Susannah York
Biography: Susannah York (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011) was a British film, stage and television actress. She was awarded a BAFTA as Best Supporting Actress for They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969) and was nominated for an Oscar and Golden Globe for the same film. She won best actress for Images at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival. In 1991 she was appointed an Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. Her appearances in various hit films of the 1960s formed the basis of her international reputation,and an obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging Sixties". Description above from the Wikipedia article Susannah York, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Birthday: January 09, 1939
Deathday: January 15, 2011
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A Man for All Seasons
1966-12-13
A Man for All Seasons
Overview: A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-12-13
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Superman
1978-12-14
Superman
Overview: Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-14
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Oh! What a Lovely War
1969-03-10
Oh! What a Lovely War
Overview: The working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the three boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Genres: Comedy Music War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-10
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Tom Jones
1963-08-24
Tom Jones
Overview: Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Genres: Comedy Adventure History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-24
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Yellowbeard
1983-06-24
Yellowbeard
Overview: For years Yellowbeard had looted the Spanish Main, making men eat their lips and swallow their hearts. Caught and convicted for tax evasion, he's sentenced to 20 years in St. Victim's Prison for the Extremely Naughty. In a scheme to confiscate his fabulous treasure, the Royal Navy allows him to escape and follows him, where saucy tarts, lisping demigods and some awful puns and punishments await.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-24
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Battle of Britain
1969-09-15
Battle of Britain
Overview: In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Genres: War History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-15
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Superman II
1980-12-12
Superman II
Overview: Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton, who have the same powers on Earth as Superman, test the Man of Steel's mettle. Led by General Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who made himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-12
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The Silent Partner
1978-09-07
The Silent Partner
Overview: Toronto, Canada. A few days before Christmas, Miles Cullen, a bored teller working at a bank branch located in a shopping mall, accidentally learns that the place is about to be robbed when he finds a disconcerting note on one of the counters.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-07
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Franklyn
2008-10-16
Franklyn
Overview: Set between the parallel worlds of contemporary London and the futuristic faith dominated metropolis of Meanwhile City, Franklyn weaves a tale of four souls, whose lives are intertwined by fate, romance and tragedy. As these worlds collide, a single bullet determines the destiny of these four characters.
Genres: Fantasy Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-10-16
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Sebastian
1968-01-24
Sebastian
Overview: Sebastian is an undisciplined mathematics genius who works in the "cipher bureau" of the British Intelligence. While cracking enemy codes, Sebastian finds time to romance co-worker Rebecca Howard.
Genres: Drama Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-01-24
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They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
1969-12-10
They Shoot Horses, Don't They?
Overview: In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-10
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Kaleidoscope
1966-07-01
Kaleidoscope
Overview: Barney Lincoln is a rambling gambling man who scores sensational wins at poker and chemin de fer because he has succeeded in marking the original plates for the backs of all the playing cards manufactured in a plant in Geneva and used in all the gambling joints in Europe. In his gambling depredation, Barney is spotted by Angel McGinnis, the daughter of a Scotland Yard Inspector 'Manny' McGinnis on the lookout for a man to do a job. The inspector enlists Barney's help in playing poker with a shady London character whom Scotland Yard wants to force to financial ruin.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-07-01
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Freud: The Secret Passion
1962-12-12
Freud: The Secret Passion
Overview: An examination of Austrian psychologist Sigmund Freud's career when he began to treat patients diagnosed with hysteria, using the radical technique of hypnosis.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-12
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Mio in the Land of Faraway
1987-07-01
Mio in the Land of Faraway
Overview: Under the watch of his unkind realtives, lonely Bosse's luck is changed when he is sent to the land where his real father is the King. In that country, he sets out on a quest, together with his new friend, to destroy the evil Knight Kato.
