David Swift
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Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: April 03, 1931
Deathday: April 08, 2016
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Jack & Sarah
1995-06-02
Jack & Sarah
Overview: Jack always lands on his feet. He lands on his feet when he marries the beautiful Sarah. He lands on his feet when he buys a luxurious new home. However, when Sarah goes into labour, he takes a tumble down the stairs and lands on his head. When he comes around he discovers he is the proud father of a baby girl, but deficient in the spouse department to the tune of 1.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-02
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The Day of the Jackal
1973-05-16
The Day of the Jackal
Overview: An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-16
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Travels with My Aunt
1972-12-17
Travels with My Aunt
Overview: At his mother's funeral, stuffy bank clerk Henry Pulling meets his Aunt Augusta, an elderly eccentric with more-than-shady dealings who pulls him along on a whirlwind adventure as she attempts to rescue an old lover.
Genres: Adventure Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-12-17
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Operation Julie
1985-01-02
Operation Julie
Overview: A TV movie directed by Bob Mahoney. Based on the book by Dick Lee & Colin Pratt it tells the true story of a long running Police investigation which resulted in the arrests of 120 people and jail sentences of 170 years for the manufacture and distribution of £100M of LSD.
Genres: Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-01-02
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An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
1994-05-21
An Audience with Bob Monkhouse
Overview: The late, great comedian Bob Monkhouse entertains a celebrity audience that includes Stephen Fry, Mandy Smith and Eamonn Holmes in this 1994 special. Watch him answer questions, tell funny tales and crack jokes.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-05-21
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The Dybbuk
1980-02-24
The Dybbuk
Overview: A young bride is possessed by a dybbuk, a malicious possessing spirit, believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person, on the eve of her wedding.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-02-24
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Les Misérables
1978-12-27
Les Misérables
Overview: In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
Genres: Drama History Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-27
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The Black Panther
1977-12-26
The Black Panther
Overview: A gung-ho ex-military man pursues a secret life of crime, culminating in the kidnapping of a teenage heiress.
Genres: Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-26
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The Assignment
1977-07-11
The Assignment
Overview: A Swedish diplomat travels to a civil war in a Latin American country. His mission is to mediate between the two extremist groups.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: sv
Release Date: 1977-07-11
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Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
1972-01-09
Another Sunday and Sweet F.A.
Overview: Mr. Armistead is the referee for an amateur league Sunday Football match. Disliked and abused by all the players he tries to play fair and ensure they follow the rules. By the end of the match he's had enough and really uses his head to show them that he's not as useless as they all think.
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-09
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Amnesty International's Big 30
1991-12-28
Amnesty International's Big 30
Overview: In the tradition of the acclaimed series of British concerts known as The Secret Policemen's Ball, Amnesty International celebrates its 50th Anniversary live at Radio City Music Hall.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-12-28
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Arthur's Hallowed Ground
1984-10-30
Arthur's Hallowed Ground
Overview: Arthur is the groundsman. He's a perfectionist who has lovingly tended the cricket pitch for 45 years. Now he is given a new assistant.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-30
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Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
1984-12-31
Give Us a Break: Hustle Bustle Toil and Muscle
Overview: Mickey and Mo head to Liverpool for the chance of a big score
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-31
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The Mosedale Horseshoe
1971-03-23
The Mosedale Horseshoe
Overview: The story of four Lakeland walkers who attempt to climb a fell. The fells represent the highlight of their year. They all have dull and uninteresting jobs and their only chance of relieving the boredom is in the fells After five years of weekends together they had never managed to reach the top of the Horseshoe, but were always defeated by something trivial. By the sixth year their combined failure to get to the summit took on the proportions of a tragedy especially they all saw it matching the situation in their everyday lives. Filmed on location
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-03-23
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One Way Out
1989-09-10
One Way Out
Overview: James Carlisle is a successful architect who sees his children every weekend following his divorce from Lyn. When Lyn falls in love with the unstable Bernard, James is forced to take drastic action.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-10
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Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
2003-12-29
Life Beyond the Box: Norman Stanley Fletcher
Overview: Spoof documentary looking at the life of Normal Stanley Fletcher, the star of 1970s sitcom Porridge played by Ronnie Barker. Featuring fictional footage and interviews with the character's family, friends and associates, the film documents Fletcher's chequered career.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-12-29
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Fox
1980-03-10
Fox
Overview: The thirteen-part series recounted the lives of the titular Fox family, who lived in Clapham in South London and had gangland connections.
Genres: Thriller Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-10
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Highway Robbery
1973-01-29
Highway Robbery
Overview: Terry and his family fight against a planned eviction when the council decides on a road building programme and their house is in its path.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-01-29
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Star Quality
1985-11-10
Star Quality
Overview: Lorraine Barrie, a fading but brilliant actress with a penchant for manipulating every theatrical endeavour to her best advantage, meets her match when she must trust her success to an equally willful stage director.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-10
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No Sex Please: We're British
1973-07-25
No Sex Please: We're British
Overview: A porn-store owner orders some new stuff from his supplier, but the delivery address gets mixed with the address of the local Barclays Bank. Here, David (the bank's assistant manager) and his new wife are shocked when photos, then films and finally two girls are sent to them in their bank-supplied flat. They and the banks' head cashier then hatch a plan to get rid of the porn—without letting their boss, the local police and David's mother in on what is happening.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-07-25
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The Bunker
1981-04-15
The Bunker
Overview: Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-15
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Richard II
1978-12-10
Richard II
Overview: Richard II, who ascended the throne as a child, is a regal and stately monarch. He believes he is the rightful ruler of England, ordained by God, yet he is a weak and ineffective king - wasteful in his spending habits, unwise in his choise of chansellors, and detached from his country and its people. When he seizes the land of his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, both the commoners and the barons decide that their king has gone too far...
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-12-10
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We Think the World of You
1988-12-22
We Think the World of You
Overview: An aimless young man, Johnny, is sent prison. He entrusts his beloved dog, Evie, to the care of his former lover and best friend, Frank. When he gets out of prison, he has to face difficulties at home. Added to this, is the fact that he may have to give up Evie to Frank.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-22
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Countdown to War
1989-04-07
Countdown to War
Overview: Based on a play, the story details the dramatic negotiations between UK, France, Poland, Nazi-Germany and USSR from the day Czechoslovakia fell, until Britain's declaration of war on Germany caused by Hitler's invasion of Poland.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-04-07
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The Internecine Project
1974-07-24
The Internecine Project
Overview: Offered a job as a presidential adviser, a professor is forced to dispose of those who knew him when he was a spy.
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-07-24
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The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
1983-12-12
The Crystal Spirit: Orwell on Jura
Overview: A remote farmhouse on an isolated island. Strangers with English accents. Quarrels and a lonely child. The year is 1946. The man is George Orwell. The book he has come to write is Nineteen Eighty-four.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-12-12
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Who Killed Lamb?
1974-02-04
Who Killed Lamb?
Overview: A popular member of the Oxford community is killed and nobody figure out why. A police inspector is called in from Scotland Yard and discovers there may be more to the victim than anyone knows.
Genres: Thriller Mystery Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-04
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