The Big Man 1990  R, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Crossing the Line
Director: David Leland
Cast: Liam Neeson, Joanne Whalley, Billy Connolly, Hugh Grant, Maurice Roeves, Carla Cannon, Ian Bannen, Kenny Ireland, John Beattie, Amanda Walker, George Rossi
Set in Scotland in the mid-1980s, this film is more of a statement against then-British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher than a boxing story. The economy resulted in many hardships, and Danny (Liam Neeson) has been unemployed since he lost his job in the mines. Not wanting to live entirely off his loving wife's (Joanne Whalley) income, he finds a job as a participant in the brutal sport of bare-knuckle boxing.
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Gawain and the Green Knight 1973 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Director: Stephen Weeks
Cast: Murray Head, Nigel Green, Ciaran Madden, Robert Hardy, David Leland, Anthony Sharp, Ronald Lacey, Murray Melvin, George Merritt, Peter Copley
An English legend is brought to the screen in this cheap, but watchable, film of Sir Gawain (Murray Head) who has lost his wager with the Green Knight (Nigel Green) and now must solve the Green Knight's riddle or lose his head.
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The Land Girls 1998  R, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Leland
Cast: Catherine McCormack, Rachel Weisz, Anna Friel, Steven Mackintosh, Tom Georgeson, Maureen O'Brien, Lucy Akhurst, Paul Bettany, Gerald Down, Nick Mollo
This story of three women–Stella (Catherine McCormack), Ag (Rachel Weisz), and Prue (Anna Friel)–involves their experiences during World War II as members of the "Land Girls," a regiment of women who "manned" England's farms while the men went off to war.
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The Scars of Dracula 1970 R, 96 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Roy Ward Baker
Cast: Christopher Lee, Jenny Hanley, Dennis Waterman, Christopher Matthews, Patrick Troughton, Michael Gwynn, David Leland, Michael Ripper, Wendy Hamilton, Anouska Hempel
This film is good viewing. As one of a number of entries in the Dracula series, Christopher Lee again takes on the role of Count Dracula. This story is about a murder in the Count's castle, and the victim's brother makes the mistake of searching for the killer.
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| 1. The Big Man (1990)
aka: Crossing the Line
2. Checking Out (1989)
3. Gawain and the Green Knight (1973)
aka: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
4. The Land Girls (1998)
5. The Scars of Dracula (1970)
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