Simon Lack
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: December 18, 1915
Deathday: August 08, 1980
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The Court Martial of Major Keller
1961-12-01
The Court Martial of Major Keller
Overview: Lawrence Payne stars as Major Kellor, a well respected and decorated officer who is being court-martialled for the murder of his commanding officer Colonel Winch. The facts of the case are shrouded by the mayhem of war and the effects that fear, pressure and duty have upon a soldier. Did the Major covet the Colonel's wife? Was the Major ambitious and kill Winch to secure a promotion? Or had the Colonel cracked under the pressure of an illustrious battle career? To prove his innocence Major Keller must rely on the evidence and testimonies given in court, however when he himself is the only witness, his word may not be good enough to win his freedom.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-01
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The Proud Valley
1940-04-06
The Proud Valley
Overview: In a Welsh coal mining valley, a young man with a beautiful singing voice is called upon to make the ultimate sacrifice when a pit disaster threatens.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-04-06
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Riding on Air
1959-01-02
Riding on Air
Overview: This charming assessment of Britain's bicycle industry illustrates the popularity of cycling both as transport (for business or pleasure) and for sport in the 1950s. Part of BFI collection "On Yer Bike."
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-01-02
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Sons of the Sea
1939-12-23
Sons of the Sea
Overview: The head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects that he himself may have been the intended target. He enlists the help of his own son Philip, a reluctant cadet at the college, to help him confirm his suspicions about planned enemy action... but meanwhile, there is a Secret Service agent staying at the college observatory, the foreign-born professor of astronomy is behaving strangely, and Naval Intelligence disclaim any knowledge of what is going on...
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-12-23
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They Drive by Night
1938-12-01
They Drive by Night
Overview: “Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused of being the culprit he disappears amongst the long-distance lorry driving community. Meanwhile, the real killer, unassuming ex-schoolteacher Walter Hoover, continues to prey on London women. As Shorty had feared he has become the main suspect. He returns to London with old flame Molly to prove his innocence.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1938-12-01
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Cone of Silence
1960-05-10
Cone of Silence
Overview: A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-05-10
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The Little Minister
1975-11-02
The Little Minister
Overview: In rural 1840's Scotland, Gavin Dishart arrives to become the new "little minister" of Thrums's Auld Licht church. He meets a mysterious young gypsy girl in the dens and to his horror Babbie draws him into her escape from the soldiers after she incites a Luddite riot. But unknown to Gavin, Babbie is more than she seems. And they must overcome her secret, the villagers' fears of her, and worst of all, Gavin's devotion to his mother's sensibilities, before they can openly declare their love.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-11-02
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The Apple Cart
1975-01-19
The Apple Cart
Overview: Shaw's comedy of ideologies looks forty years to the future at the impossibility of government as the British cabinet and monarchy face a day of "crisis" for the country. King Magnus is happy to engage a prime minister seeking to transform the nation into a constitutional monarchy, but who truly rules in this democracy: the king, the government or the businessmen? And do any of them care about the people?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-19
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Trog
1970-10-24
Trog
Overview: Anthropologist Dr. Brockton unearths a primitive troglodyte -- an Ice Age "missing link": half-caveman, half-ape -- in a local cave. Through medical experimentation, she manages to communicate with him and domesticate him before he's let loose by an irate land developer and goes on a rampage, terrorizing the local citizenry.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-24
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The Waiting Game
1967-12-29
The Waiting Game
Overview: A henpecked trade union leader tries to bully and then bribe a vulnerable housing manager into letting him jump the queue and have a new council flat.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-29
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Night After Night After Night
1969-01-01
Night After Night After Night
Overview: There's a killer on the loose in London, and whilst our typically craggy copper DI Rowan investigates, Judge Lomax is busy in court, dishing out harsh sentences to everyone who comes before him.
Genres: Horror Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-01-01
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The Pilgrims
1954-01-01
The Pilgrims
Overview: Follows the Pilgrims from England to Holland and to New England. Discusses the Mayflower compact and the hardships in the New World.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1954-01-01
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Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
1978-12-16
Doctor Who: The Androids of Tara
Overview: Finding the fourth segment of the Key to Time was simple enough, but holding onto it may be another matter. The Doctor and Romana find themselves embroiled in the political games of the planet Tara, where doubles, android or otherwise, complicate the coronation of Prince Reynart.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-16
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On the Fiddle
1961-10-10
On the Fiddle
Overview: Tricked into joining the RAF by a wily judge, wide boy Horace Pope sets his sights on the main chance, teams with slow-witted, good-hearted gypsy Pedlar Pascoe, and works up a lucrative racket in conning both his colleagues and the RAF. By means of various devious schemes Pope and Pascoe manage to avoid the front lines until they are sent to France - where they find themselves making unexpected and uncomfortably close contact with the enemy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-10-10
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Carbon Copy
1975-08-03
Carbon Copy
Overview: In Howard Schuman’s contribution to the Against the Crowd series, Jamaican Albert Sharpe II (Warrington) is no longer at ease with the cultured white family who have virtually adopted him.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-03
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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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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939-07-28
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Overview: A shy British teacher looks back nostalgically at his long career, taking note of the people who touched his life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1939-07-28
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Just William
1940-07-20
Just William
Overview: A rascal child recruits his friends as assistants to help his father to get elected to the city council. Sadly, the children accidentally helped two jewel thieves to escape. They feel sorry about this, and then, to redeem themselves, the kids begin investigating a rival candidates conspiracy. Their involvement causes the boy's father to win the elections.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1940-07-20
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The Durant Affair
1962-05-01
The Durant Affair
Overview: An unmarried woman, born illegitimate, is convinced to contest her late mother's will.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-01
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Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
1971-03-06
Doctor Who: The Mind of Evil
Overview: Professor Emil Keller has created a machine that can pacify even the most dangerous of criminals. But when the Doctor and Jo arrive at Stangmoor Prison for a demonstration, things start to go horribly wrong - especially when they discover that the Doctor's old enemy the Master is responsible for the machine.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-06
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Port of Escape
1956-05-01
Port of Escape
Overview: Two sailors dock in London in search of a good time. But when one of them fatally stabs a man during a scuffle in a bar, the pair flee the scene, commandeer a boat and take the three women on board hostage as they try to outrun the law.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-05-01
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Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
1963-12-06
Dr. Syn, Alias the Scarecrow
Overview: English vicar Dr. Syn becomes a scarecrow on horseback by night to thwart King George III's taxmen.
Genres: Adventure Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-12-06
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The Bushbaby
1969-09-01
The Bushbaby
Overview: The young daughter of a park ranger in Tanzania is distressed to learn that she and her father must permanently return to England, thus separating her from the one thing she loves most, a pet Bushbaby. Fearing what the future holds she decides to set the pet free but while doing so misses the boat back to England. After meeting up with a friendly native they try to resolve the situation together. Things take a turn for the worse when it is falsely reported that the native has kidnapped her, thus putting a price on his head
Genres: History Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-01
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