Nigel Hawthorne
Biography: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Sir Nigel Barnard Hawthorne, CBE (5 April 1929 – 26 December 2001) was an English actor, perhaps best remembered for his role as Sir Humphrey Appleby, the Permanent Secretary in the 1980s sitcom Yes Minister and the Cabinet Secretary in its sequel, Yes, Prime Minister. For this role he would win four Bafta Awards during the 1980s in the 'Best Light Entertainment Performance' Category. In the 1990s He would win two more Bafta Awards, one as Best TV Actor for 'The Fragile Heart' and one as Best Film Actor for 'The Madness of King George'. His role in the latter also garnered him his sole Oscar Nomination. Description above from the Wikipedia article Nigel Hawthorne, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Birthday: April 05, 1929
Deathday: December 26, 2001
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History of the World: Part I
1981-06-12
History of the World: Part I
Overview: An uproarious version of history that proves nothing is sacred – not even the Roman Empire, the French Revolution and the Spanish Inquisition.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-12
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Firefox
1982-06-18
Firefox
Overview: The Soviets have developed a revolutionary new jet fighter, called 'Firefox'. Worried that the jet will be used as a first-strike weapon—as there are rumours that it is undetectable by radar—the British send ex-Vietnam War pilot, Mitchell Gant on a covert mission into the Soviet Union to steal the Firefox.
Genres: Science Fiction Action Adventure Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-18
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The Black Cauldron
1985-07-24
The Black Cauldron
Overview: Taran is an assistant pigkeeper with boyish dreams of becoming a great warrior. However, he has to put the daydreaming aside when his charge, an oracular pig named Hen Wen, is kidnapped by an evil lord known as the Horned King. The villain hopes Hen will show him the way to The Black Cauldron, which has the power to create a giant army of unstoppable soldiers.
Genres: Animation Adventure Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-07-24
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The Plague Dogs
1982-10-01
The Plague Dogs
Overview: Two dogs, Rowf and Snitter, stuggle to survive in the countryside after escaping from an animal research laboratory. They are pursued by search parties and then the military after rumors spread that they could be carrying the bubonic plague.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-10-01
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The Madness of King George
1994-12-28
The Madness of King George
Overview: Aging King George III of England is exhibiting signs of madness, a problem little understood in 1788. As the monarch alternates between bouts of confusion and near-violent outbursts of temper, his hapless doctors attempt the ineffectual cures of the day. Meanwhile, Queen Charlotte and Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger attempt to prevent the king's political enemies, led by the Prince of Wales, from usurping the throne.
Genres: Comedy Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-28
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Richard III
1995-12-29
Richard III
Overview: A murderous lust for the British throne sees Richard III descend into madness. Though the setting is transposed to the 1930s, England is torn by civil war, split between the rivaling houses of York and Lancaster. Richard aspires to a fascist dictatorship, but must first remove the obstacles to his ascension—among them his brother, his nephews and his brother's wife. When the Duke of Buckingham deserts him, Richard's plans are compromised.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-12-29
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Higher Love
2001-05-02
Higher Love
Overview: Ross, who lives with his eccentric Uncle Cullen, is desperately trying to become a successful businessman. When he attempts to sell the family wine collection to finance a new venture, his uncle hatches a plan to remind Ross of the talent he left behind.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-05-02
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Amistad
1997-12-10
Amistad
Overview: In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are then held prisoner in Connecticut, and their release becomes the subject of heated debate. Freed slave Theodore Joadson wants Cinque and the others exonerated and recruits property lawyer Roger Baldwin to help his case. Eventually, John Quincy Adams also becomes an ally.
Genres: Drama History Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-10
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Demolition Man
1993-10-08
Demolition Man
Overview: Simon Phoenix, a violent criminal cryogenically frozen in 1996, escapes during a parole hearing in 2032 in the utopia of San Angeles. Police are incapable of dealing with his violent ways and turn to his captor, who had also been cryogenically frozen after being wrongfully accused of killing 30 innocent people while apprehending Phoenix.
