Julian Glover
Biography: Primarily a classical stage actor, Julian Glover trained at the National Youth Theatre, performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company and became a familiar face to British television viewers by appearing in many popular series during the 1960s and 1970s. His talent for accents and cold expression made him an ideal choice for playing refined villains. During the 1980s, Glover achieved some fame in Hollywood by playing roles in such popular films as Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), For Your Eyes Only (1981) and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989).
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: March 27, 1935
Deathday: N/A
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Known For
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989-05-24
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Overview: In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval historian has vanished while searching for it, and the missing man is his own father, Dr. Henry Jones Sr.. He sets out to rescue his father by following clues in the old man's notebook, which his father had mailed to him before he went missing. Indy arrives in Venice, where he enlists the help of a beautiful academic, Dr. Elsa Schneider, along with Marcus Brody and Sallah. Together they must stop the Nazis from recovering the power of eternal life and taking over the world!
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-05-24
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For Your Eyes Only
1981-06-24
For Your Eyes Only
Overview: A British spy ship has sunk and on board was a hi-tech encryption device. James Bond is sent to find the device that holds British launching instructions before the enemy Soviets get to it first.
Genres: Adventure Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-24
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
1973-04-19
Hitler: The Last Ten Days
Overview: Hitler: The Last Ten Days takes us into the depths of der Furher’s Berlin bunker during his final days. Based on the book by Gerhard Boldt, it provides a bleak look at the goings-on within, and without.
Genres: Drama War History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-04-19
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The Empire Strikes Back
1980-05-20
The Empire Strikes Back
Overview: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-05-20
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King Ralph
1991-02-15
King Ralph
Overview: As the only relative in line to ascend the Royal throne, a down-on-his-luck American slob must learn the ways of the English.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-02-15
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The Fourth Protocol
1987-03-20
The Fourth Protocol
Overview: Led by Kim Philby, Plan Aurora is a plan that breaches the top-secret Fourth Protocol and turns the fears that shaped it into a living nightmare. A crack Soviet agent, placed under cover in a quiet English country town, begins to assemble a nuclear bomb, whilst an MI5 agent attempts to prevent its detonation.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-20
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Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs
1991-01-01
Not Mozart: Letters, Riddles and Writs
Overview: Letters, Riddles and Writs is a one act opera for television by Michael Nyman broadcast in 1991.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-01
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The Search for Alexander the Great
1981-05-06
The Search for Alexander the Great
Overview: Friends, contemporaries and even enemies of Alexander the Great gather in a tent to tell his tale through their eyes.
Genres: Documentary History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-05-06
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Strings
2004-10-24
Strings
Overview: Strings is a mythological story about the son of a king, Hal Tara, who sets out on a journey to avenge the death of his father. To his surprise he discovers the truth of his own people - and where he least expects it - he finds true love.
Genres: Adventure Animation Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-10-24
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The Alphabet Murders
1965-12-26
The Alphabet Murders
Overview: The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials.
Genres: Comedy Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-12-26
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Vatel
2000-05-01
Vatel
Overview: In 1671, with war brewing with Holland, a penniless prince invites Louis XIV to three days of festivities at a chateau in Chantilly. The prince wants a commission as a general, so the extravagances are to impress the king. In charge of all is the steward, Vatel, a man of honor, talent, and low birth. The prince is craven in his longing for stature: no task is too menial or dishonorable for him to give Vatel. While Vatel tries to sustain dignity, he finds himself attracted to Anne de Montausier, the king's newest mistress. In Vatel, she finds someone who's authentic, living out his principles within the casual cruelties of court politics. Can the two of them escape unscathed?
Genres: History Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-01
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Quatermass and the Pit
1967-11-09
Quatermass and the Pit
Overview: A mysterious artifact unearthed below a London subway station proves to have powerful psychic effects on the people around.
Genres: Science Fiction Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-11-09
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Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
2023-02-24
Charlton Heston: Radical to Right Wing
Overview: A look at the life and work of the iconic US actor Charlton Heston (1923-2008); the embodiment of many mythic heroes who was both a staunch defender of the Civil Rights movement during the sixties and a spokesman for the National Rifle Association in his later years. The extraordinary and controversial public and personal career of one of the greatest film personalities of all time.
