 1984 1984  R, 123 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Drama / Romance / Thriller
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
Director: Michael Radford
Cast: John Hurt, Richard Burton, Suzanna Hamilton, Cyril Cusack, Gregor Fisher, James Walker, Peter Frye, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Andrew Wilde, Phyllis Logan, David Trevena, David Cann, Anthony Benson, Corinna Seddon, Rupert Baderman
"Big Brother is watching you." That is the theme of George Orwell's story of life in a totalitarian society. The lack of incentive for improving the quality of life is vividly depicted in this thought-provoking story in which Winston Smith (John Hurt) is a Party official in the Ministry of Propaganda. He meets and falls in love with Party member Julia (Suzanna Hamilton), and they engage in a sexual affair. Sex is forbidden in this society, and when they are caught, Winston is beaten and starved under the orders of his former friend O'Brien (Richard Burton). Later, Winston is exposed to rats that gnaw at his face, and Winston admits to his affair with Julia. Meanwhile, Julia, has also confessed and turns against Winston. Previously made in 1956.
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The Abdication 1974  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Harvey
Cast: Peter Finch, Liv Ullmann, Cyril Cusack, Michael Dunn, Paul Rogers, Kathleen Byron, Graham Crowden, James Faulkner, Harold Goldblatt, Noel Trevarthen
Set in the 17th century, Sweden's Queen Christina converts to Roman Catholicism and abdicates her throne. Love with a Cardinal follows in this so-so historical drama.
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 The Blue Lagoon 1949 N/R, 101 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Frank Launder
Cast: Jean Simmons, Susan Stranks, Donald Houston, Peter Rudolph Jones, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, James Hayter, Nora Nicholson, Philip Stainton, Patrick Barr, Lyn Evans
Based on Henry De Vere Stacpoole's novel, this is the story of two young people, Michael Reynolds (Donald Houston) and Emmeline Foster (Jean Simmons), who are marooned on a deserted island, fall in love, and become parents.
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Catholics 1973  TV, 78 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Conflict
Director: Jack Gold
Cast: Trevor Howard, Martin Sheen, Raf Vallone, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Keir, Michael Gambon, Leon Vitali, Godfrey Quigley, Seamus Healy, John Kelly, John Franklyn, Patrick Long, Cecil Sheridan, Tom Jordan, Liam Burk
The Vatican sends emissary Father Kinsella (Martin Sheen) to a remote monastery where the Abbot (Trevor Howard) lives in relative seclusion and refuses to adapt to contemporary times. The Abbot has been using the Latin Mass, which is not what the Church is using in the modern day. The Abbot is torn between keeping his Latin Mass or giving in to the powers of his Church.
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David Copperfield 1970 TV, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Delbert Mann
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Cyril Cusack, Edith Evans, Pamela Franklin, Wendy Hiller, Laurence Olivier, Michael Redgrave, Robin Phillips, Ralph Richardson, Emlyn Williams
Based on Charles Dickens' story, Robin Phillips stars in the title role of a poor boy who grew up to be a successful man in London society.
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The Day of the Jackal 1973   PG, 144 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Edward Fox, Terence Alexander, Alan Badel, Michel Auclair, Tony Britton, Adrien Cayla-Legrand, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, David(2) Swift, Denis Carey, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Lonsdale, Olga Georges-Picot, Derek Jacobi, Raymond Gerome
Conspiring French generals hire the Jackal (Edward Fox) to assassinate President Charles de Gaulle (Adrien Cayla-Legrand) in the early 1960s. The French Security Force is suspicious when the French generals who hired the Jackal have gone into hiding. They kidnap the generals' errand boy, and when questioned he reveals the assassins name. The Security Force hires ace detective Lebel (Michel Lonsdale) to track down the Jackal before he kills DeGaulle. The Jackal now assumes a new identity that will make it even more difficult for Lebel to catch him before he completes the assassination. And the mystery deepens.
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Escape 1948 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Rex Harrison, Peggy Cummins, William Hartnell, Norman Wooland, Betty Ann Davies, Jill Esmond, Frederick Piper, Cyril Cusack, Maurice Denham, Marjorie Rhodes
Rex Harrison plays the role of a former RAF commander who is sent to prison unjustly–in his opinion. This is a gripping tale of how he comes to terms with himself.
