Bridget Armstrong

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Platonov

May 23, 1971

Platonov

1971 137 min 1 vues

The title character is a married provincial schoolmaster and a notorious philanderer. He is a russian Don Juan except that he himself doesn't seek to seduce; the women around him simply find him irresistibly attractive, and he is only too happy to go along. The play predates the realism of Chekhov's later works in its desjointedness, but many of its scenes show the seeds of brilliance that would eventually emerge.

Drama

5

Middle Age Spread

Jun 01, 1979

Middle Age Spread

1979 97 min 1 vues

Colin is the deputy principal of a city high school (Avondale College, Auckland) who reluctantly applies for the principal's job on the latter's retirement. Colin's wife, Elizabeth - who is losing interest in him -gives a dinner party. Among the guests is Judy, temporarily reconciled with her husband for the sake of the children. Colin - who has taken upon jogging to combat a spreading waistline - and Judy, gradually enter into an affair.

Comedy

1

We Shall See

Apr 01, 1964

We Shall See

1964 61 min 1 vues

The controlling wife of a pilot wants her husband to quit flying.

Drama

1

The Curse of the Claw

Oct 25, 1977

The Curse of the Claw

1977 30 min 1 vues

Sir Kevin Orr is anxious to return the Sacred Claw of the Naga hills given him as a child by his uncle Jack but warned that unless it is returned before his sixtieth birthday the curse of the claw will kill him. He sets sail to return it but falls for the ship's female officer,who throws the claw overboard,killing everybody but Kevin. Years later the claw has returned and on his sixtieth birthday Kevin finds his wife Agatha dead,the claw beside her. He finally sends the claw back to the Naga hills,breaking the curse but sending him back in time to his childhood,his relatives still alive.

7.3

Quatre garçons dans le vent

Jul 07, 1964

Quatre garçons dans le vent

1964 88 min 682 vues

En 1964, les Beatles prennent le train pour donner un concert. Le grand-père de l'un d'eux, qui les accompagne et dont la devise est de semer le désordre et l'anarchie partout où il passe, disparaît soudain avec son petit-fils. Commence alors une course folle pour les retrouver avant que le concert ne commence.

Comedy

5.4

For the Love of Benji

Jun 10, 1977

For the Love of Benji

1977 85 min 44 vues

Benji gets lost after a flight overseas and becomes a stray in Athens, Greece. He then tries everyday to reunite with his family while mysterious people pursue him, in a race to get a code which was secretly tattooed on his paw at the airport. But who are the bad guys and who are the agents that can be trusted? Will Benji and his kids and their nanny ever get to enjoy their vacation?

Family

5.5

A Home of Your Own

Jan 01, 1964

A Home of Your Own

1964 45 min 4 vues

A Home of Your Own is a 1964 British comedy film which is a brick-by-brick account of the building a young couple’s dream house. From the day when the site is first selected, to the day – several years and children later – when the couple finally move in, the story is a noisy but wordless comedy of errors as the incompetent labourers struggle to complete the house. It may well have been inspired by the success of Bernard Cribbins' classic song of the same vein from two years earlier, "Right Said Fred". In this satirical look at British builders, many cups of tea are made, windows are broken and the same section of road is dug up over and over again by the water board, the electricity board and the gas board. Ronnie Barker’s put-upon cement mixer, Peter Butterworth’s short-sighted carpenter and Bernard Cribbins’ hapless stonemason all contribute to the ensuing chaos.

Comedy

6.3

The Amorous Prawn

Nov 26, 1962

The Amorous Prawn

1962 89 min 3 vues

While her husband, the General is abroad, Lady Fitzadam decides to convert their army residence into a fishing resort for rich American tourists in order to raise money for their dream retirement cottage.

Comedy

9

Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Bennies from Heaven

Jul 19, 2000

Benny Hill: The Lost Years - Bennies from Heaven

2000 65 min 1 vues

Part 1 of 3, featuring sketches never broadcast in America, this hilarious medley contains vintage material from Benny when his cheeky humor established him as one of England's funniest - and naughtiest - comedians. Filled with riotous musical send-ups, fractured fairy tales, wacky commercial spoofs and pitch-perfect impressions, this collection captures the vast range of one of England's most inspired comics!

