 Chariots of Fire 1981  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Ben Cross, Ian Charleson, Ian Holm, Patrick Magee, Alice Krige, Nigel Davenport, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, Lindsay Anderson, Peter Egan, Nicholas Farrell, Cheryl Campbell, Dennis Christopher, Struan Rodger, David Yelland
This is an inspiring story based on the 1924 Olympic games. Two British runners Harold Abrahams and Sam Mussabini (Ben Cross and Ian Holm) practice their sport while working out personal concerns with anti-Semitism and Christian missionary work, respectively. The film won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Writing, Costume Design, and Musical Score. Nominations were received for Best Supporting Actor (Holm) and Director.
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Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes 1984  PG, 130 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm, Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, James Fox, Glenn Close, Cheryl Campbell, Ian Charleson, Nigel Davenport
The seventh Earl of Greystroke has been raised by apes in West Africa and is now attempting to claim his inheritance of the family mansion in Scotland. (That's Glenn Close's voice rather than Andie MacDowell's.)
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I Dreamed of Africa 2000  PG-13, 112 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Kim Basinger, Vincent Perez, Liam Aiken, Garrett Strommen, Eva Marie Saint, Daniel Craig, Lance Reddick, Connie Chiume, James Ngobese, Ian Roberts
The memoir of Kuki Gallmann, Italian expatriate, is brought to the screen in this compelling story of Kuki's personal life in Africa where she begins life anew. Newly married to a Kenyan rancher, Paolo (Vincent Perez), Kuki (Kim Basinger) takes her young son Emanuele (Liam Aiken at seven and Garrett Strommen at 17) from the safety of their home in a Venetian villa to the ranch in Africa where they learn survival against harsh realities.
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 My Life So Far 1999 PG-13, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Colin Firth, Rosemary Harris, Irene Jacob, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Malcolm McDowell, Robert Norman, Tcheky Karyo, Kelly Macdonald, Roddy McDonald, Daniel Baird
Set in Scotland during the 1930s, 10-year-old Fraser Pettigrew (Robert Norman) gives his view of family events in this sentimental tale of growing up with an eccentric father (Colin Firth) who leaves his mark on the rest of the extended family.
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Revolution 1985  PG, 125 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Hugh Hudson
Cast: Al Pacino, Donald Sutherland, Nastassja Kinski, Joan Plowright, Annie Lennox, Dave King, Steven Berkoff, Gian Maria Volonte, Richard O'Brien, Harry Ditson
This story uses a few people as its core to show how they were affected and participated in America's Revolutionary War. The idea was good, but the movie comes off looking like a movie that might be shown in History 101.
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| 1. Chariots of Fire (1981)
2. Greystroke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
3. I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
4. My Life So Far (1999)
5. Revolution (1985)
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