Genres: Adventure Drama Fantasy Family Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-01
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Images
1972-12-18
Images
Overview: While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations, and visions of a doppelgänger.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-18
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Sky Riders
1976-03-26
Sky Riders
Overview: When an industrialist's wife and kids are kidnapped by terrorists in Greece, the woman's ex-husband comes to the rescue with a plan involving hang gliders.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-03-26
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Tunes of Glory
1960-09-17
Tunes of Glory
Overview: Following World War II in peacetime Scotland, brigade headquarters replaces commanding officer Major Jock Sinclair, a boisterous battalion leader, with the strict, temperamental Lieutenant Colonel Basil Barrow. Resentful toward his replacement, Sinclair undermines Barrow's authority and damages his successor's reputation among the soldiers. Barrow faces an uphill battle in regaining the discipline and respect of his battalion.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-09-17
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The Awakening
1980-07-09
The Awakening
Overview: When a British archaeologist violates an Egyptian queen's tomb, her evil spirit enters his daughter.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-09
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Gold
1974-06-08
Gold
Overview: Rod Slater is the newly appointed general manager of the Sonderditch gold mine, but he stumbles across an ingenious plot to flood the mine, by drilling into an underground lake, so the unscrupulous owners can make a killing in the international gold market.
Genres: Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-08
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Falling in Love Again
1980-11-21
Falling in Love Again
Overview: Harry and Sue Lewis met in the 40s as teenagers living in the Bronx. He was an aspiring architect, she was the most beautiful girl in school, and both had a fondness for bran muffins. They fell in love, got married, moved to Los Angeles, and had two kids. While struggling with his midlife crisis, Harry receives an invitation for his high school's reunion back so he takes Sue and their teenage kids on a cross-country car trip back to the Big Apple. Will they see in the Bronx what they expected? Will the good memories from their past help rekindle their fading love? Is it too late to dream?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-11-21
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Visitors
2003-11-27
Visitors
Overview: The story of Georgia Perry, the first woman to sail around the world solo.
Genres: Horror Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-11-27
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Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971-12-09
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Overview: A hunter back from years in the Amazon finds his wife and life changed.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-12-09
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The Gigolos
2006-04-26
The Gigolos
Overview: Sacha is an aging, well-established London 'male escort' with a select clientèle of weekly socialite ladies, such as baroness James, who expect an impeccable service he can only provide thanks to his in-living 'orderly', handsome 'clever Trevor', who moonlights as nude arts class model. Ben is a rising novice, who seeks their coaching. When Sasha makes a bad fall, Trevor must cover during his recovery, but jealous Sasha is far from grateful.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-04-26
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Sands of the Kalahari
1965-11-24
Sands of the Kalahari
Overview: A diverse group of individuals struggle to survive in the Kalahari desert after their passenger plane crashes.
Genres: Action Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-24
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The Killing of Sister George
1968-09-01
The Killing of Sister George
Overview: When June Buckridge arrives at her London flat and announces 'They are going to murder me', her long-time lover and doll-cuddling flat mate Alice 'Childie' McNaught realizes that things are going to change. For June is referring to her character 'Sister George', a lovable nurse she portrays in a popular daytime serial. To make matters worse, the widowed executive at the BBC responsible for the decision to kill off Sister George - Mercy Croft is also a predatory lesbian who is after Childie and will stop at nothing to get what she wants.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-01
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Pretty Princess
1993-12-03
Pretty Princess
Overview: A princess from a Nordic European country is obligated to marry the boy her family chose. She escapes and discovers love in the arms of a beautiful swimming teacher.
Genres: Comedy Romance Family
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1993-12-03
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Duffy
1968-09-16
Duffy
Overview: Half-brothers Stefane and Antony despise their biological father, callous millionaire Charles Calvert. Because Charles refuses to share his wealth with his sons, Stefane and Antony ask hip American thrill-seeker Duffy to help steal the money they believe is their birthright. When Charles decides to move a large portion of his savings from Morocco to France, Duffy has an opportunity to stage a daring burglary attempt at sea.
