Richard Warwick
Biography: Richard Warwick (born Richard Carey Winter) was an English actor, on screen, stage and television. He made his film debut in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet" and went on to star in such films as Lindsay Anderson's "If..."; "Nicholas and Alexandra" and "Sebastiane". On television, he played prominent roles in the sitcom "Please Sir!" and "A Fine Romance", opposite Dame Judi Dench. In his obituary for The Daily Telegraph, director Lindsay Anderson was quoted as remarking, "I never met a young actor like Richard! Without a touch of vanity, completely natural yet always concentrated, he illumines every frame of the film in which he appears."
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 29, 1945
Deathday: December 16, 1997
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International Velvet
1978-07-19
International Velvet
Overview: Sarah Brown is sent to England after her parents die in a car crash. There, she lives with her aunt Velvet who introduces Sarah to the world of equestrian competition and gives her the last foal of her own prize horse, The Pie. Under the watchful eye of her aunt and horse trainer Capt. Johnson, Sarah develops into a talented rider who might have a shot at the Olympics.
Genres: Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-07-19
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Sebastiane
1976-12-17
Sebastiane
Overview: Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man's advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: la
Release Date: 1976-12-17
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if....
1968-12-19
if....
Overview: In an English boys' boarding school, social hierarchy reigns supreme and power remains in the hands of distanced and ineffectual teachers and callously vicious prefects in the Upper Sixth. Three Lower Sixth students, Wallace, Johnny and leader Mick Travis decide on a shocking course of action to redress the balance of privilege once and for all.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-19
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Jane Eyre
1996-01-20
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 Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-20
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The Lost Language of Cranes
1992-02-09
The Lost Language of Cranes
Overview: When a young gay man comes out of the closet, his friends support him, but when he comes out to his parents, he stirs up a wealth of hidden feelings and secrets in their relationship.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-09
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First Love
1970-10-07
First Love
Overview: The story of two young lovers takes a tragic turn as the girl falls in love with the boy's father.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: de
Release Date: 1970-10-07
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The Breaking of Bumbo
1970-09-28
The Breaking of Bumbo
Overview: The hilarious adventures of young Bumbo Bailey, who enlists in the Brigade of Guards and is based in the prestigious Wellington Barracks in London in the Swinging Sixties. He regards his social life as important as his military.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-28
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The Tempest
1979-09-13
The Tempest
Overview: Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples. Providence brings these enemies near; aided by his vassal the spirit Ariel, Prospero conjures a tempest to wreck the Italian ship. The king's son, thinking all others lost, becomes Prospero's prisoner, falling in love with Miranda and she with him. Prospero's brother and the king wander the island, as do a drunken cook and sailor, who conspire with Caliban, Prospero's beastly slave, to murder Prospero. Prospero wants reason to triumph, Ariel wants his freedom, Miranda a husband; the sailors want to dance.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-13
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School Play
1979-01-01
School Play
Overview: Life in an English public school - with all the parts played by adults.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
1968-12-09
Your Name's Not God, It's Edgar
Overview: Edgar Lunt lives his life by scientific principles, that is, for every action there is a reaction. He believes that any pleasure he might have, will mean, somebody will suffer somewhere else. The result is he is not very happy at all, until Trevor, a young student,tries to show him a fresh outlook on life.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-09
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Romeo and Juliet
1968-04-02
Romeo and Juliet
Overview: Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-02
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Hamlet
1990-12-19
Hamlet
Overview: Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, finds out that his uncle Claudius killed his father to obtain the throne, and plans revenge.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-19
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Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
1991-01-01
Mel Gibson Goes Back to School
Overview: Mel Gibson teaches Hamlet to a group of high school drama students.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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My Favorite Year
1982-10-01
My Favorite Year
Overview: Fledgling comic Benjy Stone can't believe his luck when his childhood hero, the swashbuckling matinee idol Alan Swann, gets booked to appear on the variety show he writes for. But when Swann arrives, he fails to live up to his silver screen image. Instead, he's a drunken womanizer who suffers from stage fright. Benjy is assigned to look after him before the show, and it's all he can do to keep his former idol from going completely off the rails.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-01
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Confessions of a Pop Performer
1975-01-01
Confessions of a Pop Performer
Overview: Either you've got it or you haven't - some like randy young Timothy Lea (Robin Askwith), manage to get it all the time! Signing up with a pop group, our boisterous hero progresses rapidly from local gigs to scoring a titillating hit with The Climax Sisters, with plenty of ribald adventures along the way!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
1972-11-20
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Overview: An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.
Genres: Family Fantasy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-20
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Black Sun
1978-09-09
Black Sun
Overview: A German artist in Spain decides to revenge the death of two Nordic tourists and to defend the strikers in a bloody conflict.
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1978-09-09
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White Hunter, Black Heart
1990-05-16
White Hunter, Black Heart
Overview: Renowned filmmaker John Wilson travels to Africa to direct a new movie, but constantly leaves to hunt elephants and other game, to the dismay of his cast and crew. He eventually becomes obsessed with hunting down and killing one specific elephant.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-16
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The Art of Interviewing
The Art of Interviewing
Overview: The video shows Alan Greenwood, a marketing manager, conducting the first of a series of selection interviews to fill a marketing assistant vacancy. He is unaccustomed to conducting interviews and makes many mistakes, until the first candidate, an experienced interviewee, teaches him how to conduct an interview.
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Original Language: en
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The Vortex
1969-12-10
The Vortex
Overview: In The Vortex, Coward explores the darker side of the cocktail party set. Emotional blackmail, drug abuse and shattered relationships are minutely observed in this disturbing, early piece from a playwright whose sharp eye was usually more turned towards the light.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-10
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Nicholas and Alexandra
1971-11-29
Nicholas and Alexandra
Overview: Tsar Nicholas II, the inept last monarch of Russia, insensitive to the needs of his people, is overthrown and exiled to Siberia with his family.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-29
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The Making of ‘Sebastiane’
1975-01-01
The Making of ‘Sebastiane’
Overview: Super 8 footage shot on location in Sardinia in 1975.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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The Bed Sitting Room
1969-06-01
The Bed Sitting Room
Overview: In the hazy aftermath of World War III, the fallout from a 'nuclear misunderstanding' is producing strange mutations amongst the survivors, and the noble Lord Fortnum finds himself transforming into a bed sitting room.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-01
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