Leon Lissek
Biography: Leon Lissek is an Australian born actor who primarily works in the UK. He has appeared in over 80 films in a career that stretches back to the 1960s and has done extensive work in television both in the UK and Australia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: January 01, 1927
Deathday: June 21, 2022
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I Really Hate My Job
2007-09-21
I Really Hate My Job
Overview: While anticipating the arrival of a famous Hollywood star, five employees at a mediocre restaurant in London's Soho must deal with rats, arguments and kitchen-based power struggles.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-09-21
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Running Late
1992-10-11
Running Late
Overview: Television interviewer George Grant, renowned for his ability to get at the truth, is at the peak of his career. But when he receives a message at his office that his wife needs to see him urgently - a matter of life and death - his life is irreversibly altered. And so the frantic search begins for George Grant 's truth - and his wife.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-11
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The Trial
1993-06-18
The Trial
Overview: Joseph K. awakes one morning, to find two strange men in his room, telling him he has been arrested. Joseph is not told what he is charged with, and despite being "arrested," is allowed to remain free and go to work. But despite the strange nature of his arrest, Joseph soon learns that his trial, however odd, is very real, and tries desperately to spare himself from the court's judgement.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-06-18
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The Blockhouse
1973-01-01
The Blockhouse
Overview: A group of Slave workers, drafted by the Nazis to help construct their coastal defences in 1944, are trapped in an underground bunker when the Allies land at Normandy on D-Day. They find huge stores of food, but not enough candles. The slow dying of the light parallels their increasing boredom, illness, and jealousy during their entrapment. Based on the Novel 'Le Blockhaus' by Jean Paul Clebert
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-01
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The Last Valley
1971-01-28
The Last Valley
Overview: People in a small German village in the last valley to remain untouched by the devastating Thirty Years' War try to exist in peace with a group of soldiers occupying the valley.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-28
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Bloodmoon
1990-03-22
Bloodmoon
Overview: In the small town of Coopers Bay, there are two high schools situated right next to each other. There’s Winchester, an all boys comprehensive and St Elizabeth’s, a girl’s only Catholic faculty. They are separated by woodland where pupils from both can meet and engage the things that attract the attention of maniac killers. It’s not surprising then that an unseen one begins murdering the youngsters as they fornicate, strangling them with a length of barbed wire before removing their eyes and burying them under the soil. Mary, the daughter of a Hollywood movie actress, becomes involved when the killer targets her and Kevin, her boyfriend. But who is this twisted psychopath and why does he want to kill all the kids?
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-22
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Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
1990-11-19
Forgotten Prisoners: The Amnesty Files
Overview: A lawyer representing Amnesty International tries to find the whereabouts and condition of 17 political prisoners detained in a country known for its systematic torture of prisoners.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-19
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The Book of Eve
2002-09-01
The Book of Eve
Overview: A Romanian immigrant uses good food, good humor and good conversation to break down the walls around a reclusive woman's heart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2002-09-01
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God's Outlaw
1986-01-01
God's Outlaw
Overview: A dramatized biography of William Tyndale, the 16th Century reformer determined to translate the Bible into English, which illegal act set him at odds with the Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More and King Henry VIII.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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Journey to the Unknown
1969-06-15
Journey to the Unknown
Overview: TV Movie consisting of two episodes of the UK TV series "Journey to the Unknown" (1968): 'Matakitas is Coming' (episode 1.3) and 'The Last Visitor' (episode 1.9).
