Michael Denison
Biography: John Michael Terence Wellesley Denison CBE (1 November 1915 – 22 July 1998) was a noted English actor. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Denison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: November 01, 1915
Deathday: July 22, 1998
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The Importance of Being Earnest
1952-06-02
The Importance of Being Earnest
Overview: Algernon Moncrieff is surprised to discover that his affluent friend -- whom he knows as "Ernest" -- is actually named Jack Worthing. Jack fabricated his alter ego in order to escape his country estate where he takes care of his charge, Cecily Cardew. Cecily believes that Ernest is Jack's wayward brother and is keen on his raffish lifestyle. Algernon, seeing an opportunity, assumes Ernest's identity and sneaks off to woo Cecily.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-06-02
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Angels One Five
1952-03-19
Angels One Five
Overview: The year is 1940 and Pilot Officer T.B. Baird arrives straight out of flight school to join a front line RAF squadron at the height of the Battle of Britain. After an unfortunate start and a drumming down from his commanding officer, Baird must balance the struggle to impress his Group Captain, regain his pride, fit in with his fellow pilots, and survive one of the most intense air battles in history.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-03-19
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The Magic Box
1952-01-01
The Magic Box
Overview: Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-01-01
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Faces in the Dark
1960-11-22
Faces in the Dark
Overview: A businessman loses his sight in an explosion on the day his wife planned to leave him for another man.
Genres: Thriller Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-11-22
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The Rocking Horse Winner
1982-11-25
The Rocking Horse Winner
Overview: In Paul's family, there is always talk about needing more money. The tension in the household over lack of funds weighs heavily on Paul's young mind. After Paul's uncle cracks a joke about "filthy lucker", he becomes obsessed with finding luck, so that his family will have the money they need. His luck at the race track begins to improve, but the cost may be higher than anyone knows. Nominated for a BAFTA award in 1983.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-25
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Hungry Hill
1947-01-07
Hungry Hill
Overview: Life becomes a tragedy for the wife of an Irish heir to a 19th-century family feud and fortune.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-01-07
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Bedroom Farce
1980-09-28
Bedroom Farce
Overview: Trevor and Susannah, whose marraige is on the rocks, inflict their miseries on their nearest and dearest: three couples whose own relationships are tenuous at best. Taking place sequentially in the three beleaguered couples' bedrooms during one endless Saturday night of co-dependence and dysfunction, beds, tempers, and domestic order are ruffled, leading all the players to a hilariously touching epiphany.
Genres: TV Movie Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-09-28
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Landfall
1949-09-30
Landfall
Overview: A British coastal command pilot is charged with neglect when it is thought that he has sunk a British submarine rather than a German U-boat. Unable to live with his actions, he volunteers for a deadly mission. His girlfriend meanwhile tries to prove that he is innocent.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-09-30
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The Blind Goddess
1948-09-14
The Blind Goddess
Overview: Justice, the poets have it, is a blind goddess. Eric Portman stars as the lawyer defending a lord, Hugh Williams, accused by his secretary Michael Dennison of having diverted public funds for his own use.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-09-14
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Shadowlands
1993-12-25
Shadowlands
Overview: C.S. Lewis, a world-renowned writer and professor, leads a passionless life until he meets spirited poet Joy Gresham.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-12-25
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The Glass Mountain
1949-03-09
The Glass Mountain
Overview: An aspiring composer, in the British Air Force for WWII, is downed in Italy and rescued by an Italian girl. He returns home to his wife, inspired to write an opera and aware that he's fallen in love with his rescuer.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-03-09
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The Franchise Affair
1951-02-19
The Franchise Affair
Overview: An English country lawyer weighs the case of a schoolgirl who claims she was kidnapped by two women.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-02-19
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Tall Headlines
1952-04-15
Tall Headlines
Overview: A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1952-04-15
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My Brother Jonathan
1948-02-05
My Brother Jonathan
Overview: Jonathan Dakers' early ambition was to become a great surgeon and to marry Edie Martyn. But, on the death of his father, he is obliged to start work as a partner in a poor general practice in the Black Country. Edie falls in love with Jonathan's brother, Harold, who is killed in the Great War, and Jonathan marries her as planned. It is only afterwards that he realises he now loves another.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-02-05
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The Friendly Inn
1958-01-02
The Friendly Inn
Overview: Directed by Clare Ash.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-02
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Funeral Games
1968-08-26
Funeral Games
Overview: Pringle, leader of the Brotherhood, recieves an anonymous letter accusing his wife of adultery. He employs a private investigator, Caulfield, who discovers things are not quite that straightforward. Joe Orton's last play for television: a farce.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-08-26
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Unexpectedly Vacant
1970-03-09
Unexpectedly Vacant
Overview: A husband and wife acting team face the growing realisation that they will never be better than mediocre during a summer spent in rep.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-03-09
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There Was a Young Lady
1953-01-01
There Was a Young Lady
Overview: A super-efficient secretary circumvents the schemes of smash-and grab gangsters.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-01-01
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The Truth About Women
1957-10-01
The Truth About Women
Overview: A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well.
Genres: Comedy Romance Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-10-01
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Contraband Spain
1955-03-15
Contraband Spain
Overview: An FBI agent goes to the French-Spanish border to round up some smugglers and counterfeiters after his brother is murdered.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1955-03-15
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