Agatha 1979  PG, 98 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Michael Apted
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Vanessa Redgrave, Timothy Dalton, Tony Britton, Timothy West, Alan Badel, Helen Morse, Celia Gregory, Yvonne Gilan, Carolyn Pickles
In 1926, Agatha Christie disappeared for 11 days; that happening set in motion events well-publicized by British and American journalists. Romance develops when Agatha (Vanessa Redgrave) is found by an American newspaperman (Dustin Hoffman).
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Atonement 2007  R, 126 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Joe Wright
Cast: James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Saoirse Ronan, Brenda Blethyn, Romola Garai, Vanessa Redgrave, Benedict Cumberbatch, Harriet Walter, Daniel Mays, Juno Temple, Nonso Anozie, Julia West
The story begins in Surrey, England, during 1935 when an aspiring writer, 13-year-old Briony Tallis, falsely accuses her sister Cecilia's (Keira Knightley) boyfriend Robbie (James McAvoy) of a rape that he did not commit. Robbie is sent to prison. Five years later, World War II has begun, Robbie is released from prison and sent to fight in France, and Robbie and Cecilia have not forgotten each other. Briony is now an 18 year old in nurses training, realizes the mistake she made in her accusation five years ago, and will spend most of the rest of her life trying to atone for that mistake. Vanessa Redgrave takes the role of the older Briony as she suffers because of her earlier action. The film received an Academy Award for Best Original Score; six other nominations nominations included Best Picture and Supporting Actress (Saoirse Ronan).
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 Bella Mafia 1997 TV, 240 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: David Greene
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Dennis Farina, Nastassja Kinski, Jennifer Tilly, Illeana Douglas, James Marsden, W. Earl Brown, Richard Portnow, Franco Nero, Peter Bogdanovich
Vanessa Redgrave won a Golden Globe nomination for her role of Graziella Luciano in this TV miniseries. The plot involves Graziella and her daughters-in-law who swear to avenge the Mafia murders of their husbands.
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 Blowup 1966 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Mystery
aka: Blow-Up
Director: Michelangelo Antonioni
Cast: David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave, Sarah Miles, John Castle, Jill Kennington, Verushka, Jane Birkin, Gillian Hills, Peter Bowles, Harry Hutchinson
A London photographer (David Hemmings) unwittingly photographs a murder. What follows is the untangling of the psychological web in this masterpiece of visual magnificence. Michelangelo Antonioni was nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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The Bostonians 1984  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Jessica Tandy, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Wallace Shawn, Linda Hunt, Barbara Bryne, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Jon Van Ness
Based on Henry James' novel, this is the story of young feminists in the late 1800s who find their quest for equality is not going to be an easy fight. Lesbian suffragette Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave) engages in a tug-of-war with Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve) when they both pursue young Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter). Basil is in love with Verena, but Olive wants to use Verena's connections to promote the suffragette ideology. Emotions flare when decisions must be made between love and fighting for the cause of equal rights. Redgrave received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
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 Camelot 1967   N/R, 178 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Joshua Logan
Cast: Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero, David Hemmings, Lionel Jeffries, Laurence Naismith, Estelle Winwood, Gary Marshal, Pierre Olaf
Richard Harris plays King Arthur to Vanessa Redgrave's Queen Guinevere in this film, based on Lerner and Loewe's Broadway musical. This is one example of a big-budget film that resulted in financial disaster. BUT the film won Academy Awards for Art Direction, Costume Design, and Music Scoring. 1 User Review
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The Charge of the Light Brigade 1968 PG, 130 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Richardson
Cast: Trevor Howard, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Harry Andrews, Jill Bennett, David Hemmings, Peter Bowles, Donald Wolfit, Ben Aris, Mickey Baker, Leo Britt, Mark Burns, John J. Carney, Helen Cherry, Ambrose Coghill
The British defeat by the Russians in the 1854 battle at Balaclava, Turkey, during the Crimean War is the subject of this anti-war film. Seeking glory, Lord Cardigan (Trevor Howard) leads his Light Brigade on a mission to gain a victory over Russian troops. But, when the battle begins, wrong decisions are made by incompetent officers that prove disastrous when they find themselves in the middle of Russian forces.
