John Franklyn-Robbins
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 14, 1924
Deathday: March 21, 2009
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The Discovery of Heaven
2001-10-01
The Discovery of Heaven
Overview: Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-10-01
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From a Far Country
1981-09-15
From a Far Country
Overview: This heroic story follows the life of Karol Wojtyla, a Polish Roman catholic who ascends the throne of St. Peter as Pope John Paul II. As a young boy, Karol is a bright and talented student. Archbishop Sapieha recognizes the very special, moving qualities Karol possesses and encourages him to consider the priesthood. Although determined to study Polish literature, Karol turns to the church; he is ordained and studies in Italy, France, and Belgium. Torn by fear and repression in post-Stalin Eastern Europe, Karol becomes a poisonous thorn in the communists' side. His deer reverence and commitment return him to Poland as Pope John Paul II.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-09-15
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Vanity Fair
2004-09-01
Vanity Fair
Overview: Beautiful, funny, passionate, and calculating, Becky is the orphaned daughter of a starving English artist and a French chorus girl. She yearns for a more glamorous life than her birthright promises and resolves to conquer English society by any means possible. A mere ascension into the heights of society is simply not enough. So Becky finds a patron in the powerful Marquess of Steyne whose whims enable Becky to realise her dreams. But is the ultimate cost too high for her?
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-09-01
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Asylum
1972-11-17
Asylum
Overview: A young psychiatrist applies for a job at a mental asylum, and must pass a test by interviewing four patients. He must figure out which of the patients, is in fact, the doctor that he would be replacing if hired.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-17
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The Woman in Black
1989-12-24
The Woman in Black
Overview: When a friendless old widow dies in the seaside town of Crythin, a young solicitor is sent by his firm to settle the estate. The lawyer finds the townspeople reluctant to talk about or go near the woman's dreary home and no one will explain or even acknowledge the menacing woman in black he keeps seeing.
Genres: Horror Mystery TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-12-24
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The Taming of the Shrew
1980-10-23
The Taming of the Shrew
Overview: Baptista has two daughters: Kate and Bianca. Everyone wants to wed the fair Bianca, but nobody's much interested in problem child, Kate. Baptista declares that he won't give Bianca away in a marriage until he's found a husband for Kate, so all the suitors begin busily hunting out a madman who's willing to do it, and they find Petruchio: a man who's come to wive it wealthily in Padua. And Petruchio marries Kate with a plan to tame her, while everybody else begins scheming to win Bianca's hand.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-10-23
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All Passion Spent
1986-12-09
All Passion Spent
Overview: his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband. Tended by her equally aged French maid Genoux (Eileen Way), who has served her faithfully for a lifetime, Lady Slane deals with a succession of advice from her large flock of middle-aged children. The family is chagrined by, but honors, her choice to live a modest country retirement at some distance, in Hampstead Heath. Lady Slane competently comes to terms to lease and restore a crumbling house, aided by an aging land agent Gervase Bucktrout (Maurice Denham). Once settled, an acquaintance from 50 years past, Mr. Fitzgeorge (Harry Andrews), visits the cottage to rekindle memories of their brief, deep, but unfulfilled brush as soul-mates in colonial India when Lady Slane was a devoted young wife and mother. Great-granddaughter Deborah (Jane Snowden), who has been trapped by a socially desirable but passionless engagement, regularly visits to confide and seek wisdom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-12-09
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Sergeant Pepper
2004-12-23
Sergeant Pepper
Overview: A dog who was named after the Beatles album, inherits his master's fortune. His owner's two children, however, devise a plan to make off with his wealth.
Genres: Family
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2004-12-23
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Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
1995-08-25
Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde
Overview: A scientist creating perfumes inherits his great grandfather Dr. Jekyll's formula and decides to use modern technology to improve it. He ends up as an ambitious, ruthless woman. She tries to prevent returning into the spineless man.
