Leon Pownall
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Wrexham, North Wales, UK
Adult: No
Birthday: April 26, 1943
Age: 82 years old
Gender: Male
Deathday: June 02, 2006
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Dead Poets Society
Overview: At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-02
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Evidence of Blood
Overview: When a brilliant crime writer investigates a 40-year-old murder, he confronts a small town's worst fears.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Mystery Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-04-13
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Four Minutes
Overview: Sir Roger Bannister's historic running of the sub-four-minute mile is celebrated in Four Minutes, an inspiring and respectably authentic TV movie about breaking the most famous barrier in the history of sports.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-10-06
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Dirty Pictures
Overview: A Cincinnati museum director goes on trial in 1990 for exhibiting sadomasochistic photographs taken by Robert Mapplethorpe.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2000-05-27
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Dinner at Fred's
Overview: A young businessman with a skill for magic tricks breaks down en route to his fiancee's parents' house on Christmas and ends up spending the holiday with a very different kind of family.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-02
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The Sleep Room
Overview: At the height of the cold war, the C.I.A. secretly funded Dr. Ewen Cameron, director of the Allan Memorial Institute, and his experimental research into brainwashing techniques. Twenty-five years later, the last nine survivors of those gruesome experiments fight to expose the truth...of The Sleep Room.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-31
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Dark Horse
Overview: A troubled young woman finds hope when she is sentenced to perform community service at a horse farm.
Genres: Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-07-15
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A Great Big Thing
Overview: A 23-year-old Canadian wanders aimlessly throughout his wasted life.
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-06-23
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Iran: Days of Crisis
Overview: Follows the events of Iran hostage crisis of 1979 and people who were held as hostages in the US embassy in Tehran, Iran for over 400 days.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1991-09-30
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Bye Bye Blues
Overview: During World War II, Daisy Cooper returns home to Canada with her children after her British husband, soldier Teddy, is assigned to Singapore. With the help of trombonist Max Gramley, Daisy's amateurish piano and vocal skills improve, and soon she is supporting her family with her performances. Unsure whether Teddy is alive or dead, Daisy is torn between staying faithful and giving in to her growing feelings for Max.
Genres: Music Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-09-09
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Sleeping Dogs Lie
Overview: In 1919 theatre owner Ambrose Small sold his business and vanished. but who , if anyone, was responsible for his disappearance?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-01-01
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The Day Reagan Was Shot
Overview: The Day Reagan Was Shot is a 2001 film made for television directed by Cyrus Nowrasteh. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss as Alexander Haig and Richard Crenna as Ronald Reagan.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-12-09
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How the West Was Fun
Overview: Twin sisters help a woman save her dude ranch from developers who would like to turn the property into a theme park.
Genres: Family Western Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-11-19
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Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher
Overview: Narcissistic Saskatchewan Tory politician Colin Thatcher is engaged in a bitter divorce from his wife Jo-Ann. When a series of court rulings over the divorce go against him, Thatcher decides a more drastic solution is needed - murder! A series of attempts on Jo-Ann's life follow, most of which don't succeed. Finally one does, and the arrogant Thatcher believes he is above the law and immune to prosecution. But his arrogance proves to be his undoing, as Crown Counsel Serge Kujawa builds a case against this psychopathic monster for 1st-degree murder - charging that Thatcher hired someone to kill his wife. The true story of one of the most disturbing stories of murder-for-hire in Canada.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-11-30
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Leonardo: A Dream of Flight
Overview: Leonardo da Vinci finds it difficult to pursue his own dreams while serving as the Duke's court artist, but young Roberto takes risks to convince the Master not to give up on his dreams. In this moving story of friendship, the Renaissance genius invents a flying machine and helps Roberto reach new heights.
Genres: Drama Family Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-01-01
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