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Cradle Will Rock 1999 R, 132 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tim Robbins
Cast: Hank Azaria, Ruben Blades, Joan Cusack, John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, Cherry Jones, Angus Macfadyen, Bill Murray, Vanessa Redgrave
Set in 1936, this Tim Robbins story gives insight into how President Franklin Roosevelt's subsistence program for artists often proved suspect to redbaiters. In this case, a pro-labor musical does not stand a chance of making it when it is threatened by Congressional testimony about the production team's leftist leanings.
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 Deep Impact 1998 PG-13, 115 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller
Director: Mimi Leder
Cast: Robert Duvall, Tea Leoni, Elijah Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Maximilian Schell, Morgan Freeman, Leelee Sobieski, James Cromwell, Mary McCormack, Blair Underwood, Dougray Scott, Laura Innes, Richard Schiff, Jon Favreau, Ron Eldard
A giant comet is heading on a collision course with Earth, and the U.S. President Tom Beck (Morgan Freeman) orders astronaut Spurgeon Tanner (Robert Duvall) and his team aboard a spaceship to destroy the comet. The mission fails, and the President devises Plan B to hold a lottery in which the winners will be sent to giant caves in the hope that IF they can survive the comet's impact, they will continue to propagate the human race. Fourteen-year-old Leo Biederman (Elijah Wood) discovered the comet, and he and his family are given a pass to enter the cave, but his girlfriend Sarah (Leelee Sobieski) and her family must be left behind. Meanwhile, Tanner has not given up and is devising another plan to prevent the catastrophe and save Earth.
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Deja Vu 1997 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Henry Jaglom
Cast: Stephen Dillane, Victoria Foyt, Vanessa Redgrave, Glynis Barber, Michael Brandon, Vernon Dobtcheff, Graydon Gould, Noel Harrison, Aviva Marks, Anna Massey
When Sean (Stephen Dillane) and Dana (Victoria Foyt) meet, they fall in love instantly. But, neither one is available, and, to make matters worse, Dana learns that Sean and his wife are vacationing at the same guest house she will be visiting with her fiance.
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Evening 2007  PG-13, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Lajos Koltai
Cast: Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave, Patrick Wilson, Hugh Dancy, Natasha Richardson, Mamie Gummer, Eileen Atkins, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Barry Bostwick
As Ann Lord (Vanessa Redgrave) lies in bed dying, she drifts in and out of sleep while being nursed by Mrs. Brown (Eileen Atkins) who is giving her morphine to relieve the pain. While sleeping, Ann goes back in time to when she was a young Ann (Claire Danes) attending the Newport, Rhode Island, wedding of her good friend Lila Wittenborn (Mamie Gummer). At that long-ago reception, Ann meets Harris Arden (Patrick Wilson), and her love for him will change her life forever. Now, in her dying moments, she keeps mumbling the words "mistakes" and "Harris" leaving her daughters (Toni Collette and Natasha Richardson) wondering what their mother is really talking about. 1 User Review
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| | a wonderful chick flick | lacey160 08/05/2007 | | Moms, daughters and girlfriends should see this movie. Parts did drag on slightly, but the all star cast is fantastic! |
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The Gathering Storm 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Richard Loncraine
Cast: Albert Finney, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Linus Roache, Lena Headey, Derek Jacobi, Tom Wilkinson, Ronnie Barker, Hugh Bonneville, Celia Imrie, Tom Hiddleston, Edward Hardwicke
Albert Finney is excellent as Winston Churchill, winning a golden Globe Award for his efforts in this BBC production. It covers the period from the early 1930s when Churchill was a lone voice in warning the nation of the threat posed by the Nazis to his position as Prime Minister. But the centerpiece of the biography is the story of his personal life with his wife, Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave).
