Antony and Cleopatra 1972  PG, 168 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Charlton Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Hildegarde Neil, Eric Porter, John Castle, Fernando Rey, Warren Clarke, Freddie Jones, Jane Lapotaire, Peter Arne, Juan Luis Galiardo, Carmen Sevilla, Luis Barboo, Fernanco Bilbao, Julian Glover, Sancho Gracia
This film adaptation of one of Shakespeare's most magnificent tragedies features Charlton Heston and Hildegard Neil in the title roles of star-crossed lovers Marc Antony and Cleopatra. Battle scenes and the integral relationship between Antony and Cleopatra are both dealt with in this movie.
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Edward the King 1975  TV, 520 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Gorrie
Cast: Timothy West, Annette Crosbie, Helen Ryan, Robert Hardy, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Robert Flemyng, Jane Lapotaire, Charles Sturridge, Michael Hordern, Simon Gipps-Kent, Charles Dance
This made-for-TV British miniseries covers the life of Queen Victoria's and Prince Albert's eldest son, "Bertie," who ascended to the throne as King Edward VIII. The biography involves the time span from his birth in 1840 until his death in 1910.
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Eureka 1984  R, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Nicolas Roeg
Cast: Gene Hackman, Theresa Russell, Rutger Hauer, Jane Lapotaire, Ed Lauter, Mickey Rourke, Joe Pesci, Corin Redgrave, Helena Kallianiotes, Cavan Kendall, Joe Spinell, Frank Pesce, Emrys James
Living 15 years in the Klondike proved prosperous for gold miner Jack McCann (Gene Hackman), and he was able to buy his own Caribbean island. However, his reclusive life on the island spells trouble when his daughter Tracy (Theresa Russell) brings on major problems via the Miami underworld.
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Lady Jane 1986 PG-13, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Trevor Nunn
Cast: Helena Bonham Carter, Cary Elwes, John Wood, Michael Hordern, Jill Bennett, Jane Lapotaire, Patrick Stewart, Joss Ackland, Lee Montague, Richard Johnson, Warren Saire, Sara Kestelman, Ian Hogg, Richard Vernon, David Waller
When Henry VIII died, he left the English throne to his sickly son Edward (Warren Saire) who died a short time later. On his death, 16-year-old Lady Jane Grey (Helena Bonham Carter) became Queen of England. Her right to the crown was immediately challenged, and this is the story of her battle for what was hers.
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Shooting Fish 1997 PG, 109 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Stefan Schwartz
Cast: Dan Futterman, Stuart Townsend, Kate Beckinsale, Nickolas Grace, Claire Cox, Ralph Ineson, Dominic Mafham, Peter Capaldi, Annette Crosbie, Jane Lapotaire, Rowena Cooper, Scott Charles, Antonia Corrigan, Myles Anderson, Harry Ditson
Con artists Dylan (Dan Futterman) and Jez (Stuart Townsend) set up an elaborate scam, armed at rich corporate types, to sell a nonexistent voice-activated computer. Plans fall apart after they hire their new secretary, Georgie (Kate Beckinsale).
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Surviving Picasso 1996 R, 123 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Natascha McElhone, Julianne Moore, Joss Ackland, Peter Eyre, Jane Lapotaire, Joan Plowright, Allegra Di Carpegna, Nigel Whitmey, Leon Lissek, Peter Gerety, Susannah Harker, Joseph Maher, Bob Peck, Dominic West
Arianna Stassinopoulos's biography of Picasso is adapted to the screen in this film about the 10-year relationship of Picasso (Anthony Hopkins) and Francoise Gilot (Natasha McElhone).
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To Catch a King 1984 TV, 113 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Clive Donner
Cast: Teri Garr, Robert Wagner, Horst Janson, John Standing, Barbara Parkins, Marcel Bozzuffi, Jane Lapotaire, Barry Foster, Peter Egan, Constantine Gregory, Peter Woodthorpe
When the Nazis plot to kidnap the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (John Standing and Barbara Parkins) in 1940, two vacationing Americans–Joe (Robert Wagner) and Hannah (Teri Garr)–come to the rescue.
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| 1. Antony and Cleopatra (1972)
2. Edward the King (1975)
3. Eureka (1984)
4. Lady Jane (1986)
5. Shooting Fish (1997)
6. Surviving Picasso (1996)
7. To Catch a King (1984)
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