George Sweeney
Also Known As: not available
Biography: George Sweeney is an English actor active from the early 1970's.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Bromley, Kent, England, UK
Birthday: April 01, 1943
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Gender: Male
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The Sea Can Kill
Overview: Royal Navy short about surviving a disaster at sea.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-06-01
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Sitting Targets
Overview: Who has bought the house which is the home for a dozen flat dwellers? When the heating fails and a flat is violently repossessed, things begin to look hopeless. But the tenants begin to fight back...
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-19
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Gawain and the Green Knight
Overview: One Christmas, a knight garbed all in green appears in King Arthur's Court and challenges any knight to hew off his head on the proviso that he be allowed to return the axe stroke afterwards. All of King Arthur's other knights being frightened, Sir Gawain takes up the challenge and hacks off the green knight's head. The green knight then gives Gawain a year to find his home and live a little before the cut is returned.
Genres: Fantasy Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-01-03
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Pop Pirates
Overview: A story of adventure in the pop music world. A schoolboy pop group who call themselves The Pirates find themselves involved with a different sort of piracy when they discover a secret video tape-copying factory
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-07-01
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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
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Without a Clue
Overview: Sherlock Holmes is as dashing as ever, but with a little secret: Dr. Watson is the brains behind the operation. When Reginald Kincaid, the actor he has hired to play Holmes becomes insufferable, Watson fires him and tries to go out on his own, but finds that he has done too good a job building Holmes up in the public's mind.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-05-05
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Submariners
Overview: Play by Tom McClenaghan, about a routine patrol in the submarine HMS Superior. Strange, near-farcical take on tensions, eccentricities and sexuality among the crew of a Polaris submarine, on a six-week tour of duty off the coast of Faslane in Scotland. Among their number, Neil Pearson is the wily, mascara-wearing, cross-dressing messhand AB Seaman ‘Cock’ Roach, using his Bilko-esque charm to scale the naval pecking order and positively thrive in this tiny, cloistered world
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-01
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Clash of Loyalties
Overview: During the British colonial period in Iraq, Sheikh Dhari and his tribe openly reject colonization and employ peaceful resistance against the British occupation. In response, the English forces resort to violence, targeting Sheikh Dhari's locations in their confrontation with Laghman. When he is captured, they accuse him of blocking the road, revealing the schemes orchestrated by Britain in Iraq.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-02
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Saddam Goes to Hollywood
Overview: The extraordinary true story of Saddam Hussein's farcical venture into the movie business: a story involving Oliver Reed, big budgets, war, debauchery and a film lost in a Surrey garage for 35 years
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-24
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Trial by Combat
Overview: A group called The Knights Of Avalon are unhappy with the justice system so are taking the law into their own hands by executing criminals using medieval methods such as jousting.
Genres: Action Comedy Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-01
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Rumpole of the Bailey
Overview: An irreverent barrister chooses to defend a young Jamaican boy accused of stabbing on the same day his only son leaves for college in America.
Genres: Mystery Crime Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-12-16
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Lion of the Desert
Overview: This movie tells the story of Omar Mukhtar, an Arab Muslim rebel who fought against the Italian conquest of Libya in WWII. It gives western viewers a glimpse into this little-known region and chapter of history, and exposes the savage means by which the conquering army attempted to subdue the natives.
Genres: History War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-04-17
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Taking Leave
Overview: Mike comes home on leave from Ulster. After six years in the Army he has to decide whether to sign up again or not. His parents want him to leave the army and come home, but the family flare-ups and bickerings are not conducive to helping him choose.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-28
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Dom Hemingway
Overview: After spending 12 years in prison for keeping his mouth shut, notorious safe-cracker Dom Hemingway is back on the streets of London looking to collect what he's owed.
Genres: Comedy Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-11-14
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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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Ready For My Close Up
Overview: An ordinary day for Nurse Rose turns disastrous when she meets Nurse Becca but the horror does not stop there when Becca enters the home of fading B Movie actress Megs Topplethwaite and the real life horrors soon become apparent.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-11-16
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The Best Pair of Legs in the Business
Overview: Capitalising on his remarkable success in On the Buses, Reg Varney took on the contrasting role of a third-rate holiday camp entertainer dreaming of stardom in this mid-seventies comedy feature. Also starring fellow sitcom favourite Diana Coupland and Lee Montague, The Best Pair of Legs in the Business was adapted from an individual ITV Playhouse drama and scripted by Emmerdale Farm creator Kevin Laffan. 'Sherry' Sheridan, a middle-aged compère and drag artiste currently stationed at a caravan site, is low on talent but high on ambition. Convinced he just needs one decent break to launch himself into the big time, he's relentlessly optimistic - but sadly unaware that his family life is crumbling around him. Can Sherry manage to secure both his job, and his marriage?
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-02-01
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Revolver
Overview: Hotshot gambler Jake Green is long on bravado and seriously short of common sense. Rarely is he allowed in any casino because he's a bona fide winner and, in fact, has taken so much money over the years that he's the sole client of his accountant elder brother, Billy. Invited to a private game, Jake is in fear of losing his life.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-11
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G:MT Greenwich Mean Time
Overview: Six London school-leavers attempt to make it in the world, balancing the challenge of trying to make a name for themselves in the music industry against the pressures and tragedies of everyday life.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-10-01
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Story Without a Hero
Overview: When Hell's Angels hit Muriel's seaside town she grabs daughter Karen and follows. Years ago her husband rode away on his bike and left her, but it's always possible that she might find him - or someone! As it happens both mother and daughter have unexpected encounters
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-13
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