Genres: Crime Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-08
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Madeline
1998-07-10
Madeline
Overview: Horrified at the prospect of her beloved school being sold, a young French girl named Madeline uses her wit and craftiness to attempt to save it, making an unlikely new friend in the process.
Genres: Family Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-07-10
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The Winslow Boy
1999-03-18
The Winslow Boy
Overview: Early 20th century England: while toasting his daughter Catherine's engagement, Arthur Winslow learns the royal naval academy expelled his 14-year-old son, Ronnie, for stealing five shillings. Father asks son if it is true; when the lad denies it, Arthur risks fortune, health, domestic peace, and Catherine's prospects to pursue justice.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-03-18
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Tarzan
1999-06-18
Tarzan
Overview: Tarzan was a small orphan who was raised by an ape named Kala since he was a child. He believed that this was his family, but on an expedition Jane Porter is rescued by Tarzan. He then finds out that he's human. Now Tarzan must make the decision as to which family he should belong to...
Genres: Family Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-06-18
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Once Upon a Halloween
2005-09-26
Once Upon a Halloween
Overview: On the night before Halloween, the Evil Queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs plans to conquer Halloween, and asks her cauldron to show you several villains, to which one of them helps her in her plan, such as Peg Leg Pete from Mickey & Co., Ursula from The Little Mermaid, Captain Hook from Peter Pan, Yzma from The Emperor's New Groove, Professor Ratigan from The Great Mouse Detective, Alameda Slim from Home on the Range, and Judge Frollo from The Hunchback of Notre Dame The cauldron also explains its origins and The Horned King, both from The Black Cauldron.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-26
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Twelfth Night
1996-10-25
Twelfth Night
Overview: Shakespeare's comedy of gender confusion, in which a girl disguises herself as a man to be near the count she adores, only to be pursued by the woman he loves.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-10-25
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The Big Brass Ring
1999-04-20
The Big Brass Ring
Overview: Blake Pellarin is on the campaign trail to become president of the United States. While making a stop in St. Louis, a chance encounter brings his past back to haunt him.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-04-20
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The Sailor's Return
1978-11-15
The Sailor's Return
Overview: Based on the 1925 novel The Sailor's Return by David Garnett. A sailor returns to his hometown to open a pub bringing with him his new black wife. Very quickly they find themselves ostracised by the community.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-15
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Call Me Claus
2001-12-03
Call Me Claus
Overview: When Lucy Cullins, a successful but cranky producer at a home shopping network hires an actor named Nick to play Santa Claus on the network, she gets more than she bargained for.
Genres: TV Movie Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-03
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The Object of My Affection
1998-04-17
The Object of My Affection
Overview: A pregnant New York social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-17
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The Hiding Place
1975-05-04
The Hiding Place
Overview: The Hiding Place is an account of a Dutch family who risk their lives by offering a safe haven for Jews during World War II
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-04
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The Shawl
1989-03-14
The Shawl
Overview: Miss A, troubled by problems, consults a clairvoyant. Can he solve them for her by summoning the spirits? Or is he just a fraud, out to steal her money?
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-14
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Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
1999-01-01
Atatürk: Founder of Modern Turkey
Overview: The rise of modern Turkey under the leadership of Mustafa Kemal, later known as Atatürk. He established peace on the borders of Turkey for the first time in centuries, secularized the country, emancipated women, guaranteed certain minorities equal rights, and replaced Arabic script with the Latin alphabet. Along with rare archival footage is commentary from academic experts and interviews with his adopted daughter Ulku; Suleyman Demirel, President of the Turkish Republic; and the Patriarch of the Orthodox church.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Murder in Mind
1997-08-01
Murder in Mind
Overview: The L.A. police find two bodies in a fancy house and suspect the wife of one victim. Dr. Ellis, a hypnotherapist, takes her back in time; with the police listening, a pattern of spousal abuse emerges. When each trance ends, however, the woman, Carolyn Walker, wonders if those repressed memories are true. Dr. Ellis guides her through her trial, testifies himself, and continues treatment after the verdict is in. Carolyn's memory and well-being get worse after the trial, not better. She misses some therapy sessions, and Dr. Ellis comes to see her at home. Snatches of memory come and go. Can he help her remember what really happened? Are the cops satisfied justice has been done?
