 All the King's Men 1999  TV, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Julian Jarrold
Cast: David Jason, Maggie Smith, David Troughton, Ian McDiarmid, William Ash, Stuart Bunce, Sonya Walger, James(2) Murray, Phyllis Logan, Tom Burke, Ben Crompton, Emma Cunniffe
This BBC offering examines what really happened to the Royal British Army's Sandringham Company, which was made up entirely of servants and gardeners from King George V's Estate. The Company marched off to World War I in 1915 and was never seen again.
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The Water Babies 1978 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy / Musical
aka: Slip Slide Adventures
Director: Lionel Jeffries
Cast: James Mason, Billie Whitelaw, Bernard Cribbins, Joan Greenwood, David Tomlinson, Tommy Pender, Samantha Gates, Paul Luty, Jon Pertwee, Olive Gregg, Lance Percival, David Jason, Cass Allan, Liz Proud, Una Stubbs
In 1850s' England, twelve-year-old, chimney sweep apprentice Tom (Tommy Pender) escapes after being framed for a theft, and he leaps into Dead Man's Pool. Tom is sucked into the magical civilization of Water Babies that are held captive by an eel (voice of Bernard Cribbins) and a shark (voice of James Mason). Tom helps the Water Babies escape from the lake and gain freedom in the ocean. Now, Tom can return home where he finds the thieves, clears his name, and lives happily ever after. A cast of character actors provides the voices of the animated Water Babies that live under the sea in this film that mixes live-action with animation.
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| 1. All the King's Men (1999)
2. The Water Babies (1978)
aka: Slip Slide Adventures
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