Philip Whitchurch
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Liverpool, England, UK
Birthday: January 30, 1951
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Gender: Male
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The English Patient
Overview: In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
Genres: Drama Romance War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-11-14
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Doors Open
Overview: Heist thriller and adaptation of Ian Rankin's book, which sees a bored millionaire plan to swap the contents of a gallery's warehouse with near-perfect forgeries.
Genres: Crime TV Movie Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-12-26
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Treasure Island
Overview: Young Jim Hawkins and peg-legged Long John Silver set sail for adventure in Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of dastardly pirates, swashbuckling heroes, buried treasure and a young boy's amazing courage. The narrative diverges from that of the novel in that Captain Smollett convinces Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey to cut Jim out of his rightful share of the treasure and so Jim then teams up with Silver.
Genres: Adventure Family Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1999-01-01
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Missionary
Overview: An elderly priest is given the chance to reignite a spark when a past love makes a visit to his church.
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Original Language: en
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Sharpe's Revenge
Overview: Sharpe is framed as the thief who stole Napolean's gold, and he must clear his name to avoid execution. Meanwhile his wife Jane - urged on by a friend - makes some questionable choices.
Genres: War Action Adventure History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-05-07
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To Kill a Priest
Overview: A young priest speaks out against the Communist regime in Poland and is killed for it.
Genres: Drama Thriller History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-09-07
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Sharpe's Enemy
Overview: Portugal 1813. A band of deserters, including Sharpe's old enemy, Obadiah Hakeswill, have captured two women, one the wife of a high-ranking English officer, and are holding them hostage for ransom. Sharpe is given the 60th Rifles and a Rocket troop, as well as his majority to rescue the women. But while Sharpe may be able to deal with his old enemy, he has yet to face a newer threat, the French Major Pierre Ducos.
Genres: War History Action Adventure TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1994-06-01
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Sharpe's Siege
Overview: Sharpe, with his new commanding officer, is sent to capture a castle when news comes of locals who will rise against Bonaparte. However, he is somewhat distracted by thoughts of his wife whom he was forced to leave while stricken with fever.
Genres: War Action Adventure TV Movie History
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1996-05-08
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Beowulf & Grendel
Overview: The blood-soaked tale of a Norse warrior's battle against the great and murderous troll, Grendel. Heads will roll. Out of allegiance to the King Hrothgar, the much respected Lord of the Danes, Beowulf leads a troop of warriors across the sea to rid a village of the marauding monster.
Genres: Action Adventure Drama Fantasy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-09-14
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The Gift
Overview: When housewife Lynn learns of her terminal cancer she decides that her daughter Amy will not be left with the same sad legacy that she herself was left from her mother.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1998-03-08
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Gaskin
Overview: Drama based on the case history of a Liverpool boy, Graham Gaskin, who spent most of his youth in care.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-01-01
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Sharpe: The Legend
Overview: Several years after the battle of Waterloo, a former soldier from Shoreditch sits in a London inn reminiscing about the brave and determined officer who took him to hell and back. The narrator is Rifleman Cooper, and the officer whose fame he recalls is the legendary Richard Sharpe.
Genres: War Action Adventure History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1997-10-13
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National Theatre Live: Till The Stars Come Down
Overview: It’s Sylvia and Marek’s wedding and you are all invited. Over the course of a hot summer’s day, a family gathers to welcome a newcomer into their midst. But as the vodka flows and dances are shared, passions boil over and the limits of love are tested. What happens when the happiest day of your life opens the door to a new, frightening and uncertain future?
Genres: Drama Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-06-11
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King Lear
Overview: Don Warrington stars as the tragic monarch in this acclaimed version of the Shakespeare play recorded at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-07-11
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Einstein and Eddington
Overview: A look at the evolution of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity, and Einstein's relationship with British scientist Sir Arthur Eddington, the first physicist to understand his ideas.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-11-29
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Peterloo
Overview: An epic portrayal of the events surrounding the infamous 1819 Peterloo Massacre, where a peaceful pro-democracy rally at St Peter’s Field in Manchester turned into one of the bloodiest and most notorious episodes in British history. The massacre saw British government forces charge into a crowd of over 60,000 that had gathered to demand political reforms and protest against rising levels of poverty.
Genres: History Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-01
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Defence of the Realm
Overview: A reporter named Mullen 'stumbles' onto a story linking a prominent Member of Parliament to a KGB agent and a near-nuclear disaster involving a teenage runaway and a U.S. Air Force base. Has there been a Government cover-up? Mullen teams up with Vernon Bayliss, an old hack, and Nina Beckam, the MP's assistant, to find out the truth.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1986-05-09
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Easier Ways to Make a Living
Overview: A billionaire heiress is brutally abducted and held for an impossible ransom. The police investigation at a dead end, it falls to Hennessey, a troubled private detective with a pathological disregard for his own safety, to find her. But, savagely attacked in his own office, Hennessey finds himself lying battered, bruised and watched over by his sinister assailant. How will he ever be able to save both the kidnap victim and himself by the midnight deadline?
Genres: Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-01-01
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Macbeth
Overview: A chef and his restaurant-hostess wife resort to murder to take ownership of a high-class Glaswegian restaurant.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2005-11-14
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Three Blind Mice
Overview: Thomas is a talented computer programmer living in a vibrant, urban metropolis. Lonely and unsure about life, he finds solitude in the world of internet chat rooms, webcam sites and virtual communication. One evening, Thomas witnesses the brutal murder of a webcam friend and in a vain attempt to protect her he becomes the prime suspect in the homicide. Determined to prove his innocence, Thomas teams up with Claire, a specialist in internet crimes to uncover the truth. To expose the murderer, Claire and Thomas decide to set up their own webcam site using Claire as the cyber bait. Somewhere down the line the truth becomes blurred and Thomas no longer knows where to turn or who to trust. As his life starts to spiral out of control, he has to face the terrifying reality that he could be the next victim.........the virtual nightmare has only just begun.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2003-10-08
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Interview with a Hitman
Overview: An elite hitman returns to erase his past only to find that somebody has messed with his future.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-07-20
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Blue Ice
Overview: An ex-British spy (Michael Caine) helps a U.S. diplomat's wife (Sean Young) and blows the lid off a deadly government cover-up.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1992-10-09
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The Doorman
Overview: A former Marine turned doorman at a luxury New York City high-rise must outsmart and battle a group of art thieves and their ruthless leader — while struggling to protect her sister's family. As the thieves become increasingly desperate and violent, the doorman calls upon her deadly fighting skills to end the showdown.
Genres: Action Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-10-01
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