Genres: Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2023-02-24
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Big Nothing
2006-12-01
Big Nothing
Overview: A frustrated, unemployed teacher joins forces with a scammer and his girlfriend in a blackmailing scheme.
Genres: Action Comedy Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-01
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Gulliver's Travels
1977-05-06
Gulliver's Travels
Overview: Based on the novel of the same name by Jonathan Swift and built around the Lilliput and Blefuscu episode. It was made partly in live action and partly animated.
Genres: Fantasy Family Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-06
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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
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TÁR
2022-09-23
TÁR
Overview: As celebrated conductor Lydia Tár starts rehearsals for a career-defining symphony, the consequences of her past choices begin to echo in the present.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-09-23
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Girl with Green Eyes
1964-05-14
Girl with Green Eyes
Overview: A naive young country girl moves to Dublin and finds herself drawn to a sophisticated author twice her age.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-05-14
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Two Men Went To War
2002-11-01
Two Men Went To War
Overview: Comedy drama based on the true story of two British Army dentists who in 1942, eager to see action, go AWOL and invade occupied France on their own.
Genres: Comedy War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-01
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Ivanhoe
1982-02-23
Ivanhoe
Overview: Ivanhoe, a worthy and noble knight, the champion of justice returns to England after the holy wars, and finds England under the reign of Prince John and his henchmen and finds himself being involved in the power-struggle for the throne of England.
Genres: History Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-02-23
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Alfred the Great
1969-10-08
Alfred the Great
Overview: While Old England is being ransacked by roving Danes in the 9th century, Alfred is planning to join the priesthood. But observing the rape of his land, he puts away his religious vows to take up arms against the invaders, leading the English Christians to fight for their country. Alfred soundly defeats the Danes and becomes a hero. But now, although Alfred still longs for the priesthood, he is torn between his passion for God and his lust for blood.
Genres: History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-08
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Luther
1974-01-21
Luther
Overview: One sixteenth-century clergyman's view breaks the Catholic Church apart.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-01-21
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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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Wuthering Heights
1970-06-09
Wuthering Heights
Overview: A passionate and tumultuous love story set against the backdrop of the Yorkshire moors, exploring the intense and destructive relationship between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-06-09
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Henry V
1979-12-23
Henry V
Overview: The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-23
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The Brute
1977-03-22
The Brute
Overview: Glamour model Diane Shepherd is routinely being beaten by her husband Tim, who accuses her of infidelity. When she can't take it anymore, she finds shelter with photographer Mark and his girlfriend Carrie. They introduce Diane to Millie, who is in a similar situation. Meanwhile, Tim informs Diane that if she doesn't come back to him, he will see to it that he gains custody of their son, Timmy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-03-22
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Theatre of Death
1967-07-21
Theatre of Death
Overview: The Theatre of Death in Paris specialises in horror presentations. A police surgeon finds himself becoming involved in the place through his attraction to one of the performers. When bloodless bodies start showing up all over town he realises there could be links with the theatre.
Genres: Mystery Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-07-21
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Hearts of Fire
1987-11-06
Hearts of Fire
Overview: A reclusive musician, once a huge rock star, takes a young female protegee. While on a tour she meets a younger, more popular rocker and switches her loyalties.
Genres: Romance Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-06
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Tusks
1988-07-29
Tusks
Overview: Roger Singh is an animal poacher with hate in his heart, and revenge on his mind. Embittered by a recent stint in prison, Singh returns to the forbidden ivory trade only to lock horns with new game warden and former friend Mark Smith, whose testimony years before helped put Singh away.
Genres: Adventure Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-07-29
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Kim
1984-05-16
Kim
Overview: A friendly street kid in India, during the last years of the nineteenth century, looks and considers himself Indian, but is in fact a Brit. The Brits discover his true origin, and train him as a spy.
