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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Britannia Hospital 1982  R, 115 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: Leonard Rossiter, Graham Crowden, Malcolm McDowell, Joan Plowright, Marsha A. Hunt, Alan Bates, Barbara Hicks, Mary MacLeod, Mark Hamill, Peter Jeffrey
The labor dispute in a local hospital is the subject of this heavy satire in which the Queen's visit threatens to become a nightmare when workers refuse to do their appointed jobs.
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 Calendar Girls 2003   PG-13, 108 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Nigel Cole
Cast: Helen Mirren, Julie Walters, John Alderton, Linda Bassett, Annette Crosbie, Philip Glenister, Ciaran Hinds, Celia Imrie, Geraldine James, Penelope Wilton, George Costigan, Graham Crowden
Middle-aged friends Angela (Julie Walters) and Tricia (Helen Mirren) set off a media frenzy after convincing fellow members of the Ryletone Women's Institute in North Yorkshire to pose nude for the group's annual calendar. Proceeds will go to leukemia research honoring Angela's recently deceased husband (John Alderton), but the attention tests more than one long-time friendship.
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The File of the Golden Goose 1969 N/R, 106 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Cast: Yul Brynner, Charles Gray, Edward Woodward, John Barrie, Adrienne Corri, Graham Crowden, Walter Gotell, Hilary Dwyer, Karel Stepanek, Hugh McDermott
American agents join forces with Scotland Yard's finest to infiltrate a band of international counterfeiters operating as "The Golden Goose."
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I Want You 1998 R, 87 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Winterbottom
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Alessandro Nivola, Luka Petrusic, Labina Mitevska, Carmen Ejogo, Ben Daniels, Graham Crowden, Geraldine O'Rawe, Des McAleer, Phyllida Law
Honda (Luka Petrusic) is a mute teenager is smitten by the sexy Helen (Rachel Weisz), but, instead of revealing his affection, Honda sends flowers and secretly tapes Helen's conversations. When a mysterious stranger (Alessandro Nivola) arrives in town, it becomes obvious that he shares a past with Helen. Honda gets it all on tape.
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If... 1968  R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick, Christine Noonan, Rupert Webster, Peter Jeffrey, Mona Washbourne, Arthur Lowe, Graham Crowden, Charles Lloyd Pack
This excellent drama/black comedy takes a student revolt to extremes and, in the process, reveals how their actions parallel those of the world of adults. It is often violent as the students rebel against the "establishment."
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The Innocent Sleep 1996 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Scott Michell
Cast: Annabella Sciorra, Rupert Graves, Michael Gambon, Franco Nero, John Hannah, Graham Crowden, Oliver Cotton, Tony Bluto, Paul Brightwell, Campbell Morrison, Hilary Crowson, Kieran Smith
Police dismiss the hanging death of an Italian banker as a suicide, but a homeless man, Alan (Rupert Graves), is a witness and knows it is a case of murder. With help from American reporter Billie Hayman (Annabella Sciorra), Alan is able to prove what really happened. Based on a true story.
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The Missionary 1982 R, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Michael Palin, Maggie Smith, Trevor Howard, Denholm Elliott, Michael Hordern, Phoebe Nicholls, Graham Crowden, David Suchet, Tricia George, Valerie Whittington
The Reverend Charles Fortescue (Michael Palin) is assigned to run a mission home for "fallen women" in Africa, but he finds it impossible to resist their temptations. Not hilarious like Palin's Monty Python work–but good location scenery.
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 1966 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Morgan!
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens, Irene Handl, Bernard Bresslaw, Newton Blick, Nan Munro, Peter Cellier, Graham Crowden, John Rae
Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the wife of a young painter who, following their divorce, locks himself in a world of obsessions about Karl Marx and gorillas as he teeters on the edge of sanity.
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O Lucky Man! 1973 R, 186 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy / Musical
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Cast: Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren, Dandy Nichols, Mona Washbourne, Graham Crowden, Peter Jeffrey, Michael Medwin, Alan Price
This allegory, with the politics of capitalism as its subject, is told through a young coffee salesman's–Mick Travis (Malcolm McDowell)–experiences as he climbs up and falls down the ladder of success. Alan Price adds to fast-paced story with several songs that reflect Mick's rise and fall: "Someone has to win in the human race, if it isn't you, then it has to be me."
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Out of Africa 1985  PG, 161 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Sydney Pollack
Cast: Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, Klaus Maria Brandauer, Michael Kitchen, Malick Bowens, Michael Gough, Rachel Kempson, Graham Crowden, Leslie Phillips, Suzanna Hamilton, Joseph Thiaka, Stephen Kinyanjui, Mike Bugara, Shane Rimmer, Job Seda
As the winner of the Academy Award for Best Picture, this film deserves its accolades. Meryl Streep plays Kenya resident Karen who is married to Baron Bor Blixen-Flexe (Klaus Maria Brandauer), but her husband has been cheating on her and is often away on business leaving Karen alone on their plantation. Karen falls in love with British hunter Denys Finch Hatton (Robert Redford) who is too independent for marriage, which suits Karen because she prefers a no-strings relationship. Denys and Karen go on safari together in the badlands of Africa and gain a new respect for African culture. Sydney Pollack won an Academy Award for Best Director. In all, the film won seven Academy Awards and had four other nominations, including Best Actress (Streep) and Supporting Actor (Klaus Maria Brandauer).
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Something to Hide 1972  N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Shattered
Director: Alastair Reid
Cast: Peter Finch, Shelley Winters, Colin Blakely, John Stride, Linda Hayden, Harold Goldblatt, Rosemarie Dunham, Jack Shepherd, Graham Crowden, Helen Fraser
A pregnant woman, Lorelei (Linda Hayden), becomes the unwelcome houseguest of Harry Field (Peter Finch) after he comes to her aid.
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| 1. The Abdication (1974)
2. Britannia Hospital (1982)
3. Calendar Girls (2003)
4. The Company of Wolves (1984)
5. The File of the Golden Goose (1969)
6. I Want You (1998)
7. If... (1968)
8. The Innocent Sleep (1996)
9. The Little Prince (1974)
10. The Missionary (1982)
11. Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
aka: Morgan!
12. O Lucky Man! (1973)
13. Out of Africa (1985)
14. Something to Hide (1972)
aka: Shattered
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