Mark Burns
Biography: Biography not available
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 30, 1936
Deathday: May 08, 2007
Popularity:
Known For
Ludwig
1973-03-07
Ludwig
Overview: Historical evocation of Ludwig, king of Bavaria, from his crowning in 1864 until his death in 1886, as a romantic hero. Fan of Richard Wagner, betrayed by him, in love with his cousin Elisabeth of Austria, abandoned by her, tormented by his homosexuality, he will little by little slip towards madness.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-07
Popularity:
Death in Venice
1971-03-05
Death in Venice
Overview: Composer Gustav von Aschenbach travels to Venice for health reasons. There, he becomes obsessed with the stunning beauty of an adolescent Polish boy named Tadzio who is staying with his family at the same Grand Hôtel des Bains on the Lido as Aschenbach.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1971-03-05
Popularity:
Juggernaut
1974-09-25
Juggernaut
Overview: A terrorist demands a huge ransom in exchange for information on how to disarm the seven bombs he has planted aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise ship.
Genres: Thriller Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-25
Popularity:
Bullseye!
1990-11-02
Bullseye!
Overview: Spies force two British con men to pose as look-alike scientists peddling cheap-energy fusion.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-11-02
Popularity:
Giordano Bruno
1973-11-29
Giordano Bruno
Overview: Fleeing from his enemies in the Catholic Church, the free thinking philosopher, poet and scientist Giordano Bruno has found some protection in Venice. But the Roman Inquisition, fearing his influence in Europe, wants to bring him on trial for 'heresy'.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1973-11-29
Popularity:
Passport to Murder
1993-03-07
Passport to Murder
Overview: After her divorce is final, socialite Helen Hollander heads to Paris and finds herself caught up in an international terrorist plot in this thriller. When Helen comes into possession of information vital to a terrorist organization, nefarious characters begin tailing her through Paris. A hunky private eye offers to help her, but Helen isn't sure whether he's on the up-and-up.
Genres: TV Movie Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-03-07
Popularity:
A Time for Loving
1972-04-01
A Time for Loving
Overview: The story of an apartment in Paris and the various people that occupy it over the years.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-04-01
Popularity:
Dirty Weekend
1993-10-29
Dirty Weekend
Overview: Shortly after she moves into her own flat in Brighton, Bella finds she is being spied on and generally harassed by a man living across from her. Finally driven to solving the problem with a hammer, she realises she is then ready for a crusade against other such problem males
Genres: Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-29
Popularity:
House of the Living Dead
1974-08-12
House of the Living Dead
Overview: On a South African plantation, a maniac is on the loose, first killing the estate's animals, then starting on the human members.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-08-12
Popularity:
The Jokers
1967-05-15
The Jokers
Overview: Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-05-15
Popularity:
La Chanson du mal-aimé
1982-02-03
La Chanson du mal-aimé
Overview: Biography of the life of Guillaume Apollinaire.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1982-02-03
Popularity:
A Day at the Beach
1970-05-01
A Day at the Beach
Overview: Bernie is a silver tongued wanderer with a fondness for drink and no clear goal in life. What was supposed to be a day of fun at the seaside turns to dust as he drinks his way through a seaside resort community, trailing his little niece Winnie.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-05-01
Popularity:
Home Before Midnight
1979-10-18
Home Before Midnight
Overview: A successful rock lyricist becomes romantically involved with a girl he picks up hitchhiking only to learn that she is only fourteen. Her parents take action against him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-18
Popularity:
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
1967-12-18
I'll Never Forget What's'isname
Overview: Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for a small literary magazine. He wants to leave his former life behind, going as far as saying good-bye to his wife and mistresses. He finds, however, that it's not so easy to escape the past.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-12-18
Popularity:
The Maids
1975-04-21
The Maids
Overview: A film version of Genet's play. Two maids, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and, while they are out, take turns at dressing up as Madame and insulting her.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-04-21
Popularity:
The Adventures of Gerard
1970-07-03
The Adventures of Gerard
Overview: Based on satirical short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle about a vain, egotistical Etienne Gerard, a French brigadier serving during the Napoleonic Wars. He thinks he's the best soldier and lover that ever lived and intends to prove it.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-07-03
Popularity:
The Surrogate
1984-10-15
The Surrogate
Overview: Stuck in a sexless marriage, a frustrated well-to-do couple agrees to see a female sex therapist. Unfortunately, she only helps escalate the tensions between them. Meanwhile, the police are baffled by a string of brutal nightly killings.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-10-15
Popularity:
Death Is a Woman
1966-02-01
Death Is a Woman
Overview: Narcotics agent Dennis goes undercover in the Mediterranean Islands to investigate a smuggling operation, and gains the confidence of a woman who works for the ringleader. But Dennis ends up arrested for murder when the crime boss turns up dead.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-02-01
Popularity:
Count Dracula
1977-12-22
Count Dracula
Overview: Jonathan Harker visits the Count in Transylvania to help him with preparations to move to England. Harker becomes Dracula's prisoner and discovers Dracula's true nature. After Dracula makes his way to England, Harker becomes involved in an effort to track down and destroy the Count, eventually chasing the vampire back to his castle.
