Known for Crew
Bill Hargreaves started his prop work on The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. He is credited as the creator of IG-88 and the imperial probe droids. His work can also been seen in An American Werewolf in London, Legend, Gladiator, About a Boy, The Golden Compass, and a couple dozen other feature films and programs.
Filmography
30 films, 3 shows


Precognition
2018 · 1h 47m
country: Unknown
In the near future, a married woman secretly works for an organisation that manipulates memories, while her husband is experiencing visions from a past he can't remember which is tearing them apart.


Belonging
2004 · 1h 36m
country: United Kingdom
After giving up her job as a librarian to care for her husband’s elderly family, Jess’ world falls apart when he leaves her for a younger woman.


Gladiatress
2004 · 1h 29m
country: United Kingdom
Three unlikely heroines set out to thwart a Roman invasion and save Celtic Britain in their own unique and outrageous style.


I Capture the Castle
2003 · 1h 53m
country: United Kingdom
In 1930s England, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain and her eccentric family struggle to survive in a decaying English castle.


Killing Me Softly
2002 · 1h 40m
country: United Kingdom
A woman grows suspicious of her controlling husband after she discovers secrets about the women in his past.


About a Boy
2002 · 1h 41m
country: United Kingdom
Will Freeman is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is avoiding any kind of responsibility. But when he invents an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms, Will gets a hilarious lesson about life from a bright, but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you're never too old to grow up.


The Man Who Cried
2000 · 1h 36m
country: France
A young refugee travels from Russia to America in search of her lost father and falls in love with a gypsy horseman.


Cor, Blimey!
2000 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Dramatisation of the love affair between Sidney James and Barbara Windsor, played out against the backdrop of the 'Carry On' films during the 1960s and 1970s.


Onegin
1999 · 1h 44m
country: United Kingdom
A virtuous and passionate girl falls in love with a cynical but a dashing aristocrat.


Felicia's Journey
1999 · 1h 56m
country: Canada
Seventeen and pregnant, Felicia travels to England in search of her lover and is found instead by Joseph Ambrose Hilditch, a helpful catering manager whose kindness masks an unsettling secret.


What Rats Won't Do
1998 · 1h 28m
country: United Kingdom
Soon to be married lawyer Kate Beckenham has landed the case of a lifetime. Her courtroom opponent turns out to be the charming Jack Sullivan, who has never lost a single case.


The Woman In White
1997 · 2h 5m
country: United Kingdom
Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.


The Wings of the Dove
1997 · 1h 42m
country: United Kingdom
Kate is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher. But she knows her Aunt Maude will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict. When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.


Roseanna's Grave
1997 · 1h 38m
country: Italy
Roseanna is dying of a heart condition, and all she wants is to be buried next to her daughter, in a cemetery that is getting full fast. The cemetery can't expand because Capestro, the man who owns the land next to the cemetery, won't sell. While Marcello is doing good deeds to make sure no one dies, Roseanna thinks of Marcello's future.


When Saturday Comes
1996 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Jimmy Muir comes from a typical gritty, northern town where there are only two options: working down the pit or in a factory. But Jimmy has other ideas — he dreams of becoming a professional footballer. Confronted by a bitter and unsupportive father, hard-drinking friends and a lifetime of bad habits...has Jimmy the will to achieve his ultimate goal?


Shopping
1994 · 1h 45m
country: United Kingdom
A dark, hip, urban story of a barren and anonymous city where the underclass' sport of choice is ram-raiding. An exciting game in which stolen cars are driven through shop windows to aid large-scale looting before the police arrive. For Tommy, it's a business, but for Billy and Jo, it's a labour of love. As the competition between Tommy and Billy grows more fierce, the stakes become higher and the "shopping" trips increasingly risky.


Under Suspicion
1991 · 1h 39m
country: United Kingdom
In the late 1950s, British police officer Tony Aaron resigns from the force after sleeping with Hazel, wife of the man whose house he was supposed to guard. In his new job as a fake private investigator, he helps couples get divorces by photographing Hazel having "affairs" with the husband. When she is murdered during a job, Tony begins having an affair with the dead man's mistress, Angeline, while trying to prove his innocence.


Bullseye!
1990 · 1h 35m
country: United Kingdom
Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.


A Man for All Seasons
1988 · 2h 30m
country: United States
Story of Sir Thomas More, who refused to accept the spiritual leadership of Henry VIII, and faces death as he struggles to remain loyal to his integrity.


Shanghai Surprise
1986 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
Glendon Wasey is a fortune hunter looking for a fast track out of China. Gloria Tatlock is a missionary nurse seeking the curing powers of opium for her patients. Fate sets them on a hectic, exotic, and even romantic quest for stolen drugs. But they are up against every thug and smuggler in Shangai.


An American Werewolf in London
1981 · 1h 37m
country: United Kingdom
American tourists David and Jack are savagely attacked by an unidentified animal while hiking on the Yorkshire Moors. After retiring to the home of a beautiful nurse to recuperate, David soon begins experiencing disturbing changes to his body and mind.