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Girl, Interrupted 1999 R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Mangold
Cast: Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Clea DuVall, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Jeffrey Tambor, Jared Leto, Vanessa Redgrave, Travis Fine, Mary Kay Place, Elisabeth Moss, Angela Bettis, Jillian Armenante, Drucie McDaniel, Joanna Kerns
This story is adapted from the memoirs of Susanna Daysen (Winona Ryder) and relates the time when she was a patient at Boston's Claymore psychiatric hospital in the mid-1960s. She recalls stories of "friends"–sociopath Lisa (Angelina Jolie), pampered Daisy (Brittany Murphy), and burn victim Polly (Elizabeth Moss)–who she encounters during her 18-month stay. Susanna works with her psychiatrist, Dr. Sonia Wick (Angelina Jolie), and is guided by nurse Valerie (Whoopie Goldberg). Susanna leaves friends behind when she reclaims her independence and moves out of the institution and on with her life. Jolie won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
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 Good Boy! 2003 PG, 90 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
Director: John Robert Hoffman
Cast: Liam Aiken, Kevin Nealon, Molly Shannon, Brittany Moldowan, Hunter Elliott, Donald Faison, Matthew Broderick, Brittany Murphy, Carl Reiner, Delta Burke, Cheech Marin, Vanessa Redgrave
After 12-year-old Owen (Liam Aiken) adopts a dog, Hubble (voice of Matthew Broderick), he learns that his new pet is actually an intergalactic dog sent to Earth to find out why the canines sent to Earth years ago have not colonized the planet. Despite their differences, Owen and Hubble bond in this family fantasy.
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Great Moments in Aviation 1993 R, 93 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Shades of Fear
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: John Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave, Rakie Ayola, Jonathan Pryce, Dorothy Tutin, Carmen Munroe, Oliver Samuels, David Harewood, Stan Pretty, Sol Raye
Following Rex Goodyear's (John Hurt) wife's murder nine years ago, her killer turned up dead. Now, while enjoying an ocean voyage, Rex spots Duncan Stewart (Jonathan Pryce) who looks VERY much like his wife's killer.
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The House of the Spirits 1993 R, 145 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Bille August
Cast: Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Glenn Close, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas, Vincent Gallo, Vanessa Redgrave, Maria Conchita Alonso, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sarita Choudhury, Jan Niklas, Teri Polo, Frank(2) Baker, Miriam Colon, Oscar A. Colon
Based on Isabel Allende's novel, this is the tale of 50 years in the lives of three generations of the prominent Trueba family of South America. The story begins in Chile during 1926 when Esteban Trueba (Jeremy Irons) falls in love with Rosa Del Valle (Teri Polo), but she dies. Twenty years later, Esteban meets Rosa's sister Clara (Meryl Streep), and they marry and have a daughter, Blanca. Later, Clara and Blanca (Winona Ryder) move out in order to get away from the violent Esteban. Esteban, who is now a senator, has his sister Ferula (Glenn Close) banned from his home. The country as well as Esteban's family are fighting, but Esteban finally renounces his power and oppression.
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Howards End 1992  PG, 140 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Emma Thompson, Helena Bonham Carter, Joseph Bennett, Prunella Scales, Mary Nash, Samuel West, Adrian Ross Magenty, Jo Kendall, James Wilby, Jemma Redgrave, Ian Latimer, Susie Lindeman, Peter Cellier
The English social-class system in the early 20th century is the backdrop for this creative film. Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) is dying, and she wants to leave her country manor to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson) who is not a member of the upper class. Ruth's husband, Henry (Anthony Hopkins), keeps the will a secret after Ruth dies, but he does meet and fall in love with Margaret. They marry, but their class differences cause them unhappiness. Meanwhile, Margaret's sister, Helen (Helena Bonham Carter), cannot stand Henry's snobbish ways and is trying to help working-class clerk Leonard Bast (Samuel West) improve his station in life. Thompson won an Oscar for Best Actress, and two other Oscars were awarded. Six additional nominations were received including Best Picture, Director, and Supporting Actress (Redgrave).