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 Fahrenheit 451 1967 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Gillian Lewis, Alex Scott, Michael Balfour
In Ray Bradbury's look into the future, owning books is a crime and "firemen" are on a search and destroy mission for any books that may still be in existence; 451 degrees Fahrenheit just happens to be the temperature at which books are demolished.
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Far and Away 1992 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Adventure / Romance
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Thomas Gibson, Robert Prosky, Barbara Babcock, Colm Meaney, Rance Howard, Clint Howard, Cyril Cusack, Michelle Johnson, Eileen Pollock, Douglas Gillison, Wayne Grace, Niall Toibin, Jared Harris
Spectacular scenery of Ireland forms the early backdrop of this film about Irish immigrants who come to America in the late 1800s in search of land. Tenant farmer Joseph Donnelly (Tom Cruise) is working in western Ireland when his father is killed during a protest against ruthless landowner Daniel Christie (Robert Prosky). Joseph seeks vengeance, but Daniel's daughter Shannon (Nicole Kidman) stabs Joseph. While he is recovering, Shannon convinces Joseph to join her on a trip to America to acquire land during the Oklahoma land rush. Shannon and Joseph set out on the voyage but encounter obstacles along the way. They finally arrive in Oklahoma and have fallen in love, but Shannon's father is now following them with plans to take Shannon back home to Ireland.
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Gideon's Day 1958  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Gideon of Scotland Yard
Director: John Ford
Cast: Jack Hawkins, Dianne Foster, Anna Lee, Anna Massey, Cyril Cusack, Andrew Ray, James Hayter, Ronald Howard, John Marion-Crawford, Laurence Naismith, Derek Bond, Grizelda Harvey, Frank Lawton, John Loder, Miles Malleson
The activities in the life of Scotland Yard Inspector Gideon (Jack Hawkins) are followed as he investigates murders and robberies as part of his daily routine.
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 Harold and Maude 1971 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Hal Ashby
Cast: Ruth Gordon, Bud Cort, Vivian Pickles, Ellen Geer, Cyril Cusack, Charles Tyner, Eric Christmas, G. Wood, William Lucking, Judy Engles, Shari Summers, Tom Skerritt, Susan Madigan, Ray K. Goman, Hal Ashby
This cult classic is a dark comedy in which 19-year-old Harold (Bud Cort), who is obsessed with death, demonstrates creative ways to fake his own death to scare his dominating mother (Vivian Pickles). His mother wants him to start dating, but Harold is busy attending funerals and has no time for women in his life. While attending a funeral, Harold meets and then falls in love with swinging, life-loving 79-year-old Maude (Ruth Gordon)–much to the disgust of his mother. But, as Harold passes into manhood, Maude teaches him lessons about how best to spend his time on Earth. Good soundtrack by Cat Stevens.
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 King Lear 1971 PG, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Brook
Cast: Paul Scofield, Irene Worth, Susan Engel, Anne-Lise Gabold, Jack MacGowran, Alan Webb, Cyril Cusack, Patrick Magee, Tom Fleming, Ian Hogg, Soren Elung Jensen, Robert Langdon Lloyd, Barry Stanton
Paul Scofield plays the aging King Lear, father of three very ambitious daughters Goneril, Regan, and Cordelia (Irene Worth, Susan Engel, and Anne-Lise Gabold). Lear bases the decision for whom to leave his kingdom to on who loves him the most. Cordelia won't play her father's game, and he exiles her. Now, Goneril and Regan deceive Lear and plot to take away all of his power. Meanwhile, Gloucester (Alan Webb) and his two sons Edmund and Edgar (Ian Hogg and Robert Langdon Lloyd) have their own problems, which are also based on unfaithfulness and scheming against the father. This intricate Shakespeare play is staged in an interesting manner.
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 Les Miserables 1978 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Richard Jordan, Anthony Perkins, Cyril Cusack, Claude Dauphin, John Gielgud, Flora Robson, Celia Johnson, Ian Holm, Joyce Redman, Christopher Guard
This made-for-TV adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic tale features Richard Jordan as Jean Valjean, the persecuted ex-convict, and Anthony Perkins as the mean-spirited policeman, Javert, who trails him for 40 years. The lavish production–with a great cast–includes scenes that have been ignored by other makers of this story.