Genres: Horror Thriller Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-12-22
Popularity:
Take Me Over
1963-07-07
Take Me Over
Overview: Campbell Carter, in the process of building a luxury hotel, is aggravated by the fact that he cannot acquire a coffee bar and adjoining antique shop owned by Sid Light and his younger brother Bill. Carter tries several unsuccessful tricks to further his own ends. Largely due to the fact that Carter's daughter Carole falls in love with Bill, there is a conciliation between Carter and Sid who go into partnership. Sid's new idea of a band-and-dance show in Twenties style is incorporated in the hotel.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-07-07
Popularity:
Brannigan
1975-03-21
Brannigan
Overview: A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-03-21
Popularity:
Champions
1984-04-20
Champions
Overview: The true story of jockey Bob Champion who overcame cancer to win the 1981 Grand National
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-04-20
Popularity:
The Virgin and the Gypsy
1970-06-01
The Virgin and the Gypsy
Overview: Film adaptation from the novel by D.H. Lawrence, discovered after the celebrated author's death in 1930, a romantic love story tells of a prim young English girl who is sexually attracted to a seductively virile gypsy. The climatic dam burst is linked with the consummation of her desire.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-01
Popularity:
A Long Return
1975-11-12
A Long Return
Overview: David and Anna are a newly wed couple, whose lives together take a turn as Anna becomes diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: es
Release Date: 1975-11-12
Popularity:
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
Popularity:
Stardust
2007-08-10
Stardust
Overview: In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm. His journey takes him into a world beyond his wildest dreams and reveals his true identity.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Romance Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-08-10
Popularity:
Savage Hearts
1995-05-20
Savage Hearts
Overview: When a beautiful mob hitwoman learns she only has six months to live, she decides to rob her employers, and go out in style, but the syndicate's head man won't rest until he gets his two million dollars back.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-05-20
Popularity:
Sharpe: The Legend
1997-10-13
Sharpe: The Legend
Overview: Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
Genres: War Action Adventure History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-13
Popularity:
The Stud
1978-08-17
The Stud
Overview: Fontaine Khaled is the wife of a wealthy but boring businessman. She spends his money on her nightclub, The Hobo, and partying. She hires a manager, Tony, to run her club, but it is understood that his job security is dependent on him satisfying her nymphomaniac demands.
Genres: Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-08-17
Popularity:
The Wicked Lady
1983-04-21
The Wicked Lady
Overview: Caroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph, however, and she becomes the new Lady, but despite her new wealthy situation, she gets bored and turns to highway robbery for thrills. While on the road she meets a famous highwayman, and they continue as a team, but some people begin suspecting her identity, and she risks death if she continues her nefarious activities.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-04-21
Popularity:
The System
1964-04-12
The System
Overview: In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Near the end of one summer, the leader of the group, Tinker, a strolling photographer, aims to conquer a fashion model from a well-to-do family, but he finds himself unexpectedly falling in love. The tables thus turned, Tinker begins to see that maybe it's not the tourists who are being used in these sexual games.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-04-12
Popularity:
The Bitch
1979-09-19
The Bitch
Overview: The owner of a trendy disco starts having problems with the men in her life and the Mafia, which is trying to move in on her place.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-19
Popularity:
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968-04-10
The Charge of the Light Brigade
Overview: During the Crimean War between Britain and Russia in the 1850s, a British cavalry division, led by the overbearing Lord Cardigan, engages in an infamously reckless strategic debacle against a Russian artillery battery.
Genres: Drama History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-04-10
Popularity:
Destroying Angel
1987-01-01
Destroying Angel
Overview: A feuding but very wealthy married couple are planning their divorce while relaxing at luxury hotels in Yugoslavia. The husband decides he wants to get rid of his wife, so hires a hitman. However his wife also has the same planned for her husband, seducing one of her many lovers into doing the job. Should these attempted murders not succeed, the husband will have to carry on being blackmailed by his wife for his incestuous affair with his 16 year old daughter. Since the daughter has her own lethal romantic agenda, things don't go quite as planned.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-01-01
Popularity:
Exodus
1960-12-15
Exodus
Overview: Ari Ben Canaan, a passionate member of the Jewish paramilitary group Haganah, attempts to transport 600 Jewish refugees on a dangerous voyage from Cyprus to Palestine on a ship named the Exodus. He faces obstruction from British forces, who will not grant the ship passage to its destination.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-12-15
Popularity:
Sink the Bismarck!
1960-02-11
Sink the Bismarck!
Overview: The story of the breakout of the German battleship Bismarck—accompanied by the heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen—during the early days of World War II. The Bismarck and her sister ship, Tirpitz, were the most powerful battleships in the European theater of World War II. The British Navy must find and destroy Bismarck before it can escape into the convoy lanes to inflict severe damage on the cargo shipping which was the lifeblood of the British Isles. With eight 15 inch guns, it was capable of destroying every ship in a convoy while remaining beyond the range of all Royal Navy warships.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-02-11
Popularity:
Degree of Uncertainty
1979-03-06
Degree of Uncertainty
Overview: Mature student, divorcee and mother of three Josie finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-06
Popularity:
A Prize of Arms
1962-12-11
A Prize of Arms
Overview: A criminal gang sets out to pull off the heist of a large army payroll.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-12-11
Popularity:
The Day and the Hour
1963-04-05
The Day and the Hour
Overview: It's the spring of 1944 and Therese is in a hurry to get back to Paris. The trains aren't running from the village where she has gone to visit her father's grave and to fill two suitcases with food. Some British and American planes have been shot down and the Germans want to know where the pilots are hiding. An acquaintance has clearance to drive to Paris with a truckload of goats. After she is in the truck Therese discovers that two British pilots and an American pilot are back there with the goats. She must get the men on a train to Paris and to a safe house there, where there is no room for the American. Can she leave him at the Metro station trying to figure out the map?
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1963-04-05
Popularity:
Life at the Top
1965-12-14
Life at the Top
Overview: Successful businessman Joe Lampton is married to the wealthy Susan, has two children, and lives in the mill town of Warley in northern England. But his career seems to have plateaued, leaving him disillusioned. This feeling is only exacerbated when he discovers his wife's infidelity with local man Mark. So he takes up with attractive TV host Norah and moves with her to London, aiming to reignite the fire that drove him to the top.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-14
Popularity: