Jeremy Brett
Biography: Jeremy Brett was a highly acclaimed English actor, with an illustrious career spanning stage, film, and television. Best known for playing the famous, fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in the Granada Television series "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" from 1984 to 1994, Brett's portrayal is considered iconic. His interpretation brought depth, intellect, and charisma to the character, earning him widespread acclaim and a devoted fanbase. Brett's dedication to embodying the intricacies of Sherlock Holmes, capturing the detective's eccentricities and brilliance, solidified his legacy as one of the definitive portrayals of the character in the history of film and television adaptations.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 03, 1933
Deathday: September 12, 1995
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War and Peace
1956-08-21
War and Peace
Overview: Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
Genres: War Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-08-21
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The Medusa Touch
1978-04-13
The Medusa Touch
Overview: A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
Genres: Horror Thriller Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-13
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The Hound of the Baskervilles
1988-08-31
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Overview: Sir Charles Baskerville dies on the moor under mysterious circumstances and rumors abound about a demonic hound. When the American heir arrives to take charge, a family friend calls in Holmes and Watson to get to the heart of the mystery.
Genres: Drama Comedy Thriller Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-08-31
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The Good Soldier
1981-04-15
The Good Soldier
Overview: A romantic tragedy about two turn-of-the-century couples - one American, one British - who regularly vacation together at a spa in Germany.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
1974-11-05
Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill
Overview: Lee Remick stars as Jennie Jerome, born in the United States in 1845, who eventually became Lady Randolph Churchill, and gave birth to Sir Winston Churchill in this seven-part, seven-hour biographical mini-series.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-05
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Girl in the Headlines
1963-11-15
Girl in the Headlines
Overview: Called in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-15
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The Prodigal Daughter
1975-01-01
The Prodigal Daughter
Overview: An elderly priest recruits a young woman as housekeeper in the presbytery he shares with two young priests, but temptation and jealousy soon sew discord and doubt in some minds.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Macbeth
1981-01-01
Macbeth
Overview: An adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-01
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More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
1995-12-30
More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'
Overview: This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "My Fair Lady," the classic musical about a poor young girl transformed into a woman of society through the tutoring of Prof. Henry Higgins. Includes footage of the filming process, as well as discussion by modern film critics about the impact movie had on later films.
Genres: Documentary Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-30
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Act of Reprisal
1964-01-01
Act of Reprisal
Overview: Love story set against the backdrop of Cyprus' struggle for independence from the British in the 1950s.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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The Wild and the Willing
1962-10-16
The Wild and the Willing
Overview: Harry Brown is a somewhat rough and wild university student, who has the ability to win friends, especially the underdogs like Phil who doesn't play 'rugger' and can't sink a whole pint of beer, and African student Reggie. He also has a way with the girls....
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-10-16
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The Merchant of Venice
1973-10-07
The Merchant of Venice
Overview: An Edwardian take on the Shakespeare play starring Laurence Olivier.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-07
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My Fair Lady
1964-10-21
My Fair Lady
Overview: A snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-10-21
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The Very Edge
1963-04-30
The Very Edge
Overview: Tracey Lawrence is assautled in her home and is so affected by the traumatic event she now finds all men totally repulsive, including her husband. Her attitude does not change with time, and to make matters worse her husband has got romantically involved with his secretary. Also, the police still have not tracked down Tracey's attacker and there is no guarantee that she is safe.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-04-30
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The Master Blackmailer
1992-02-02
The Master Blackmailer
Overview: For years, a blackmailer has been preying on the weaknesses of others throughout London. When Holmes hears of the utter misery this mystery man is creating, he adopts a campaign to thwart his evil scheming. The campaign astonishes Dr. Watson by its strangeness and finds Holmes falling in love.
Genres: Thriller Drama Crime Mystery TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-02-02
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Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
1995-05-22
Sherlock Holmes: The Great Detective
Overview: Sherlock Holmes Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-22
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The Sign of Four
1987-03-07
The Sign of Four
Overview: Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-07
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The Last Vampyre
1993-03-14
The Last Vampyre
Overview: Sherlock Holmes investigates strange and tragic happenings in a village that appear linked to a man who seems to be like a vampire.
