A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia 1990  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Alexander Siddig, Denis Quilley, Nicholas Jones, Roger Hammond, Peter Copley, Paul Freeman, Polly Walker, Gillian Barge, Jim Carter, Michael Cochrane, Robert Arden
T.E. Laurence (Ralph Fiennes) and Syrian King Emir Feisal (Alexander Siddig) attend the 1919 Paris Peace Conference at the end of World War I and argue for Arab independence in a political environment that makes their task very difficult.
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Feast of July 1995  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, James Purefoy, Kenneth Anderson, Ben Chaplin, Greg Wise, Gemma Jones
Set in Victorian England, poor downtrodden Bella Ford (Embeth Davidtz) is rescued after giving birth to a stillborn baby and brought to the country home of Ben Wainwright (Tom Bell). She is admired by all three of Wainwright's sons but settles on Con (Ben Chaplin). All goes well until Con confronts the ogre who was responsible for Bella's earlier pregnancy.
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The Passion of Ayn Rand 1999 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Helen Mirren, Eric Stoltz, Julie Delpy, Peter Fonda, Sybil Temchen, Tom McCamus, Don McKellar, David Ferry, Donald Carrier, Hamish McEwan
The celebrated atheist, author/philosopher Ayn Rand, is portrayed well by Helen Mirren, but that is about all that is good about this film. This is the story of Ayn's private life, concentrating on her affair with a much younger man–with the permission of both her husband and her lover's wife.
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Prime Suspect 1991 TV, 207 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Christopher Menaul
Cast: Helen Mirren, Tom Bell, John Benfield, John Bowe, Zoe Wanamaker, Bryan Pringle, Ralph Fiennes, Tom Wilkinson, John Forgeham, Gary Whelan, Jack Ellis, Craig Fairbrass
Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) is the only woman on London's homicide squad. When the head investigator of a murder case dies, Jane lobbies for and heads up the case. She not only must deal with a crazed serial killer but also with her hostile male comrades in the squad. This is the first of several British TV miniseries entries that follow the exploits of Jane Tennison.
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| 1. A Dangerous Man: Lawrence After Arabia (1990)
2. Feast of July (1995)
3. The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999)
4. Prime Suspect (1991)
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