The Dresser 1983  PG, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Zena Walker, Eileen Atkins, Edward Fox, Michael Gough, Cathryn Harrison, Betty Marsden, Sheila Reid, Lockwood West, Kevin Stoney, Ann Way, John Sharp, Kathy Staff, Joe Belcher
During World War II in war-torn England, temperamental Shakespearean actor "Sir" (Albert Finney) gets his every demand catered to by a faithful dresser, Norman (Tom Courtenay), who tries to get the aging "Sir" through a myriad of moods. The show must go on–despite bombs falling–and the devoted Norman, once again, provides the care necessary to get "Sir" onstage for his performance in "King Lear." Both Finney and Courtenay received Academy Award nominations for Best Actor; other nominations were received for Best Picture, Director, and Writing.
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Guns in the Heather 1968  N/R, 90 min.
Genre: Family
aka: Spy Busters
The Secret of Boyne Castle
Director: Robert Butler
Cast: Glenn Corbett, Alfred Burke, Kurt Russell, Patrick Dawson, Patrick Barr, Hugh McDermott, Patrick Westwood, Eddie Byrne, Godfrey Quigley, Kevin Stoney
Rich (Kurt Russell) is an American exchange student in Ireland; he and his friend Sean (Patrick Dawson) get involved with a defecting Russian scientist. Disney fare that was made in the U.K. and shown there before being aired in the U.S. in installments on "Wonderful World of Disney."
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Murder at the Gallop 1963  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Comedy / Mystery
Director: George Pollock
Cast: Margaret Rutherford, Robert Morley, Stringer Davis, Flora Robson, Charles "Bud" Tingwell, Gordon Harris, Robert Urquhart, Katya Douglas, James Villiers, Finlay Currie, Noel Howlett, Duncan Lamont, Kevin Stoney
After the funeral, while wealthy Mr. Enderby's relatives gather at the Gallop Hotel for the reading of his will, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) investigates foul play surrounding his death.
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| 1. The Dresser (1983)
2. Guns in the Heather (1968)
aka: Spy Busters
aka: The Secret of Boyne Castle
3. Murder at the Gallop (1963)
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