Brenda Bruce
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Prestwich, Greater Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
Birthday: July 07, 1918
Deathday: February 19, 1996
Adult: No
Gender: Female
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The Man in the Iron Mask
Overview: The story of Louis XIV of France and his attempts to keep his identical twin brother Philippe imprisoned away from sight and knowledge of the public, and Philippe's rescue by the aging Musketeers, led by D'Artagnan.
Genres: History Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-07-17
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Splitting Heirs
Overview: A member of the English upper class dies, leaving his estate and his business to an American, whom he thinks is his son who was lost as a baby and then found again. An Englishman who thinks he is an Indian comes to believe that he is actually the heir. He comes to hate the American who is his boss, his friend, and the man who has stolen the woman after whom he lusts.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-04-02
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Peeping Tom
Overview: Loner Mark Lewis works at a film studio during the day and, at night, takes racy photographs of women. Also he's making a documentary on fear, which involves recording the reactions of victims as he murders them. He befriends Helen, the daughter of the family living in the apartment below his, and he tells her vaguely about the movie he is making.
Genres: Thriller Horror Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1960-05-16
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Way Off Beat
Overview: Arthur Bradshaw is a successful fixer, with plans to start a night club.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1966-06-08
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I See a Dark Stranger
Overview: Proud Irishwoman Bridie Quilty journeys to Dublin while World War II rages across Europe. During her travels, she encounters J. Miller, who recruits her as a Nazi spy. She acquires the necessary information that leads to the breakout of a German spy who holds key information about the Allies' newest offensive plans. However, the arrival of British officer David Baynes and his romancing of Bridie lead to unexpected consequences.
Genres: Drama Thriller War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-07-04
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Nightmare
Overview: A young student is haunted by recurring dreams of her mother murdering her father, but her nightmare is just beginning as she tries to prove to her loved ones that she is not insane.
Genres: Thriller Horror Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1964-02-28
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Time After Time
Overview: 'Oh I was naughty. And I'm still naughty so take care.' And so Leda was, all those years ago when she was the childhood friend of Jasper and his three sisters April, May and June. Now she returns to add a little spice to life in their crumbling Irish country house.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-01-26
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My Brother's Keeper
Overview: War hero turned villain George Martin escapes from the police, but he is handcuffed to a naive young crook Willie Stannard. After using a clever plan to obtain railway tickets, and with the police and the press in hot pursuit, George has to find a way of breaking loose from Willie, and to make his escape.
Genres: Drama Thriller Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1948-08-19
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They Came to a City
Overview: People from different walks of life mysteriously find themselves at the gate of an unknown city
Genres: Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1944-08-21
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Steaming
Overview: Steaming is the final film directed by Joseph Losey. It was adapted from Nell Dunn's play by Patricia Losey and Nell Dunn. It is about three women who meet regularly in a steam room and decide to fight its closure.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-05-22
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Back Home
Overview: During World War II, young Rusty was sent to America for safety. It's now five years later and the spunky redhead returns to her native England. From the family she hardly remembers to snobby classmates and rule-filled boarding schools, Rusty must adapt to a whole new way of life.
Genres: Drama Family TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-07-23
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When The Bough Breaks
Overview: The bewildered wife of a bigamist allows her child to be adopted and then regrets it.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-11-19
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Circles Of Deceit
Overview: Philip, a painter who specialises as a copyist, has always been dominated by strong women with secrets.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-04-11
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Piccadilly Incident
Overview: A newly married WREN, presumed drowned when her ship is torpedoed, spends three years on a tropical island before returning to England to find her husband remarried with a baby son.
Genres: War Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-08-24
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The Secret World of Polly Flint
Overview: A young girl escapes her loneliness by retreating to The Magical World of Another Time, which can only be reached by using your imagination.
Genres: Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-02-16
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Not Counting the Savages
Overview: Directed by Mike Newell.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-01-02
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Alice Through the Looking Glass
Overview: 1973 BBC TV movie adaptation of the book by Lewis Carroll.
