Nicholas Pennell
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Biography: Nicholas Pennell (19 November 1938 – 22 February 1995) was an English actor who appeared frequently on film and television in the 1960s and emigrated to Stratford, Ontario, Canada, where he became a stalwart of the Stratford Festival. He was educated at Allhallows College, Lyme Regis, and trained at RADA. He then appeared in repertory theatre. On television he appeared in The Saint, The Flaxton Boys, The Forsyte Saga as Michael Mont and in six episodes of Doctor Who entitled Colony in Space.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Brixham, England, UK
Birthday: November 19, 1938
Deathday: February 22, 1995
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Gender: Male
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Satie and Suzanne
Overview: As the waters of the river Seine overflow their banks and surround a Parisian café, composer Erik Satie nurtures bittersweet memories of his one-time lover Suzanne Valadon.
Genres: Romance Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-09-21
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David Copperfield
Overview: A made for TV movie of the Charles Dickens' classic novel, turns Dickens' picaresque tale into an extended flashback, with David Copperfield Robin Phillips as a young man, brooding on a deserted beach, recalling his youth. The characters are all trotted out in choppy flashbacks as David remembers his life as a young orphan, brought to London and passed around from relatives, to guardians, to boarding school.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-12-01
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Poor Mother
Overview: Nineteen-year-old Bambi is upset when her husband is late arriving to see their new-born child, especially when she discovers that the wine he has brought is not intended for her.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-10-13
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Only When I Larf
Overview: A master conman leads a pair of British accomplices on an international adventure of highly profitable dirty tricks.
Genres: Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-27
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Mr. Forbush and the Penguins
Overview: Life for Richard Forbush, brilliant biology student and conceited philanderer, is one long round of eat, drink and be merry. But his decision to accept a six-month research post in the Antarctic, making the first detailed study of a penguin colony, changes all that... Living in Shackleton’s derelict hut, Forbush is alone at the frozen edge of the world, his only links to civilisation a two-way radio and letters to his elusive, would-be girlfriend, Tara, in London. Through an often ferocious winter in the company of the penguins, he grows increasingly attached to his hardy, endearing subjects – learning profound lessons in endurance and humility.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-07-29
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As You Like It
Overview: Shakespeare's As You Like It is a delightful romantic comedy , lavishly staged by the renowned Stratford Festival. A favorite with audiences throughout the centuries, this fairy tale is a brilliant magical celebration of romance, passion and unity. Pitting young love against the vanity of the court. It is the familiar story of exiled lovers reunited, of woodland meanderings, of mistaken identity and disguise, and of political wrongs set right. As in all of Shakespeare's plays, this is a story rich in mythology which deals with the transformation of souls from evil to good.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Doctor Who: Colony in Space
Overview: When the Master steals the Time Lords' secret file on the Doomsday Weapon, they grant the Doctor a temporary reprieve from his exile on Earth to deal with the crisis. He and Jo arrive on the planet Uxarieus and become enmeshed in a struggle between an agrarian colony and a powerful mining corporation.
Genres: Science Fiction Drama Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-15
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Isadora
Overview: A biography of the dancer Isadora Duncan, the 1920s dancer who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitudes on free love, debt, dress, and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Genres: Drama History Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-14
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Twelfth Night
Overview: In mythical Ilyria, Viola and her twin brother Sebastian are separated after a shipwreck. Disguised as a boy, Viola enters the service of Duke Orsino who sends her off to woo the Countess Olivia on his behalf. Confusion and misguided love eventually leads to the happy reunion of the siblings.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-01
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The Comedy of Errors
Overview: Who would have guessed that Antipholus's long-lost identical twin had just arrived in town? Or that his servant, Dromio, also has a newly-landed identical twin? Sheer confusion and delightful nonsense reign in Shakespeare's most madcap comedy, culminating in a series of misunderstandings that brings everyone to the brink of hysteria.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-01-01
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The Devil's Eggshell
Overview: The discovery of mysterious egg-shaped objects at the sites of a series of disasters lead people to believe that we are being attacked by alien beings, but it is revealed to be a conspiracy.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-28
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Battle of Britain
Overview: In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the Nazi invasion of Britain.
Genres: War History Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-09-15
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A Choice of Coward: The Vortex
Overview: Nicky Lancaster must deal with the problem of his youth-obsessed aging socialite mother.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-08-24
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