Richard Vernon
Biography: Richard Vernon was a distinguished British actor known for his contributions to film, television, and theater. He had a prolific career spanning several decades. Vernon appeared in various roles across different genres, showcasing his versatility and talent. While perhaps best known for his role as Slartibartfast in the original television adaptation of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," his career encompassed numerous other productions. His performances in both classical theater and modern works solidified him as a respected figure in the British entertainment industry. Vernon's contributions to acting continue to be remembered and appreciated by audiences worldwide.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 07, 1925
Deathday: December 04, 1997
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Witness for the Prosecution
1982-12-04
Witness for the Prosecution
Overview: Sir Wilfred Robarts, a famed barrister is released from the hospital, where he stayed for two months following his heart attack. Returning to the practise of his lawyer skills, he takes the case of Leonard Vole, an unemployed man who is accused of murdering an elderly lady friend of his, Mrs. Emily French. While Leonard Vole claims he's innocent, although all evidence points to him as the killer, his alibi witness, his cold German wife Christine, instead of entering the court as a witness for the defense, she becomes the witness for the prosecution and strongly claims her husband is guilty of the murder.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-04
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The Satanic Rites of Dracula
1973-11-03
The Satanic Rites of Dracula
Overview: The police and British security forces call in Professor Van Helsing to help them investigate Satanic ritual which has been occurring in a large country house, and which has been attended by a government minister, an eminent scientist and secret service chief. The owner of the house is a mysterious property tycoon who is found to be behind a sinister plot involving a deadly plague. It is in fact Dracula who, sick of his interminable existence, has decided that he must end it all in the only possible way- by destroying every last potential victim.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-11-03
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The Tomb of Ligeia
1964-11-29
The Tomb of Ligeia
Overview: Verden Fell is shattered after the death of his lovely wife. But, after an unexpected encounter with Lady Rowena Trevanion, Fell soon finds himself married again. Nevertheless, his late wife's spirit seems to hang over the dilapidated abbey that Fell shares with his new bride. Lady Rowena senses that something is amiss and, when she investigates, makes a horrifying discovery -- learning that Fell's dead wife is closer than she ever imagined possible.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-11-29
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The Servant
1963-11-14
The Servant
Overview: Indolent aristocrat Tony employs competent Barrett as his manservant and all seems to be going well until Barrett persuades Tony to hire his sister as a live-in maid.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-11-14
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Cash on Demand
1961-12-20
Cash on Demand
Overview: A charming but ruthless criminal holds the family of a bank manager hostage as part of a cold-blooded plan to steal £90,000.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-12-20
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The Secret of My Success
1965-09-29
The Secret of My Success
Overview: Women (Shirley Jones, Stella Stevens) and his mother help an English constable (James Booth) rise to ruler of a banana republic.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-09-29
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Passion Potion
1971-01-01
Passion Potion
Overview: By chance the perfume creators Mike and Al produce a scent that makes women go wild for sex. While they desperately try to find the recipe for their product of chance, they use it on random women they meet in the train and fuck their brains out in a hut in the forest. A central problem is to explain their absence from work to wives and colleagues.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-01-01
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The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981-02-09
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
Overview: An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-09
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Song of Norway
1970-11-04
Song of Norway
Overview: Like the play from which it derived, the film tells of the early struggles of composer Edvard Grieg and his attempts to develop an authentic Norwegian national music. It stars Toralv Maurstad as Grieg and features an international cast including Florence Henderson, Christina Schollin, Robert Morley, Harry Secombe, Oskar Homolka, Edward G. Robinson and Frank Porretta (as Rikard Nordraak). Filmed in Super Panavision 70 by Davis Boulton and presented in single-camera Cinerama in some countries, it was an attempt to capitalise on the success of The Sound of Music.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-04
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C.Q.
1984-01-01
C.Q.
Overview: Life changes dramatically for radio amateur Norman when he gets in touch with a round-the-world yachtsman who introduces him to a different life - and a taste of fame.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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The Box
1981-03-29
The Box
Overview: Several individuals have been packed in a box; they disagree regarding what should be done.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-29
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The Intelligence Men
1965-04-13
The Intelligence Men
Overview: A chance meeting with a Schlecht agent forces a humble coffee shop manager into the secret world of spies in Swinging London. With the help of his MI5 friend, he poses as the recently dead Major Cavendish who had managed to infiltrate the dreaded organization; he knows that they are intending to assassinate someone - could it be the famous Russian ballerina who has recently arrived for an appearance at Covent Garden?
