Becket 1964  N/R, 148 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter Glenville
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O'Toole, Donald Wolfit, John Gielgud, Pamela Brown, Martita Hunt, Sian Phillips, Paolo Stoppa, Gino Cervi, Felix Aylmer, David Weston, Percy Herbert, Christopher Rhodes, Inigo Jackson, Niall MacGinnis
Twelfth-century England is the setting for this insightful story. It involves the long friendship between King Henry II (Peter O'Toole) and Becket, the Archbishop of Canterbury (Richard Burton). Their friendship reaches a crisis when Becket must choose between his duties to God as Archbishop and his loyalties to the King. Among the several Academy Award nominations were Best Picture, Director, Actor (both Burton and O'Toole), and Supporting Actor (John Gielgud for his role as King Louis VII of France).
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 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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 Dracula 1973  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Fantasy
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director: Dan Curtis
Cast: Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Pamela Brown, Fiona Lewis, Penelope Horner, Murray Brown, Virginia Wetherell, Barbara Lindley, Sarah Douglas, George Pravda, Hana Maria Pravda, Fred Stone, Reg Lye, Roy Spencer
This version of Bram Stoker's novel, about the vampire Count Dracula who feeds off the blood of London's citizens in order to survive, features Jack Palance as the terrible Count Dracula. When Jonathan Harker (Murray Brown) travels to Transylvania to purchase property in Whitby, Count Dracula allows his three brides (Virginia Wetherell, Barbara Lindley, and Sarah Douglas) to take Jonathan. Later, Jonathan's fiancee Mina (Penelope Horner) comes to Whitby to visit her friend Lucy (Fiona Lewis) who she finds ill. Lucy's fiance Arthur Holmwood (Simon Ward) consults with Dr. Van Helsing (Nigel Davenport) who believes a vampire is responsible for Lucy's declining condition and sets off in pursuit of the Count.
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 Fright Night 1985 R, 106 min.
Genre: Comedy / Horror / Thriller
Director: Tom Holland
Cast: Chris Sarandon, William Ragsdale, Roddy McDowall, Amanda Bearse, Stephen Geoffreys, Jonathan Stark, Art Evans, Dorothy Fielding, Pamela Brown, Stewart Stern, Nick Savage, Ernie Holmes, Heidi Sorenson, Irina Irvine, Bob Corff
What would you do if a vampire (Chris Sarandon) moved into the house next door? That is what happened to Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) who happens to have an over-active imagination brought on by watching late-night horror movies. No one believes Charley when he tells them about the vampire. Charley's girlfriend Amy (Amanda Bearse) doesn't believe him, thinks he is crazy, and then falls under the vampire's spell. Charley then gets help from Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) who once acted in horror films but is now the host of a TV show "Friday Night." Together, Peter and Charley set out to rid the neighborhood of the vampire. 1 User Review
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| | awesome flick | Amanda 01/18/2007 | | its one of my favoite 80 films of all time...very good movie |
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A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum 1966 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Richard Lester
Cast: Zero Mostel, Phil Silvers, Jack Gilford, Buster Keaton, Michael Crawford, Michael Hordern, Annette Andre, Pamela Brown, Roy Kinnear, Alfie Bass, Leon Greene, John Bluthal, Patricia Jessel, Beatrix Lehmann, Frank Thornton
Pseudolus (Zero Mostel) is a Roman slave who tries to gain his freedom and attain riches at the same time in this very funny story about ancient Rome. The film won an Oscar for Best Musical Score. 2 User Reviews
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| | Truly a comedy tonight | robert of sangamon 11/28/2009 | | |
| | Truly a comedy tonight | robert of sangamon 11/28/2009 | | |
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Half a Sixpence 1967  N/R, 148 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: George Sidney
Cast: Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard, Penelope Horner, Elaine Taylor, Grover Dale, Julia Sutton, Sheila Falconer, Leslie Meadows, Pamela Brown, James Villiers, Jean Anderson
Shop assistant Arthur Kipps (Tommy Steele) inherits a fortune and joins high society only to discover that life before his riches is what really mattered.