Genres: Family Fantasy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-25
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The Uncle
Overview: Gus is a seven-year-old uncle who struggles with the responsibility placed upon him when his nephew Tom comes to spend the summer holidays with his family.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1965-04-23
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Harnessing Peacocks
Overview: Sir John Mills, Peter Davison and Serena Scott Thomas star in this warm, funny and romantic story of a woman forced to make a new life for herself in a Cornish seaside town. Based on Mary Wesley’s bestselling novel, «Harnessing Peacocks» is adapted by the multi-award-winning Andrew Davies.
Genres: Romance Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-11-28
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Law and Disorder
Overview: When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-09
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Law and Disorder
Overview: When Percy Brand, a habitual confidence trickster, keeps being sent down, he goes to great lengths to ensure that his son Colin, does not find out about his criminal past. But when Colin becomes an assistant to the Judge, who is about to try Percy for his latest escapade, Percy and his gang have to come up with a plan, to stop them meeting in court.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-06-09
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Auntie Kathleen's Old Clothes
Overview: A boy reflects on time he spent staying with his aunt and uncle.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1977-02-21
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The Fool
Overview: A costume drama / satire about financial skull-duggery, and confidence tricksters in both the upper and lower classes in Victorian London. A working class man impersonates a lord who is supposedly very rich and a financial wizard. As such he is invited to all the best peoples' parties.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-12-07
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The Tenth Man
Overview: During World War 2 the Germans arrested people at random off the streets of Paris and in retaliation to sabotage by the resistance announced the execution of one in ten prisoners. Chosen as one of the victims, lawyer Chavel trades his place with another man in return for all his possessions. At the end of the war he returns to his house and tries to integrate himself with the family of the man who traded places with him, all the while hiding his true identity. However matters are complicated when a stranger arrives claiming to be Chavel.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-12-04
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Behind the Mask
Overview: A newly qualified surgeon takes the blame for his drug addict colleague after the death their patient through neglect.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-11-23
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Riders
Overview: Arrogant aristocrat Rupert Campbell-Black has high social position, women at his feet, money and fame in the world of show jumping. But Rupert has a rival - the brooding gypsy Jake Lovell, whose loathing for the "Pin Up of Penscombe" has driven him to the top of the riding world to match Rupert's skills. A bitter feud festers between the two stars, who have fought and fornicated their way round the show rings of the world, and now comes to a showdown at the Los Angeles Olympics. As rivals in love and sport, the stage is set for what becomes a compulsive blend of sex, romance, and adventure.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-05-01
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The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd
Overview: D.H, Lawrence's early play about a married woman who wishes her husband dead after falling in love with another man comes to the screen in this adaptation starring Zoe Wannamaker and Colin Firth. When her wish becomes a horrifying reality, her life begins to change in ways she could have never anticipated.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1995-10-14
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The Virgin Soldiers
Overview: The core of the plot is the romantic triangle formed by the protagonist, a conscripted soldier named Private Brigg, a worldly professional soldier named Sergeant Driscoll, and Phillipa Raskin, the daughter of the Regimental Sergeant Major. The location is a British army base in Singapore during the Malayan Emergency.
Genres: War Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-10-14
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All Creatures Great and Small
Overview: James Herriot is a vet in Yorkshire, England, during the 1940's. He is assigned to the practice of Siegfried Farnon, who—together with his mischievous brother Tristan—already have a successful business. James undergoes a variety of adventures during his work, which are just as often caused by the characters of the county, including the Farnon brothers, as the animals in his care.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1975-07-27
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Swallows and Amazons
Overview: On holiday with their mother in the Lake District in 1929 four children are allowed to sail over to the nearby island in their boat Swallow and set up camp for a few days. They soon realise this has been the territory of two other girls who sail the Amazon, and the scene is set for serious rivalry.
Genres: Adventure Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-06-01
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That'll Be The Day
Overview: Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-05-13
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Marry Me
Overview: The stories of several individuals who consult a marriage bureau, including a peer of the realm, his butler, a lonely school teacher, a French girl on the run from a violent boyfriend, a country vicar, and a newspaper reporter, sent by his editor, to do an undercover story.
Genres: Romance Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-06-07
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Night Boat to Dublin
Overview: British intelligence officers head off a Nazi plot to kidnap an atomic scientist.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1946-01-08
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Millions Like Us
Overview: When Celia Crowson is called up for war service, she hopes for a glamorous job in one of the services, but as a single girl, she is directed into a factory making aircraft parts. Here she meets other girls from all different walks of life and begins a relationship with a young airman.
