An Awfully Big Adventure 1995  R, 113 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Mike Newell
Cast: Hugh Grant, Georgina Cates, Alan Rickman, Alun Armstrong, Peter Firth, Rita Tushingham, Prunella Scales, Alan Cox, Edward Petherbridge, Gerard McSorley, Clive Merrison, Nicola Pagett, Carol Drinkwater, James Frain, Ruth McCabe
Members of a small repertory theater in London–manager Meredith Polter (Hugh Grant) and cast member Stella Bradshaw (Georgina Cates), a star-struck young actress–learn there is more than meets the eye to the company's leading man, P.L. O'Hara (Alan Rickman).
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon 1973   PG, 121 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Cast: Graham Faulkner, Judi Bowker, Alec Guinness, Leigh Lawson, Kenneth Cranham, Valentina Cortese, Lee Montague, Adolfo Celi, Michael Feast, Nicholas Willatt, John Sharp, Francesco Guerrieri, Carlo Pisacane, Aristide Caporale, Peter Firth
This is the biography of St. Francis of Assisi (Graham Faulkner) who rejected material wealth after his spiritual revelation. Francis returns to his home following the war and finds that disease and war have ruined his neighborhood. Francis is also ill, but he recovers and his life has changed. Instead of drinking in bars, Francis spends his time meditating about the beauty of life. This culminates in Francis renouncing his former life and dedicating himself to the simple life as a man of God. 1 User Review
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| | kav 05/15/2007 | | unfashionably beautiful and idealistic,no post modern cynicism at all,moving and non didactic. |
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Chill Factor 1999 R, 100 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Hugh Johnson
Cast: Cuba Gooding Jr., Skeet Ulrich, Peter Firth, David Paymer, Hudson Leick, Daniel Hugh-Kelly, Kevin J. O'Connor, Judson Mills, Jordan Mott, Dwayne Macopson
Dr. Richard Long (David Paymer) developed a new chemical weapon, but during testing an accident occurred and the chemical killed a squad of American soldiers. Andrew Brynner (Peter Firth) took the blame, was court-martialed, and released after 10 years. As a bitter man bent on revenge, Brynner manages to kill Long, but not before Long grabs the chemical and hands it off to Tim Mason (Skeet Ulrich) with instructions to keep it below 50 degrees. Enter Arlo (Cuba Gooding) and his ice cream truck; the chase is on with Brynner in pursuit.
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Equus 1977  R, 137 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Richard Burton, Peter Firth, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright, Harry Andrews, Eileen Atkins, Jenny Agutter, Kate Reid, John Wyman, Elva Mai Hoover, Ken James, Patrick Brymer
Through an act of violence, stable boy Alan Strang (Peter Firth) has blinded the horses he is supposed to tend. Dr. Dysart (Richard Burton) is called in to psychoanalyze Alan in order to find unconscious motivations for his cruel actions. Richard Burton was nominated for an Oscar for his role as the psychiatrist.
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The Garden of Redemption 1997 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Thomas Michael Donnelly
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Embeth Davidtz, Dan Hedaya, Marta Amaro, Joao Arouca, Peter Firth, Rui Pedro Cardoso, M. Castro e Silva, Brad Cherry, Jorge Sanz
A priest, Don Paolo Montale (Anthony LaPaglia), and a Parisian, Adriana (Embeth Davidtz), are physically attracted to each other during the confusing days of World War II fascist Italy in a world gone mad.
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 The Hunt for Red October 1990  PG, 137 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Sam Neill, Richard Jordan, Tim Curry, Joss Ackland, Courtney B. Vance, Jeffrey Jones, Peter Firth, Timothy Carhart, Larry Ferguson, Fred Dalton Thompson, Stellan Skarsgard
Something strange is happening in the U.S.S.R. submarine force: the CIA suspects that one of its submarine captains, Commander Marko Ramius (Sean Connery), is leading his submarine, Red October, on a mission that will start World War III. The U.S. Navy knows the submarine is headed their way, but they can only surmise why. Only one person, CIA operative Jack Ryan (Alec Baldwin), comes up with another reason for the mission of Red October. He believes that Ramius is planning to defect and is assigned the job of going out there to find out what is really going on.
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The Incident 1990 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Joseph Sargent
Cast: Walter Matthau, Susan Blakely, Robert Carradine, Peter Firth, Barnard Hughes, Harry Morgan, William Schallert, Ariana Richards, Norbert Weisser, Helen Stenborg
In a small town during World War II, Harmon Cobb (Walter Matthau) reluctantly defends a Nazi POW charged with the death of the town's doctor. While the townsfolk are ready for a hanging, the case becomes more complicated than expected. Made for TV.
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Joseph Andrews 1977  R, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Ann - Margret, Peter Firth, Michael Hordern, Beryl Reid, Jim Dale, Peter Bull, Karen Dotrice, John Gielgud, Natalie Ogle
A young 18th-century footman, Joseph Andrews (Peter Firth), falls prey to the lustful yearnings of his employer, Lady Booby (Ann-Margret), in this tasteless and slow-moving story.
