Farewell to the King
An American soldier who escapes the execution of his comrades by Japanese soldiers in Borneo during WWII becomes the leader of a personal empire among the headhunters in this war story told in the style of Joseph Conrad and Rudyard Kipling. The American is reluctant to rejoin the fight against the Japanese on the urging of a British commando team but conducts a war of vengeance when the Japanese attack his adopted people.
Quiet Days in Clichy
Expatriate Henry Miller indulges in a variety of sexual escapades while struggling to establish himself as a serious writer in Paris.
Agatha Christie: 100 Years of Suspense
British writer Agatha Christie (1890-1976) published her first novel in 1920, in which the eccentric Belgian private sleuth Hercule Poirot made his debut. Later, in 1927, the first short story starring the gentle spinster Miss Jane Marple appeared. A fascinating journey through popular culture in search of the footprints of two of the most charismatic characters in crime and mystery literature.
Murder on the Blackpool Express
A Blackpool coach driver and a tour guide get caught up in a deadly comedic conspiracy when bus passengers begin mysteriously dying one by one.
The Whistle Blower
A war veteran tries to investigate the murder of his son who was working as a Russian translator for the British intelligence service during the Cold War. He meets a web of deception and paranoia that seems impenetrable...
Empire of the Sun
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
All Creatures Great & Small
The numerous adventures of a countryside veterinarian practice in 1930s to 1940s Yorkshire, England.
A Passage to India
Set during the period of growing influence of the Indian independence movement in the British Raj, the story begins with the arrival in India of a British woman, Miss Adela Quested, who is joining her fiancé, a city magistrate named Ronny Heaslop. She and Ronny's mother, Mrs. Moore, befriend an Indian doctor, Aziz H. Ahmed.
The Haunting of Julia
After the death of her daughter, wealthy housewife Julia Lofting abruptly leaves her husband and moves into an old Victorian home in London to re-start her life. All seems well until she is haunted by the sadness of losing her own child and the ghosts of other children.
Chariots of Fire
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
The Burning Season: The Chico Mendes Story
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against government and developers, who want to cut down their part of the rainforest for a new road and ranch land. The rich and the powerful will stop at nothing, and frequently resort to murder
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John Milius
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Botanist
James Fox
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Ferguson
Gerry Lopez
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Gwai
Nick Nolte
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Learoyd
Claude Chabrol
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Anna Galiena
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Edith
Mario Adorf
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Ernest Regentag
Agatha Christie
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Self
Philip Jackson
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Self
Samantha Bond
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Self
Steve Brody
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Barry
Una Stubbs
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Peggy
Johnny Vegas
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Terry
Kenneth Colley
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Bill Pickett
Gordon Jackson
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Bruce
Michael Caine
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Frank Jones
Steven Spielberg
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John Malkovich
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Basie
Ben Stiller
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Dainty
Christian Bale
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Jim
Adrian Rawlins
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Charles Harcourt 2 episodes, 2022
Susan Jameson
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Lillian Calvert 1 episode, 2020
Samuel West
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Siegfried Farnon 20 episodes, 2020-2022
Art Malik
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Ali
Clive Swift
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Major Callendar
Robin Gammell
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David Swift
Anna Wing
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Rosa Fludd
Ann Mitchell
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Woman in Park
Hugh Hudson
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Kenneth Branagh
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Cambridge Student - Society Day crowd
Ian Holm
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Sam Mussabini
Alice Krige
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Sybil Gordon
John Frankenheimer
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Raul Julia
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Chico Mendes
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Estate Boss
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