Brideshead Revisited 1981  TV, 660 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Lindsay-Hogg, Charles Sturridge
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Anthony Andrews, Phoebe Nicholls, Diana Quick, Jane Asher, Simon Jones, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Richard Hope, Laurence Olivier, Stephane Audran, Brian Hayes, Charles Keating, Roger Milner, Jenny Runacre
Set around the era of World War I and World War II, this 11-hour miniseries reveals the problems of a particular British aristocracy. The tale is spun through the friendship of two young men–Charles Ryder and Sebastian Flyte (Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews)–who came from diverse backgrounds and meet at Oxford.
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Edward the King 1975  TV, 520 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gorrie
Cast: Timothy West, Annette Crosbie, Helen Ryan, Robert Hardy, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Robert Flemyng, Jane Lapotaire, Charles Sturridge, Michael Hordern, Simon Gipps-Kent, Charles Dance
This made-for-TV British miniseries covers the life of Queen Victoria's and Prince Albert's eldest son, "Bertie," who ascended to the throne as King Edward VIII. The biography involves the time span from his birth in 1840 until his death in 1910.
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 Fairytale: A True Story 1997 PG, 99 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Fantasy
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Florence Hoath, Elizabeth Earl, Paul McGann, Phoebe Nicholls, Peter O'Toole, Harvey Keitel, Bill Nighy, Bob Peck, Anton Lesser, Tim McInnerny, Jason Salkey, Lara Morgan, Adam Franks, Guy Witcher, Joseph May
Based on a true story, this plot revolves around two English girls who took a photograph, in 1917, of what is assumed to be fairies. The picture was taken to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Peter O'Toole), who vouched for its authenticity, and it was published in a magazine.
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A Foreign Field 1993  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Alec Guinness, Leo McKern, Lauren Bacall, Geraldine Chaplin, Edward Herrmann, John Randolph, Jeanne Moreau, Dorothy Grumbar, Michelle Gheleyns-Hue, Cateline Alteirac
Fifty years after D-Day, British veterans Amos and Cyril (Alec Guinness and Leo McKern) and American veteran Waldo (John Randolph) veterans return to Normandy where they encounter each other while staying at the same hotel. Recalled memories turn animosity into friendship as past secrets are revealed.
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Gulliver's Travels 1996 TV, 188 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Ned Beatty, Edward Fox, Robert Hardy, John Standing, Alfre Woodard, Geraldine Chaplin, Peter O'Toole, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Phoebe Nicholls, Karyn Parsons, Edward Petherbridge, John Wells
An all-star cast, Jim Henson's special effects, and good performances make this made-for-TV miniseries a joy to watch and is probably the most faithful retelling of the Jonathan Swift social satire. Lemuel Gulliver (Ted Danson) returns home to Mary (Mary Steenburgen) after a long absence and acts out his wild adventures that include the tiny Lilliputians, the huge Brobdingnags, the Laputas (the no-common-sense scientists), and the intelligent horses surrounded by wild humans.
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A Handful of Dust 1988 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: James Wilby, Kristin Scott Thomas, Rupert Graves, Judi Dench, Anjelica Huston, Alec Guinness, Richard Leech, Tristram Jellinek, Richard Beale, Jackson Kyle, Norman Lumsden, Jeanne Watts, Kate Percival, Roger Milner, Pip Torrens
This is a good film, with an unerring eye for detail, adapted from Evelyn Waugh's novel. Tony (James Wilby) and Brenda (Kristin Scott Thomas) live on their estate, Hetton Abbey, in the 1930s. John Beaver (Rupert Graves) spends the weekend with them, and, after he and Brenda enter into a love affair, Tony is oblivious to what is happening. The tragedy of their son's death brings matters to a head, and Brenda demands a divorce. When Tony learns that the divorce will cost him Hetton Abbey, he leaves Brenda with nothing and escapes on a scientific expedition to Brazil.
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Lassie 2005 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Drama / Adventure
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Samantha Morton, John Lynch, Steve Pemberton, Jonathan Mason, Hester Odgers, Jemma Redgrave, Peter Dinklage, Gregor Fisher, Edward Fox, Kelly Macdonald, John Standing, Robert Hardy
After the financially troubled Carracloughs–Joe (Jonathan Mason), Sarah (Samantha Morton), and son Sam (John Lynch)–sell their pet dog, Lassie, to the Duke of Rudling (Peter O'Toole) on the eve of World War II, the Duke takes Lassie to his castle in Northern Scotland. With help from the Duke's niece Cilla (Hester Odgers), Lassie breaks free and takes off on an incredible 500-mile journey to reach the Carraclough family in Yorkshire in time for Christmas.
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Longitude 2000 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Michael Gambon, Gemma Jones, Nigel Davenport, Frank Finlay, Liam Jennings, John Wood, John Standing, Peter Cartwright, Anna Chancellor, Jonathan Coy, Christopher Hodsol, John Nettleton, Geoffrey Hutchings, Andrew Scott
Based on David Sobol's 1995 biography, this story centers on two men: John Harrison (Michael Gambon) who invented the marine chronometer during the 18th century and Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) who was obsessed with restoring Harrison's chronometer in the 20th century. Both of their stories are told as Gould battles British bureaucracy in order to restore the chronometer for use by the modern-day Navy.
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Where Angels Fear to Tread 1991  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charles Sturridge
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Rupert Graves, Barbara Jefford, Helen Mirren, Giovanni Guidelli, Thomas Wheatley, Sophie Kullmann, Vass Anderson, Sylvia Barter, Eileen Davies, Siria Betti, Anna Lelio
Wealthy and newly widowed Lilia Herriton (Helen Mirren) goes on holiday in Italy with her younger companion, Caroline (Helena Bonham Carter). In Italy, Lilia meets and marries the very unsuitable Gino Carella (Giovanni Guidelli). The marriage causes a clash between her deceased husband's family and Lilia. Matters worsen when Lilia becomes pregnant and dies in childbirth–leaving the Herriton family (Rupert Graves and Judy Davis) determined to take custody of the baby.
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| 1. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
2. Edward the King (1975)
3. Fairytale: A True Story (1997)
4. A Foreign Field (1993)
5. Gulliver's Travels (1996)
6. A Handful of Dust (1988)
7. Lassie (2005)
8. Longitude (2000)
9. Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)
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