The Affair 1995  R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Paul Seed
Cast: Courtney B. Vance, Kerry Fox, Leland Gantt, Ned Beatty, Bill Nunn, Ciaran Hinds, Beatie Edney, Fraser James, Adrian Lester, Rory Jennings, Nicholas Selby, Anna Cropper, Michael Shannon, Todd Boyce
Travis Holloway (Courtney B. Vance) is a Black soldier stationed in England during World War II. Travis begins an affair with a White married woman, Maggie Leyland (Kerry Fox). When her husband Edward (Ciaran Hinds) returns from the warfront, the affair is discovered. Edward accuses Travis of rape–a crime punishable by hanging–and Travis finds himself on trial for his life because of racial bigotry.
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Hard Times 1994 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Barnes
Cast: Bob Peck, Bill Paterson, Alex Jennings, Alan Bates, Harriet Walter, Richard E. Grant, Beatie Edney, Christien Anholt, Patsy Byrne, Dilys Laye
In this made-for-TV adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel criticizing England's industrial revolution, Thomas Gradgrind (Bob Peck) is a school teacher in an industrial town, and his philosophy that facts are the only important thing in life brings tragedy to his family
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 Highlander 1986 R, 110 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Russell Mulcahy
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Roxanne Hart, Clancy Brown, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Alan North, Jon Polito, Hugh Quarshie, Christopher Malcolm, Peter Diamond, Billy Hartman, Celia Imrie, James Cosmo, Alistair Findlay
A 16th-century Scotsman (Christopher Lambert) from the highlands was exiled from his clan when it was discovered that he is an immortal. Left to his own devices, he meets up with another immortal (Sean Connery) who educates him in the ways of the immortals and teaches him the art of swordsmanship. These skills allow him to survive until 1986–present day–when the day of The Quickening arrives. The immortals must fight to the death, and there can only be one survivor to claim the ultimate prize.
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Highlander: Endgame 2000  R, 90 min.
Genre: Action / Sci-Fi / Fantasy
Director: Douglas Aarniokoski
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Adrian Paul, Bruce Payne, Lisa Barbuscia, Donnie Yen, Adam Copeland, Ian Paul Cassidy, Damon Dash, Jim Byrnes, Peter Wingfield, Mihnea Trusca, Beatie Edney, Sheila Gish, Douglas Aarniokoski, Paul Bigley
From the TV series comes those immortal cousins–Connor (Christopher Lambert) and Duncan (Adrian Paul)–in this fourth "Highlander" film. Connor and Duncan join forces against an evil immortal, Kell (Bruce Payne), after Kell invades Connor's chosen sanctuary.
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In the Name of the Father 1993  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Corin Redgrave, John Lynch, Joanna Irvine, Beatie Edney, Daniel Massey, Britta Smith, Don Baker, Gerard McSorley, John Benfield, Mark Sheppard, Anthony Brophy
Following an Irish Republican Army bombing attack in 1974, Gerry Conlon (Daniel Day-Lewis) and his commune friends (John Lynch, Mark Sheppard, and Beatie Edney), along with members of Gerry's own family, including his father Guiseppe (Pete Postlethwaite), are falsely convicted and sent to prison. Guiseppe dies while in prison, and during his 15 years of imprisonment Gerry, with help from British Attorney Gareth Peirce (Emma Thompson), tries to prove their innocence. Based on a true story. The film received seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Actor, Supporting Actor and Actress (Pete Postlethwaite and Emma Thompson), and Director.
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 2008 PG-13, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Bharat Nalluri
Cast: Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Shirley Henderson, Lee Pace, Ciaran Hinds, Clare Clifford, Beatie Edney, Christina Cole, Stephanie Cole, Sarah Kants, Tom Payne, Matt Ryan, Mark Strong, Tim Potter, Katy Murphy
This comedy of manners, set in London during 1939, features Frances McDormand as down-on-her-luck governess Miss Guinevere Pettigrew who steals a listing and takes the job of working for American actress and singer Delysia (Amy Adams). Miss Pettigrew begins her 24 hours of managing Delysia's life–especially her men who include Michael (Lee Pace), Phil (Tom Payne), and Nick (Mark Strong). Will Miss Pettigrew be able to solve Delysia's love-life problems and find a good direction for her own life as well?
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World 1988  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Onassis
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn, Francesca Annis, Elias Koteas, Beatie Edney, Anthony Zerbe, John Kapelos, Simon Andreu, Silvia Tortosa, Geoffrey Hutchings, Dimitra Arliss
This made-for-TV biography of the life of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Raul Julia) traces his life through his rise to fame and fortune including long-time relationship with singer Maria Callas (Jane Seymour) and marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy (Francesca Annis).
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| 1. The Affair (1995)
2. Hard Times (1994)
3. Highlander (1986)
4. Highlander: Endgame (2000)
5. In the Name of the Father (1993)
6. Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008)
7. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
aka: Onassis
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