 Cleopatra 1963  G, 245 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Rex Harrison, Martin Landau, Pamela Brown, Roddy McDowall, Michael Hordern, George Cole, Hume Cronyn, Cesare Danova, Kenneth Haigh, Andrew Keir, Robert Stephens, Francesca Annis, Gregoire Aslan
This film stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton as Cleopatra and Marc Antony, but the film is more famous for the off-screen romance of the two stars. Cleopatra is queen of Egypt and uses her wiles to begin an affair with Roman emperor Julius Caesar (Rex Harrison) in order to gain power to retain her empire. When Caesar is killed in the Roman Senate, Cleopatra seduces Roman general Marc Antony planning to make him her protector. But, Marc Antony is defeated at the Battle of Actium, and the doomed lovers meet for the last time. The film won four Oscars (Best Cinematography, Art Direction, Costume, and Special Visual Effects) and had five nominations including Best Picture and Actor (Harrison).
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Doomsday Gun 1994  TV, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Young
Cast: Frank Langella, Alan Arkin, Kevin Spacey, Michael Kitchen, Francesca Annis, Tony Goldwyn, Aharon Ipale, James Fox, Rupert Graves, Clive Owen
This semi-documentary is based on the true story of Saddam Hussein's efforts to obtain a superior weapon, leading to his dealings with Canadian Gerald Bull (Frank Langella) who is willing to sell his services to the highest bidder.
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Dune 1984  PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: David Lynch
Cast: Kyle MacLachlan, Francesca Annis, Jurgen Prochnow, Jose Ferrer, Brad Dourif, Dean Stockwell, Linda Hunt, Paul L. Smith, Max von Sydow, Silvana Mangano
Based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel, this is the story of struggle for control of a distant planet–all for a monopoly of the inter-galactic spice trade.
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Flipper's New Adventure 1964  N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Adventure / Drama
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
Director: Leon Benson
Cast: Luke Halpin, Pamela Franklin, Helen Cherry, Tom Helmore, Francesca Annis, Brian Kelly, Joe Higgins, Lloyd Battista, Gordon Dilworth, Ricou Browning, Courtney Brown, William Cooley, Dan Chandler, Richard O'Barry, Robert Baldwin
Sandy (Luke Halpin) and his dolphin friend, Flipper, avoid separation when plans are made to demolish Sandy's home and send Flipper to a Miami aquarium. Sandy and Flipper escape to an island where all goes well–until hijackers dump a family on the island and then return for their kidnapping. You guessed it, Sandy and Flipper save the day. 1 User Review
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| | very touching | jojo 10/26/2009 | | Worth a million movies |
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I'll Take Manhattan 1987  TV, 450 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Douglas Hickox, Richard Michaels
Cast: Valerie Bertinelli, Francesca Annis, Perry King, Jane Kaczmarek, Ken Olin, Jack Scalia, Barry Bostwick, Paul Hecht, Tim Daly, Robert Addie, Walter Gotell, Adam LeFevre
Based on a novel by Judith Krantz, this TV miniseries tells the story of Maxi's (Valerie Bertinelli) struggles to save her father's empire from her uncle (Perry King), who married her mother after her father's death and is now ruining the publishing business. A long "soaper."
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Krull 1983  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Francesca Annis, Freddie Jones, David Battley, Liam Neeson, Robbie Coltrane, Alun Armstrong, Bernard Bresslaw, John Welsh, Graham McGrath, Tony Church, Bernard Archard, Belinda Mayne, Dicken Ashworth
The wizard Ynyr (Freddie Jones) sends our young hero Prince Colwyn (Ken Marshall) on a mission to rescue the young maiden, Princess Lyssa (Lysette Anthony). Along the way, he must find the magic boomerang that he needs to fight the Beast that holds the Princess hostage.
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The Libertine 2004 N/R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Dunmore
Cast: Johnny Depp, Samantha Morton, John Malkovich, Rosamund Pike, Johnny Vegas, Tom Hollander, Tom Burke, Rupert Friend, Jack Davenport, Trudi Jackson, Stanley Townsend, Francesca Annis
The second Earl of Rochester, playwright John Wilmot (Johnny Depp), lived life to the fullest in 17th-century England–until his scandalous ways led him to an early grave–with critical acclaim arriving only posthumously.