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I Know Where I'm Going 1945  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Michael Powell
Cast: Wendy Hiller, Roger Livesey, Pamela Brown, Finlay Currie, Petula Clark, John Laurie, Walter Hudd, Catherine Lacey, Valentine Dyall, Jean Cadell
Joan Webster (Wendy Hiller) is determined to marry her fiance, a wealthy industrialist, when she embarks on her trip to the Scottish Hebrides. However, along the way she falls in love with Torquil MacNeil (Roger Livesey) and decides on marriage for love rather than for money. A Scottish delight.
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Lady Caroline Lamb 1972  PG, 122 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Bolt
Cast: Sarah Miles, Jon Finch, Richard Chamberlain, John Mills, Margaret Leighton, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Pamela Brown, Silvia Monti, Peter Bull, Charles Carson, Sonia Dresdel, Nicholas Field, Felicity Gibson, Caterina Boratto
Based on a true story of Lord Byron's (Richard Chamberlain) lover, Lady Caroline Lamb (Sarah Miles), this is the tale of a liberated woman of the 19th century who ignores her marriage vows with her future prime-minister husband, William Lamb (Jon Finch).
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Lust for Life 1956 N/R, 122 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Everett Sloane, Niall MacGinnis, Jill Bennett, Eric Pohlmann, James Donald, Pamela Brown, Henry Daniell, Lionel Jeffries, Noel Purcell, Madge Kennedy, Laurence Naismith, Jeannette Sterke, Toni Gerry
Vincent Van Gogh (Kirk Douglas) led an artistically creative life marked by periods of insanity. This is the story of his genius, which ended in suicide. Anthony Quinn won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Paul Gauguin, and Kirk Douglas was nominated for Best Actor.
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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 1970  G, 123 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Yves Montand, Bob Newhart, Larry Blyden, Simon Oakland, Jack Nicholson, John Richardson, Pamela Brown, Irene Handl, Roy Kinnear
Daisy Gamble (Barbra Streisand) has ESP, which is explained when she undergoes hypnosis and tells about being a number of people who have lived in the past. 1 User Review
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| | I fell in love with Barbara on this movie, Great!! | Anonymous 01/27/2013 | | |
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One of Our Aircraft Is Missing 1942 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Adventure / Action / Drama
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Godfrey Tearle, Eric Portman, Hugh Williams, Bernard Miles, Peter Ustinov, Robert Helpmann, Googie Withers, Pamela Brown, Hugh Burden, Hay Petrie, Emrys Jones, Joyce Redman, Selma Vaz Dias, Arnold Marle, Alec Clunes
This British film uses World War II as its theme. It is the story of the crash landing of an RAF bomber whose crew manages to bail out over Nazi-occupied Holland, and now they are faced with finding the means of escaping to England. Help comes in the form of an underground network of Dutch patriots that helps them reach the shores of Britain.
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Personal Affair 1953  N/R, 81 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Anthony Pelissier
Cast: Gene Tierney, Leo Genn, Pamela Brown, Glynis Johns, Walter Fitzgerald, Megs Jenkins, Michael Hordern, Thora Hird, Martin Boddey, Nanette Newman
Young Barbara (Glynis Johns) falls madly in love with her teacher (Leo Genn). When she disappears, the teacher is suspected of foul play.
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Richard III 1955 N/R, 158 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Laurence Olivier
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Claire Bloom, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Cedric Hardwicke, Clive Morton, Mary Kerridge, Pamela Brown, Stanley Baker, Michael Gough, Nicholas Hannen, Helen Haye, Laurence Naismith, Norman Wooland, John Laurie
You cannot go wrong with this Shakespearean effort directed by and starring Laurence Olivier. This is the dark tale of ruthless Richard III (Olivier), murdering his way to his brother Edward's (Cedric Hardwicke) throne of England. Richard does become king but then must deal with Henry Tudor (Stanley Baker) and defend his realm at the Battle of Bosworth. At the battle field, Richard cries out, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" just before he is struck down. Olivier was nominated for a Best Actor Academy Award.