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Little Dorrit 1988 G, 360 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Christine Edzard
Cast: Derek Jacobi, Sarah Pickering, Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cyril Cusack, Amelda Brown, Paul Rhys, Miriam Margolyes, Robert Morley, Michael Elphick, Max Wall, Patricia Hayes, Luke Duckett, Daniel Chatto, Bill Fraser
Charles Dickens' novel is told in two parts revealing perspectives of both cold businessman Arthur Clennam (Derek Jacobi) and the innocent Amy Dorrit (Sarah Pickering). Part I is told through the eyes of Clennam who returns home to London after a 20-year absence and becomes interested in William Dorrit (Alec Guinness) who is serving time in debtor's prison. Dorrit's daughter Amy is a seamstress working for Clennam's mother (Joan Greenwood), and Clennam sets out to help the Dorrits reclaim a fortune. In Part II, Amy's side of the story is told as her life crosses that of Clennam. This six-hour film is a well-acted adaptation of Dickens' tale and received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Guinness) and Best Writing.
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Lovespell 1981  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Tristan and Isolde
Director: Tom Donovan
Cast: Nicholas Clay, Kate Mulgrew, Richard Burton, Niall O'Brien, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Cyril Cusack, Diana Van der Vlis, Kathryn Dowling, Niall Toibin, Trudy Hayes
During a trip to Ireland, King Mark of Cornwall (Richard Burton) falls in with Isolde (Kate Mulgrew), and, after returning home, he sends his nephew Tristan (Nicholas Clay) to Isolde with a marriage proposal. On the trip back to Cornwall, Tristan and Isolde fall in love, and Isolde gives Tristan a magic potion that will bind the lovers together forever. Even Isolde's marriage to King Mark will not dissolve the bond.
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The Man Who Never Was 1956 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ronald Neame
Cast: Clifton Webb, Gloria Grahame, Robert Flemyng, Josephine Griffin, Stephen Boyd, Andre Morell, Laurence Naismith, Geoffrey Keen, Moultrie Kelsall, Cyril Cusack, Michael Hordern, Allan Cuthbertson
Based on Ewen Montague's book, this is the story of how the Allies diverted attention from the planned assault on Sicily through deceptive letters that discussed a fake invasion of Greece.
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My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989 R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: My Left Foot
Director: Jim Sheridan
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Brenda Fricker, Cyril Cusack, Ruth McCabe, Ray McAnally, Fiona Shaw, Hugh O'Conor, Eanna MacLiam, Alison Whelan, Kirsten Sheridan, Declan Croghan, Marie Conmee, Phelim Drew, Pat Laffan
Cerebral Palsy did not stop Irish painter and author Christy Brown (Daniel Day-Lewis) from succeeding in life. This is his story of overcoming adversity to find love and professional acclaim. Daniel Day-Lewis won the Best Actor Academy Award, and Brenda Fricker won for Best Supporting Actress. Three other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Director.
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Odd Man Out 1947 N/R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Carol Reed
Cast: James Mason, Kathleen Ryan, Robert Beatty, Denis O'Dea, Robert Newton, Dan O'Herlihy, William Hartnell, Fay Compton, Cyril Cusack, Eddie Byrne, Kitty Kirwan, Joseph Tomelty, Guy Rolfe, Geoffrey Keen
After breaking out of jail, IRA leader Johnny McQueen (James Mason) needs money to support his cause. He robs a bank but is wounded during the robbery, and he now finds himself trying to elude the police as he staggers through the back alleys of Belfast. Other IRA operatives and Johnny's girlfriend Kathleen (Kathleen Ryan) struggle to find him before it is too late, but sanctuary eludes him, and the police close in.
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Oedipus the King 1968 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Saville
Cast: Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Lilli Palmer, Richard Johnson, Cyril Cusack, Roger Livesey, Donald Sutherland, Friedrich von Ledebur
Filmed in the manner it was first performed over 2000 years ago in a Greek amphitheater, this is the story of Oedipus (Christopher Plummer) who solves the riddle of the Sphinx and, unknowingly, kills his father and marries his mother in this Sophocles tragedy.