Genres: TV Movie Thriller Mystery Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-06-15
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The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
2002-01-13
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Overview: While traveling with his father's world-wide lecture tour, nine-year-old Indiana Jones encounters an ancient mummy and a fresh corpse at an archaeological dig in the Egyptian Valley of the Kings. After solving the mystery, with help from Lawrence of Arabia, Indy is kidnapped by slave traders and taken across the Sahara to the slave market at Marrakech, where all his newly-honed wits are needed to escape.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-01-13
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Young Toscanini
1988-10-07
Young Toscanini
Overview: A fanciful biopic of legendary conductor Arturo Toscanini as a very young man.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1988-10-07
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The Saint and the Brave Goose
1979-01-07
The Saint and the Brave Goose
Overview: A two-part episode of the 1978 TV series "The Return of the Saint," edited together and released as a feature.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-01-07
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The Horsemen
1971-08-16
The Horsemen
Overview: In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-16
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Murder on the Orient Express
1974-11-22
Murder on the Orient Express
Overview: In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Genres: Drama Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-22
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Isadora
1968-09-14
Isadora
Overview: A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-14
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For My Baby
2000-10-19
For My Baby
Overview: A young Austrian comedian struggles with the nightmare of his past and a dead sister who refuses to die by laying claim to his soul.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-19
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Underground
1970-10-07
Underground
Overview: An American intelligence agent attempts to kidnap a top Nazi general.
Genres: Thriller Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-07
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
1988-02-05
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
Overview: Successful surgeon Tomas leaves Prague for an operation, meets a young photographer named Tereza, and brings her back with him. Tereza is surprised to learn that Tomas is already having an affair with the bohemian Sabina, but when the Soviet invasion occurs, all three flee to Switzerland. Sabina begins an affair, Tom continues womanizing, and Tereza, disgusted, returns to Czechoslovakia. Realizing his mistake, Tomas decides to chase after her.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-02-05
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Nobody's Children
1994-03-03
Nobody's Children
Overview: An American couple's battle through bureaucracy to adopt a Romanian child.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-03-03
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Small Zones
1990-03-04
Small Zones
Overview: Intertwined story of the lives of two women; an Englishwoman suffering abuse from her violent husband, and a Russian poet serving hard labour because of her subversive work.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-03-04
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Personal Services
1987-02-12
Personal Services
Overview: The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-12
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Where's Jack?
1969-04-01
Where's Jack?
Overview: Based on the adventures of Jack Sheppard, the thief and jail-breaker who became a folk hero in 1720s London.
Genres: Adventure Crime History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-04-01
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The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976-12-16
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
Overview: An old captain & his young wife share a lot of adventures after they're shipwrecked and captured by Aborigines on an island near Australia.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-16
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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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Paul: The Emissary
1997-01-01
Paul: The Emissary
Overview: Robert Marcarelli - In this impressive drama, starring Gary Cooper, we follow Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ, who will pay any price to bring his message to the world. - Garry Cooper, Leon Lissek, Kermit Christman
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Song of Songs
2005-08-01
Song of Songs
Overview: Devoutly religious Ruth returns from Israel to care for her dying mother, but when she tries to bring her estranged brother David back into the fold, in accordance with her mother's wishes, the result is a startling journey into the darkest realms of sexual obsession: a forbidden game under the guise of religious law. Dark, ambiguous and distinctly adult, this study of belief and desire, set in the cloistered world of London's Orthodox Jewish community, thoughtfully explores the links between faith and violence, denial and longing.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-08-01
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Time Bandits
1981-07-13
Time Bandits
Overview: Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are using it to steal treasures from different historical eras. Taking Kevin with them, they variously drop in on Napoleon, Robin Hood and King Agamemnon before the Supreme Being catches up with them.
Genres: Family Fantasy Science Fiction Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-13
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Inspector Clouseau
1968-07-19
Inspector Clouseau
Overview: Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What they don't count on, however, is having more than one Clouseau on the job.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-19
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Countess Dracula
1971-01-30
Countess Dracula
Overview: Hungary, XVII century. After being widowed, the old countess Elizabeth Nádasdy, of the Báthory lineage, fortunately discovers a way to become young again; but the price to be paid by those around her will be high and bloody.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-30
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Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
1991-12-06
Sherlock Holmes and the Leading Lady
Overview: Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson get involved with Balkan terrorists to save Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria from an assassination at the opera house and prevent World War I.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-06
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Squaring the Circle
1984-05-23
Squaring the Circle
Overview: An account of how Lech Walesa and the "Solidarity" trade union confronted the might of Communist dictatorship in Poland.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-23
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Tales That Witness Madness
1973-10-31
Tales That Witness Madness
Overview: Dr. Tremayne is an enigmatic psychiatrist running an asylum that houses four very special cases. Visited by his colleague Nicholas, Tremayne explains his amazing and controversial theories as to why each of the four patients went mad.