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-13
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The Heart of a Man
1959-08-06
The Heart of a Man
Overview: Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He also falls for the charms of night club chanteuse Julie, and this leads to further success when he wins a recording contract.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-06
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Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
1993-04-22
Detectives on the Edge of a Nervous Breakdown
Overview: When the lead star of 'The Gourmet Detective' mystery show is mysteriously bumped off. A bunch of various detectives from television shows from the seventies are teamed up with a television detective of the nineties to solve the crime.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-22
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The Share Out
1962-02-01
The Share Out
Overview: A gang of high class corporate thieves use blackmail to induce their victims to sell property at knock-down prices.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-01
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Follow The Yellow Brick Road
1972-07-04
Follow The Yellow Brick Road
Overview: Jack Black is a disturbed actor who believes himself to be trapped in a television play, followed around by an invisible camera.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-04
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Destiny of a Spy
1969-10-27
Destiny of a Spy
Overview: A veteran Russian spy is brought out of retirement to be sent to the West to do an important sabotage job. However, he finds himself falling in love with an attractive British double agent.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-27
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The Yellow Rolls-Royce
1964-12-31
The Yellow Rolls-Royce
Overview: One Rolls-Royce belongs to three vastly different owners, starting with Lord Charles, who buys the car for his wife as an anniversary present. The next owner is Paolo Maltese, a mafioso who purchases the car during a trip to Italy and leaves it with his girlfriend while he returns to Chicago. Finally, the car is owned by American widow Gerda, who joins the Yugoslavian resistance against the invading Nazis.
Genres: Drama Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-12-31
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Indiscreet
1958-07-16
Indiscreet
Overview: Anna Kalman is an accomplished actress who has given up hope of finding the man of her dreams. She is in the middle of taking off her face cream, while talking about this subject with her sister, when in walks Philip Adams. She loses her concentration for a moment as she realizes that this is the charming, smart, and handsome man she has been waiting for.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-07-16
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Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969-11-05
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
Overview: Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this performance, is joined by '60s pop star Petula Clark and fellow Oscar-nominee Michael Redgrave.
Genres: Drama Music Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-11-05
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Gandhi
1982-12-01
Gandhi
Overview: In the early years of the 20th century, Mohandas K. Gandhi, a British-trained lawyer, forsakes all worldly possessions to take up the cause of Indian independence. Faced with armed resistance from the British government, Gandhi adopts a policy of 'passive resistance', endeavouring to win freedom for his people without resorting to bloodshed.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-12-01
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A Friend Indeed
1973-04-17
A Friend Indeed
Overview: Sir Lionel Hibury is visiting an old friend in Rome, accompanied by his wife and daughter. Sir Lionel is not pleased when daughter, Sheila, become romantically involved with a wealthy young man staying in the flat above them.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-17
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Goldfinger
1964-09-20
Goldfinger
Overview: Special agent 007 comes face to face with one of the most notorious villains of all time, and now he must outwit and outgun the powerful tycoon to prevent him from cashing in on a devious scheme to raid Fort Knox -- and obliterate the world's economy.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-09-20
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A Hard Day's Night
1964-07-07
A Hard Day's Night
Overview: Capturing John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr in their electrifying element, 'A Hard Day's Night' is a wildly irreverent journey through this pastiche of a day in the life of The Beatles during 1964. The band have to use all their guile and wit to avoid the pursuing fans and press to reach their scheduled television performance, in spite of Paul's troublemaking grandfather and Ringo's arrest.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-07-07
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On Call
1972-10-03
On Call
Overview: Roy and Jean's happy life is shattered by Jean's sudden illness and actually finding a doctor who can help her.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-10-03
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Blood and Dust
1992-09-06
Blood and Dust
Overview: The warlike and sentimental adventures of a young French knight who participates in the crusades.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1992-09-06
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A Masculine Ending
1992-04-12
A Masculine Ending
Overview: While English professor Loretta Lawson is attending a conference in Paris, she stays the night in the flat of a friend's acquaintance. She discovers a sleeping man in one of the bedrooms, and the next morning finds the man gone, but the bed soaked with blood. Returning to Cambridge, she begins to suspect her friend's acquaintance, and others on the staff of the college, are involved with the missing (murdered?) man, and decides to investigate for herself.