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-08-01
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Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow
1995-01-27
Russia's War - Blood Upon the Snow
Overview: An account of the Eastern Front, epic in scale and savagery, as Soviets experienced it and Stalin commanded it.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-01-27
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Sweeney 2
1978-03-30
Sweeney 2
Overview: The plot is set on a group of bank robbers, who are both violent and successful, strangely getting away each time with an amount around the £60,000 mark, and often leaving behind cash in excess of this sum. The robbers are willing to kill their own team, to get away. As Jack Regan himself puts it after the first raid in the film: "I've never seen so many dead people". Armed with gold-plated Purdey shotguns, they evaded Regan and the Flying Squad for quite some time, before Regan finds encouragement from his Detective Chief Superintendent who was sent down for corruption because Jack wouldn't testify in court for him.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-03-30
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Turtle Diary
1985-12-06
Turtle Diary
Overview: Two separate people, a man and a woman, find something very stirring about the sea turtles in their tank at the London Zoo. They meet and form an odd, but sympathetic camaraderie as they plan to steal two of the turtles and free them into the ocean.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-12-06
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Freddie as F.R.O.7.
1992-08-14
Freddie as F.R.O.7.
Overview: The story about a man-sized frog named Prince Frederic who is turned into a frog by his wicked aunt Messina and hired by British Intelligence to solve the mysterious disappearances of some of Britain's greatest monuments. Several hundred years later, Freddie is now living in modern day Paris -- a six-foot-tall amphibian with the moniker Secret Agent F.R.O.7. Messina, too, is still around causing mischief, joining forces with an arch-villain named El Supremo in a scheme to shrink Big Ben. Freddie, alerted to Messina's nefarious plans, gathers his fellow agents Daffers and Scottie together, planning to hide out in Big Ben and surprise the evil doers when they are set to strike at the much-loved British landmark.
Genres: Adventure Animation Family Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-08-14
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Memoirs of a Survivor
1981-09-01
Memoirs of a Survivor
Overview: Based on the acclaimed novel by Doris Lessing, this dystopian science fiction tale concerns a woman struggling to make her way in a post-apocalyptic society. D (Julie Christie) is living in a city that's at the point of collapse following a catastrophic nuclear war; lawlessness and violence rule the day, and gangs of brutal youth roam the streets. With the help of her teenage companion Emily (Leonie Mellinger), D tries to make her way, and in order to cope, she often escapes into a fantasy world in which she lives in genteel Victorian surroundings in the 19th century.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-01
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The Clandestine Marriage
1999-11-12
The Clandestine Marriage
Overview: A period film, set around an English country house whose owners want to arrange a marriage of convenience between their elder daughter and an aristocratic heir of a hard-up noble family.
Genres: Comedy History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-11-12
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A Reasonable Man
1999-08-13
A Reasonable Man
Overview: With issues of his own, an ex-army officer-turned-lawyer defends an impoverished young cowherd of killing a baby.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-08-13
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King of the Wind
1990-05-25
King of the Wind
Overview: In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-25
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Relatively Speaking
1989-12-24
Relatively Speaking
Overview: It's the sixties. Gregory loves Ginny, and Ginny loves Gregory. But unfortunately Ginny also loves Philip, or at least she used to, and Philip loves her. Does Philip love his wife too? Ginny tells Gregory she's going to see her parents, when she's actually going to see Philip to break things off. Gregory, thinking to surprise her, gets there first, and the chaos begins.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-24
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Animal Stories
2005-08-01
Animal Stories
Overview: A classic series of 52 x 5-minute poems, affectionately narrated by the late Sir Nigel Hawthorne in the UK and re-voiced for Disney in the USA by Alan Marriott. The ANIMAL STORIES run like modern-day Aesop Fables and tell us all about a Penguin who can't fly, a Leopard who wants to change his spots, a Fly who learns how to read and many more. These stories are conveyed as humorous rhyming couplets. Simple, fresh and lots of fun, Animal Stories takes a humorous look at the lives, loves and concerns of the animal kingdom, viewed from a child's perspective. Each episode of this colorful series, centers on a different animal and asks a question about an aspect of life that all children can relate to... What is life like for a Penguin who can't fly, a Pig who thinks he's too fat or a Frog who discovers his wife is expecting thousands of children!? What do you do if you're a Dog that's got bad breath? Produced by Collingwood O'Hare Entertainment Ltd.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-01
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The Chain
1984-01-01
The Chain
Overview: Comedy featuring interweaving stories of seven households caught up in a property chain on moving day, each one dependent on the other.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
1982-06-13
The World Cup: A Captain's Tale
Overview: The true story of the First world football competition, won by a team comprised of miners from Durham.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-13
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The Critic
1982-08-28
The Critic
Overview: Mr. Puff, a foppish, would-be playwright-critic, invites his literary-minded associates to see a production of his horrendous and nonsensical spectacular, The Spanish Armada, confident that he has written a great play.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-08-28
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The Trials of Oz
1991-11-09
The Trials of Oz
Overview: Dramatization of the famous 1971 trial in which the editors of the British underground magazine "Oz" were charged with obscenity.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-11-09
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Victoria & Albert
2001-08-26
Victoria & Albert
Overview: The passionate love story that was Queen Victoria and Prince Albert's lengthy marriage. Beginning in 1837, the year of King William IV's death and 18-year-old Victoria's ascension to the throne, the series charts the tumultuous period in 19th Century England where Victoria comes to terms with the enormous duties that lay ahead of her, while also falling deeply in love with her beloved Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. The marriage and birth of their nine children are featured, as is Albert's frustration by the inactivity he experienced in the early years of his role as Prince Consort.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-08-26
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Jenny's War
1985-10-25
Jenny's War
Overview: This fact-based story follows a woman who launches a rescue of her Royal Air Force pilot son, who was shot down over Germany in 1941. Getting no help from the underground, she sets up her own rescue mission.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-10-25
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson
1978-11-06
Edward & Mrs. Simpson
Overview: While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-11-06
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Pope John Paul II
1984-04-22
Pope John Paul II
Overview: Bio-drama tracing the life and career of Polish cardinal Karol Wojtyla from his days as a young activist in Poland to his rise and installation in 1978 as Pope of the Catholic world.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-22
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Inside
1996-08-25
Inside
Overview: A South African political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators. Ten years later, the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner and questioned about his past offenses.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-25
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A Woman Called Golda
1982-04-26
A Woman Called Golda
Overview: The story of the Russian-born, Wisconsin-raised woman who rose to become Israel's prime minister in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Genres: TV Movie Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-04-26
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Destiny
1978-01-31
Destiny
Overview: A small town shopkeeper is conned into standing for an extreme right-wing party at a by-election and later discovers his financed by the corporation that has dispossessed him of his business.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-31
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Occupations
1974-09-01
Occupations
Overview: In an attempt to win better conditions for the workers in 1920s Turin, Gramsci leads a takeover of the factories by the workers. He is offered assistance by Kabak (who has just arrived from Moscow) but Gramsci soon realizes Kabak is not motivated by ideology, as he has other motives.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-01
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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 Knowledge
1979-01-01
The Knowledge
Overview: Four men attempt "The Knowledge" examination to qualify as London taxi drivers.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-01
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Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
1997-12-07
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone
Overview: British explorer Henry Stanley travels to Africa in 1871 seeking missionary David Livingstone.
Genres: Adventure Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-12-07
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Gandhi
1982-12-01
Gandhi
Overview: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-01
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The Spirit of Man
1989-08-23
The Spirit of Man
Overview: In pursuit of faith, God and the Devil, spells are cast, buckets of water thrown and men with black beards dance and sing.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-08-23
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A Rod of Iron
1980-04-29
A Rod of Iron
Overview: Harry Watson has kept his feelings for his children to himself.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-04-29
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Late-Flowering Lust
1994-05-08
Late-Flowering Lust
Overview: This movie is a combination of mime and dance that accompanies the "voiced-over" lyrics of a selection of poems by John Betjeman. Altogether, this movie portrays the events of a weekend party at an English country house.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-08
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Flea Bites
1992-01-26
Flea Bites
Overview: The friendship of a young boy and an old Polish emigre as they struggle to re-create 'the smallest show on earth' - a flea circus
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-01-26
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Spiderweb
1976-01-01
Spiderweb
Overview: A rabbi is murdered. Detective Llonrot is called in on the case and looks for a 'rabbinical explanation' for the murder. Other murders are committed and deliberate clues left in chosen locations. Llonrot, convinced he is on the trail of a 'mystical intrigue' is lured to the 'crime scene' when the tables are turned by his nemesis, the master criminal Red Scharlach.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-01-01
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S*P*Y*S
1974-09-05
S*P*Y*S
Overview: Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-05
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A Tale of Two Cities
1980-12-02
A Tale of Two Cities
Overview: Dissolute barrister Sydney Carton becomes enchanted and then hopelessly in love with the beautiful Lucie Manette. But Lucie loves and marries Charles Darnay, and remains oblivious to Carton's undimmed devotion to her. When Darnay is ensnared in the deadly web of the French Revolution and condemned to die by the guillotine, Sydney Carton concocts a dangerous plot to free the husband of the woman he loves.
Genres: TV Movie Romance Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-02
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Watership Down
1978-10-14
Watership Down
Overview: When the warren belonging to a community of rabbits is threatened, a brave group led by Fiver, Bigwig, Blackberry and Hazel leave their homeland in a search of a safe new haven.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-14
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The Misanthrope
1980-01-27
The Misanthrope
Overview: One man's defiant stand against the hypocrisy of polite society is the theme of Molière's comic masterpiece. Ian Holm stars in this film set in Paris in the 1920s.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-27
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Tartuffe, or The Imposter
1983-07-28
Tartuffe, or The Imposter
Overview: Royal Shakespeare Company's televised adaptation of Moliere's play with Antony Sher in the title role of Tartuffe.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-07-28
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982-02-02
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
Overview: Quasimodo, the hunchback bellringer of Notre Dame's cathedral, meets a beautiful gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, and falls in love with her. So does Quasimodo's guardian, the archdeacon of the cathedral, and a poor street poet. But Esmeralda's in love with a handsome soldier. When a mob mistakes her for a witch, it's up to Quasimodo to rescue her and claim sanctuary for her in the cathedral.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-02
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Portrait or Bust
1994-04-04
Portrait or Bust
Overview: Alan Bennett's personal overview of art, filmed in the atmospheric location of a Leeds art gallery.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-04-04
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Alma Mater
1971-01-07
Alma Mater
Overview: Jimmy Nicholson returns from working in the Middle East to visit his son at boarding school. He went to the same public school himself and is disturbed to find that things have changed and the traditions by which he has always lived and been guided now seem to be obsolete.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-07
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The Tempest
1980-02-27
The Tempest
Overview: Prospero, the true Duke of Milan is now living on an enchanted island with his daughter Miranda, the savage Caliban and Ariel, a spirit of the air. Raising a sorm to bring his brother - the usurper of his dukedom - along with his royal entourage. to the island. Prospero contrives his revenge.
