This 1977 documentary feature closely examines the person, views and life of Norwegian actress Liv Ullman, perhaps best known...
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1977
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Raid on Entebbe constitutes one of two all-star made-for-TV reenactments of the Entebbe rescue of July 4, 1976. On June 27,...
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Yitzhak Rabin
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1977
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A trenchant satire of "trash TV," Network seems to grow only more relevant with each passing year. Howard Beale (Peter Finch...
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Howard Beale
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1976
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In this historical drama based on actual events, Sweden's Queen Christina (Liv Ullmann) decides in 1654 to give up her throne...
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Cardinal Azzolino
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1974
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Eric Krogh
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1973
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Based on a play by Terence Rattigan, The Nelson Affair recounts an infamous 18th century British scandal in slow-paced,...
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Lord Horatio Nelson
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1973
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James Hilton's beloved fantasy novel about the land of Shangri-La was given an awkward musical treatment in this...
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Richard Conway
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1973
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Also released under the title Something to Hide, this film follows the slow disintegration of a man's (Peter Finch) life due...
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Harry Field
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1972
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This British film examines the choices individuals must make when confronted with a romantic relationship which is rewarding...
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Dr. Daniel Hirsh
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1971
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The true story of a tragic 1928 arctic expedition provides the basis for this adventure drama that was a joint Italian and...
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Gen. Umberto Nobile
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1969
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Film star Lylah Clare is dead, but her legend lives on. Movie-producer Barney Sheean (Ernest Borgnine) hires Elsa Brinkmann...
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Lewis Zarkan
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1968
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This 1967 version of Thomas Hardy's novel should have done better at the box office than it did, given the star power of...
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William Boldwood
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1967
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Passion, whether sex or violence, is the root of conflict in this film which follows as the alcoholic Mercouri and her...
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Paul
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1966
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A woman seeks justice for herself, her family, and her people in this emotional drama. Judith (Sophia Loren) is a survivor of...
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Aaron Stein
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1965
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Based on Elleston Trevor's novel, The Flight of the Phoenix opens with a well-staged plane crash in the middle of the Sahara...
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Capt. Harris
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1965
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Anne Bancroft stars as a restless, twice-married British woman with six children, whose third husband is a fledgling...
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Jake Armitage
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1964
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Rita Tushingham was propelled into stardom with The Girl with Green Eyes. She plays a gawky young rural Irish girl who takes...
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Eugene Gaillard
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1964
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In this drama of romantic intrigue and infidelity, Sam and Christine Bonner (Arthur Hill and Jane Fonda) are a married couple...
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Murray Logan
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1963
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Dr. Susan Hayward makes a tragic mistake when she leaves her Canadian practice to follow her ailing, married lover to...
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Stephen Dane
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1962
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Disney produced this historical adventure of old Scotland, based on the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson....
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Alan Breck Stewart
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1960
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Peter Finch plays Johnnie Byrne, a British member of parliament. When Johnnie loses out on an important cabinet post, he's...
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Johnnie Byrne
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1960
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Rachel Cade (Angie Dickinson), a dedicated American nurse working in the Belgian Congo, meets administrator Henri Derode...
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Col. Henri Derode
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1960
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Peter Finch portrays the titular flamboyant Irish poet/playwright in The Trials of Oscar Wilde. The storyline, lifted to a...
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Oscar Wilde
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1960
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One of the covert operations at the beginning of World War II is enacted in this fast-paced docudrama about a...
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Jan Smit
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1959
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Audrey Hepburn stars in The Nun's Story as Sister Luke, postulant of a Belgian order of nuns. Though frequently disillusioned...
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Dr. Fortunate
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1959
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Based on a best-selling Australian novel by D'Arcy Niland, The Shiralee stars Peter Finch as an Aussie "swagman," or poacher,...
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Jim Macauley
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1957
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Peter Finch plays Dr. Alec Windom, a British medico working in the remote Far Eastern island village of Selim. Feeling a...
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Dr. Alec Windom
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1957
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One of several feature film versions of the late 19th century novel by Rolf Boldrewood, this frontier adventure is set not in...
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Capt. Starlight
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1957
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Widely regarded as one of the best and most intelligent British war dramas of the 1950s, The Battle of River Plate is the...
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Capt. Hans Langsdorff, "Admiral Graf Spee"
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1956
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A harrowing WWII drama that was a huge critical and commercial success in England, this British production was based on a...
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Joe Harman
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1956
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Count de Ville
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1955
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In this romantic comedy, a womanizing uncle tells the story of his good-hearted but fickle niece, whose tendency to always...
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David Hewer
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1955
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Love, marriage and show business provide the basis of this lively comedy that centers on a husband and wife, who are chosen...
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Simon Foster
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1955
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A Richard Armstrong novel was the source for the British sea melodrama Passage Home. Set in 1931, the film takes place aboard...
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1955
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While ethnic humor was pretty much avoided by Hollywood in the politically touchy 1950s, Great Britain continued to turn out...
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Charlie
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1954
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Released at the same time as such feature-length documentaries as The Queen's Royal Tour, Welcome the Queen! and Flight of...
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Commentary
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1954
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Alec Guinness stars as Father Brown, full-time priest and part-time sleuth, in this comic mystery based on the character...
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Gustave Flambeau
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1954
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Elephant Walk was several weeks into production when the film's original leading lady, Vivien Leigh, was replaced by...
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John Wiley
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1954
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Richard D'Oyley Carte
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1953
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Heart of the Matter is a faithful if somewhat austere adaptation of the same-named novel by Graham Greene. Set in Sierra...
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Father Rank
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1953
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Better known as The Story of Robin Hood, this colorful costume adventure was the second made-in-Britain production for...
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Sheriff of Nottingham
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1952
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This sequel to the 1942 Oscar-winner Mrs.Miniver can be considered ill-advised, if only because the producers could never...
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1950
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Based on a true story (believe it or don't!), The Wooden Horse is set in a wartime German prison camp. It being the duty for...
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1950
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The British Train of Events explores the consequences of a railroad accident from four different viewpoints. Jack Warner...
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Phillip [The Actor]
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1949
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Released in the U.S. as Massacre Hill, the Australian Eureka Stockade was one of that country's biggest and most expensive...
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Humffray
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1949
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A Son is Born was the maiden directorial effort of Australian producer Eric Porter. Future international star Peter Finch...
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1946
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Peter Finch enjoyed one of his first major screen successes with this wartime drama from Australia. Milo Trent (Chips...
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Peter Linton
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1945
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Cherubic Cecil Kellaway heads the cast of the Australian Mr. Chedworth Steps Out. The title character is a milquetoast clerk...
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1939
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In this early Australian comedy, an outback farmer is bequeathed a city fashion salon so he moves his family into town....
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1938
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