Genres: Crime Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-16
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The 7th Dawn
1964-09-02
The 7th Dawn
Overview: Political and personal intrigues surround a group of characters in Malaya, after the close of the Second World War.
Genres: Adventure Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-02
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Conduct Unbecoming
1975-10-04
Conduct Unbecoming
Overview: A company of British soldiers in colonial India is shaken when the widow of their most honored hero is assaulted. A young officer must defend a fellow lieutenant from the charges in an unusual court-martial, while investigating the deepening mystery behind the attack.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-10-04
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Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
1997-11-01
Romance and Rejection (So This Is Romance?)
Overview: Mike is a composer who dreams of creating symphonies but instead, dashes off jingles for TV commercials -- all the while pining over ex-girlfriend Helen. But Mike's life takes several unexpected turns when he meets Sara. After the two depart for an idyllic vacation together, Mike locates his mother (Susannah York), who, 35 years previous, had left his father. Writer-director Kevin W. Smith's feature-film directorial debut.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1997-11-01
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Loophole
1981-06-25
Loophole
Overview: When architect Stephen Booker loses his partnership, he finds jobs hard to come by, and with money in short supply, he unwittingly becomes involved in a daring scheme to rob one of London's biggest bank vaults.
Genres: Crime Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-25
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A Summer Story
1988-08-11
A Summer Story
Overview: A young lawyer from London, Mr. Ashton, and his best friend are hiking across Dartmoor. When he twists his ankle, Ashton is forced to seek help at a nearby farmhouse and stays there for a few days. Innocent beauty Megan David catches the attention of Ashton. He decides to stay longer, and he and Megan fall in love, much to the displeasure of Megan's aunt and her loutish son.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-11
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Star Quality
1985-11-10
Star Quality
Overview: Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-10
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Zee and Co.
1971-07-01
Zee and Co.
Overview: The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-01
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Brotherly Love
1970-01-07
Brotherly Love
Overview: Having left her husband, Hilary moves in with her unbalanced brother, Pink, who uses wit and humor to hide his amorous yearnings.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-01-07
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Jane Eyre
1970-12-01
Jane Eyre
Overview: After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meet the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Mr. Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Mr. Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-01
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The Man from the Pru
1990-06-30
The Man from the Pru
Overview: The 20 January 1931 slaying of Julia Wallace remains unsolved, despite an ongoing stream of investigative writers giving an impression that a solution to the crime has been found through a surfeit of working hypotheses.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-06-30
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The Greengage Summer
1961-05-01
The Greengage Summer
Overview: Sensitive story of a British girl's awakening from childhood into life and love on vacation in France.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-05-01
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The Maids
1975-04-21
The Maids
Overview: A film version of Genet's play. Two maids, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and, while they are out, take turns at dressing up as Madame and insulting her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-21
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Lock Up Your Daughters
1969-03-29
Lock Up Your Daughters
Overview: Three sailors on leave turn a British town upside down.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-03-29
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Daemon
1985-12-31
Daemon
Overview: 11-year-old Nick moves into a large old house with his sisters Jennie and Clare, left in the care of Helga the Swedish au pair while their parents are away in America. Nick is unhappy at his new school, where he is befriended by a boy named Sam and intimidated by scripture teacher Mr. Crabb, who is interested in the occult and demonology. Nick hears voices in the house and receives messages on his computer screen; he also suffers inexplicable blisters on his feet and grazes on his elbows and knees. When he dreams of burning and wakes up in a bed full of ashes, Nick tells a psychiatrist that he feels he is possessed by a demon.
