Alexander the Great 1956  N/R, 143 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Rossen
Cast: Richard Burton, Fredric March, Claire Bloom, Danielle Darrieux, Barry Jones, Harry Andrews, Stanley Baker, Niall MacGinnis, Peter Cushing, Michael Hordern
Alexander (Richard Burton) ascends to the throne of Macedonia after his mother (Danielle Darrieux) has the king assassinated. Thus begins the wars that put Alexander at the head of most of the known world and ends with his death in 323 BC at the age of 32. The film concentrates on his battles, and CinemaScope photography aids in the realism. Good cast with so-so results.
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Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna 1986  TV, 194 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: Marvin J. Chomsky
Cast: Amy Irving, Olivia de Havilland, Elke Sommer, Omar Sharif, Rex Harrison, Edward Fox, Claire Bloom, Jan Niklas, Nicolas Surovy, Susan Lucci, Jennifer Dundas, Christian Bale, Sydney Bromley, Arnold Diamond
Based on Peter Kurth's book, this story was presented as a two-part TV miniseries starring Amy Irving as Anna Anderson the woman who insisted she was Anastasia, the surviving daughter of the Czar and Czarina of Russia. Anna fights to prove her claim that she is part of the royal family and should be recognized by the Romanov family. By story's end, she finally takes her case to the Romanovs now living in New York.
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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, John Le Mesurier, Laurence Olivier, Stephane Audran, Michael Gough
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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The Brothers Karamazov 1958 N/R, 149 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Brooks
Cast: Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom, Lee J. Cobb, Richard Basehart, Albert Salmi, William Shatner, Simon Oakland, David Opatoshu, Frank DeKova
Based on Dostoyevsky's classic, this is a good film adaptation of the story of brothers (Yul Brynner, Richard Basehart, William Shatner, and Albert Salmi). Set in 19th-century Russia, the plot revolves around greed and hatred brought on by their bullying father, Fyodor (Lee J. Cobb).
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The Buccaneer 1958  N/R, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Quinn
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charlton Heston, Claire Bloom, Charles Boyer, Inger Stevens, E.G. Marshall, Lorne Greene, Henry Hull, Ted de Corsia, Douglass Dumbrille
President Andrew Jackson (Charlton Heston) wrangles a deal with pirate Jean Lafitte (Yul Brynner) to help the United States' cause in the War of 1812. Pretty good remake of the 1938 film, with DeMille, who directed the earlier version, as the Executive Producer. 1 User Review
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| | Remake of 1938 film about Jean Lafitte. | olmac 02/23/2008 | | The War of 1812 was already lost by us to the British when it's largest battle was fought, and won, by the United States. Jackson was assisted by pirate/patriot Jean Lafitte. |
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The Chapman Report 1962  N/R, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: George Cukor
Cast: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Shelley Winters, Jane Fonda, Claire Bloom, Glynis Johns, Corey Allen, John Dehner, Andrew Duggan, Cloris Leachman, Roy Roberts
This film is based on Irving Wallace's novel that, in turn, was loosely based on the Kinsey Report sex survey about sexual practices of middle-class Americans.
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Charly 1968 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ralph Nelson
Cast: Cliff Robertson, Claire Bloom, Lilia Skala, Leon Janney, Dick Van Patten, William Dwyer, Barney Martin, Ruth White, Edward McNally, Dan Morgan
Cliff Robertson won the Oscar for his portrayal of Charly, a mentally retarded man who becomes a genius after undergoing a new surgical technique. Claire Bloom plays the teacher and friend who helps him adjust to his new situation.
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 Clash of the Titans 1981 PG, 118 min.
Genre: Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Desmond Davis
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Harry Hamlin, Judi Bowker, Burgess Meredith, Claire Bloom, Maggie Smith, Ursula Andress, Jack Gwillim, Susan Fleetwood, Sian Phillips
This fantasy film is based on Greek mythology. Perseus (Harry Hamlin) is the mortal son of Zeus who is cast off when his mother angers his father. Once he reaches manhood, he learns that his destiny is to rescue the fair Andromeda by passing several tests, such as taming Pegasus and bringing back the head of Medusa. For now, the gods allowed human courage and daring, but they would be ever alert of the danger of humans' rising above the power of the gods. Great special effects.
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Crimes and Misdemeanors 1989  PG-13, 105 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Alan Alda, Woody Allen, Martin Landau, Claire Bloom, Jerry Orbach, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Dolores Sutton, Sam Waterston, Joanna Gleason, Stephanie Roth Haberle, Gregg Edelman, Daryl Hannah, Kenny Vance, Joel Fogel
A New York City doctor, Judah Rosenthal (Martin Landau), tries to end an affair, but his mistress Dolores Paley (Anjelica Huston) has other ideas. When Dolores threatens to expose his infidelity to his wife (Claire Bloom), Judah confides in his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach) who has ties to organized crime. Jack suggests that Judah have Dolores murdered. Meanwhile, documentary filmmaker Clifford Stern (Woody Allen) is commissioned to make a film about his brother-in-law Lester (Alan Alda) who is a successful TV producer, and both Clifford and Lester fall for TV producer Halley Reed (Mia Farrow). All of the characters represent different sides of human frailities that result in everything from murder to comedy. Another of Woody's hits for which he received Oscar nominations for Director and Writing. Landau was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.
