As You Like It 1936  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Romance
Director: Paul Czinner
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, Henry Ainley, Sophie Stewart, Felix Aylmer, Aubrey Mather, Austin Trevor, John Laurie
This British production relates William Shakespeare's story of Rosalind (Elisabeth Bergner) who has fallen for Orlando (Laurence Olivier). When Orlando pays no attention to her, Rosalind's solution is to disguise herself as a boy, Ganymede, and follow Orlando into the forest. Confusion reigns–until Rosalind reveals her true identity, and love blossoms.
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Cry of the Banshee 1970  PG, 86 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Gordon Hessler
Cast: Vincent Price, Elisabeth Bergner, Essy Persson, Hugh Griffith, Patrick Mower, Hilary Heath, Sally Geeson, Michael Elphick, Robert Hutton, Stephen Chase, Carl Rigg, Marshall Jones, Andrew McCulloch, Pamela Fairbrother, Quinn O'Hara
Lord Edward Whitman (Vincent Price) leads a witch-hunt and massacres many witches. Their leader, Oona (Elisabeth Bergner), then puts a curse on Whitman and his entire family. Using her occult powers, Oona summons a demon that takes the form of Roderick (Patrick Mower) who then takes the job of stable boy working for the Whitman family. Roderick falls in love with Whitman's daughter Maureen (Hilary Heath), which sets off tragic events involving both the witches and the Whitman family, and Oona gets her revenge.
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Paris Calling 1941  N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Randolph Scott, Basil Rathbone, Gale Sondergaard, Lee J. Cobb, Charles Arnt, Eduardo Ciannelli, Elisabeth Risdon, Georges Renavent, William Edmunds
The courage of a Frenchwoman, Marianne (Elisabeth Bergner), who joins the Resistance movement during World War II, is depicted in this insightful film about espionage used to inhibit Nazi control of Paris.
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The Rise of Catherine the Great 1934  N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Catherine the Great
Director: Paul Czinner
Cast: Elisabeth Bergner, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Flora Robson, Gerald du Maurier, Irene Vanbrugh, Griffith Jones, Joan Gardner, Dorothy Hale, Allan Jeayes, Gibb McLaughlin, Clifford Heatherley, Laurence Hanray
In the 18th century, Catherine (Elisabeth Bergner) was summoned by the Empress of Russia (Flora Robson) to marry the Grand Duke Peter (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.), and it was not long before she learned that he was mentally unstable and was enjoying numerous affairs. Soon after the Empress dies, Peter assumes the throne, not mentally able to handle the responsibilities, and Catherine is urged to assume power.
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| 1. As You Like It (1936)
2. Cry of the Banshee (1970)
3. Paris Calling (1941)
4. The Rise of Catherine the Great (1934)
aka: Catherine the Great
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