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Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Swansea, Wales, UK
Birthday: January 15, 1937
Deathday: August 28, 2019
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Gender: Male
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Overview: A black comedy based on the true story of Alfred Benning's outlandish attempts to murder his overbearing wife in 1977.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-08-16
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Overview: Mrs. Gimble's peg-leg cat, Tom, is taken for a hat, and a ride atop her rascally roving brother's bald head, in this hilarious tale of mistaken identity.
Genres: Animation
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Overview: After his troopship is sunk in 1942, John Sullivan is saved by members of the Yugoslav group, the Chetniks. He is later sold to the opposing group, The Partisans. This is his life as a medic in civil war-torn Yugoslavia. A TV movie spin off from The Sullivans (1976).
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-05
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Overview: Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-09-12
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Overview: The animated story of a boy who disguises himself as a shark to frighten off other people so that he will have the beach all to himself.
Genres: Animation Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-01
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Overview: The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
Genres: Fantasy Adventure Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-11
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Overview: Lizzie Firkin's house is a mess. The cat sleeps in the breadbin and cobwebs cling to the curtains. Lizzie has no time to tidy up - she is far too busy working at a famous nightclub, tap-dancing and playing the trombone. So one day Lizzie sends for Robin Puckertucker, the Wonder Housekeeper, and the result is quite a surprise to them both.
Genres: Animation Science Fiction Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Overview: A little boy takes great care of his shadow. He is so careful with it that a witch notices him. She gets the boy to look after her shadow while she goes away on holiday. Minding a witch's shadow turns out to be more complicated than the boy ever imagined.
Genres: Animation Family Fantasy Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-01-01
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Overview: Young hobbit Frodo Baggins, after inheriting a mysterious ring from his uncle Bilbo, must leave his home in order to keep it from falling into the hands of its evil creator. Along the way, a fellowship is formed to protect the ringbearer and make sure that the ring arrives at its final destination: Mt. Doom, the only place where it can be destroyed.
Genres: Adventure Fantasy Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-18
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Overview: An educational short made by the New Zealand National Film Unit for the National Mountain Safety Council to promote awareness of bush safety.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-05-05
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Overview: This Artsville documentary profiles Roger Hall, New Zealand’s most successful playwright. Three decades after Hall's early play Middle Age Spread became a hit, the original cast return for 2006 follow-up Spreading Out. Director Shirley Horrocks explores the secrets behind Hall’s successful brand of comedy (which includes dozens of stage plays, and TV hit Gliding On), while closely exploring Middle Age Spread and Spreading Out. Alongside excerpts from both, there are interviews with John Clarke, Grant Tilly, Ginette McDonald on Hall's role in the birth of her character Lynn of Tawa, and Hall himself.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-08-06
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