Ishaq Bux
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Ishaq Bux was an Indian actor. He is best remembered by his roles of Omar in Raiders of The Lost Ark and the fakir in Octopussy.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Kampur - India
Birthday: June 15, 1917
Deathday: September 02, 2000
Adult: No
Gender: Male
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Inadmissible Evidence
Overview: A lawyer's agonizing journey to the breaking point of his private and professional lives as he becomes more and more alienated from everyone connected with him.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-06-23
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The Vault of Horror
Overview: The sequel to Tales from the Crypt. Five strangers trapped in a basement vault converse about their recurring nightmares. Their stories include vampires, bodily dismemberment, east Indian mysticism, an insurance scam, and an artist who kills by painting his victims' deaths.
Genres: Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-03-16
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Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River
Overview: George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. When his wife, Pamela grows tired of being dragged all over the world, she leaves him. While she is away, George converts her family home into a discotheque, when she returns, she threatens to send George to jail for fraud, cause she didn't give her approval. George needing some fast bucks, decides to turn to an old cohort of his, William Homer but Willy's a little short. George then decides to steal the plans to a new drill, Pamela's suitor, Dudley Heath is working on. But when George gets the mumps, he can't make it to the meeting place and refuses to give Willy the plans unless he gives him the cash first. And the buyers won't give unless they see the merchandise first.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-07-12
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Leo the Last
Overview: Prince Leo, last in the line of rulers of a long-deposed monarchy on continental Europe and jaded with the frenetic search for kicks with the European jet-set, returns to his father's London town house for rest.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-04
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The Chelsea Murders
Overview: When a barmaid and part-time model becomes a murderer's third victim in Chelsea, the only apparent links are to a local reporter, Mary, and three art graduates financing a film with local part-time jobs.
Genres: Thriller Horror TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-12-30
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The Horsemen
Overview: In Afghanistan, the ruthless sport of buzkashi is a game of great pride. When Uraz breaks his leg and loses a spirited match, he brings shame to his village, especially his father. After losing his leg below the knee, Uraz, to regain his honor, must learn to ride again and win with a special, one-of-a-kind horse.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-08-16
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Overview: When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.
Genres: Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-12
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A Passage to India
Overview: The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-11-16
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Shock Treatment
Overview: Brad and Janet are now married and on the rocks. Ostensibly to fix their marriage, the couple goes on the game show 'Marriage Maze' with the eccentric Bert Schnick, who suggests Brad be imprisoned in the local mental hospital. Meanwhile, Janet's star potential is skyrocketing but who is her mysterious benefactor, and who exactly are these doctors?
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-21
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S*P*Y*S
Overview: Two CIA bunglers botch a Soviet defection, then both sides mark them for termination.
Genres: Action Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-09-05
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Double Exposure
Overview: "James Compton is paid by wealthy Howard Townsend to photograph his mistress Simone . Intimate photo sessions lead to an affair. Simone is kidnapped and he is being blackmailed over the affair by the kidnappers. Some violent scenes."
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-05-31
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Overview: Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker and a creepy butler. Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named 'Rocky'.
Genres: Comedy Science Fiction Fantasy Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-08-14
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The Sign of Four
Overview: Mary Morstan has received a pearl in the post every year since her father's disappearance. This leads Holmes and Watson to the truth about a secret pact between four convicts during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Genres: TV Movie Adventure Crime Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-03-07
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A Passage to India
Overview: Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
Genres: Drama Adventure History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-12-14
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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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The Garland
Overview: "These Indian films. They're done to a formula - songs, dance, routines and a lot of sentimental heavy breathing." When her 17-year-old son Roy falls in love with a Muslim girl, and a Bangladeshi butcher seeks help from her husband Raji, Leela realises that the tears and romance of Indian cinema are closer to her own life than she has ever imagined.
Genres: Romance Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-03-10
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Machinegunner
Overview: A 'machinegunner' (West Country slang for a debt-collector) turns amateur sleuth, but finds himself in hot water with local criminals.
Genres: Thriller Crime TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-01
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Barry McKenzie Holds His Own
Overview: Barry McKenzie's Aunt Edna is kidnapped by Count Von Plasma, the vampire head of an isolated Eastern European dictatorship who mistakes her for the Queen of England and thinks that kidnapping her will draw tourists to his country. Barry and his mates set out to rescue her and bring her back to Australia.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-12-12
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