Genres: Mystery Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-04-12
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Frankenstein
1968-11-11
Frankenstein
Overview: A version of the famous story in which Ian Holm plays both Dr. Frankenstein and the Creature he puts together from parts of dead bodies and brings to life in his laboratory.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-11-11
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Just for Fun
1963-02-01
Just for Fun
Overview: When the government cuts the quota of musical programs permitted on television, teenagers Mark and Cherry lead others youngsters in forming their own political party.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-02-01
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Evil Under the Sun
1982-03-05
Evil Under the Sun
Overview: An opulent beach resort provides a scenic background to this amusing whodunit as Poirot attempts to uncover the nefarious evildoer behind the strangling of a notorious stage star.
Genres: Thriller Crime Mystery Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-03-05
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Roger of the Raj
1979-10-24
Roger of the Raj
Overview: On the eve of the Great War Roger Bartlesham's aristocratic parents are firm believers in the Empire though Roger, encouraged by socialist Latin teacher Mr Hopper,dreams of equality and opening a tea shop with his sweet-heart Miranda. After a sojourn in India where various officers shoot themselves to atone for breaches in etiquette Roger gets caught up in Hopper's attempt to bring the Russian revolution to England but is rescued from the chaos by Miranda in time for them to pursue their dream.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-24
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Experiment IV
1986-10-27
Experiment IV
Overview: A top secret government project seeks to harness sound as the ultimate weapon. But the power they unleash proves to be far beyond their control.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-10-27
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A Month in the Country
1987-09-27
A Month in the Country
Overview: A destitute WWI veteran is hired to help carry out restoration work on a medieval mural in a rural Yorkshire church. While living in the quiet village, he forms a close friendship with an archaeologist and begins to come to terms with his trauma.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-09-27
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Reach for Glory
1962-04-14
Reach for Glory
Overview: During World War II, teenage boys in a small English town are consumed with jingoism and brutal war games, hoping dearly that the war won't end before they can fight in it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-04-14
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Night Train to Murder
1984-01-01
Night Train to Murder
Overview: When Eric's niece Kathy becomes one of the heirs to a considerable fortune, her life (and those of the other heirs) is placed in jeopardy by the actions of a mysterious inter-loper.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-01-01
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Loch Ness
1996-08-23
Loch Ness
Overview: Dr. Dempsey, an American scientist, is sent to Scotland to disprove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster. He is shocked when Laura, an inn-keeper, introduces him to a small family of Nessie-dinosaurs.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-08-23
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The Human Factor
1979-12-18
The Human Factor
Overview: A low-ranking Secret Service agent is conned into supplying information to Eastern Bloc countries. Although he is not a suspect due to his unimportant position, when his office partner is hauled in as a suspect he realises he has got himself into very deep water.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-18
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The Counterfeit Constable
1964-10-10
The Counterfeit Constable
Overview: An extremely funny film about a group of French rugby supporters who go to see a match at Twickenham and one of them inadvertently receives a blow in the mouth from someone else's elbow. In the process he loses some front teeth and needs to see a dentist urgently ... this is only the beginning of a long series of adventures befalling our poor friend who doesn't speak a word of English and who nevertheless needs to return urgently to France to get married in the following days sporting a decent mouth !
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 1964-10-10
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Hot Enough for June
1964-01-01
Hot Enough for June
Overview: A young man travels to Prague to join his new employer, unaware that he is being used as an espionage courier.
Genres: Comedy Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-01-01
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Lady Jane
1986-02-07
Lady Jane
Overview: The death of King Henry VIII throws his kingdom into chaos because of succession disputes. His weak son, Edward, is on his deathbed. Anxious to keep England true to the Reformation, a scheming minister John Dudley marries off his son, Guildford to Lady Jane Grey, whom he places on the throne after Edward dies. At first hostile to each other, Guildford and Jane fall in love, but they cannot withstand the course of power which will lead to their ultimate downfall.