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 2000 R, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti, Elizabeth Perkins, Michelle Williams, Nia Long, Natasha Lyonne, Chloe Sevigny, Sharon Stone, Ellen DeGeneres
This made-for-TV drama covers the lesbian owners of a house at three different times: 1961, 1972, and 2000. The first episode is the best, telling of an older couple, Edith and Abby (Vanessa Redgrave and Marian Seldes), and how Edith handles the death of her long-time mate.
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Isadora 1968 PG, 168 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Loves of Isadora
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, James Fox, Jason Robards, Ivan Tchenko, John Fraser, Bessie Love, Cynthia Harris, Libby Glenn, Tony Vogel, John Warner
This film biography of dancer Isadora Duncan (Vanessa Redgrave) is told, in part, through flashbacks as she suffers personal tragedies along with fame and fortune. The film was cut and rereleased as "The Loves of Isadora."
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Julia 1977 PG, 116 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Jane Fonda, Jason Robards, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Meryl Streep, Hal Holbrook, Cathleen Nesbitt, John Glover, Rosemary Murphy, Dora Doll, Lisa Pelikan, John Glover
This story is based on Lillian Hellman's memoirs and stars Jane Fonda as the friend of Julia (Vanessa Redgrave) who is asked to smuggle funds to Germany. The mission is to smuggle Jews out of the area on the eve of World War II. Jason Robards and Vanessa Redgrave won Oscars for Best Supporting Actor and Actress. An Oscar was also awarded for Best Writing. Eight other nominations were received, including Best Picture and Actress (Fonda). Meryl Steep's film debut.
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Little Odessa 1994 R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Gray
Cast: Tim Roth, Edward Furlong, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave, Moira Kelly, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, Natalya Andreichenko, David Vadim, Mina Bern, David Ross
Russian Mafiosi hit man Joshua Shapira (Tim Roth) visits his Russian area in Brooklyn. Apparently the only who is happy to see him is his younger brother, Reuben (Ed Furlong). This is not so surprising as Shapira appears to have no respect for human life as he guns down an old man. Disturbing, but some will be more moved by it than others will.
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The Locket 2002 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Karen Arthur
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Chad Willett, Brock Peters, Marguerite Moreau, Mary McDonnell, Lori Heuring, Irene Ziegler, Michael Genevie, Jonathan Frappier, Leland L. Jones
Esther (Vanessa Redgrave), an elderly and embittered woman who lives in a nursing home, meets Michael (Chad Willett), a worker at the home. Like Esther, he has suffered through crises and, as they get to know each other, are able to help the other in this good made-for-TV film
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Lulu on the Bridge 1998 PG-13, 103 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Paul Auster
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Mira Sorvino, Willem Dafoe, Gina Gershon, Mandy Patinkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Victor Argo, Don Byron, Richard Edson, Kevin Corrigan
Izzy Maurer (Harvey Keitel) was a successful jazz saxophone player UNTIL, in a random act of violence, he is shot while performing in a nightclub. As a result, Izzy is no longer able to play. Depression, love, more depression, and the hope for healing follow. Not a real upper!
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A Man for All Seasons 1988 TV, 150 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Charlton Heston
Cast: Charlton Heston, Vanessa Redgrave, John Gielgud, Richard Johnson, Roy Kinnear, Martin Chamberlain, Nicolas Amer, Jonathan Hackett, Benjamin Whitrow, Brian Badcoe
This remake of the 1966 film is well-worth watching. This time around, Charlton Heston does an admirable job portraying Sir Thomas More who refuses to help Henry VIII break away from the influences of the Pope's Roman Catholic Church.