Genres: Comedy Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-08-25
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Snooker
1975-01-13
Snooker
Overview: In the snooker room at a genteel gentleman's club, the mood darkens when adultery becomes the subject of conversation.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-13
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Overlord
1975-07-01
Overlord
Overview: During World War II, a young man is called up and, with an increasing sense of foreboding, undertakes his army training ready for D-Day, June 6th, 1944.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-01
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Betzi
1978-09-23
Betzi
Overview: A moody drama concerning the lonely but luxurious imprisonment of Napoleon Bonaparte on St Helena.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-09-23
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Emma
1996-08-02
Emma
Overview: Emma Woodhouse is a congenial young lady who delights in meddling in other people’s affairs. She is perpetually trying to unite men and women who are utterly wrong for each other. Despite her interest in romance, Emma is clueless about her own feelings, and her relationship with gentle Mr. Knightly.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-02
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Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
1975-04-12
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
Overview: The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet — to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-12
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A Christmas Carol
1999-12-05
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
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-12-05
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The Pumpkin Eater
1964-07-16
The Pumpkin Eater
Overview: Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-07-16
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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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Swallows and Amazons
1974-06-01
Swallows and Amazons
Overview: On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-01
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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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Lionheart
1987-08-14
Lionheart
Overview: A young knight sets out to join King Richards crusaders. Along the way, he encounters The Black Prince who captures children and sells them as slaves to the Muslims. It is Robert Narra's sworn duty to protect the children and lead them to safety.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-08-14
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The Golden Compass
2007-12-04
The Golden Compass
Overview: After overhearing a shocking secret, precocious orphan Lyra Belacqua trades her carefree existence roaming the halls of Jordan College for an otherworldly adventure in the far North, unaware that it's part of her destiny.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-12-04
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The Merchant of Venice
1980-12-17
The Merchant of Venice
Overview: A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia. Portia's father has died and left a very strange will: only the man that picks the correct casket out of three (silver, gold, and lead) can marry her. Bassanio, unfortunately, is strapped for cash with which to go wooing, and Antonio wants to help, so Antonio borrows the money from Shylock, the money-lender. But Shylock has been nursing a grudge against Antonio's insults, and makes unusual terms to the loan. And when Antonio's business fails, those terms threaten his life, and it's up to Bassanio and Portia to save him.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-12-17
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Mrs. Dalloway
1997-09-01
Mrs. Dalloway
Overview: Clarissa Dalloway looks back on her youth as she readies for a gathering at her house. The wife of a legislator and a doyenne of London's upper-crust party scene, Clarissa finds that the plight of ailing war veteran Septimus Warren Smith reminds her of a past romance with Peter Walsh. In flashbacks, young Clarissa explores her possibilities with Peter.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-09-01
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The Brute
1977-03-22
The Brute
Overview: Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diane to Millie, who is in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Tim informs Diane that if she doesn't come back to him, he will see to it that he gains custody of their son, Timmy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-22
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Keep Smiling
1980-01-10
Keep Smiling
Overview: Family picnics should not be like this; bugging devices, men with X-ray eyes. Mary doesn't understand what terrifies Simon, nor the bizarre events of the next six months.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-01-10
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The Adventures of Toad
1996-07-30
The Adventures of Toad
Overview: Toad's life is just one big adventure! His latest and greatest hobby is racing around the countryside in his new motor car getting into all sorts of trouble. Meanwhile, his wonderful home, Toad Hall, has been taken over by the wicked weasels and ferrets. It's now up to Toad and his riverbank friends to embark on the biggest adventure of all - the Great Battle of Toad Hall!
Genres: Animation Family Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-30
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Running Scared
1972-05-01
Running Scared
Overview: When an undergraduate commits suicide, his best friend is sent down from university because he did nothing to prevent the death, which he felt was a choice his friend had a right to make.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-05-01
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C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia
2005-12-09
C.S. Lewis: Beyond Narnia
Overview: Readers and fans worldwide know the land of Narnia and the magical beings who dwell there. But few know the genius who created this beloved fantasy. Now meet C.S. Lewis, an extraordinary creative force, in this engaging true life story, filmed in Oxford, England where he lived, worked and imagined The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, and the other tales that make up the beloved The Chronicles of Narnia.
Genres: Documentary Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-12-09
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The Jigsaw Man
1983-11-11
The Jigsaw Man
Overview: Philip Kimberly, the former head of the British Secret Service who defected to Russia, is given plastic surgery and sent back to Britain by the KGB to retrieve some vital documents. With the documents in hand, he instead plays off MI6 and the KGB against each other.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-11
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A Couple of Beauties
1971-01-02
A Couple of Beauties
Overview: A witness to a mob murder hides out in a nightclub dressed in drag.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-02
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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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Fothergill
1981-01-08
Fothergill
Overview: John Fothergill, aesthete and scholar, becomes the proprietor of the Spread Eagle, in Thame, Oxfordshire, with the intent of turning it into the most celebrated Inn in England, catering to the brightest lights in London's literati.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-01-08
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