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Macbeth 1971  R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Tragedy of Macbeth
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Jon Finch, Francesca Annis, Martin Shaw, Terence Bayler, John Stride, Nicholas Selby, Stephen Chase, Paul Shelley, Bernard Archard, Maisie MacFarquhar, Andrew Laurence, Frank Wylie
This is, perhaps, the best of the films made about the William Shakespeare play, which tells the story of Scottish nobleman Macbeth (Jon Finch) who wants power and is driven in his quest by his mad wife Lady Macbeth (Francesca Annis) and many prophecies. Violent, but well told.
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Murder Most Foul 1964 N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
aka: Agatha Christie's Murder Most Foul
Director: George Pollock
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Ron Moody, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Andrew Cruickshank, Megs Jenkins, Dennis Price, Ralph Michael, James Bolam, Stringer Davis, Francesca Annis, Pauline Jameson, Maurice Good
While serving on a jury, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) suspects that the accused is innocent and forces a mistrial. Then, she sets out to uncover the truth and identify the real killer.
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Onassis
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn, Francesca Annis, Elias Koteas, Beatie Edney, Anthony Zerbe, John Kapelos, Simon Andreu, Silvia Tortosa, Geoffrey Hutchings, Dimitra Arliss
This made-for-TV biography of the life of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Raul Julia) traces his life through his rise to fame and fortune including long-time relationship with singer Maria Callas (Jane Seymour) and marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy (Francesca Annis).
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Onegin 1999 R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martha Fiennes
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Martin Donovan, Toby Stephens, Lena Headey, Alun Armstrong, Harriet Walter, Irene Worth, Jason Watkins, Francesca Annis
Based on Alexander Pushkin's 1833 narrative poem, this story involves an aristocrat, Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) who spurns the advances of the beautiful Tatyana Larina (Liv Tyler). But, six-years later, when they meet in St. Petersburg, it is Evgeny who is smitten and Tatyana who is now uninterested in him.
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Revolver 2005 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Guy Ritchie
Cast: Jason Statham, Ray Liotta, Vincent Pastore, Andre Benjamin, Terence Maynard, Andrew Howard, Mark Strong, Francesca Annis, Anjela Lauren Smith, Elana Binysh, Faruk Pruti, Bill Moody, Stephen Walters, Vincent Riotta
Gambler Jake Green (Jason Statham) has been released from prison after serving seven years and sets out for revenge against mobster, casino owner Macha (Ray Liotta) who sent him up the river. While in prison, Jake mastered a formula for a con that will make Macha pay for what he has done. Jake turns up at the casino and confronts Macha, but everything goes wrong–including Jake learning from his doctor that he has only three days to live, and that serves to increase his thirst for revenge.
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Why Didn't They Ask Evans? 1980 TV, 180 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: John Davies, Tony Wharmby
Cast: Francesca Annis, John Gielgud, James Warwick, Bernard Miles, Eric Porter, Leigh Lawson, Madeline Smith, Robert Longden, Connie Booth, Doris Hare, Joan Hickson
Based on the Agatha Christie novel, this complicated, made-for-TV film is long and, at times, hard to follow the convoluted plot. With some humor thrown in, it follows Lady Frances Derwent (Francesca Annis) and Bobby Jones (James Warwick) as they solve the mystery.
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| 1. Cleopatra (1963)
2. Doomsday Gun (1994)
3. Dune (1984)
4. Flipper's New Adventure (1964)
aka: Flipper and the Pirates
5. I'll Take Manhattan (1987)
6. Krull (1983)
7. The Libertine (2004)
8. Macbeth (1971)
aka: The Tragedy of Macbeth
9. Murder Most Foul (1964)
aka: Agatha Christie's Murder Most Foul
10. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
aka: Onassis
11. Onegin (1999)
12. Penny Gold (1973)
13. Revolver (2005)
14. Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
15. Why Didn't They Ask Evans? (1980)
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