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The Rising of the Moon 1957 N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Ford
Cast: Tyrone Power, Noel Purcell, Cyril Cusack, Jimmy O'Dea, Frank Lawton, Jack MacGowran, J.G. Devlin, Denis O'Dea, Donal Donnelly, Harold Goldblatt, Maureen Connell, Edward Lexy, Tony Quinn
The famous Abbey Players perform a trilogy of episodes: "Majesty of the Law," "A Minute's Wait," and "1921." 1 User Review
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| | 04/29/2009 | | A MUST SEE movie. Directed by John Ford, Irish cast, filmed in Ireland. Many of the same actors and sets as in The Quiet Man. I think this is the better of the two movies. |
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The Secret of Convict Lake 1951 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Western
Director: Michael Gordon
Cast: Glenn Ford, Ethel Barrymore, Gene Tierney, Zachary Scott, Ann Dvorak, Barbara Bates, Ruth Donnelly, Cyril Cusack, Richard Hylton, Helen Westcott
In the 1870s, a group of convicts escape and hide out in a small California community of women.
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Shake Hands with the Devil 1959 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Anderson
Cast: James Cagney, Don Murray, Glynis Johns, Dana Wynter, Michael Redgrave, Richard Harris, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Sybil Thorndike, Allan Cuthbertson
Taking place in 1921, this story is about the IRA struggle against British domination. An Irish-American student (Don Murray) unwittingly becomes involved in the conflict when he falls under the influence of an IRA leader (James Cagney).
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The Spy Who Came in from the Cold 1965 N/R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
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, Robert Handy, Esmond Knight, Niall MacGinnis, Beatrix Lehmann, Tom Stern
Alec Leamas (Richard Burton) is a disillusioned British spy in Berlin and tries to ruin the career of a dangerous spy, Hans-Dieter Mundt (Peter van Eyck), 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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The Taming of the Shrew 1967 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Vernon Dobtcheff, Michael Hordern, Michael York, Alfred Lynch, Cyril Cusack, Natasha Pyne, Victor Spinetti, Alan Webb
Petruchio (Richard Burton) marries the wealthy, mean Katharina (Elizabeth Taylor) and has his work cut out for him in this well-executed Shakespearean tale.
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A Terrible Beauty 1960 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Night Fighters
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Robert Mitchum, Anne Heywood, Dan O'Herlihy, Cyril Cusack, Richard Harris, Marianne Benet, Niall MacGinnis, Harry Brogan, T.P. McKenna, Christopher Rhodes
This film involves a behind-the-scenes look at recruiting and sabotage efforts of the Irish Republican Army.
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True Confessions 1981 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ulu Grosbard
Cast: Robert De Niro, Robert Duvall, Charles Durning, Ed Flanders, Burgess Meredith, Rose Gregorio, Cyril Cusack, Kenneth McMillan, Dan Hedaya, Jeanette Nolan
When a prostitute is murdered, two brothers–a priest (Robert De Niro) and a police officer (Robert Duvall)–take different positions on moral responsibilities for nabbing the assailant.
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Waltz of the Toreadors 1962 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Peter Sellers, Dany Robin, Margaret Leighton, John Fraser, Cyril Cusack, John Le Mesurier, Prunella Scales, Denise Coffey, Jean Anderson, Raymond Huntley
Retired General Fitzjohn (Peter Sellers) feels that life has cheated him in the romance department, and he sets out to reverse that situation.
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| 1. 1984 (1984)
aka: Nineteen Eighty-Four
2. The Abdication (1974)
3. All Over the Town (1949)
4. The Blue Lagoon (1949)
5. Catholics (1973)
aka: The Conflict
6. Cry of the Innocent (1980)
7. David Copperfield (1970)
8. The Day of the Jackal (1973)
9. Dr. Fischer of Geneva (1983)
10. Escape (1948)
11. Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
12. Far and Away (1992)
13. Gideon's Day (1958)
aka: Gideon of Scotland Yard
14. Harold and Maude (1971)
15. The Homecoming (1973)
16. I Thank a Fool (1962)
17. King Lear (1971)
18. Les Miserables (1978)
19. Little Dorrit (1988)
20. Lovespell (1981)
aka: Tristan and Isolde
21. The Man Who Never Was (1956)
22. My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown (1989)
aka: My Left Foot
23. Odd Man Out (1947)
24. Oedipus the King (1968)
25. The Rising of the Moon (1957)
26. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)
27. Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
28. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
29. The Taming of the Shrew (1967)
30. A Terrible Beauty (1960)
aka: Night Fighters
31. True Confessions (1981)
32. Waltz of the Toreadors (1962)
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