Genres: Drama Romance History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-02-07
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Sapphire
1959-11-02
Sapphire
Overview: Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the detectives wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Genres: Mystery Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-11-02
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
1976-12-15
The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Overview: Charles Dreyfus, who has finally cracked over inspector Clouseau's antics, escapes from a mental institution and launches an elaborate plan to get rid of Clouseau once and for all.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-12-15
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Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
1971-09-29
Will Amelia Quint Continue Writing 'A Gnome Called Shorthouse'?
Overview: They write so many innocent words, but what are the authors of your children's stories really like?
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-09-29
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The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
1981-02-17
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner
Overview: On August the 15th, 1945, after the official surrender of the Empire of Japan, Admiral Matome Ugaki led the last Special Attack Force pilots across the Pacific, to crash into American ships. Thirty-five years later, the men who serviced the aeroplanes are still meeting up for their annual dinner. Now settled into civilian jobs - dentist, baker, taxi-driver, insurance salesman - and with children and grandchildren, they bemoan the decay of traditional Japanese values. Hard liquor is imbibed, toasts raised to the memory of the heroic dead, and old rivalries resurface. The survivors' dissatisfaction with post-war life comes to a head when, in a moment of drunken inspiration, Tokkotai the airline pilot decides on a symbolic gesture to show that the kamikaze spirit lives on.
Genres: Drama Comedy Music TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-17
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One Brief Summer
1971-02-25
One Brief Summer
Overview: The story deals with the situation of a mature man, his mistress, his daughter and a young girl who comes into their lives.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-25
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We Joined the Navy
1963-05-17
We Joined the Navy
Overview: Lt Commander Badger, RN: an exceptionally likeable fellow, the Artful Bodger has one besetting sin a shining honesty which compels him to say the right thing at entirely the wrong time! When untimely remarks to some new recruits are splashed across the tabloids, the rush is on to find him a new posting somewhere far away.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-17
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Oh! Heavenly Dog
1980-07-11
Oh! Heavenly Dog
Overview: Browning is a PI with a bad cold, who's sent to investigate a case by a mysterious client. He stumbles across the body of a young woman and is stabbed to death, and when he wakes up in heaven, they tell him he's "marginal material," and they can only decide on his final destination through one last assignment: to go back and solve his own murder. As a dog. A cute fluffy little dog (Benji). Undaunted, Browning begins to investigate the case as best he can around his canine disabilities (dialing the phone presents a special challenge) to solve the murders, save the girl, and see justice done.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime Mystery Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-11
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Sammy's Super T-Shirt
1978-01-01
Sammy's Super T-Shirt
Overview: A young boy's lucky t-shirt is transformed through a power surge and gives its wearer super-powers.
Genres: Adventure Comedy Family Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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Sporting Chance
1975-01-01
Sporting Chance
Overview: Life in the fast lane becomes deadly for Wilde and Sinclair when the mob tries to "fix" the sport of high-speed racing. Wilde then finds himself mixed up with lady luck and a network of communist killers.
Genres: Action Adventure Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-01-01
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Village of the Damned
1960-06-16
Village of the Damned
Overview: In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.
Genres: Horror Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-06-16
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The After Dinner Joke
1978-02-14
The After Dinner Joke
Overview: A comic extravaganza about a young woman's adventures in the world of big business charity.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-02-14
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Paradise Postponed
1986-06-15
Paradise Postponed
Overview: A clergyman noted for his support of left-wing causes, leaves his considerable estate to a Conservative member of parliament. Adaptation of the novel by John Mortimer.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-06-15
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The Siege of Pinchgut
1959-08-01
The Siege of Pinchgut
Overview: An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.
Genres: Action Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1959-08-01
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Adventures of a Taxi Driver
1976-04-30
Adventures of a Taxi Driver
Overview: Joe North is a London taxi driver who manages to get himself into any number of sexual situations with various women.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-30
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In the Steps of a Dead Man
1974-05-27
In the Steps of a Dead Man
Overview: When a young soldier suddenly dies, his parents and his girlfriend are naturally shocked and upset by the news. Several months later a young man turns up at the parent's house claiming to be their dead son's best friend. They welcome him and invite him to stay for a while. They also introduce him to their son's girlfriend and she is similarly impressed by him. It is later discovered, however, that he is not what he appears to be and may have had a hand in their son's death.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-27
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