Known for Sound
Ken Nightingall (April 21, 1929 – May 19, 2020) was a boom operator, known to Star Wars fans as 'Pink Shorts Boom Guy' for his work on the 1977 Star Wars film "A New Hope".
Born
April 21, 1929
Died
May 19, 2020 (age 91)
Filmography
15 films


Power and Lovers
1994 · 1h 27m
country: Italy
Two brothers start to bicker and battle when Nick, an aggressive businessman, finds himself thwarted by a group of scientists, headed by his brother Tony. Seems the scientists stand in the way of big profits for Nick. It's a dramatic duel between two opposite siblings who have more in common than they think -- including the sexy, strong women in their lives.


Death Wish 3
1985 · 1h 30m
country: United States
Architect/vigilante Paul Kersey arrives back in New York City and is forcibly recruited by a crooked police chief to fight street crime caused by a large gang terrorizing the neighborhoods.


Top Secret!
1984 · 1h 30m
country: United Kingdom
Popular and dashing American singer Nick Rivers travels to East Germany to perform in a music festival. When he loses his heart to the gorgeous Hillary Flammond, he finds himself caught up in an underground resistance movement. Rivers joins forces with Agent Cedric and Flammond to attempt the rescue of her father, Dr. Paul, from the Germans, who have captured the scientist in hopes of coercing him into building a new naval mine.


P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 · 1h 17m
country: United Kingdom
Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.


Saturn 3
1980 · 1h 27m
country: United Kingdom
In the future, Earth is overcrowded and the population relies on distant bases to be fed. In the Saturn 3 station, Major Adam and the scientist Alex, who is also his lover and has never been on Earth, have been researching hydroponics for three years in the base alone with their dog Sally. Captain Benson arrives Saturn 3 with Hector, incapable to controlling his emotions he transfers his homicidal tendency and insanity to Hector. Now Major Adam and Alex are trapped in the station with a dangerous psychopath robot.


Escape to Athena
1979 · 2h 5m
country: United Kingdom
During the World War II, the prisoners of a German camp in a Greek island are trying to escape. They not only want their freedom, but also seek an ineffable treasure hidden in a monastery at the summit of the island's mountain.


The Europeans
1979 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
An adaptation of Henry James' novel about the Countess Eugenia Münster and her brother Robert, expatriate Americans who have grown up in Europe. Returning to prosperous relatives in New England, Eugenia hopes to make an advantageous marriage with a wealthy cousin. While Eugenia encounters obstacles, Robert finds his suit bearing fruit.


The Boys from Brazil
1978 · 2h 5m
country: United Kingdom
Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman discovers a sinister and bizarre plot, masterminded by Dr. Josef Mengele, to rekindle the Third Reich.


The Four Feathers
1978 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
The fifth filming of the adventure classic about a British soldier in the 1880s who fights to regain his honor after being given four white feathers, symbols of cowardice.


Star Wars
1977 · 2h 1m
country: United States
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.


Inserts
1975 · 1h 57m
country: United Kingdom
A young, once-great Hollywood film director refuses to accept changing times during the early 1930s, and confines himself to his decaying mansion to make silent porn flicks.


I Want What I Want
1972 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
Roy leaves his abusive father's house and starts life anew as a woman, named Wendy. Through trial and error, she learns the skills and consequences of being a woman.


The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins
1971 · 1h 46m
country: United Kingdom
A septet of satirical vignettes based on the Seven Deadly Sins.


Theatre of Death
1967 · 1h 31m
country: United Kingdom
The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.