Genres: Fantasy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-27
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The House
1984-09-27
The House
Overview: Set in 1884, and based on the assumption that Britain is one of the Baltic states between Russia and Latvia, making it part of Europe instead of an off-shore island. It is winter 1884. To gain access to the sea, England has declared war on Latvia and believes herself to be winning. But Russia has sided with Latvia and England is doomed. The action takes place on New Year’s Eve in a country house on the Anglo-Latvian border. The guests are a cross section of the ruling classes.
Genres: Drama War TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-09-27
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Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
2013-01-15
Yes, Prime Minister: Re-elected
Overview: This special one-off documentary celebrates the past and present of hit sitcoms Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister. Exploring the shows in some depth, the programme will feature the thoughts of some of the biggest names in politics, including Lord Nigel Lawson, Lord Roy Hattersley, Lord Gus O'Donnell, Lord Michael Heseltine, Andrew Neil, Tessa Jowell and Alan Johnson. Plus original cast member Derek Fowlds meets his contemporary real-life Bernard, aka 1980s Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's real Principal Private Secretary, Robin Butler.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-01-15
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Dead on Time
1983-01-01
Dead on Time
Overview: Bernard Fripp is told by his doctor that he has only 30 minutes left to live. This sets Bernard bumbling off on a mission to live his final minutes to the fullest.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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The Emergency Channel
1973-11-08
The Emergency Channel
Overview: Dean has a rare talent. He can be made happy. He exudes happiness and confidence like a rare blossom. Both Sarah in the past, and Julia now, could do this for him. But where are they now that he is alone in Battersea Park with two suitcases and no memory?
Genres: Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-08
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Jessie
1980-12-23
Jessie
Overview: A woman starts work as a nanny to a mute boy in a Victorian household. The boy's growing attachment to her however causes greater problems than his original detachment to his family. Part of the 1980 season of BBC Play for Today.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-23
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Child of Hope
1975-04-24
Child of Hope
Overview: Thirty-seven men from the disputed territory of South West Africa are on trial for their lives in Pretoria, 1,000 miles from their home. They are to be tried under South Africa's Terrorism Act despite the UN ruling that South Africa must abandon its 'illegal administration' of their country.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-24
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The Floater
1975-05-29
The Floater
Overview: A comedy about the law - seen from the inside. All formality and procedure on the surface but not quite so convincing when you see the works.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-29
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Buffet
1976-11-02
Buffet
Overview: A quick drink in the buffet before going home. Freddie's nerves are taking a hammering lately; the economy is in dire trouble and who can blame a businessman for the occasional drink? His wife and mistress for a start.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-11-02
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A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
1981-01-20
A Brush with Mr. Porter on the Road to El Dorado
Overview: A black comedy about excessive consumption. A young couple are determined to make a break with a predictable future as servants of a large corporation and sink their savings into a restaurant. All is disaster until the appearance of the Porters, whose enthusiastic patronage soon has trade booming.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-20
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Protest
1981-12-01
Protest
Overview: A dissident Czechoslovakian playwright awaits trial for his activities against the current political regime.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-01
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Carve Her Name with Pride
1958-02-18
Carve Her Name with Pride
Overview: London, England, during World War II. After living a tragic life experience, young Violette Szabo joins the Special Operations Executive and crosses the German enemy lines as a secret agent to aid a French Resistance group.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-02-18
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Play Things
1976-05-07
Play Things
Overview: A young man volunteers to work with a children's play group in a deprived London area. Adapted by Peter Prince from his own novel.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-07
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The Enigma
1980-02-09
The Enigma
Overview: When John Fielding, MP, disappeared on the way home to his country estates he was, perhaps, cracking the first good joke of his life. Sergeant Jennings, left to pursue the investigation, finds little humour or help amongst Fielding's friends or family. Only Isobel could believe that Fielding might have wanted to disappear.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-09
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The Crimson Permanent Assurance
1983-03-31
The Crimson Permanent Assurance
Overview: A group of down-and-out accountants mutiny against their bosses and sail their office building onto the high seas in search of a pirate's life.
Genres: Comedy Fantasy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-31
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