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Daylight 1996 PG-13, 109 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Rob Cohen
Cast: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young, Claire Bloom, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Renoly Santiago, Colin Fox
A Sly Stallone flick with no terrorists–how can this be? There is plenty of excitement, however, as Stallone plays a former rescue service chief who is on the scene when an explosion rips through a New Jersey-to-Manhattan artery, the Holland Tunnel. Special effects, of course, are great.
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Deja Vu 1985  R, 95 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Anthony B. Richmond
Cast: Jaclyn Smith, Shelley Winters, Claire Bloom, Nigel Terry, Richard Kay, Frank Gatliff, Michael Ladkin, Marianne Stone, David Adams, Virginia Guy
The ghost of a ballerina (Jaclyn Smith) haunts the present-day romance of a screenwriter (Nigel Terry) and his lover (also played by Smith).
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 The Haunting 1963 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Robert Wise
Cast: Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, Fay Compton, Rosalie Crutchley, Lois Maxwell, Valentine Dyall, Ronald Adam, Paul Maxwell
Based on Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House," this ghost story involves Luke Sannerson's (Russ Tamblyn) attempt to uncover the truth behind the Victorian mansion he will inherit. Luke takes the clairvoyant, Theodora (Claire Bloom), and a psychic, Eleanor Lance (Julie Harris), along with him to solve the mysteries within the eerie Hill House–the scene of murder and insanity. Invite along a friend when you view this ghost story.
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Hold the Dream 1986  TV, 190 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Don Sharp
Cast: Deborah Kerr, Jenny Seagrove, Stephen Collins, John Mills, Liam Neeson, James Brolin, Claire Bloom, Suzanna Hamilton, Nigel Havers, Fiona Fullerton
This TV miniseries is a follow-up to "A Woman of Substance" as Emma Harte (Deborah Kerr), now 80 years old, turns over her lucrative business to granddaughter Paula (Jenny Seagrove). The greedy relatives are not at all happy about that decision. Not nearly as good as the original.
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 Imagining Argentina 2003 R, 107 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Christopher Hampton
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Emma Thompson, Ruben Blades, Maria Canals-Barrera, Leticia Dolera, John Wood, Claire Bloom, Anton Lesser, Kuno Becker, Fernando Tielve, Stella Maris, Concha Hidalgo
During Argentina's military dictatorship in the 1970s and 1980s, theater director Carlos Rueda (Antonio Banderas) uses psychic powers as he desperately searches for his wife, Cecilia (Emma Thompson), and teenage daughter Teresa (Leticia Dolera). The two women have been abducted and are among Argentina's 30,000 "disaparecidos" who have vanished under the corrupt junta rule.
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Islands in the Stream 1977 PG, 105 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: George C. Scott, David Hemmings, Gilbert Roland, Susan Tyrrell, Richard Evans, Claire Bloom, Julius Harris, Hart Bochner, Charles Lampkin, Hildy Brooks
Ernest Hemmingway's novel is brought to the screen with George C. Scott in the role of Thomas Hudson, an artist in self-exile.
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The Lady and the Highwayman 1989 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Hough
Cast: Emma Samms, Oliver Reed, Hugh Grant, Claire Bloom, Christopher Cazenove, Lysette Anthony, Michael York, John Mills, Ian Bannen, Gordon Jackson
Based on Barbara Cartland's novel, this is the tale of a 17th-century romance between a highwayman (Hugh Grant) and a woman (Lysette Anthony) he saved from her brutal husband (Hugh Grant). With the reinstatement of Charles II (Michael York) as King of England, problems interfere with the romance.
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Look Back in Anger 1958 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Richard Burton, Mary Ure, Claire Bloom, Gary Raymond, Donald Pleasence, Edith Evans, Nigel Davenport, Michael Balfour, Walter Hudd, Alfred Lynch
Contemporary British life is criticized by Jimmy Porter (Richard Burton) who constantly attacks its middle class values. This leads to the break up of his marriage to Allison (Mary Ure) and an affair with Allison's friend Helena (Claire Bloom). Based on John Osborne's 1956 play.
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The Man Between 1953 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: James Mason, Claire Bloom, Hildegarde Neff, Geoffrey Toone, Aribert Wascher, Ernst Schroder, Dieter Krause, Hilde Sessak, Karl John, Ljuba Welitsch
His love for Susan (Claire Bloom) interferes with the black market enterprise of Ivo (James Mason) in this good drama about the Cold War.
