to the Keep, director Michael Mann (L) gives last-minute instructions to Ian McKellen (centre), as the wind-machines blow and the camera is ready to turn

Photo by Graham Attwood

Michael Mann (3rd from the left) considering altering his script once more.

Photo by Graham Attwood

<I>The spectacular sets were built on the floor of a disused slate quarry near Bettys-y-Coed. It rained a great deal and shooting got behind hand. Feeling increasingly depressed by not shooting, the producer’s helicopter lifted me away to London one week-end to restore my spirits at home.</I>

The spectacular sets were built on the floor of a disused slate quarry near Bettys-y-Coed. It rained a great deal and shooting got behind hand. Feeling increasingly depressed by not shooting, the producer’s helicopter lifted me away to London one week-end to restore my spirits at home.

Photo by Graham Attwood

Gabriel Byrne (extreme left) guards Cuza and his daughter beneath the Keep
<BR><BR<I>We shot in the corridors of the abandoned slate quarries near Bettys-y-Coed. I wore gloves to avoid the extra make-up time that would have been needed to age my hands in keeping with my face.</I>

Gabriel Byrne (extreme left) guards Cuza and his daughter beneath the Keep
We shot in the corridors of the abandoned slate quarries near Bettys-y-Coed. I wore gloves to avoid the extra make-up time that would have been needed to age my hands in keeping with my face.

Photo by Graham Attwood

Cuza (Ian McKellen) with his beloved daughter (Alberta Watson)

Photo by Graham Attwood

Surrounded by its dead victims, the monster arm stretches out to greet Cuza (Ian McKellen)

Photo by Graham Attwood

Cuza (younger)

Photo by Graham Atwood

Cuza (older)

Photo by Graham Atwood