Garry Cooper
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Biography: Hull born Garry Cooper is an actor who came to fame playing Peter, the flash boyfriend of Leslie Ash and rival to Phil Daniels' wannabe mod in cult 1979 hit Quadrophenia. Other film credits include Michael Radford's big screen adaptation of George Orwell's 1984, My Beautiful Launderette, Prick Up Your Ears and Derek Jarman's Caravaggio. TV credits include The Vice, The Bill, Soldier Soldier and Zen.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Hull, Yorkshire, England, UK
Birthday: June 02, 1955
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Gender: Male
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Jacob
Overview: Isaac's son Jacob deprives his brother Esau of his birthright and has to flee for his life. He finds shelter with his uncle Laban, but is himself deceived. Finally, Jacob has to face both his uncle and brother.
Genres: Adventure Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-12-04
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Mountains of the Moon
Overview: The story of Captain Richard Francis Burton's and Lt. John Hanning Speke's expedition to find the source of the Nile river in the name of Queen Victoria's British Empire. The film tells the story of their meeting, their friendship emerging amidst hardship, and then dissolving after their journey.
Genres: Adventure Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-02-16
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Beautiful Thing
Overview: Set during a long, hot summer on the Thamesmead Estate in Southeast London, where three teenagers edge towards adulthood.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-06-21
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Universal Soldier: Regeneration
Overview: When terrorists threaten nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, the world's only hope is to reactivate decommissioned Universal Soldier Luc Deveraux. Rearmed and reprogrammed, Deveraux must take on his nemesis from the original Universal Soldier and a next-generation "UniSol" that seems almost unstoppable.
Genres: Adventure Action Science Fiction Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-01
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Secret Orchards
Overview: The true story of successful and respectable Edwardian businessman Roger Ackerley, who managed to conceal the existence of a secret love and the three daughters she bore, from his society wife and remaining children. Known to the daughters only as 'Uncle Bodger', they remained unaware he was their father until after his death. The film also covers the impact on them of their improvised upbringing - their mother was frequently absent - and the social irony of his closet homosexual son, Joe struggling to unburden his truth onto his reluctant, outwardly respectable father. Joe became the eminent author J R Ackerley on whose book, My Father And Myself, the film is partially based, along with The Secret Orchard Of Roger Ackerley by Diana Petre, one of Roger's 'illegitimate' daughters.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-14
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Bibliothèque Pascal
Overview: A single mother's struggle to support her child leads her into the surreal netherworld of illegal sexual enterprises, with her finally ending up in the Bibliothèque Pascal; an elegant but bizarre house of prostitution in which men can re-enact sexual scenarios inspired by great works of literature for a hefty fee.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: hu
Release Date: 2010-06-08
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Going Gently
Overview: Play about two elderly cancer patients suffering in hospital.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-06-05
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Prick Up Your Ears
Overview: When the young, attractive Joe Orton meets the older, more introverted Kenneth Halliwell at drama school, he befriends the kindred spirit and they start an affair. As Orton becomes more comfortable with his sexuality and starts to find success with his writing, Halliwell becomes increasingly alienated and jealous, ultimately tapping into a dangerous rage.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-04-17
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Hostile Waters
Overview: Based on true events, an American submarine collides into a Soviet sub of the coast of America and an ensuing standoff occurs that could lead to total annihilation.
Genres: TV Movie Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-18
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The Pigeon Tunnel
Overview: Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2023-10-20
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The Writing on the Wall
Overview: When a bomb explodes in a British RAF base in Germany, MI5 terrorist specialist Bull (Bill Paterson) is called in to investigate. However, the further he begins to dig into the secrets behind the terrorism, the more he finds himself immersed in dodgy goings-on in the corridors of power of NATO itself.
Genres: Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-07-21
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Breakout
Overview: A pair of scientists investigate a mysterious death.