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The Scapegoat 1959 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Robert Hamer
Cast: Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth, Pamela Brown, Geoffrey Keen, Peter Bull, Leslie French, Alan Webb, Eddie Byrne, Annabel Bartlett, Noel Howlett, Maria Britneva, Alexander Archdale, Peter Sallis
John Barratt (Alec Guinness) is an Englishman on holiday in Paris when he meets Jacque De Gue (also Alec Guinness), who looks exactly like Barratt. The Count cons Barratt into taking his identity, and John meets the Count's morphine addicted mother (Bette Davis), his wife Francoise (Irene Worth), and brother-in-law Aristide (Peter Bull). Now, the Count murders Francoise, heads off with his mistress Bela (Nicole Maurey), and plans to murder Barratt. But, Barratt has found a purpose in his life after meeting the Count's family and wants to help solve their problems. His solution is to challenge the Count to a duel.
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Secret Ceremony 1968 N/R, 109 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Joseph Losey
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Mia Farrow, Robert Mitchum, Peggy Ashcroft, Pamela Brown, Michael Strong, Robert Douglas, George Howell, Angus MacKay
After Cenci (Mia Farrow) and Leonora (Elizabeth Taylor) meet on a bus, they set up housekeeping in Cenci's gothic home–only to have their lives further confused by the arrival of Albert (Robert Mitchum), Cenci's stepfather. There is a second version out there that cut and added material for TV, which is not as good and is a few minutes shorter.
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The Tales of Hoffmann 1951 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Musical / Adventure / Romance / Fantasy
Director: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
Cast: Moira Shearer, Robert Rounseville, Robert Helpmann, Pamela Brown, Leonide Massine, Frederick Ashton, Richard Golding, Philip Leaver, Ludmilla Tcherina, Meinhart Maur, Anne Ayars, Alan Carter, Mogens Wieth, Lionel Harris, Edmond Audran
In Jacques Offenbach's beautifully staged opera, university student Hoffmann (Robert Rounseville) experiences doomed love affairs. For example, Hoffmann romances Olympia (Moira Shearer), but she turns out to be a life-sized mechanical doll. His other romances with Giulietta (Ludmilla Tcherina) and Antonia (Anne Ayars) also result in failure, but, in the process, Hoffmann learns to turn those bad experiences into art.
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 Wuthering Heights 1970 G, 105 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
Director: Robert Fuest
Cast: Anna Calder-Marshall, Timothy Dalton, Harry Andrews, Pamela Brown, Judy Cornwell, James Cossins, Rosalie Crutchley, Julian Glover, Ian Ogilvy, Hugh Griffith, Hilary Heath, Morag Hood, Peter Sallis, Aubrey Woods, Wendy Allnutt
Emily Bronte's story is narrated by servant girl Nellie (Judy Cornwell) who relates the story of star-crossed lovers Cathy (Anna Calder-Marsh) and Heathcliff (Timothy Dalton). The tale begins when Mr. Earnshaw (Harry Andrews) brings home orphaned Heathcliff. Mr. Earnshaw's son Hindley (Julian Glover) hates Heathcliff, but his sister Cathy looks on Heathcliff as a soul mate and loves him. After, Mr. Earnshaw dies, Cathy and Heathcliff grow up and fall in love. But, Cathy marries wealthy neighbor Edgar Linton (Ian Ogilvy). Meanwhile, Heathcliff, who has left, returns a wealthy man, and Hindley gambles away Wuthering Heights to him. Now, Cathy finds that she has not been able to forget Heathcliff, and even death cannot part them. 1 User Review
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| | accurate to most of the books plot,could have gone on a bit | bird 01/24/2007 | | great dialogue! great location and true to the novel many scenes took place in the kitchen. |
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| 1. Becket (1964)
2. Cleopatra (1963)
3. Dracula (1973)
aka: Bram Stoker's Dracula
4. Fright Night (1985)
5. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
6. Half a Sixpence (1967)
7. I Know Where I'm Going (1945)
8. Lady Caroline Lamb (1972)
9. Lust for Life (1956)
10. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (1970)
11. One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
12. Personal Affair (1953)
13. Richard III (1955)
14. The Scapegoat (1959)
15. Secret Ceremony (1968)
16. The Tales of Hoffmann (1951)
17. Wuthering Heights (1970)
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