Genres: Horror Mystery Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-31
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Melancholia
1989-05-19
Melancholia
Overview: Art critic Keller, a German ex-pat living in London, is confronted by his radical 1960s past when he's asked to assassinate a Chilean murderer who is on a visit to London.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-19
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Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
2007-07-06
Rhapsody of Fire: Visions from the Enchanted Lands
Overview: Chronicles the 2005 tour and production for the Rhapsody of Fire albums "Symphony of Enchanted Lands, II" and "Triumph or Agony". Includes recordings from the band's first tour through US and Canada as well as their performance at the Eartshaker Fest 2005.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-07-06
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The Calling
2010-04-23
The Calling
Overview: Joanna - a university student - leaves her course to become a nun.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-04-23
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The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976-12-16
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Overview: An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-16
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1964-11-15
The Importance of Being Earnest
Overview: TV adaptation of the Oscar Wilde play. Jack pretends to be his foolish younger brother, Ernest in order to be a model of moral rectitude to his young ward, Cecily. And he intends to propose to Gwendolyn--that is until he discovers that she loves him because his name is Ernest.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-15
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A Christmas Carol
1984-10-09
A Christmas Carol
Overview: Miser Ebenezer Scrooge is awakened on Christmas Eve by spirits who reveal to him his own miserable existence, what opportunities he wasted in his youth, his current cruelties, and the dire fate that awaits him if he does not change his ways. Scrooge is faced with his own story of growing bitterness and meanness, and must decide what his own future will hold: death or redemption.
Genres: Drama Fantasy TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-09
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A Handful of Time
1989-10-12
A Handful of Time
Overview: Gothic thriller about Old Martin who heeds the voice of Anna, who calls him back to the mountain cabin where he left her to die while she gave birth to their surviving son.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: no
Release Date: 1989-10-12
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The Creditors
1972-10-10
The Creditors
Overview: Gustave meets Adolph who tries to show him that Gustave’s fiancée doesn’t love him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-10-10
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I Took My Little World Away
1965-03-14
I Took My Little World Away
Overview: Mandy is in a dark place on the brink of suicide, can Geoffrey persuade her otherwise?.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-03-14
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Jean
2000-05-12
Jean
Overview: A charming woman and a mysterious young man have a shared past, but what’s the secret?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: xx
Release Date: 2000-05-12
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Illusions
1992-10-14
Illusions
Overview: Greg Sanderson is helping his wife, Jan, to recover from a nervous breakdown and revive their strained marriage. Their privacy is interrupted by the arrival of Greg's stunning and mysterious sister, Laura. Jan's paranoia deepens as she suspects that Greg's and her sister's relationship is too close. In her desperation, she confides her fears to the landlord but his weird reaction only creates more confusion.
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-14
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Alice
1982-03-29
Alice
Overview: Alice was sitting in the park one day. She sees a jogger called Rabbit. When she first meets him she thinks he's a jerk later she finds him nice and relaxing. She falls in love with him. He takes her to Queenie's party. Rabbit later finds out that Queenie wants to kill him. So Rabbit packs up to leave the country. When Alice finds this out she commits suicide which brings her into a fantasy world.
Genres: Drama Music Fantasy Romance
Original Language: pl
Release Date: 1982-03-29
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St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
2000-03-12
St. Patrick: The Irish Legend
Overview: A young Christian boy attends a druid worship that is attacked by invading Irish tribes. Taken captive, he is taken back to Ireland to become a slave. Enduring many hardships, he finds comfort and eventually salvation in his faith. After several years, he escapes back to England, where he joins a convent to prove his faith. His greatest desire is to return to Ireland to convert the Irish to Christianity. Years later, he is given the opportunity. Upon setting foot on the Irish soil, all snakes are aitomatically driven from the land. He then overcomes many obstacles, including disagreements with the British Cardinal (Malcolm McDowell), to fulfill his destiny and ultimately being given Sainthood.
