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2006
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This British biopic attempts to chronicle the life of 17th-century tunesmith Henry Purcell. The filmmakers have had to do...
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1995
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David Hare adapted his play about the tensions simmering within a British family, which erupt with the death of their...
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1994
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Set near the end of 1899, as a new century is due to arrive and many people struggle to keep up with an era in flux, this...
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Mr. Reisner
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1993
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1993
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Partly based on Charlie Chaplin's My Autobiography, this humorous and dramatic biopic features an all-star cast including...
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1992
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A young boy comes to fear that his blind mother may become the next victim of a serial killer in this complex psychological...
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Dan Burns
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1992
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1992
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Written by George Eliot (of Silas Marner fame), the 1859 novel Adam Bede trenchantly addresses the issues of ingrained social...
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1992
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1992
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A priest discovers that being the leader of the Catholic Church can be hazardous to your health in this satiric comedy....
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1991
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1991
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1990
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This British version of Lorna Doone is one of the more rewarding film adaptations of the venerable R. D. Blackmore novel. The...
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1990
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1989
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The bluntly titled The Fruit Machine stars Emile Charles and Tony Forsyth as a pair of homosexual Liverpool teenagers. Though...
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Vincent, Opera Singer
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1989
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Katherine (Jacqueline Bisset) is a photographer who lives in the exotic Greek islands with her sculptor husband Patrick...
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1988
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Originally produced for the BBC, the seven-part Fortunes of War was adapted from Olivia Manning's "The Balkan Trilogy" and...
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1988
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American Roulette a routine, but exciting action feature directed by Maurice Hatton, involves a death plot against an exiled...
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Screech
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1988
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Based on J.G. Ballard's autobiographical novel, Empire of the Sun stars Christian Bale as a spoiled young British boy, living...
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1987
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1987
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Set in the 1830s, this historical drama stars Robin Soans as George Loveless, a Methodist minister whose flock is a group of...
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1986
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Abner Brown
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1984
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The British made-for-TV production The Box of Delights begins during the Christmas season, when young Devin Stanfield returns...
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Abner Brown
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1984
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The acclaimed Tony Palmer helmed this 1984 biopic on 19th and early 20th century Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, here...
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1984
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Adapted from the 1979 novel by Thomas Flanagan, the Anglo-French co-production The Year of the French was set in the Ireland...
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1982
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1982
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In this eerie, atmospheric tale, a young woman is on a train when she sees some people she thinks she knows from her...
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1980
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1980
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The trial of a Jew accused of killing a Nazi is held many years after the event. ~ Rovi...
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1980
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An asylum director begins telling a visitor to a cricket game the story of one of his "better" patients, Crossley (Alan...
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Medical Man
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1978
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1978
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The now-legendary miniseries Holocaust first aired as a presentation in NBC's Big Event series. Written by Gerald Green, the...
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1978
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The stories that Charles (Robert Stephens) tells his adoring niece are vivid and full of life, as they should be, for he is a...
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Charles
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1977
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Treillard
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1977
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Dutch cult director Rene Daalder's fascinating debut was this unfairly neglected and richly idea-laden political allegory set...
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1976
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1974
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This made-for-TV adaptation of the Leon Uris epic stars Anthony Hopkins as a Polish doctor accused by an American writer...
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1974
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This British drama anthology was set in Vienna at the turn of the century, amongst the privileged (and slightly debauched)...
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Dr. Graesler
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1973
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A well-mounted period horror tale, The Asphyx (known also as Spirit of the Dead) focuses on the scientific endeavors of...
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Sir Hugo Cunningham
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1972
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In the lively comedy/adventure Travels with My Aunt, adapted from Graham Green's book, Henry (Alec McCowan), a timid, bookish...
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Visconti
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1972
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1971
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Sherlock Holmes
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1970
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Teddy Lloyd
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1969
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1968
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The victorious Don Pedro is returning to Messina after his latest successful skirmish. His troops include his wicked brother...
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1967
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A classic 1960's cult film in the British "angry young man" tradition, the hero of this film from Czech director Karel Reisz...
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Charles Napier
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1966
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In 1963, this colossal and opulent $60 million spectacular was epic in every sense of the word -- an epic investment, an epic...
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1963
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Based on a BBC television program, this underworld drama set in London's Soho district created a different sort of role for...
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Gerry
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1963
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1962
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Nothing goes right when a junior executive organizes a romantic encounter with a designer. ~ Rovi...
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1962
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In this high-seas adventure set in the 1600s, a British sea captain must go undercover, join a pirate band, and capture the...
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1961
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A British officer is slated to parachute into Normandy. What he doesn't know is that he is being set up by British...
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1961
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Peter
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1961
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War and Peace is a commendable attempt to boil down Tolstoy's long, difficult novel into 208 minutes' screen time. In...
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1956
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Opening with elaborate preparations for the Queen of England's birthday, The Queen's Guards introduces the audience via...
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Henry Wynne Walton
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1955
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