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Mighty Aphrodite 1995 R, 93 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Cast: Woody Allen, Claire Bloom, Helena Bonham Carter, F. Murray Abraham, Olympia Dukakis, Jack Warden, Peter Weller, Mira Sorvino, Michael Rapaport, David Ogden Stiers
Neurotic sports writer Lenny (Woody Allen) and his wife Amanda (Helena Bonham Carter) decide to search for the birth mother of his adopted son after the boy shows signs of brilliance. Surprises await them upon finding the mother. Mira Sorvino won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actress and Woody Allen was nominated for the screenplay.
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Promises to Keep 1985  TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Noel Black
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Christopher Mitchum, Bentley Mitchum, Tess Harper, Claire Bloom, Merritt Butrick, Peter Hobbs, Jane Sibbett, Verna Bloom, George Cheung
A man (Robert Mitchum) returns to his family after abandoning them for 30 years. Of interest is that Robert Mitchum plays the neglectful patriarch while his real-life son (Christopher Mitchum) plays the movie son and his real-life grandson (Bentley Mitchum) plays the grandson.
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Richard III 1955 N/R, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Clive Morton, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Stanley Baker, Michael Gough, Nicholas Hannen, Helen Haye, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, John Laurie
You cannot go wrong with this Shakespearean effort directed and starring Laurence Olivier. This is the dark tale of ruthless Richard (Olivier), murdering his way to the throne of England. Olivier was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Burton, Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Peter van Eyck, Sam Wanamaker, George Voskovec, Rupert Davies, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Bernard Lee
Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is a disillusioned British spy in Berlin and tries to ruin the career of a dangerous spy who serves the Secret Service of East Germany. Leamas' method is to infiltrate the East German organization. This is a good account of John Le Carre's book, and Burton received an Oscar nomination.
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Three Into Two Won't Go 1969 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Hall
Cast: Rod Steiger, Claire Bloom, Judy Geeson, Peggy Ashcroft, Paul Rogers, Elizabeth Spriggs, Lynn Farleigh, Earl Hindman, Sheila Allen, Diana Webster
Aging businessman Steve Howard (Rod Steiger) ignores his marriage vows to wife Frances (Claire Bloom) and begins an affair with a young hitchhiker (Judy Geeson).
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What the Deaf Man Heard 1997 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Kent Harrison
Cast: Matthew Modine, Claire Bloom, Judith Ivey, James Earl Jones, Jerry O'Connell, Bernadette Peters, Tom Skerritt, Anne Bobby, Stephen Spinella, Jake Weber
Sammy (Matthew Modine) was left on a bus headed for Georgia by his mother when Sammy was 10. Since she had told him not to say a word if they were separated, he never spoke. He was taken in and grew up as a handyman, but, true to his mother's admonition, he stayed silent. People in town assumed that he could not hear nor speak, so would confide in him when they needed to talk. Then along comes Archibald (James Earl Jones), the junkman, who learns the truth. Not bad. Made for TV.
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The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm 1962 N/R, 129 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Henry Levin
Cast: Laurence Harvey, Karl Boehm, Claire Bloom, Walter Slezak, Oskar Homolka, Yvette Mimieux, Russ Tamblyn, Jim Backus, Terry-Thomas, Buddy Hackett
Four tales of Jacob (Karl Boehm) and Wilhelm (Laurence Harvey) Grimm are told in this biographical musical of the famous storytellers from days of yore. This film won the Academy Award for Best Costuming.
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Wrestling with Alligators 1998 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurie Weltz
Cast: Aleksa Palladino, Joely Richardson, Claire Bloom, Sam Trammell, Jay O. Sanders, Adrienne Shelly, Tom Guiry, Nicole Bradin, Sloane Shelton, Angelica Torn
Maddy (Aleksa Palladino), a girl in her late teens, lives in Lulu's (Claire Bloom) rooming house and works in a garage. She is lonely after her best friend marries and moves away. Maddy meets Claire (Joely Richardson), another boarder, who is pregnant from a one-night-stand. The two decide to hit the road in search of an abortion and to get away from their current status.
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| 1. Alexander the Great (1956)
2. Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986)
3. Brideshead Revisited (1981)
4. The Brothers Karamazov (1958)
5. The Buccaneer (1958)
6. The Chapman Report (1962)
7. Charly (1968)
8. Clash of the Titans (1981)
9. Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
10. Daylight (1996)
11. Deja Vu (1985)
12. A Doll's House (1973)
13. The Haunting (1963)
14. Hold the Dream (1986)
15. The Illustrated Man (1969)
16. Imagining Argentina (2003)
17. Islands in the Stream (1977)
18. The Lady and the Highwayman (1989)
19. Limelight (1952)
20. Look Back in Anger (1958)
21. The Man Between (1953)
22. Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
23. The Outrage (1964)
24. Promises to Keep (1985)
25. Richard III (1955)
26. Shadowlands (1985)
aka: C.S. Lewis: Through the Shadowlands
27. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
28. Three Into Two Won't Go (1969)
29. What the Deaf Man Heard (1997)
30. The Wonderful World of the Brothers Grimm (1962)
31. Wrestling with Alligators (1998)
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