Genres: Horror Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-10-31
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Esther Kahn
2000-10-04
Esther Kahn
Overview: A Jewish girl in 19th century London dreams of becoming a stage actress.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-10-04
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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 Tragedy of Coriolanus
1984-03-26
The Tragedy of Coriolanus
Overview: A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-03-26
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Nostradamus
1994-08-18
Nostradamus
Overview: A dramatic retelling of the life of Michel de Nostredame, from his early work as a plague doctor to his time at the court of Catherine de Medici, after he became famed for his prophetic almanacs. Stars Rutger Hauer and Julia Ormond.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-08-18
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Tell Me Lies
1968-02-02
Tell Me Lies
Overview: Adapted and directed by Peter Brook from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘production-in-progress US’, this long-unseen agitprop drama-doc – shot in London in 1967 and released only briefly in the UK and New York at the height of the Vietnam War – remains both thought-provoking and disturbing. A theatrical and cinematic social comment on US intervention in Vietnam, Brook’s film also reveals a 1960s London where art, theatre and political protest actively collude and where a young Glenda Jackson and RSC icons such as Peggy Ashcroft and Paul Scofield feature prominently on the front line. Multi-layered scenarios staged by Brook combine with newsreel footage, demonstrations, satirical songs and skits to illustrate the intensity of anti-war opinion within London’s artistic and intellectual community.
Genres: Drama Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-02-02
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The Island of Adventure
1981-12-01
The Island of Adventure
Overview: Four British teens on vacation visit an island and discover that a terrorist group is using it as their headquarters.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-01
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Marat/Sade
1967-02-22
Marat/Sade
Overview: In Charenton Asylum, the Marquis de Sade directs a play about Jean Paul Marat's death, using the patients as actors. Based on 'The Persecution and Assassination of Jean-Paul Marat as Performed by the Inmates of the Asylum of Charenton Under the Direction of the Marquis de Sade', a 1963 play by Peter Weiss.
Genres: Music Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-02-22
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Inside the Third Reich
1982-05-09
Inside the Third Reich
Overview: A dramatization of the life of Albert Speer, Hitler's young architect and onetime confidant, and his meteoric rise into the Nazi hierarchy. Based upon Speer's own monograph of the same title.
Genres: History War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-05-09
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Surviving Picasso
1996-09-04
Surviving Picasso
Overview: The passionate Merchant-Ivory drama tells the story of Francoise Gilot, the only lover of Pablo Picasso who was strong enough to withstand his ferocious cruelty and move on with her life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-04
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The Fools on the Hill
1986-10-27
The Fools on the Hill
Overview: This is a dramatisation of the events surrounding the opening night of British television on November 2, 1936 at Alexandra Place in London. It was produced to commemorate its 50th anniversary.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-27
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Breathtaking
2000-12-16
Breathtaking
Overview: A beautiful psychiatrist befriends an abused patient, ultimately leading to lust and murder.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-12-16
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Baal
1982-02-02
Baal
Overview: Baal is an amoral poetic genius who, after a life of debauchery, betrayal and violence, is about to cut his ties to the world and meet his doom. A high society party is where the end begins.
Genres: Music Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-02
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Whoops Apocalypse
1986-05-06
Whoops Apocalypse
Overview: When a small British owned island in the Caribbean is invaded and the world's most dangerous terrorist kidnaps a member of the Royal family, the countdown to World War 3 begins. If anyone can prevent the oncoming apocalypse it's the American President, but her closest ally the British Prime Minister appears to have gone stark raving mad.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-06
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