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A Man for All Seasons 1966 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller, Robert Shaw, Leo McKern, Orson Welles, Susannah York, Vanessa Redgrave, Nigel Davenport, John Hurt, Corin Redgrave, Colin Blakely, Cyril Luckham, Jack Gwillim, Thomas Heathcote
This historical epic of a turning point in English history centers on Catholic Cardinal Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield), who disputes Henry VIII's (Robert Shaw) desire to divorce Anne Boleyn. Once Henry sets himself up as head of his new Church of England, More stands up for his principles and resigns. This film won six Academy Awards; among them were Best Picture, Director, and Actor (Scofield). Wendy Hiller and Robert Shaw were also nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Actor.
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 Mission: Impossible 1996 PG-13, 111 min.
Genre: Action / Adventure / Thriller
Director: Brian De Palma
Cast: Tom Cruise, Jon Voight, Emmanuelle Beart, Henry Czerny, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, Kristin Scott-Thomas, Vanessa Redgrave, Dale Dye, Ingeborga Dapkunaite, Marcel Iures, Ion Caramitru, Valentina Yakunina, Marek Vasut, Nathan Osgood
Tom Cruise stars as government agent Ethan Hunt whose mission is to find a stolen, top-secret computer disk that lists spies and their whereabouts. The evidence has pointed to Hunt as the one responsible for the theft, but he sets out to clear his name. Off he heads with his group of special agents from Eastern Europe to CIA headquarters–always on guard against terrorist attacks against U.S. citizens and searching for the mole.
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A Month by the Lake 1995 PG, 92 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Irvin
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox, Uma Thurman, Alida Valli, Alessandro Gassman, Carlo Cartier, Natalia Bizzi, Paola Lombardi, Frances Nacman, Riccardo Rossi
This delightful film is about two Britons (Vanessa Redgrave and Edward Fox) on holiday at Lake Como and looking for, and finding, love.
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Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment 1966 N/R, 97 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: Morgan!
Director: Karel Reisz
Cast: David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens, Irene Handl, Bernard Bresslaw, Newton Blick, Nan Munro, Peter Cellier, Graham Crowden, John Rae
Vanessa Redgrave was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as the wife of a young painter who, following their divorce, locks himself in a world of obsessions about Karl Marx and gorillas as he teeters on the edge of sanity.
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Mother's Boys 1993 R, 95 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Yves Simoneau
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Joanne Whalley, Peter Gallagher, Vanessa Redgrave, Luke Edwards, Colin Ward, Joey Zimmerman, Joss Ackland, Paul(2) Guilfoyle, John C. McGinley
What would make a woman (Jamie Lee Curtis) leave her husband (Peter Gallagher) and three sons? Even more interesting, what would make that same woman return a few years later and try to get back into the family fold? Weak.
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Mrs. Dalloway 1997 PG-13, 97 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Marleen Gorris
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Natascha McElhone, Rupert Graves, Michael Kitchen, John Standing, Alan Cox, Lena Headey, Margaret Tyzack, Sarah Badel, Phyllis Calvert
Set in 1923, this Virginia Woolf story involves Clarissa Dalloway (Vanessa Redgrave) and her life choices. Told through flashbacks, young Clarissa (Natascha McElhone) fled from a passionate romance and settled for security with Richard Dalloway (John Standing).
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 Murder on the Orient Express 1974 PG, 127 min.
Genre: Mystery / Drama / Thriller
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: Albert Finney, Ingrid Bergman, Sean Connery, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Jacqueline Bisset, Lauren Bacall, Wendy Hiller, Martin Balsam, Richard Widmark, Jean-Pierre Cassel, John Gielgud, Anthony Perkins, Rachel Roberts, Colin Blakely
Agatha Christie's detective Hercule Poirot (Albert Finney) investigates a murder that takes place on a train trip from Calais to Istanbul. This is an exciting movie with an exceptional cast of characters. Ingrid Bergman won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. There were five other nominations, including Best Actor (Albert Finney).
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Oh! What a Lovely War 1969 G, 144 min.