Comedy

6

Half a Sixpence

Dec 21, 1967

Half a Sixpence

1967 143 min 16 vues

"If I had the money, I'd buy me a banjo!" says struggling sales clerk Arthur Kipps. Soon he'll inherit enough to buy a whole bloomin' orchestra. But can his newfound wealth buy happiness?

Music

5

The Incredible Sarah

Nov 05, 1976

The Incredible Sarah

1976 106 min 6 vues

The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt proclaims herself the greatest actress of her time. Her career blossoms, as does her private life. But art and life don't stay balanced, much to the frustration of her lovers. The eccentric Bernhardt eventually does marry another actor, but it's her life on stage that ultimately gives her the most satisfaction.

Drama

10

Goodbye

Mar 06, 1975

Goodbye

1975 75 min 1 vues

"All I said was the gramophone's too loud." Tony and Zoe Lyle 's silly row starts like any other, but Tony finds that Zoe means it this time. She's walking out and he's got a week to save a marriage that he hasn't looked at in 18 years, and with it all the trappings of a good life in Maida Vale.

Drama

5.7

Desperate Remedies

Nov 26, 1993

Desperate Remedies

1993 93 min 10 vues

In a town called Hope on the edge of Britain's empire, desperations clash: the beautiful Dorothea Brook is desperate to free her pregnant sister Rose from the clutches of Fraser, a fortune hunter. A local politician, William Poyner, is desperate for cash and thinks marriage to Dorothea will save him. Dorothea hires Lawrence Hayes, a rough but handsome Argonaut, to bribe Fraser with jewels and to marry Rose; Hayes desperately loves Dorothea and may marry Rose to stay close to her. But Dorothea has a lover, the ravishing Anne Cooper, who encourages the match with Poyser to give the lovers cover. Are these remedies, each desperate in its turn, going to make anyone happy?

Drama

5.8

Among the Cinders

Jul 06, 1984

Among the Cinders

1984 104 min 2 vues

A teenage boy, Nick, has difficulty coping with the death of a friend. When Nick's grandmother also dies, his grandfather, thinking that the boy will not be able to handle another loss, conceals her death and takes Nick on a journey into the countryside.

Drama

1

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

Dec 28, 1980

The Mystery of the Disappearing Schoolgirls

1980 137 min 1 vues

The reputation of the Academy for the Daughters of Respectable Monarchs has, of course, always been of the highest order... then suddenly Signor Doloro de Lara— a Professor of Magic— puts in an unwelcome appearance, and the enchanting little world is turned upside down.

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Joyful and Triumphant

Dec 19, 1993

Joyful and Triumphant

1993 89 min 1 vues

Follow the Bishop family through 40 years of Christmases from 1949 to 1989.

Drama

6.7

The Scales of Justice

Mar 01, 1967

The Scales of Justice

1967 min 3 vues

Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.

Crime

6.7

The Scales of Justice

Mar 01, 1967

The Scales of Justice

1967 min 3 vues

Not strictly TV productions, "The Scales of Justice" were cinema second features produced for Anglo Amalgamated running around 30 minutes and followed the "Scotland Yard" series of shorts also introduced by Edgar Lustgarten. Production was sporadic (presumably filling gaps in the Edgar Wallace schedule), the first three released Nov-Dec 1962, a second batch of three released Sept/Oct 1963, two more in Feb 1965, one in Dec 1965 and a final batch (in colour) Sept 1966 to March 1967. The usual Merton Park recipe of familiar British actors in tightly plotted screenplays (based on real cases) with better than usual B movies production standards. All thirteen have now (Oct 2012) been released on DVD by Network.

Crime

5.5

L'Aventurier

Mar 30, 1973

L'Aventurier

1973 min 4 vues

Cette série met en scène les mésaventures de Gene Bradley, un célèbre acteur de cinéma travaillant secrètement pour une agence gouvernementale américaine. Passé maître dans l'art du déguisement, il infiltre les milieux de la politique et des affaires à travers le monde.

Action & Adventure

7.5

The Goodies

Feb 13, 1982

The Goodies

1982 min 22 vues

A British television comedy series of the 1970s and early 1980s, combining surreal sketches and situation comedy.

Comedy

6.1

Play for Today

Aug 28, 1984

Play for Today

1984 min 8 vues

Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.

Drama