Genres: Drama Adventure Fantasy History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-03-12
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The Fall of the House of Usher
1966-02-12
The Fall of the House of Usher
Overview: A young man seeks the woman he has fallen in love with at an isolated old house, and comes into conflict with her neurotic brother.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-02-12
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There Was a Crooked Man
1960-08-31
There Was a Crooked Man
Overview: When a law-abiding demolition expert is duped by a gang of criminals into helping them he is caught and jailed. When he is released he goes straight and then notices a leading citizen in his town is cheating his neighbours.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-08-31
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That Lucky Touch
1975-08-07
That Lucky Touch
Overview: A European arms dealer meets a liberated woman journalist, who is writing a story about the ridiculous things men do with the armaments during a NATO war games meeting.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-07
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Pretty Kill
1987-03-27
Pretty Kill
Overview: A detective tries to track down a serial killer who is murdering prostitutes while at the same time having to deal with his girlfriend's mental problems, which are gradually deteriorating into a split personality.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-27
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Alphabet: The Story of Writing
1980-01-01
Alphabet: The Story of Writing
Overview: Calligrapher Donald Jackson presents an historical overview of the alphabet from the cave paintings of primitive man more than 35,000 years ago to the stylus and wax tablets of the Romans and the Egyptians' hieroglyphics.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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The Golden Gate Murders
1979-10-03
The Golden Gate Murders
Overview: An elderly, venerable priest goes over the side of the Golden Gate Bridge and everyone except his nurse, Sister Benecia, believes that it was suicide. Sister Benecia finally manages to convince the police department to assign a detective, the cynical, irascible Paul Silver, to investigate. The "Mad Nun" and the "Mad Cop" become a formidable investigative team -- and much, much more.
Genres: Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-03
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Just Ask for Diamond
1988-09-01
Just Ask for Diamond
Overview: Thirteen-year-old Nick and his slightly dense older brother Herbert run the Diamond Private Detective Agency above Camden Town Tube Station in north-central London. When a master criminal called The Falcon dies, they come into possession of his box of chocolate Maltesers, which contains the secret key to a fabulous cache of diamonds. Can they unravel the mystery and avoid the clutches of seedy lowlifes Brenda Von Falkenberg, Gott and Himmell, The Fat Man and the dogmatic Chief Inspector Snape, all of whom want to find the swag first.
Genres: Family Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-01
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Loop
1997-09-19
Loop
Overview: Rachel discovers she is pregnant. Just as she is about to break the news to her stockbroker boyfriend Bill, he dumps her. Heartbroken and angry, Rachel takes Bill's cherished sports car, clears out their joint bank account and heads off to the country and to her dysfunctional family's farmhouse. By trying to sort out her own family's problems Rachel hopes to come to terms with her own predicament. But Bill discovers her whereabouts and is on the warpath.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-19
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A Guest of life
2006-02-05
A Guest of life
Overview: 'A Guest of life' is inspired by the journey of Alexander Csoma de Koros. The eccentric 19th century set out from his native Transylvania to central Asia on foot, only taking his knowledge of 13 dead and spoken languages with him. He wanted to find the ancestors of the Hungarians, but once reaching Tibet he stayed there, compiling an English-Tibetan dictionary, translating and abridging Buddhist teachings and literature, including the Book of the Dead. The film however is not a biopic, but a collection of impressions of Tibet, recorded on an 8mm camera, overlaid with excerpts from Csoma's diary and translations, spoken on the many languages familiar to Csoma. Intercut with the documentary-style footage are animated segments, which tell Transylvanian folktales that have been weaved around the legendary figure of Csoma.