Genres: Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-05-16
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph
1974-04-07
The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Overview: This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-07
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Electra
1974-10-24
Electra
Overview: Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-10-24
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The Reverend and Mrs Simpson
2022-06-21
The Reverend and Mrs Simpson
Overview: The discovery of human remains at a churchyard connects to the hardships faced by a German woman and her son 40 years earlier as they tried to build a new life in 1950s Britain.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-21
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Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
2022-06-30
Prizefighter: The Life of Jem Belcher
Overview: At the turn of the 19th century, Pugilism was the sport of kings and a gifted young boxer fought his way to becoming champion of England.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-06-30
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The Last Grenade
1970-03-01
The Last Grenade
Overview: Two ruthless mercenaries break their friendship when one of them changes sides.
Genres: Drama Action War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-01
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An Irish Angel
2022-11-20
An Irish Angel
Overview: Aine is a secondary school girl from the wrong side of the tracks, who lives in Portrush, NI with her mother Margaret, who works as a cleaner for a local office, and her grandmother Agnes, who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2022-11-20
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U.F.O.
2012-12-15
U.F.O.
Overview: A group of friends awake one morning to find all electricity and power shut off and an immense alien aircraft hovering in the air above their heads. Suddenly this regular group of friends is battling to survive as the entire human race is threatened by the alien army hovering ominously above.
Genres: Action Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-15
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I Was Happy Here
1966-04-01
I Was Happy Here
Overview: Cass followed the bright lights to London and was quickly disillusioned. She met and married Doctor Langdon, but soon realised she wanted to return to her home by the sea, and to her first love, Colin.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-04-01
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Exit
2011-09-24
Exit
Overview: At a country manor in Edwardian England, a parlor trick becomes a bewitching, as one of the guests gets his dark desire.
Genres: Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-09-24
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Airborne
2012-03-15
Airborne
Overview: As a snow storm closes in, one final plane takes off. The plane reports to the ground that both pilots are dead, while the slowly dwindling number of passengers on the plane wish that they’d never left the ground.
Genres: Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-15
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Perfect
2009-06-17
Perfect
Overview: A sometimes fantastical love story set in Notting Hill, Perfect tells the story of what happens when Adam and Liberty's paths cross and how their worlds impact on each other.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-06-17
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The Infiltrator
1995-06-24
The Infiltrator
Overview: In the early 1990s, an Israeli freelance journalist travels to Germany and uncovers a dangerously pervasive underground Neo-Nazi faction intent on bringing Nazism back to the forefront in Germany.
Genres: TV Movie Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-06-24
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The Journal of Bridget Hitler
1981-02-06
The Journal of Bridget Hitler
Overview: An Irishwoman married to a German in pre-First World War Liverpool prepares to meet her brother-in-law – a young man named Adolf Hitler. Years later she is interviewed on television about her life. Part of the BBC2 Playhouse strand.
Genres: TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-02-06
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LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
2012-09-24
LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Overview: Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy an Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls who think of him as a celebrity. Meanwhile, Darth Vader engages a rivalry with Darth Maul, in order to prove that he's the best Sith Lord.
Genres: Family Animation Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-09-24
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Mirrors
2008-08-15
Mirrors
Overview: An ex-cop and his family are the target of an evil force that is using mirrors as a gateway into their home.
Genres: Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-15
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Forever Young
2024-01-26
Forever Young
Overview: An aging woman is given the chance to be young again and right her past but is faced with a dilemma when her husband declines to join her.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-26
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Backtrack
2015-05-05
Backtrack
Overview: When four friends go camping on the South Downs, they are quite literally tortured by their past.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-05-05
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The Adding Machine
1969-09-23
The Adding Machine
Overview: An accountant whose job is about to be taken over by a computer starts to re-examine his life and his priorities.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-23
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The Dance of Shiva
1998-12-18
The Dance of Shiva
Overview: In the trenches of the Western Front in 1915, a British army chaplain is forced to question his faith as he witnesses hundreds of Hindu soldiers risking their lives daily for the Empire.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-12-18
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Antony and Cleopatra
1972-03-18
Antony and Cleopatra
Overview: Adaptation of Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, a historical drama that attempts to bring an epic visual style to the Bard's original stage play. The story concerns Marc Antony's attempts to rule Rome while maintaining a relationship with the queen of Egypt (Hildegarde Neil), which began while Antony was still married. Now he is being forced to marry the sister of his Roman co-leader, and soon the conflict leads to war.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-03-18
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We Still Steal the Old Way
2017-01-09
We Still Steal the Old Way
Overview: The explosive follow-up to We Still Kill The Old Way (2014). Regarded as the best in the business, The Archer Gang is an aging criminal outfit who carry out a daring robbery, but are caught mid-heist. They are sentenced to do time in Britain's toughest prison. Once inside, they encounter their old nemesis Slick Vic Farrow (Billy Murray) who is intent on murdering the gang. The old-school criminals need to use all their wits to stage a daring escape, while dodging Slick Vic, and setting in motion a chain of events which leads to an explosive prison riot.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-01-09
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Doctor Who: City of Death
1979-10-20
Doctor Who: City of Death
Overview: While taking in the sights of Paris in 1979, the Doctor and Romana sense that someone is tampering with time. Who is the mysterious Count Scarlioni? Why does he seem to have counterparts scattered through time? And just how many copies of the Mona Lisa did Leonardo da Vinci paint?
