Keith Michell
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Biography: Keith Michell (born 1 December 1928, died 20 November 2015) was an Australian actor most famous for playing Henry VIII on several occasions; in the epic 1970 BBC drama The Six Wives of Henry VIII, the 1972 movie Henry VIII and his Six Wives and the 1996 BBC drama The Prince and the Pauper. In 1980 he scored a number 5 UK chart hit with Captain Beaky, a recital of a Jeremy Lloyd poem.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Birthday: December 01, 1926
Deathday: November 20, 2015
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Gender: Male
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House of Cards
Overview: In 1960s Paris, an American boxer stumbles upon an international fascist conspiracy that aims to create a new world order.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-09-16
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Prudence and the Pill
Overview: Prudence Hardcastle is on the pill. So is her sister-in-law, but someone has been swapping aspirin for their pills. Is it the teenage niece, the maid, the chauffeur, a lover, Prudence's husband Gerald, or all of the above?
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-05-23
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The Deceivers
Overview: India, 1825: the country lives in mortal fear of cult members known as the “Deceivers." They commit robbery and ritualistic murder. Appalled by their activities, an English military man, Captain William Savage, conceives a hazardous plot to stop them. In disguise, he plans to himself become a “Deceiver” and infiltrate their numbers. Ever present in Savage’s adventures is a sense of dread; he is in constant fear of betrayal and vengeance and also undergoes a disturbing psychological transformation as he experiences the cult’s blood lust firsthand.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: hi
Release Date: 1988-09-02
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All Night Long
Overview: Over the course of one eventful evening, the anniversary celebration of the musical and romantic partners Aurelius Rex and Delia Lane, a jealous, ambitious drummer, Johnny Cousin, attempts to tear the interracial couple apart.
Genres: Drama Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-02-06
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The Story of David
Overview: The "David and Goliath" legend is presented as credibly as possible, while David's later disastrous romance with Bathsheba is handled with taste and decorum. Also in the cast are Anthony Quayle as King Saul, and Terence Hardiman as Bathsheba's unfortunate warrior husband Uriah.
Genres: History Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-04-08
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The Gondoliers
Overview: Marco and Giuseppe marry their sweethearts Gianetta and Tessa, but neither couple is allowed to leave for their honeymoon, because there is a problem. They are informed that one of the bridegrooms is really the King of Barataria, but nobody knows which. Gianetta and Tessa are delighted with the idea of one of them being Queen, but upset when they are told that women are not allowed to accompany their husbands to Barataria and that they will have to stay behind in Venice
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-01
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Ruddigore
Overview: The Baronets of Ruddigore have been cursed by a witch. Each Baronet, in his turn, must commit a crime a day - or die in torture. To escape his dreadful fate, the latest Baronet, Sir Ruthven Murgatroyd, disguises himself as Robin Oakapple, a farmer. Only two people know his true identity - his faithful servant, Old Adam Goodheart, and his adopted brother, Richard Dauntless, a seaman. Robin Oakapple is in love with the beautiful Rose Maybud and wants to marry her - but his future plans appear doomed when his true identity is revealed.
Genres: Music Comedy TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-01
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The Pirates Of Penzance
Overview: As a young child, Frederic had been apprenticed to a pirate by mistake when he should have been apprenticed to a pilot. Now, having reached his 21st year, Frederic's indentures are at last over and he happily leaves the service of the pirates. When Frederic meets the beautiful Mabel, one of the many daughters (or wards in Chancery) of Major-General Stanley, they fall in love and decide to marry. However, complications arise when the pirates decide to marry the rest of the Major-General's daughters, themselves - and Frederic's birthdate turns out to be not all it seems.
Genres: Music Comedy Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-06-01
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Henry VIII and His Six Wives
Overview: Adapted from the BBC2 serial The Six Wives of Henry VIII. 1547, King Henry VIII's life has taken a turn for the worse and he is forced to look back over his life and the many loves which had brought him his three children, only one of which was the desired male heir to secure the Tudor dynasty.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-07-13
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Moments
Overview: A depressed middle-aged man, revisiting the seaside resort he often vacationed at as a child, encounters a highly optimistic and carefree young woman who attempts to reason him out of following through on his suicidal thoughts.
Genres: Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-11-21
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The Hellfire Club
Overview: Years after fleeing his ancestral home with his mother, Jason returns home to claim his birthright, only to find his way blocked by his evil cousin Thomas. In order to reclaim his title, Jason must do battle with his cousin, who calls upon the members of the deadly Hellfire Club to stop him.
