The Crucifer of Blood 1991  TV, 105 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama
Director: Fraser Clarke Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Richard Johnson, Susannah Harker, Simon Callow, Edward Fox, Clive Wood, John Castle, James Coyle, Kaleem Janjua, Stefan Kalipha, Kiran Shah, Lloyd McGuire, Sydney Livingstone, Roly Lamas
Based on Arthur Conan Doyle's "The Sign of Four," this is a good mystery story of Sherlock Holmes (Charlton Heston) and Dr. Watson (Richard Johnson) solving the mystery of retired British soldiers who have become affected by a curse of a treasure that was stolen many years before. The answer may lie in a piece of a map that has a cross painted on it in human blood, and Sherlock must find that map.
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Intimacy 2001  N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Patrice Chereau
Cast: Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall, Alastair Galbraith, Susannah Harker, Philippe Calvario, Marianne Faithfull, Fraser Ayres, Michael Fitzgerald, Robert Addie
Once a week, Claire (Kerry Fox) arrives at Jay's (Mark Rylance) London flat where they have sex. Few words are spoken, and then they part. Jay has walked out on his wife and children, while Claire turns out to be a married woman. Despite their physical intimacy, happiness eludes them. Are you surprised?
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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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Ultraviolet 1998 TV, 300 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Joe Ahearne
Cast: Jack Davenport, Susannah Harker, Idris Elba, Philip Quast, Colette Brown, Fiona Dolman, Thomas Lockyer, Stephen Moyer, Elizabeth Earl, Marc Bolton, Corin Redgrave, Matthew Butler, Ian Crowe
This British TV miniseries is much like "The X-Files"–for vampires. Vampires are on the increase, and a secret police team is formed to deal with the threat. Good, low-key acting and presentation.
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| 1. The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
2. Intimacy (2001)
3. Pride and Prejudice (1995)
4. Ultraviolet (1998)
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