Alex McAvoy
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Biography: Alex McAvoy (March 10, 1928 – June 16, 2005) was a Scottish actor known for his roles as Sunny Jim in the BBC Scotland adaptation of Neil Munro's Para Handy stories, The Vital Spark, and as the teacher in Pink Floyd's musical film, The Wall.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Birthday: March 10, 1928
Deathday: June 16, 2005
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Gender: Male
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Pink Floyd: The Wall
Overview: A troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Genres: Music Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1982-07-14
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Pink Floyd: The Final Cut
Overview: Pink Floyd released a 19-minute "video EP" in 1983 for The Final Cut, essentially four music videos in a continuous sequence, directed by Willie Christie, who was Roger Waters' brother-in-law. Scottish actor Alex McAvoy, who played the teacher in the film version of The Wall, had a prominent role in the video EP. Waters appears (though all but his mouth is silhouetted) as a patient singing the lyrics to a psychologist on the grounds of the Fletcher Memorial Home.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1983-03-21
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The Massacre of Glencoe
Overview: The true story of the events leading up to the infamous massacre of the Macdonalds by the Campbells in February of 1692.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1971-02-13
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The Monkey's Paw
Overview: It is crazy to think that the severed paw of a monkey can change destiny. Isn't it?
Genres: TV Movie Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-01
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Venus Peter
Overview: Produced for Scottish television, Venus Peter was financed by the Orkney Islands Council. The title character is transformed into a "sea child" when he is baptized with salt water. Though his family tries hard to accustom him to life on land, Peter (Gordon R. Strachan) yearns to go to sea -- or, at the very least, to escape his cloistered community. He finds a kindred spirit in Princess Paloma (Juliet Cadzow), the village "looney," who, alas, is eventually carted away to an institution. Briefly fascinated by poetry and music, thanks to his lovely teacher Miss Balsibie (Sinead Cusack), Peter is disillusioned when he finds his teacher in the arms of her lover (and out of her clothing). The final blow to Peter's idealism comes when his grandfather's ship is repossessed. Despite the bleakness of his surroundings and his seemingly dead-end existence, however, Peter never completely lets go of his dreams, and the film ends on a positive note.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-03-05
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Strictly Sinatra
Overview: In Glasgow, Toni Cocozza, age 28, aspires to be a lounge singer; his repertoire is strictly Sinatra, backed by Bill, an aging piano player and his only friend. Toni dreams big and enters a local television talent show. About that time, a local Mob boss decides Toni is great entertainment and invites him to be his guest at a casino. Toni chats up Irene, a cigarette girl, he gets an odd job or two from Chisolm, the mobster's number two, the audition goes bust, and Toni's future is uncertain. One thing leads to another with the Mob. Is Toni at a crossroads, or is there in reality no turning or going back?
Genres: Drama Action Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-06-29
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Down Where the Buffalo Go
Overview: Carl is a US Navy Shore patrol officer who is based at the Holy Loch naval base in Scotland. Armed only with a nightstick, his primary function is to ensure that sailors on shore leave do not become too rowdy, and to provide help to sailors in need of assistance. Carl is married to a local girl and their relationship is at breaking point - she wants to leave Scotland and settle in America while he wants to remain in Scotland. With his brother-in-law Willie, who is already estranged from his wife and under threat of redundancy from his shipyard job, the two men forge a friendship to help each other through.
Genres: Drama TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1988-01-19
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Dialogue in the Dark
Overview: A summer evening in Edinburgh, 1776. The ailing philosopher David Hume has an unexpected visitor.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-04
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