Genres: Adventure Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1961-02-03
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The Story of Jacob and Joseph
Overview: This film recounts the tales of the Biblical figures, Jacob and Joseph. The first part tells the story of Jacob fleeing his tribe when he cheats his brother out of his birthright, gets cheated himself in his exile years while learning of the need to make amends. The second part is of the story of Jacob's favorite son, Joseph. Betrayed and sold into slavery by his brothers, he meets and overcomes all adversity to become the Prime Minister of Egypt, second only to the Pharaoh.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-04-07
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The Gypsy and the Gentleman
Overview: A lusty Gypsy gold digger marries a Regency aristocrat, then learns he has no money.
Genres: Drama History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1958-01-15
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Seven Seas to Calais
Overview: Sir Francis Drake fights to take over Spain's treasure routes for Queen Elizabeth I.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1962-12-22
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The Executioner
Overview: A British intelligence agent must track down a fellow spy suspected of being a double agent.
Genres: Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-09-06
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Wuthering Heights
Overview: Foundling Heathcliff is raised by the wealthy Earnshaws in Yorkshire but in later life launches a vendetta against the family.
Genres: Drama TV Movie Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-05-10
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Julius Caesar
Overview: The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for Brutus and the republic.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-02-11
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Wilton's: The Handsomest Hall in Town
Overview: An evening at Wilton's Music-Hall, Grace's Alley, Wellclose Square, London, 1860 starring Peter Sellers, Spike Milligan, Keith Michell, Pat Kirkwood, Warren Mitchell, Ronnie Barker, Bill Fraser, Gina Astralita, Eric Robinson. Introduced by Billy Russell. Tonight, 90 years after it closed, this famous Music-Hall opens again to bring you a picture of the stars, the singers, the dancers, and the people who once went there.
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-12-26
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Dangerous Exile
Overview: Dangerous Exile is a 1957 British historical drama film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Louis Jourdan, Belinda Lee, Anne Heywood and Richard O'Sullivan. It concerns the fate of Louis XVII, who died in 1795 as a boy, yet was popularly believed to have escaped from his French revolutionary captors.
Genres: Adventure Drama Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-12
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Love/Loss
Overview: A chance meeting reunites Mary and Joe, childhood sweethearts from the 1940s. But after 60 years apart, is there still love between them? How have their separate experiences shaped their lives over this long period apart, and is there still time for them to share the happiness that has so long been denied? As Mary and Joe confront the mistakes of their past and share memories of a previously unspoken love, their reunion appears to take them on a path to happiness. But the gentle narrative hides a twist that will challenge any preconceptions of love and loss.
Genres: Romance Drama Family
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-01
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Soldier in Love
Overview: The story of the Churchills in the court of Queen Anne.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1967-04-26
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An Ideal Husband
Overview: Set during the London season of 1895, An Ideal Husband is a dazzling blend of farce and morality that explores human frailty and social hypocrisy Sir Robert Chilterns secret is discovered and exposed. He is accused of having exploited government secrets for his own gain early in his political career. With this revelation from Mrs. Cheveley comes the threat of blackmail and the ruin of Sir Robert's career. Yet in order to be a successful blackmailer, one's own reputation must be beyond reproach.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-05-11
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My Brother Tom
Overview: Set in Australia, against the backdrop of World War II, this epic miniseries centers on the religiously divided town of St. Helens and the innocent romance between a pair of star-crossed teenagers that threatens to tear it apart.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-09-22
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Memorial Day
Overview: An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved.
Genres: War Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-11-23
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The Day Christ Died
Overview: A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1980-03-26
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Rod Taylor: Pulling No Punches
Overview: Documentary about the life and career of Australian actor Rod Taylor.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-04-17
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The Tenth Month
Overview: An unmarried, middle-aged woman accidentally gets pregnant by an internationally renowned pianist and decides to keep and raise the baby on her own.
Genres: Drama Romance TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-09-16
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True as a Turtle
Overview: Tony Hudson offers his young wife Jane a cruise on a yacht as a honeymoon trip. Although Jane suffers from chronic seasickness, she accepts and one day they go on board the Turtle, a fine yacht owned by an industrialist friend, Dudley Partridge. A lot of misadventures await them before they finally reach France.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-02-01
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Grendel Grendel Grendel
Overview: This is an animated story covering the ancient legend of Beowulf, as narrated by Grendel himself, the "monster" in the legend. Aimed more at adults than children, this version holds some interesting twists on the traditional tale, and is based on a novel by American critic and academic John Gardner.
Genres: Animation Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-08-01
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