Genre: Musical / Drama
Director: Richard Attenborough
Cast: Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Michael Redgrave, John Gielgud, Kenneth More, Jack Hawkins, John Mills, Maggie Smith, Vanessa Redgrave, Susannah York, Maurice Roeves, Corin Redgrave, Vincent Ball, Isabel Dean, Paul Daneman
This film takes a satirical look–with songs thrown in–at both German and British participants in World War I. The story concentrates on the middle-class Smith family whose five sons go off to war and die for their country. An awesome cast presents a unique view of pacifist ideals that remain relevant today.
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The Pledge 2001 R, 124 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sean Penn
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright Penn, Sam Shepard, Aaron Eckhart, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael O'Keefe, Benicio Del Toro, Harry Dean Stanton, Helen Mirren, Pauline Roberts
Detective Jerry Black (Jack Nicholson) makes a pledge to the parents of an eight-year-old murder victim that he will track down her killer. Although a suspect (Benicio Del Toro) has been arrested, as his investigation proceeds, Jerry begins to suspect the work of a serial killer. Preparing his trap for the killer, Jerry buys a gas station/convenience store near the towns where other murders have occurred. He also meets young Chrissy (Pauline Roberts) and falls in love with Chrissy's mom (Robin Wright Penn). Will Jerry's obsession with solving the crimes allow him to set up Chrissy as a potential victim?
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Prick Up Your Ears 1987 R, 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Stephen Frears
Cast: Gary Oldman, Alfred Molina, Vanessa Redgrave, Wallace Shawn, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, Frances Barber, Janet Dale, Bert Parnaby, Margaret Tyzack, Stephen Bill, Rosalind Knight, James Grant, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Helena Michell
This film is based on the biography of British playwright Joe Orton (Gary Oldman) who, despite financial success, lived for years in a small London room with Kenneth Halliwell (Alfred Molina). One night, Halliwell killed Orton and then committed suicide. This film relates the story behind the grisly crime. Interesting look at (illegal) homosexuality in England in the 1950s and 1960s.
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A Rumor of Angels 2000 PG-13, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Peter O'Fallon
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Ray Liotta, Catherine McCormack, Trevor Morgan, Ron Livingston, George Coe, Michelle Grace, Karsen Liotta, Colin Rogers
When 12-year-old James (Trevor Morgan) crashes his bicycle into the fence surrounding an old Maine cottage, he is confronted by the owner, Maddy (Vanessa Redgrave), a cantankerous old recluse who is still mourning the death of her son who was killed in Vietnam. Coincidentally, James has suffered during the last two years since his mother's death. Despite objections from James' father (Ray Liotta), Maddy and James form a deep friendship during which Maddy teaches James how to listen for voices from the dead.
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The Sea Gull 1968 G, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Sidney Lumet
Cast: James Mason, Vanessa Redgrave, Simone Signoret, David Warner, Harry Andrews, Denholm Elliott, Eileen Herlie, Alfred Lynch, Kathleen Widdoes, Ronald Radd
Set in the 19th century on a Russian estate, this is the film adaptation of Chekov's play about a visit by actress Arkadina (Simone Signoret) and her lover, Trigorin (James Mason), as they disrupt the lives of the host family.
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The Seven-Per-Cent Solution 1976 PG, 113 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Herbert Ross
Cast: Alan Arkin, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Duvall, Nicol Williamson, Laurence Olivier, Joel Grey, Samantha Eggar, Jeremy Kemp, Charles Gray, Georgia Brown, Regine, Anna Quayle, Jill Townsend, Alison Leggatt, John Bird
Doctor Watson (Robert Duvall) is very concerned about his friend Sherlock Holmes' (Nicol Williamson) cocaine addiction and suggests that he consult with Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin). During their meetings, the criminologist and psychologist join forces and become involved in solving the mystery behind the kidnapping of one of Freud's former patients, Lola Devereaux (Vanessa Redgrave).