Genres: Comedy Adventure Science Fiction TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-10-20
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Who Bombed Birmingham?
1990-04-22
Who Bombed Birmingham?
Overview: Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-22
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Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
2015-01-29
Game of Thrones The IMAX Experience
Overview: The first episode of this IMAX screening takes place entirely at The Wall with the Night’s Watch (S4 EP9) hopelessly outnumbered as they attempt to defend Castle Black from the Wildings and features one the fiercest and most intense battle scenes ever filmed for television. The second episode (S4 EP10), features Dany coming to grips with the realities of ruling a kingdom, Bran learning the startling reality of his destiny and Tyrion facing the truth of his unfortunate situation.
Genres: Drama Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-01-29
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Scoop
2006-07-27
Scoop
Overview: An American journalism student in London scoops a big story, and begins an affair with an aristocrat as the incident unfurls.
Genres: Comedy Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-07-27
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The Young Victoria
2009-03-04
The Young Victoria
Overview: As the only legitimate heir of England's King William, teenage Victoria gets caught up in the political machinations of her own family. Victoria's mother wants her to sign a regency order, while her Belgian uncle schemes to arrange a marriage between the future monarch and Prince Albert, the man who will become the love of her life.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-03-04
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Heat and Dust
1983-01-01
Heat and Dust
Overview: Anne is investigating the life of her grand-aunt Olivia, whose destiny has always been shrouded with scandal. As Anne delves into the history of her grand-aunt, she is led to reconsider her own life.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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The Awakening
The Awakening
Overview: A global conspiracy that sets out to awaken the world.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
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Cry Freedom
1987-11-06
Cry Freedom
Overview: A dramatic story, based on actual events, about the friendship between two men struggling against apartheid in South Africa in the 1970s. Donald Woods is a white liberal journalist in South Africa who begins to follow the activities of Stephen Biko, a courageous and outspoken black anti-apartheid activist.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-06
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Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
2011-07-14
Charlton Heston and Ben-Hur: A Personal Journey
Overview: Feature-length documentary chronicling Charlton Heston's life while filming Ben Hur. Includes behind-the-scenes content and home-movie footage from the Heston family.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2011-07-14
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Power and Lovers
1994-01-01
Power and Lovers
Overview: Two brothers start to bicker and battle when Nick, an aggressive businessman, finds himself thwarted by a group of scientists, headed by his brother Tony. Seems the scientists stand in the way of big profits for Nick. It's a dramatic duel between two opposite siblings who have more in common than they think -- including the sexy, strong women in their lives.
Genres: Action Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Dead Cert
1974-05-01
Dead Cert
Overview: As a surprise, two horse owners decide to ride their animals themselves in a steeplechase. But Bill Davidson's horse "Admiral" behaves weirdly, and falls hard after an obstacle. Bill dies from his injuries. His friend Alan York suspects the animal was doped by unscrupulous bookies and starts to investigate. He doesn't know how serious his opponents are, and that he's in danger to suffer the exact same fate as his friend.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-05-01
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Michael Wood on Beowulf
Michael Wood on Beowulf
Overview: Historian Michael Wood returns to his first great love, the Anglo-Saxon world, to reveal the origins of our literary heritage. Focusing on Beowulf and drawing on other Anglo-Saxon classics, he traces the birth of English poetry back to the Dark Ages. Travelling across the British Isles from East Anglia to Scotland and with the help of Nobel prize-winning poet Seamus Heaney, actor Julian Glover, local historians and enthusiasts, he brings the story and language of this iconic poem to life.
