Anna Karenina 1985 TV, 96 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Langton Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Christopher Reeve, Paul Scofield, Ian Ogilvy, Anna Massey, Judi Bowker, Joanna David, Valerie Lush, Judy Campbell, Paul Geoffrey
Jacqueline Bisset takes on the title role in Leo Tolstoy's story about a woman who gives up everything for the man she loves.
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Pride and Prejudice 1995 TV, 280 min. Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Simon Langton Cast: Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, David Bamber, Crispin Bonham-Carter, Anna Chancellor, Susannah Harker, Barbara Leigh-Hunt, Adrian Lukis, Julia Sawalha, Alison Steadman, Benjamin Whitrow, Emilia Fox, Christopher Benjamin, Anthony Calf
This excellent TV miniseries does justice to Jane Austen's classic tale of the relationships of two people caught in the 19th-century class system when headstrong Elizabeth (Jennifer Ehle) meets wealthy Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth). Darcy courts Elizabeth, and problems ensue over the issues of manners and love when the couple learns that they must deal with their different perspectives on life if they are to live their lives together.
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Smiley's People 1982 TV, 325 min. Genre: Drama
Director: Simon Langton Cast: Alec Guinness, Eileen Atkins, Anthony Bate, Bernard Hepton, Michael Byrne, Barry Foster, Michael Lonsdale, Bill Paterson, Beryl Reid, Curt Jurgens, Vladek Sheybal, Patrick Stewart
George Smiley (Alec Guinness) comes out of retirement and rejoins the British Intelligence to investigate the death of an agent friend. Clues lead Smiley to Paris, Germany, and Switzwerland as he tracks down his old nemesis, the Soviet double-agent Karla (Patrick Stewart).
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The Whistle Blower 1986 PG, 100 min. Genre: Action
Director: Simon Langton Cast: Michael Caine, James Fox, Nigel Havers, John Gielgud, Felicity Dean, Barry Foster, Kenneth Colley, Gordon Jackson, Trevor Cooper, David Langton, Dinah Stabb
War veteran and patriot Frank Jones (Michael Caine) is incredulous when his son Robert (Nigel Havers), a translator for British intelligence, informs him that people in his organization have been ordered killed to prevent security leaks. When Robert is mysteriously killed, Frank investigates and begins to suspect that he was killed because he was about to blow the whistle on the agency's corruption.
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| 1. Anna Karenina (1985)
2. Laguna Heat (1987)
3. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
4. Smiley's People (1982)
5. The Whistle Blower (1986)
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