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Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 R, 121 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Bille August
Cast: Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, Robert Loggia, Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Jim Broadbent, Mario Adorf, Emma Croft, Bob Peck, Peter Capaldi
A Copenhagen boy falls from the roof of his building and dies in the snow. Smilla (Julia Ormond), daughter of a long-dead Inuit and American doctor (Robert Loggia), is suspicious of circumstances surrounding the death but has her work cut out for her in convincing others of the validity of her doubts.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1984 TV, 60 min.
Genre: Family / Fantasy
Director: Peter Medak
Cast: Elizabeth McGovern, Vanessa Redgrave, Vincent Price, Shelley Duvall, Rex Smith, Michael Preston, Kevin Thompson, Tony Cox, Peter Risch, Phil Fondacaro, Kevin Thompson, Billy Curtis
All the fun, fantasy, and adventure are present in this TV adaptation of the popular story presented as one of the episodes of the popular "Fareie Tale Theatre" series. Elizabeth McGovern plays Snow White and Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of the wicked queen.
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Three Sovereigns for Sarah 1985 TV, 170 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Philip Leacock
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Kim Hunter, Will Lyman, Phyllis Thaxter, Patrick McGoohan, Shay Duffin, Ronald Hunter, Daniel von Bargen, John Dukakis, Donald Symington
This made-for-TV miniseries revolves around the 1690s' witchcraft trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Vanessa Redgrave plays one of three sisters, Sarah Cloyce, who survived while her siblings were found guilty and burned. Sarah now sues the Massachusetts Bay Colony judiciary system to prove her family's innocence and to clear their names.
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Venus 2006 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Roger Michell
Cast: Peter O'Toole, Leslie Phillips, Jodie Whittaker, Vanessa Redgrave, Richard Griffiths, Beatrice Savoretti, Philip Fox, Lolita Chakrabarti, Carolina Giammetta, Kellie Shirley, Ashley Madekwe, Ony Uhiara, Cathryn Bradshaw
Aging actors Maurice (Peter O'Toole) and Ian (Leslie Phillips) sit around cafes talking about the theater and the problems of growing old. But things change when Ian's grandniece Jessie (Jodie Whittaker) comes to stay with him. Jessie is very rough around the edges, and Ian sets out to polish her roughness by taking her to the theater and encouraging her to read. Maurice, on the other hand, sees romance in Jessie who is more than 50 years his junior. Although left impotent by prostrate surgery, Maurice employs a sly courtship that brings out the good things in Jessie, and they develop a bond.
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Wagner 1983 N/R, 300 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tony Palmer
Cast: Richard Burton, Vanessa Redgrave, Gemma Craven, Laslo Galffi, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Laurence Olivier, Joan Plowright, Arthur Lowe, Franco Nero
Even in its cut version (the original was a nine hour British series), this film is a too-long, and dull, biography of composer Richard Wagner. Richard Burton is Wagner,
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Wetherby 1985 R, 102 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery
Director: David Hare
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Ian Holm, Judi Dench, Marjorie Yates, Tim McInnerny, Suzanna Hamilton, Tom Wilkinson, Stuart Wilson, Paula Tilbrook, Joely Richardson, Christopher Fulford, Howard Crossley, Mike Kelly, Robert Hines, Matthew Guinness
Jean Travers (Vanessa Redgrave) is a schoolteacher in the small Yorkshire town of Wetherby. She leads a quiet life and has never accepted the death of her boyfriend many years ago. She has a small dinner party for two couples who are friends. There is also another dinner guest who was uninvited, but all assumed that he was with one of the couples or with Jean. The next day, the stranger comes to Jean's house, and during a visit with her he puts a gun in his mouth and kills himself. The resulting investigation of who he was and what was meant by the events makes for good mystery and drama. As the party of the prior evening is again shown, the viewer sees the dinner in a completely different way.