Genres: Documentary History Fantasy
Original Language: en
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Mr Invisible
2013-10-26
Mr Invisible
Overview: A lonely old man seems invisible to the world around him. But when he journeys to the heart of London, being 'invisible' proves to be his greatest weapon.
Genres: Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-10-26
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Brash Young Turks
2016-02-05
Brash Young Turks
Overview: From award winning director Naeem Mahmood, comes Brash Young Turks, a bold debut feature telling a fast paced struggle of love, crime and power, against all odds.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-02-05
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Overview: Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2002-11-13
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Troy
2004-05-13
Troy
Overview: In year 1250 B.C. during the late Bronze age, two emerging nations begin to clash. Paris, the Trojan prince, convinces Helen, Queen of Sparta, to leave her husband Menelaus, and sail with him back to Troy. After Menelaus finds out that his wife was taken by the Trojans, he asks his brother Agamemnon to help him get her back. Agamemnon sees this as an opportunity for power. They set off with 1,000 ships holding 50,000 Greeks to Troy.
Genres: Adventure History War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2004-05-13
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The Secret Garden
1987-11-30
The Secret Garden
Overview: When a spoiled English girl living in 19th century India loses both parents in a cholera epidemic, she is sent back to England to live in a country mansion. The lord is a strange old man-- frail and deformed, immensely kind but so melancholy. She wishes to discover what has caused him so much sorrow and to bring joy back to the household. It all must have something to do with the screams and wails which echo through the house at night and no one wants to talk about.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-11-30
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The Halloween Kid
2012-07-29
The Halloween Kid
Overview: Henry is a lonely child who lives for his favourite holiday.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-29
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Shoot on Sight
2008-08-22
Shoot on Sight
Overview: Tariq Ali, a Muslim police officer of Scotland Yard, is asked to hunt-down suspected suicide-bombers against the backdrop of July 7 bombings in London. Tariq's task gets complicated as an innocent Muslim is killed by the commando shooters of Scotland Yard. On the other hand, Tariq - a British citizen is himself a suspect in the eyes of his boss, despite his long service in the Scotland Yard
Genres: Crime Thriller Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-22
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Treasure Island
1990-01-22
Treasure Island
Overview: Young Jim Hawkins, while running the Benbow Inn with his mother, meets Captain Billy Bones, who dies at the inn while it is beseiged by buccaneers led by Blind Pew. Jim and his mother fight off the attackers and discover Billy Bones' treasure map for which the buccaneers had come. Jim agrees to sail on the S.S. Espaniola with Squire Trelawney and Dr. Livesey to find the treasure on a mysterious isiand. Upon arriving at the island, ship's cook and scaliwag Long John Silver leads a mutiny of crew members who want the treasure for themselves. Jim helps the Squire and Espaniola officers to survive the mutiny and fight back against Silver's men, who have taken over the Espaniola.
Genres: Adventure Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-22
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Money For Nothing
1993-10-10
Money For Nothing
Overview: The story of an ambitious schoolboy, Gary Worrall (played by Christien Anholt), who sets out to make £1M during his half term school break! He is aided and abetted in this adventure by his school mate Brian Thurrock (Paul Reynolds). All goes smoothly until he meets the beautiful Lisa (Jayne Ashbourne) and he realises that life in the 'real' world is much more complicated than the theory in the classroom!
