Colin Rix
Also Known As: not available
Biography: Biography not available
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Brentford, Middlesex, England, UK
Birthday: November 11, 1932
Deathday: November 11, 2013
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Gender: Male
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Eye of the Needle
Overview: Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of vital information about D-Day, takes refuge on Storm Island, an inhospitable, sparsely inhabited island off the coast of northern Scotland.
Genres: Drama Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-24
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10 Rillington Place
Overview: The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Genres: Crime Thriller
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-10
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
Overview: A hapless inventor finally finds success with a flying car, which a dictator from a foreign government sets out to take for himself.
Genres: Family Music Adventure Fantasy Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1968-12-17
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Macbeth
Overview: Macbeth, the Thane of Glamis, receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders his king and takes the throne for himself.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1970-11-04
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Joe's Ark
Overview: The religious beliefs of pet shop owner Joe (Freddie Jones) are shaken by the terminal illness of his daughter Lucy (Angharad Rees). For Potter, this play "makes more than a wry nod at possibilities which can comprehend pain, or disgust, or the implacable presence of death itself."
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1974-02-14
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Danger by My Side
Overview: A girl tracks down the gang who had her detective brother killed.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-09-01
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Serena
Overview: Scotland Yard investigate when a woman, apparently the estranged wife of a London painter, is murdered with a shotgun in rural Surrey at the same time as the artist's striking model with her long black hair disappears.
Genres: Crime Drama Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1962-06-01
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A Ferry Ride Away
Overview: Heather Massie is on holiday with her crippled mother in the Isle of Wight. She meets a middle-aged doctor in search of romance, and has to make some agonising decisions.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1981-07-22
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The Medusa Touch
Overview: A French detective in London reconstructs the life of a man lying in hospital with severe injuries with the help of journals and a psychiatrist. He realises that the man had powerful telekinetic abilities.
Genres: Horror Thriller Science Fiction Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-04-13
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Jam Session
Overview: The kids decide to earn money by making jam from damaged apples, but disaster occurs.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1978-01-01
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The Triple Echo
Overview: After her husband is captured during WWII, homesteader Alice is forced to maintain their land herself. One day, a wandering soldier named Barton stops by the farm and the pair begin a relationship. When the military police pass through the area looking for deserters, Barton is forced to disguise himself as a woman to stay with Alice. But he soon catches the eye of a sergeant posted nearby.
Genres: Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1972-11-16
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Porridge
Overview: Times are hard for habitual guest of Her Majesty Norman Stanley Fletcher. The new prison officer, Beale, makes MacKay look soft and what's more, an escape plan is hatching from the cell of prison godfather Grouty and Fletcher wants no part of it.
Genres: Comedy Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1979-08-12
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Aces High
Overview: The first World War is in its third year and aerial combat above the Western Front is consuming the nation's favored children at an appalling rate. By early 1917, the average life-span of a British pilot is less than a fortnight. Such losses place a fearsome strain on Gresham, commanding officer of the squadron. Aces High recreates the early days of the Royal Flying Corps with some magnificently staged aerial battles, and sensitive direction presents a moving portrayal of the futilities of war.
Genres: Action Drama War
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1976-05-19
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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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Echo of Diana
Overview: When a woman begins to investigate her husband's mysterious death in a plane accident she discovers the involvement of a woman known simply as Diana.
Genres: Mystery
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-05-01
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Dance with a Stranger
Overview: Ruth Ellis lives with her ten-year old son Andy next to a night club. One night she meets David Blakely, and they start a love affair. However, for David with his upper-class background, it is impossible to uphold the relationship. He breaks up with her, something which makes Ellis, obsessed by him, very upset.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1985-03-01
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The End of the Line
Overview: The wife of a night club owner frames an American writer for his murder.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1957-12-01
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Dr. Crippen
Overview: A British physician stands trial for murdering his wife after he and his mistress are captured while fleeing to Canada.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1963-08-07
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Behind the Headlines
Overview: Newspaper reporters compete with London police to solve a murder.
Genres: Drama Crime
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1956-07-01
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Son of Man
Overview: Dennis Potter's controversial reading of the life of Christ, with Jesus portrayed as a hearty, fiery, well-meaning carpenter who believes that people should try to love their enemies rather than fight all the time, but who is racked by self doubt as to whether or not he is the popularly anticipated Messiah.
Genres: Drama History TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1969-04-16
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