The true story of a gifted Australian piano prodigy, this biographical drama was nominated for seven Oscars, with actor...
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1996
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This Australian drama has been adapted from Chekov's Uncle Vanya. It is set in post WW I Australia at a time when the...
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1994
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Made for British television, this is a black comedy/drama concerning the exploits of five elderly people whose friendship...
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1991
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Northanger Abbey was filmed in England and first telecast in the U.S. on December 2, 1987. This 90-minute adaptation of Jane...
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Mrs. Allen
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1987
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This made-for-TV adaptation of Anita Brookner's novel is an account of a novelist, still smarting from a failed...
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1986
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Based on a novel by Molly Keane, this literary drama focuses on the mutually antagonistic lives of three aging Irish sisters...
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Leda Klein
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1985
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The British drama series Within These Walls chronicled the lives of those unfortunate souls incarcerated in Stone Park, a...
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Faye Boswell (1st 2 seasons)
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1974
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In this drama, a pub owner who lives in the Australian outback stakes a claim to an area where nickel is found. An American...
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1971
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In this crime drama, two WW II veterans become fugitives from the police after one of them kills a man during a fight. A...
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1955
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Real-life husband and wife John McCallum and Googie Withers top the cast of Devil on Horseback. A racetrack drama, the film...
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Mrs. Cadell
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1954
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Derby Day is a typically British omnibus feature, delineating the fates of several different people during a single day at...
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Betty Molloy
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1952
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Despite its lighthearted title, Lady Godiva Rides Again is a fairly potent indictment of the darker side of beauty contests....
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1951
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Bumble Pelham
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1951
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White Corridors was based on Yeoman Hospital, a novel by Helen Ashton. Told episodically, the story concentrates on the...
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Dr. Sophie Dean
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1951
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The Magic Box was the English film industry's contribution to the 1951 Festival of Britain. Its all-star cast generously...
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1951
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Helen Nosseross
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1950
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British film star Googie Withers took a break from the steamy melodramas that had previously been her specialty in Once Upon...
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Mrs. Carol Gilbert
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1949
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Based on the play by Peter Blackmore, Miranda was the first of two British comedies starring Glynis Johns as a mischievous...
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Clare Marten
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1948
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Set in the early 20th century, The Loves of Joanna Godden stars Googie Withers in the title role. The heir to a prosperous...
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Joanna Godden
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1947
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After the war, British films began avoiding the heiresses and lordships that had dominated the drama field and began pursuing...
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Rose Sandigate
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1947
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The title is whimsical, but the storyline isn't. Googie Withers plays the frustrated wife of a 1880s Brighton tavern keeper,...
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Pearl Bond
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1945
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Considered the greatest horror anthology film, the classic British chiller Dead of Night features five stories of...
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1945
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Helen Hale
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1944
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This drama was faithfully adapted from a popular play and features many of the original actors. It is the story of how a...
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1944
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In this war drama, set during WWII, an engineer in a Dutch shipyard assists the Nazis with the construction of two new kinds...
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Helene van Leyden
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1943
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1942
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Barbara Mullen stars as Jeannie, a spirited Scots girl who comes into an inheritance. She heads for her family castle after...
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1941
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This subtle, unadorned British war drama was the second collaboration between "The Archers," Michael Powell and...
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1941
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Originally released in England in 1938 as Murder in Soho, this moody melodrama was advertised in America as "The rapid-fire...
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1940
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Though the title might suggest that Bulldog Sees it Through is another entry in the never-ending "Bulldog Drummond" series,...
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1940
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Released in America as Haunted Honeymoon, this droll British comedy-mystery stars Hollywood's Robert Montgomery as Dorothy L....
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1940
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Most of British regional comedian George Formby's vehicles were released in the US through Columbia Pictures; somehow Trouble...
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1939
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Dead Men are Dangerous stars Robert Newton as a shabby, unsuccessful writer. Newton is of the opinion that he might improve...
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1939
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Alice Forrest
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1939
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1939
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In this comedy, a poor fellow is only able to survive because his landlady is willing to overlook his lack of payment. His...
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1938
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1938
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In this comedy a young woman weasels out of a vacation with her parents and away from the young man they want her to date by...
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1938
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Beloved British comedian Will Hay plays Benjamin Twist, a disgraced school master who goes to an agency to apply for a job...
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1938
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1938
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In this crime drama, a police inspector pursues a Lord's secretary suspected of stealing his gold bullion. She is the prime...
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1938
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In this detective drama, a secret service agent is assigned to investigate the death of a bag lady who was discovered to be...
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Elsie
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1938
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Miki
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1937
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A broken string of pearls provides the basis for this comedy. The pearls are lost by a woman who had borrowed the necklace...
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1937
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This film takes a look at British decorum and civilities when a highly conscientious army officer is accused of cheating at...
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1937
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In this British gangster movie, a Chicago gang goes to cool their heels in London. There they try to overtake the town....
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1936
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In this comedy, a spoiled brat of a young socialite finds herself tossed out of finishing school. This does not cure her of...
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1936
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Having a great deal in common with the plots of later film noir classics, Crown Vs. Stevens was one of five films that...
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1936
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Accused is a British melodrama starring American actor (and confirmed Anglophile) Douglas Fairbanks Jr. Somewhat...
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1936
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In this comedy, an aristocratic fellow encounters opposition from his mother after he falls in love with a lowly waitress....
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1936
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In this drama, an aging ironworker inherits enough money to lead a comfortable life. Unfortunately his family seems...
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1935
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Previously filmed in 1929 as S.O.S. (also the title of the Walter Ellis play that is its basis), Her Last Affaire switches...
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1935
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This early comedy from director Michael Powell centers around a number of corporate researchers who are trying to discover a...
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Minnie
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1935
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In this British crime drama, a jealous man seeks to murder his brother. He plans on electrocuting him, but slips up and...
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1935
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When a bland clerk gets a small wad of cash from an inheritance, he throws all caution to the wind. He quits his job, leaves...
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1935
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David Gordon runs a bookshop that draws its customers primarily from the nearby college. One of these patrons is the...
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1934
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