Genres: Comedy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-10-10
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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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Amy and Sophia
2017-11-10
Amy and Sophia
Overview: Two troubled girls, who come together as friends through their imagination of art, creating their own fantasy world where they can finally be free.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-11-10
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Henry VIII
1979-02-25
Henry VIII
Overview: Henry is a proud monarch who flies in the face of the church in seeking to divorce Queen Katherine and marry Anne Bullen. As cardinal Wolsey, the powerful Lord Chancellor of England, attempts to bend Rome to the King's wishes, the court reverbates with political intrigue and accusations of treachery.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-25
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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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Gangster Kittens
2016-12-01
Gangster Kittens
Overview: An uncompromising portrait of the struggles of a resplendent teenager with an anarchic spirit, fighting to maintain her existence in the bleak urban landscape of London. Angel is a cool but troubled nymphet, disillusioned by the tedium and meaninglessness of her uninviting working class future, her eyes filled with ferocious pique. Neglected by her abusive uncle and abandoned by her school, the disparate and embittered delinquent embarks on an odyssey of self-discovery to find a whole new world of possibilities.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-12-01
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The Laureate
2023-05-05
The Laureate
Overview: Set against the glamorous backdrop of Britain's roaring '20s, The Laureate tells the story of young British War Poet Robert Graves, who is married with four children when he meets and becomes romantically involved with Laura Riding, a writer from America. Defying the conventions of polite society, Riding moves in with Graves and his wife living as a menage a tois. Then with the arrival of strappingly handsome Irish poet Geoffrey Phibbs, the arrangement becomes a menage a quatre. But soon tensions and rivalries become so fraught that Graves is a suspect for attempted murder.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-05-05
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The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970-11-12
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Overview: Fresh-faced young Michael Rimmer worms his way into an opinion poll company and is soon running the place. He uses this as a springboard to get into politics and in the mini-skirted flared-trousered world of 1970 Britain starts to rise through the Tory ranks.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-12
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The Magus
1968-12-10
The Magus
Overview: A teacher on a Greek island becomes involved in bizarre mind-games with the island's magus (magician) and a beautiful young woman.
Genres: Mystery Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-10
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Doctor Who: The Crusade
1965-04-17
Doctor Who: The Crusade
Overview: In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces of King Richard the Lionheart and the Saracen ruler Saladin.
Genres: History Action Adventure Science Fiction Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-17
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Tom Jones
1963-08-24
Tom Jones
Overview: Tom loves Sophie and Sophie loves Tom. But Tom and Sophie are of differering classes. Can they find a way through the mayhem to be true to love?
Genres: Comedy Adventure History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-24
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Nobody Has to Know
2022-03-23
Nobody Has to Know
Overview: After a stroke and no memories from his past, Phil encounters Millie who inhabits a desert part of Isle of Lewis. She will shortly entrust him with his deepest secret : they were in love.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2022-03-23
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The Toll
2021-08-05
The Toll
Overview: Brendan works solo shifts in the quietest toll booth in Wales, hiding from a criminal past where nobody would ever look. When he finally gets rumbled, word of his whereabouts gets out and his enemies head west for revenge. Meanwhile, local traffic cop Catrin’s investigation into a simple robbery finds her heading for the booth at exactly the wrong time.
Genres: Comedy Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-08-05
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Nemesis
2021-03-29
Nemesis
Overview: An underworld kingpin's past catches up with him when he returns to London, igniting an explosive chain of events which ends in revenge and murder.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2021-03-29
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Nothing Like a Dame
2018-05-02
Nothing Like a Dame
Overview: BBC Arena's documentary on the Dames of British Theatre and film featuring Maggie Smith, Elieen Atkins, Judi Dench and Joan Plowright on screen together for the first time as they reminisce over a long summer weekend in a house Joan once shared with Sir Laurence Olivier.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-05-02
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Invasion
1980-08-19
Invasion
Overview: Docu-drama surrounding the events leading to the Soviet Union's invasion of Czechoslovakia in 1968.
Genres: TV Movie History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-08-19
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War Is Hell
War Is Hell
Overview: A young man has vivid dreams of participating in World War 2 battles, and enlists the help of a psychic friend when these past life memories begin appearing in reality
Genres: Horror Science Fiction Action
Original Language: en
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Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
1975-05-10
Good Salary, Prospects, Free Coffin
Overview: After two of her roommates disappear while out for a job interview, a woman answers a want ad for the same job.
Genres: TV Movie Horror Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-05-10
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Scarfe's Follies
1988-01-28
Scarfe's Follies
Overview: Cartoonist Gerald Scarfe looks at that most English of things - the folly.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-28
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Michael Regan
1971-11-18
Michael Regan
Overview: Under stress, Irish tenant farmer Michael Regan, suddenly snaps one day and locks himself in his home, threatening the lives of his wife and child.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-11-18
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