Genres: Drama Thriller TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-04-22
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Henry VI, Part 2: The Houses of York and Lancaster
Overview: The saintly Henry VI is undermined by his nobles, especially the ambitious Richard, Duke of York, and by the Kentish rebellion, led by the charismatic Jack Cade, popular champion and savage critic of England’s social inequality. Part of the Battlefield Performances. A touring production of site-specific performances staged at the historic battle sites of the War of the Roses. This performance was captured live at Barnet.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-23
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Looking for Vicky
Overview: A woman is alone in an isolated house. She receives constant phone calls for Vicky, but she doesn't know who Vicky can be.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-07-29
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Broadside: Emerging Empires Collide
Overview: Throughout the 17th century, the Dutch and English fought desperate wars over which country would dominate world trade for the next two centuries. They waged massive sea battles in Europe and embarked on violent raids in Asia, Africa and North America.
Genres: Documentary History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-10-29
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Henry VI: Harry The Sixth
Overview: Following the death of Henry V, celebrated for having united England and subjugated France, divisions appear at the highest levels – first between those around the infant Henry VI, later between the two great factions in English politics: the houses of Lancaster and York. Only the young Lord Talbot, locked in combat with the bewitching and enigmatic Joan of Arc, seems capable of redeeming a divided and dishonoured kingdom.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-07-23
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An Ungentlemanly Act
Overview: Based on actual accounts, this film portrays the days and hours before and during the invasion of the Falkland Islands by Argentina, which eventually lead to the Falklands War. As the Argentine forces land on the main island and make their way towards Government House, the handful of British defenders batten down the hatches and prepare to defend Governor Rex Hunt, his family, and their fellow islanders from the invaders.
Genres: War History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-06-13
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Quadrophenia
Overview: Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-14
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My Beautiful Laundrette
Overview: A Pakistani Briton renovates a rundown laundrette with his male lover while dealing with drama within his family, the local Pakistani community, and a persistent mob of skinheads.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-11-16
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Paul: The Emissary
Overview: Robert Marcarelli - In this impressive drama, starring Gary Cooper, we follow Saul the angry zealot to Paul the servant of Christ, who will pay any price to bring his message to the world. - Garry Cooper, Leon Lissek, Kermit Christman
Genres: War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-01
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Caravaggio
Overview: A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and his flirtations with the underworld.
Genres: Drama History Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-08-29
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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
Overview: Summer, 1948. 14-year-old Alan has just three wishes: that there will be lasting peace, that England will win the Ashes, and that he will finally kiss classmate Ann. So when he's cast opposite her in a play that requires a kiss and England seem to be doing well in cricket, life couldn't be better.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-11-03
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Nineteen Eighty-Four
Overview: George Orwell's novel of a totalitarian future society in which a man whose daily work is rewriting history tries to rebel by falling in love.
Genres: Drama Science Fiction
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1984-11-09
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The Fix
Overview: The story of the British betting scandal of 1964, uncovered by journalist Mike Gabbert which saw a number of British professional footballers were jailed and banned from football for life for conspiring to fix the results of matches. Prominent among those jailed and banned were the Sheffield Wednesday F.C. stars Peter Swan, Tony Kay and David Layne.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-01-04
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Dead Man Running
Overview: A loan shark gives ex-con Nick a period of 24 hours in order to pay back the money he owes. Up against it, Nick involves his best mate on a multi-part mission in order to raise the cash before it's too late for them both
Genres: Action Crime Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-29
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Ploughman's Share
Overview: When a farmer's land is wanted for a new town development, a lot of people find their lives put in the melting pot.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-27
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Degree of Uncertainty
Overview: Mature student, divorcee and mother of three Josie finds the social pressures in and out of university more demanding than her academic studies.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-03-06
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The Thing with Feathers
Overview: A young father hold on reality crumbles following his wife’s death as a strange presence begins to stalk him from the shadowy recesses of the apartment he shares with his two young sons. This mysterious creature, known as “Crow”, seemingly brought to life from the pages of his work as an illustrator, becomes a very real part of all their lives, ultimately guiding them towards the new shape family must take.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2025-01-25
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