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Lifeforce 1985  R, 101 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Tobe Hooper
Cast: Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard, Nicholas Ball, Aubrey Morris, Nancy Paul, John Hallam
When uninvited extraterrestrial vampires visit Earth, the terror begins.
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 Mighty Joe Young 1998 PG, 114 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David Paymer, Regina King, Linda Purl, Naveen Andrews, Lawrence Pressman, Mika Boorem
Mighty Joe Young, that mutant gorilla, is brought to the United States to protect him from vicious poachers. But the poachers follow, the gorilla escapes, and a rampage through Hollywood ensues.
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Northanger Abbey 1986 TV, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Giles Foster
Cast: Katharine Schlesinger, Peter Firth, Robert Hardy, Googie Withers, Geoffrey Chater, Cassie Stuart, Jonathan Coy, Ingrid Lacey, Greg Hicks, Philip Bird, Helen Fraser
Naive, young Catherine (Katharine Schlesinger) loves gothic novels, which gives her a false sense of the real world as she moves from the country to the harsh life of the city. There she meets Henry (Peter Firth) who may bring the love and wealth she seeks. Based on Jane Austen's novel. Made for TV.
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Prisoner of Honor 1991 PG, 88 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Russell
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Oliver Reed, Peter Firth, Jeremy Kemp, Brian Blessed, Kenneth Colley, Catherine Neilson, Peter Vaughan, Lindsay Anderson, Christopher Ashley, John Bennett, John Cater
This made-for-TV film provides an account of the French "Dreyfus Affair" in the last decade of the 19th century. Captain Alfred Dreyfus (Kenneth Colley) was court-martialed and sent to Devil's Island for espionage. Colonel Picquart (Richard Dreyfuss) was assigned the task of justifying the sentence; but, instead, he uncovered the fact that the Jewish Dreyfus was a scapegoat for a General Staff member. Picquart's efforts ruined his career but resulted in the release of Dreyfus.
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 The Rescuers Down Under 1990 G, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy
Director: Hendel Butoy, Mike Gabriel
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Wayne Robson, Frank Welker, Bernard Fox, Peter Firth, Billy Barty, Douglas Seale, Ed Gilbert, Russi Taylor
Disney succeeds in this well-made animated sequel to "The Rescuers." Once again, the Rescue Aid Society, led by the mice Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor), comes to the rescue. This time they thwart the efforts of the villainous Mc Leach (voice of George C. Scott) who is poaching native animals.
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Shadowlands 1993 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Debra Winger, Edward Hardwicke, John Wood, Robert Flemyng, Michael Denison, Joseph Mazzello, Gerald Sim, Peter Firth, Julian Firth
Anthony Hopkins plays real-life scholar C.S. Lewis, and Debra Winger takes on the role of poet Joy Gresham as they begin their relationship through letters to each other. They fall in love, marry, and live happily until Joy's untimely death. Debra Winger was nominated for an Oscar. This film is an adaptation of the TV film of 1985.
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Tess 1979  PG, 192 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Roman Polanski
Cast: Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, John Collin, Tony Church, Rosemary Martin, David Markham, Richard Pearson, Arielle Dombasle, Carolyn Pickles, Leigh Lawson, Pascale de Boysson, Suzanna Hamilton, Caroline Embling, Lesley Dunlop, Sylvia Coleridge
Set in 19th-century England, this is a fine adaptation of Thomas Hardy's "Tess of the D'Urbervilles." Beautiful peasant Tess (Nastassja Kinski) is sent to live with her relatives, the D'Urbervilles. It turns out that the family living there is not her family; they have bought the family's name. "Cousin" Alec (Leigh Lawson) becomes Tess' lover, and Tess becomes pregnant but loses the baby. Now, Tess goes to work on a dairy farm where she falls in love with Angel Clare (Peter Firth), but more problems lie ahead. This film was nominated for Best Picture, Director, and Musical Score Oscars–and it won for Best Art Direction, Costume Design, and Cinematography.
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When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? 1979 R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Milton Katselas
Cast: Candy Clark, Marjoe Gortner, Stephanie Faracy, Lee Grant, Hal Linden, Peter Firth, Pat Hingle, Bill McKinney, Audra Lindley
This story, based on Mark Medoff's play, is about the terror experienced by patrons of a diner who are victimized by the visit of a psychopath.
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| 1. Aces High (1977)
2. An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)
3. Brother Sun, Sister Moon (1973)
4. Chill Factor (1999)
5. Equus (1977)
6. The Garden of Redemption (1997)
7. The Hunt for Red October (1990)
8. The Incident (1990)
9. Joseph Andrews (1977)
10. Lifeforce (1985)
11. Mighty Joe Young (1998)
12. Northanger Abbey (1986)
13. Prisoner of Honor (1991)
14. The Rescuers Down Under (1990)
15. Shadowlands (1993)
16. Tess (1979)
17. When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
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