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 What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1991 TV, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
Director: David Greene
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Glover, Bruce A. Young, Amy Steel, John Scott Clough, Samantha Jordan, Erinn Canavan, J. Michael Flynn, Vinny Argiro, Pat Skipper, Barry Dennen, Alexandra Johnson, Bradley Mott, Beans Morocco
In this made-for-TV remake of the 1962 classic, Vanessa Redgrave takes on the role of invalid, ex-film star Blanche, and Lynn Redgrave plays her jealous, torturing, younger sister, Jane. Jane had gained stardom as the child star "Baby Jane," but her career then faded. Blanche, on the other hand, as an adult rose to success as a film star but was severely injured in an accident and has been paralyzed ever since. Jane tortures and plots to murder Blanche while planning a comeback in the show business world with help from musician Billy Cork (John Glover) who is destined–because of Jane–to meet a tragic end.
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The White Countess 2005 PG-13, 135 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave, John Wood, Madeleine Potter, Madeleine Cooper, Allan Corduner, Hiroyuki Sanada, Luoyong Wang, Ying Da
In 1930s' Shanghai, exiled Russian Countess Sofia Belinsky (Natasha Richardson) takes a job as a nightclub dancer, and occasional prostitute, to support her deceased husband's family. While on the job, Sofia forms a relationship with blind, American expatriate Todd Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) who asks her to be the hostess at his new bar. As their friendship deepens, Todd's cynicism melts away–but only for awhile.
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Wilde 1997 R, 117 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Brian Gilbert
Cast: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoe Wanamaker, Tom Wilkinson, Ioan Gruffudd, Matthew Mills, Jason Morell, Peter Barkworth, Robert Lang, Philip Locke
Victorian playwright Oscar Wilde (Stephen Fry)–poet, genius, and homosexual–was willing to stand his ground and not flee England when he was sentenced to two years of hard labor as a result of his love affair with Lord Alfred "Bosie" Douglas (Jude Law). This film covers that aspect of his life.
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Yanks 1979 R, 141 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: Richard Gere, Lisa Eichhorn, Vanessa Redgrave, William Devane, Chick Vennera, Rachel Roberts, John Ratzenberger, Joan Hickson, Arlen Dean Snyder, Annie Ross
American soldiers go to England during World War II and are met with varied reactions from British citizens. This film highlights stories of three American GIs as they meet and fall in love with local women.
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2. Atonement (2007)
3. The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991)
4. Bear Island (1980)
5. Bella Mafia (1997)
6. Blowup (1966)
aka: Blow-Up
7. The Bostonians (1984)
8. Camelot (1967)
9. The Charge of the Light Brigade (1968)
10. Consuming Passions (1988)
11. Cradle Will Rock (1999)
12. Deep Impact (1998)
13. Deja Vu (1997)
14. Evening (2007)
15. The Gathering Storm (2002)
16. Girl, Interrupted (1999)
17. Good Boy! (2003)
18. Great Moments in Aviation (1993)
aka: Shades of Fear
19. The House of the Spirits (1993)
20. Howards End (1992)
21. If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
22. Isadora (1968)
aka: The Loves of Isadora
23. Julia (1977)
24. Little Odessa (1994)
25. The Locket (2002)
26. Lulu on the Bridge (1998)
27. A Man for All Seasons (1988)
28. A Man for All Seasons (1966)
29. Mission: Impossible (1996)
30. A Month by the Lake (1995)
31. Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
aka: Morgan!
32. Mother's Boys (1993)
33. Mrs. Dalloway (1997)
34. Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
35. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
36. The Pledge (2001)
37. Prick Up Your Ears (1987)
38. A Rumor of Angels (2000)
39. The Sea Gull (1968)
40. The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (1976)
41. Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
42. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1984)
43. Three Sovereigns for Sarah (1985)
44. The Trojan Women (1971)
45. Venus (2006)
46. Wagner (1983)
47. Wetherby (1985)
48. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1991)
aka: What Ever Happened to...?
49. The White Countess (2005)
50. Wilde (1997)
51. Yanks (1979)
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