Genres: Thriller Crime TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-14
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The Eligible Bachelor
1993-02-03
The Eligible Bachelor
Overview: Sherlock Holmes' problem with disturbing dreams proves to be both an impediment and an aid in the search for a missing woman.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery TV Movie Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-02-03
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Macbeth
1964-03-16
Macbeth
Overview: Hallmark Hall of Fame's second version of Shakespeare's classic play, with the same two stars and the same director as its first version, but a different supporting cast.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-03-16
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The Rivals
1970-05-17
The Rivals
Overview: The play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-17
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An Ideal Husband
1969-05-11
An Ideal Husband
Overview: Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy Sir Robert Chilterns secret is discovered and exposed. He is accused of having exploited government secrets for his own gain early in his political career. With this revelation from Mrs. Cheveley comes the threat of blackmail and the ruin of Sir Robert's career. Yet in order to be a successful blackmailer, one's own reputation must be beyond reproach.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-11
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On Approval
1982-06-21
On Approval
Overview: Adaptation of the play by Frederick Lonsdale
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-21
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Love's Labour's Lost
1975-12-14
Love's Labour's Lost
Overview: A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-14
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
1976-09-19
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Overview: In Victorian England, handsome Dorian Gray makes a Faustian deal that his portrait painted by Basil Hallward (Jeremy Brett) will age while he remains young. But his vain bargain eventually leads to murder and destroys Gray's life. This 1976 installment of the BBC's long-running "Play of the Month" television series co-stars Gwen Ffrangcon Davies, Judi Bowker and John Gielgud as Lord Henry Wotton.
Genres: Horror Drama Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-09-19
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Haunted: The Ferryman
1974-12-12
Haunted: The Ferryman
Overview: A horror novelist and his wife go to a house in the country for a short vacation. However, they soon find that one of his novels is coming true when they are haunted by the ghost of a drowned ferryman.
Genres: Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-12
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The Merry Widow
1968-12-25
The Merry Widow
Overview: Television version of the Lehar operetta.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-25
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The Secret of Seagull Island
1982-01-01
The Secret of Seagull Island
Overview: A woman searches for her blind sister in this feature-length English-language cut of the TV miniseries Seagull Island (1981).
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-01-01
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Madame X
1981-03-16
Madame X
Overview: Thrown out of her home by a jealous husband, a woman sinks into degradation. Twenty years later, she is charged with killing a man bent on harming her daughter. The daughter, unaware of who the woman is, takes the assignment to defend her in court.
Genres: TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-16
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Florence Nightingale
1985-04-07
Florence Nightingale
Overview: This is the fact-based story of an aristocratic woman who defies Victorian society to reform hospital sanitation and to define the nursing profession as it is known today. After volunteering to travel to Scutari to care for the wounded soldiers, who are victims of the Crimean war, she finds herself very unwelcome and faces great opposition for her new way of thinking. However through her selfless acts of caring, she quickly becomes known as 'The Lady with the Lamp', the caring nurse whose shadow soldiers kiss.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-04-07
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Deceptions
1985-05-26
Deceptions
Overview: Twin sisters trade places with unexpected results.
Genres: Drama Mystery Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-26
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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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Svengali
1954-09-01
Svengali
Overview: A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-09-01
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen
1995-06-02
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
Overview: Gorgeous Antonia is on a dangerous downward spiral caused by an addiction to heroin when she meets Mike, a tough drifter who helps her score more smack. Although they're not attracted to each other initially, Antonia and Mike eventually give in to their growing feelings for each other. But this leads to a dilemma: How does Mike help the woman he now loves kick her addiction?
Genres: Romance Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-02
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Moll Flanders
1996-06-14
Moll Flanders
Overview: The daughter of a thief, young Moll is placed in the care of a nunnery after the execution of her mother. However, the actions of an abusive priest lead Moll to rebel as a teenager, escaping to the dangerous streets of London. Further misfortunes drive her to accept a job as a prostitute from the conniving Mrs. Allworthy. It is there that Moll first meets Hibble, who is working as Allworthy's servant but takes a special interest in the young woman's well-being. With his help, she retains hope for the future, ultimately falling in love with an unconventional artist who promises the possibility of romantic happiness.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-14
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One Deadly Owner
1974-02-16
One Deadly Owner
Overview: A fashion model buys a Rolls-Royce. What she doesn't know is that it's haunted.
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-16
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The School for Scandal
1975-04-02
The School for Scandal
Overview: London society matron Lady Sneerwell loves to gossip and spends her free time engaged in manipulation. When she selfishly derails the romance of Charles Surface, her scheming unexpectedly creates a ripple effect among her well-to-do acquaintances.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-02
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The Barretts of Wimpole Street
1982-12-30
The Barretts of Wimpole Street
Overview: Jane Lapotaire and Joss Ackland star in this adaptation of Rudolph Besier's play. Elizabeth Barrett is kept a virtual prisoner by her father. Then the poet Robert Browning bursts into her life.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-30
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Morte d'Arthur
1984-05-05
Morte d'Arthur
Overview: King Arthur faces his doom as his kingdom is undermined from within by the love of his queen for Sir Launcelot, and the treachery of Mordred, his son born of incest.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-05
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