Genres: Drama War Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1943-06-01
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Antonia and Jane
Overview: Plain Jane Hartman hates her life. She's goofy, boring and only has sex if she reads Iris Murdoch novels out loud to her loopy boyfriend. Her oldest friend Antonia McGill knows about everything. She orders the right food; she can complain and get results. She's beautiful and has a brilliant career. Is it any wonder that they hate each other's guts?
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-01-01
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Henry V
Overview: The life of King Henry the Fifth.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-23
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Two on the Tiles
Overview: A married couple both face temptations while separated for a few days. The husband meets an attractive female fellow traveler in Paris while the wife accidentally spends a night aboard a Royal Navy ship with a male friend after she is stranded following a party. Despite knowing the essential innocence of both husband and wife, their sinister new butler uses information about their discretions to demand blackmail payments.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1951-09-01
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Jingle Bells
Overview: Play by Arthur Hopcraft about Christmas in a Northern town, and the relationship within a family.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1973-12-13
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A Touch of the Tiny Hacketts
Overview: Three a.m. A crash of breaking glass ... the slow creak of a door opening ... is it a burglar? Raymond Collis finds out the hard way.
Genres: Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-10-31
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The Final Test
Overview: Legendary England cricketer Sam Palmer (Jack Warner) is due to bat in his final test match against Australia. He is desperate for his son Reggie (Ray Jackson) to see his final innings. But Reggie prefers poetry to cricket and when he is offered the opportunity to read his poetry to England's greatest playwright Alexander Whitehead (Robert Morley) on the last day of the test, the relationship between father and son is tested to the limit. As Sam prepares for his final knock, the conflict with his son weighs heavily on his mind, but he is also upset over England's young batsman and ladies-man, Syd Thompson (George Relph), dating the woman whom he hopes to marry.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1953-04-09
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I Live in Grosvenor Square
Overview: The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each other. What will Harrison have to say or do about these? What will the consequences be? Will the three finally become two and which two in this extremely patriotic love and war story.
Genres: Comedy Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-07-20
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Macbeth
Overview: Macbeth and his wife murder Duncan in order to gain his crown, but the bloodbath doesn't stop there, and things supernatural combine to bring the Macbeths down.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-05
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Don't Ever Leave Me
Overview: Elderly crook Harry Denton, when challenged to prove he is "not past it," decides to kidnap Sheila Farlane, the 16 year old daughter of a famous actor. When Harry loses his nerve, Sheila won't let him give up.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1949-07-19
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What's the Next Job?
Overview: Ministry of Information dramatized vocational film on assistance in finding jobs after the Second World War.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1945-06-30
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Henry IV Part 1
Overview: Henry Bolingbroke has now been crowned King of England, but faces a rebellion headed by the embittered Earl of Northumberland and his son (nicknamed 'Hotspur'). Henry's son Hal, the Prince of Wales, has thrown over life at court in favour of heavy drinking and petty theft in the company of a debauched elderly knight, Sir John Falstaff. Hal must extricate himself from some legal problems, regain his father's good opinions and help suppress the uprising.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-09
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Henry IV Part 2
Overview: The death of King Henry the Fourth and the coronation of King Henry the Fifth.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-12-16
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While the Sun Shines
Overview: Lady Elisabeth Randall is an English Air Force corporal during World War II. She is on her way to marry her fiancé when she finds herself being romanced by two different men.
Genres: Comedy Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1947-02-01
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December Bride
Overview: At the beginning of the 20th century, a young servant provokes an independent Irish farm community by her relationship with two brothers. Pregnant, she refuses to reveal the name of the father.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1990-05-17
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Doctor Who: Paradise Towers
Overview: The Doctor and Mel visit Paradise Towers, a residential complex that promises a peaceful life to its residents. However, the establishment is far from what its name suggests: A conflict persists among the Kangs, humanesque multicolour beings who gather in opposing gangs based on which colour of the rainbow they bear; killer cleaning robots prowl the halls, and a secret in the complex's basement poses the greatest threat of all.
Genres: Science Fiction Adventure Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1987-10-26
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