Genres: Animation Documentary
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2006-02-05
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1980-01-01
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Overview: Ernie Anderson narrates this look at the making of Richard Donner's blockbuster 1978 film. Behind-the-scenes footage, as well as scenes from the film, reveal just how audiences were able to "believe a man can fly." This program features interviews with key cast and crew.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-01
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The Stoning
2006-09-09
The Stoning
Overview: Young American Catherine Mulligan follows her love to Iran and converts to Islam. After being raped she is sentenced to death by stoning.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-09-09
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Scene Nun, Take One
1964-07-14
Scene Nun, Take One
Overview: An actress dressed as a nun flounces off a film set and has a series of encounters on the streets of London.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-07-14
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Long Shot
1978-11-17
Long Shot
Overview: Against the backdrop of the 1977 Edinburgh Film Festival, two low-budget filmmakers attempt to talk up some finance as they hunt for cash, cast and ‘name director’ Sam Fuller to shoot their Aberdeen-set oil-boom adventure ‘Gulf and Western’. Along the way, they encounter a plethora of filmmaking luminaries including Wim Wenders, Stephen Frears, John Boorman, Bill Forsyth and Alan Bennett.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-17
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Fate
1990-01-01
Fate
Overview: Writer Jake Blackburn and his model girlfriend Chelly are a new couple living together in LA. When Chelly's tragic past begins to catch up with her, she and Jake will need more than psychics and spirits to save their relationship.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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The Book of Eve
2002-09-01
The Book of Eve
Overview: A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-09-01
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Group Madness
1983-06-11
Group Madness
Overview: A behind-the-scenes documentary of the making of 1983's Yellowbeard
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-06-11
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Norfolk Coast
2006-03-01
Norfolk Coast
Overview: This short film, Norfolk Coast, inspired by the album of the same name, stars JJ as Warner, a man with a difficult past. It also features Nicholas Ball as his father and Susannah York in her final feature performance. This is an everyday tale of Satanic Ritual Abuse and its consequences for all those involved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-03-01
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Not Quite Hollywood
2008-08-28
Not Quite Hollywood
Overview: As Australian cinema broke through to international audiences in the 1970s through respected art house films like Peter Weir's "Picnic At Hanging Rock," a new underground of low-budget exploitation filmmakers were turning out considerably less highbrow fare. Documentary filmmaker Mark Hartley explores this unbridled era of sex and violence, complete with clips from some of the scene's most outrageous flicks and interviews with the renegade filmmakers themselves.
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-28
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Scruggs
1965-01-01
Scruggs
Overview: Ben Scruggs is an intellectual gangster who lives his life like a poker game.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-01-01
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The Shout
1978-06-16
The Shout
Overview: A traveller by the name of Crossley forces himself upon a musician and his wife in a lonely part of Devon, and uses the aboriginal magic he has learned to displace his host.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-16
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The Higher Mortals
1993-06-01
The Higher Mortals
Overview: This movie deals with the problems suffered by many smaller girls' boarding schools during the early 1990s recession, and makes use of metaphor and analogy in its critique of the John Major government of the day.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-01
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Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987-07-24
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Overview: With global superpowers engaged in an increasingly hostile arms race, Superman leads a crusade to rid the world of nuclear weapons. But Lex Luthor, recently sprung from jail, is declaring war on the Man of Steel and his quest to save the planet. Using a strand of Superman's hair, Luthor synthesizes a powerful ally known as Nuclear Man and ignites an epic battle spanning Earth and space.
Genres: Action Adventure Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-07-24
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Diana & Me
1997-12-04
Diana & Me
Overview: Australian Diana Spencer wins a competition in a women's magazine, and as a prize gets a trip for two to London, where she wants to meet her idol and namesake, Princess Diana. She goes there with her fiance, Mark, but during the garden party the Princess plans to attend, things get mixed up and Aussie Diana gets arrested with Paparazzi photographer Rob. Diana really wants to meet the Princess and follows Rob as he searches for Princess Di to take some photos.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-04
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Montgomery Clift
1983-01-01
Montgomery Clift
Overview: A documentary incorporating footage of Montgomery Clift’s most memorable films; interviews with family and friends, and rare archival material stretching back to his childhood. What develops is the story of an intense young boy who yearned for stardom, achieved notable success in such classic films as From Here to Eternity and I Confess, only to be ruined by alcohol addiction and his inability to face his own fears and homosexual desires. Montgomery Clift, as this film portrays him, may not have been a happy man but he never compromised his acting talents for Hollywood.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006-11-28
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Overview: A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Creating the right script, Choosing the right director and casting the right actors • Ascent - The production and launch of a new kind of fantasy film • Crisis - Complications and conflicts between the creative forces behind Superman II • Redemption - Criticisms and burnout of Superman III and Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-11-28
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