Arch of Triumph 1985  TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Lesley-Anne Down, Donald Pleasence, Frank Finlay, Martin Benson, Richard Pasco, Stephanie Voss, Joyce Blair, Alexander Davion, Katherine Levy, Peter Birrel, June Barrie, Teddy Kempner, Philip Shelley, Tim Hooper
After escaping from a concentration camp in Nazi Germany, Dr. Ravic (Anthony Hopkins) arrives in Paris and sets out to seek revenge against his former prison guard Haake (Donald Pleasence). Meanwhile, Ravic uses an assumed name and still practices medicine. One night, he prevents Joan Madou (Lesley-Anne Down) from committing suicide, and the two begin a passionate, but ill-fated, love affair in which both hide secrets from the other.
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Clothes in the Wardrobe 1992  TV, 82 min.
Genre: Comedy
aka: The Summer House
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Joan Plowright, Lena Headey, Julie Walters, David Threlfall, John Wood, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Catherine Schell, Maggie Steed, Gwyneth Strong
This British comedy/drama features Margaret (Lena Headey) as a young woman about to marry a mama's boy–40-year-old Syl (David Threlfall). Lili (Jeanne Moreau), a family friend, works to prevent the marriage.
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Copacabana 1985   TV, 98 min.
Genre: Musical
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Barry Manilow, Annette O'Toole, Estelle Getty, James T. Callahan, Andra Akers, Silvana Gallardo, Joseph Bologna, Cliff Osmond, Dwier Brown, Ernie Sabella, Hamilton Camp
Based on Barry Manilow's song, this made-for-TV effort stars Manilow as a World War II veteran who tries to become a top songwriter while working at the Copacabana nightclub. Along the way he falls for Lola (Annette O'Toole), a dancer at the club. But tragedy strikes when the gangster-owner of the club gets involved.
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Divorce His, Divorce Hers 1973 TV, 144 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, Carrie Nye, Barry Foster, Gabriele Ferzetti, Daniela Surina, Rudolph Walker, Mark Colleano, Eva Griffith, Ronald Radd
This made-for-TV film presents the story of the breakup of a marriage, first from the perspective of the husband (Richard Burton) and then from the perspective of the wife (Elizabeth Taylor).
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Edward & Mrs. Simpson 1978  TV, 270 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Edward Fox, Cynthia Harris, Peggy Ashcroft, Maurice Denham, Marius Goring, Nigel Hawthorne, Cherie Lunghi, Kika Markham, Jessie Matthews, Andrew Ray, John Shrapnel, David Waller
In the sequel to the biography of King Edward VII, "Edward the King" (1975), this made-for-TV British miniseries is based on the life of King Edward VIII who gave up his throne to be with the woman he loved, the divorced American socialite Wallace Simpson.
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Little Gloria...Happy at Last 1982 TV, 200 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Bette Davis, Angela Lansbury, Christopher Plummer, Maureen Stapleton, Martin Balsam, Glynis Johns, Michael Gross, John Hillerman, Barnard Hughes, Lucy Gutteridge
Based on a true story, this plot involves the 1934 custody trial of eight-year-old Gloria Vanderbilt whose Aunt Gertrude (Angela Lansbury) fights for control of her niece.
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Onassis: The Richest Man in the World 1988 TV, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: Onassis
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Raul Julia, Jane Seymour, Anthony Quinn, Francesca Annis, Elias Koteas, Beatie Edney, Anthony Zerbe, John Kapelos, Simon Andreu, Silvia Tortosa, Geoffrey Hutchings, Dimitra Arliss
This made-for-TV biography of the life of Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis (Raul Julia) traces his life through his rise to fame and fortune including long-time relationship with singer Maria Callas (Jane Seymour) and marriage to Jacqueline Kennedy (Francesca Annis).
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The Shell Seekers 1989 TV, 94 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Waris Hussein
Cast: Angela Lansbury, Sam Wanamaker, Denis Quilley, Sophie Ward, David Simeon, Irene Worth, Christopher Bowen, Andrew Keir, Michael Gough, Patricia Hodge
Penelope (Angela Lansbury) suffers a severe heart attack. During her recovery she comes to realize the mistakes she has made in her life and is determined to regain the happiness she knew in her younger days, especially on the beach. Excellent made-for-TV adaptaton of Rosamunde Pincher's best seller.
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| 1. Arch of Triumph (1985)
2. Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992)
aka: The Summer House
3. Copacabana (1985)
4. Divorce His, Divorce Hers (1973)
5. Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
6. Little Gloria...Happy at Last (1982)
7. Onassis: The Richest Man in the World (1988)
aka: Onassis
8. The Possession of Joel Delancy (1972)
9. The Shell Seekers (1989)
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