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Le Grand Alibi
6.8

Le Grand Alibi

Feb 23, 1950

Le Grand Alibi
1950 110 min 321 vues
Jonathan Cooper, épris d'une comédienne et chanteuse, Charlotte Inwood, est soupçonné d’être l'assassin de son mari. Il réussit à convaincre son amie Ève de son innocence. Elle décide de l'aider.
Thriller
Melba
1

Melba

Aug 07, 1953

Melba
1953 112 min 1 vues
Rural Australian Nellie Melba becomes an opera star in 1900s Europe and the United States.
Drama
Le Prince et la Danseuse
6.3

Le Prince et la Danseuse

Jun 13, 1957

Le Prince et la Danseuse
1957 115 min 174 vues
Le prince Charles, Régent de Karpathie, petit royaume d'Europe Centrale, vient représenter son pays aux cérémonies du couronnement de George V, à Londres, en l'année 1912. Le prince assiste alors à la représentation d'une revue légère où il tombe sous le charme d'une jeune actrice américaine. Guindé et portant monocle, il semble pourtant se réveiller à la vie, au contact de cette délicieuse chorus girl...
Comedy
Major Barbara
6.6

Major Barbara

May 14, 1941

Major Barbara
1941 121 min 19 vues
Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
Comedy
La Renarde
6.1

La Renarde

Nov 06, 1950

La Renarde
1950 111 min 28 vues
A la fin du XIXe siècle, entre le pays de Galles et l'Angleterre, dans un territoire où règnent les superstitions, la belle Hazel vit en communion avec la nature et les animaux dont elle se sent beaucoup plus proche que des hommes. Elle apprivoise ainsi un renard qu'elle a recueilli. Le pasteur du village, Edward Marston, la demande en mariage, tandis que le châtelain Jack Reddin, chasseur de renards, la poursuit de ses assiduités...
Drama
Macbeth
1

Macbeth

Jan 01, 1922

Macbeth
1922 137 min 1 vues
Macbeth is a black and white 1922 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth. It was the last silent film version of that play produced, and the eighth film adaptation of the play. It was directed by H. B. Parkinson and produced by Frank Miller.
Smiley Gets a Gun
7

Smiley Gets a Gun

May 01, 1958

Smiley Gets a Gun
1958 90 min 1 vues
The happy-go-lucky young Smiley gets into more strife as he attempts to prove himself a responsible citizen by helping others - all so he can earn a new gun from Sergeant Flaxman.
Comedy
Britannia Mews
6.7

Britannia Mews

Mar 31, 1949

Britannia Mews
1949 90 min 6 vues
In Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.
Drama
Alive and Kicking
6.9

Alive and Kicking

Jul 13, 1959

Alive and Kicking
1959 94 min 6 vues
Three elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.
Comedy
Dawn
1

Dawn

Jan 01, 1928

Dawn
1928 90 min 1 vues
A nurse helps 210 men escape to England before the Germans catch and execute her.
War
Le Grand Risque
5.7

Le Grand Risque

Jul 25, 1961

Le Grand Risque
1961 100 min 6 vues
marin irlandais Vic Brennan persuade sa famille Dublin pour financer une entreprise-transport par camion dans la ville africaine à distance de Jebanda. La seule condition est que son cousin Samuel, un employé de banque timide, accompagner Vic et son épouse corse, Marie, en Afrique et protéger la fortune familiale.
Adventure
Bernard Shaw
1

Bernard Shaw

Jan 01, 1957

Bernard Shaw
1957 18 min 1 vues
George Bernard Shaw’s illustrious friends pay tribute to his talents – with anecdotes, artefacts and one-liners.
Documentary
Secouez la main du diable
6.5

Secouez la main du diable

Jun 24, 1959

Secouez la main du diable
1959 111 min 23 vues
En 1921 à Dublin, l'IRA lutte contre les «Black & Tans», forces spéciales britanniques qui se livrent à des mesures sévères. L'étudiant en médecine irlando-américain Kerry O'Shea espère rester à l'écart, mais sauver un ami blessé le met hors la loi, et inexorablement attiré dans l'organisation rebelle ... sous son ancien professeur Sean Lenihan, qui a "serré la main du diable" et commencé à penser au combat comme une fin en soi. Des complications surviennent lorsque Kerry tombe amoureux d'un bel otage anglais, et que les Britanniques offrent un traité de paix qui ne suffit pas à satisfaire Lenihan.
Action
A Passage to India
1

A Passage to India

Nov 16, 1965

A Passage to India
1965 110 min 1 vues
The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
Tudor Rose
8.1

Tudor Rose

Sep 01, 1936

Tudor Rose
1936 80 min 7 vues
The tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
Drama
Hindle Wakes
1

Hindle Wakes

Oct 02, 1931

Hindle Wakes
1931 78 min 1 vues
A Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
Drama
Don't Utter a Note
1

Don't Utter a Note

Apr 09, 1966

Don't Utter a Note
1966 58 min 1 vues
Two well meaning spinsters' plans in reforming an old jailbird, receive a set back, when unexpectedly into their possession comes a substantial amount of money, which was not made by the Royal Mint.
Hand in Hand
7.2

Hand in Hand

Feb 06, 1961

Hand in Hand
1961 73 min 8 vues
Seven-year-olds Michael and Rachel are best friends who do everything together and who have vowed to remain friends "forever and ever and can't be parted for never and never". Unfortunately, the society that Michael and Rachel live in is one of religious intolerance. The fact that Michael is Irish Catholic and Rachel is Jewish is a point of conflict for just about everyone in the community.
Drama
A Gentleman of Paris
3

A Gentleman of Paris

Dec 04, 1931

A Gentleman of Paris
1931 78 min 2 vues
A prominent Parisian judge is a witness to a murder while he is at a rendezvous with his mistress. A woman is arrested for the crime and brought before him for trial. It turns out that the woman is his ex-mistress, and the judge knows that she is not the killer - but if he comes forward, he stands a good chance of ruining his marriage and his career.
Crime
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
6.4

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

Mar 12, 1947

The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 108 min 17 vues
L'Angleterre du XIXe siècle. Après le décès de son père, le jeune Nicholas Nickleby doit subvenir aux besoins de sa mère et de sa soeur. Par l'intermédiaire de son oncle Ralph, un homme cruel et cupide, il obtient un poste d'enseignant. Mais Nicholas ne s'entend pas avec le sadique directeur de l'école...
Drama
Jet Storm
6.5

Jet Storm

Sep 16, 1959

Jet Storm
1959 99 min 10 vues
Crise dans l'air: Un passager à bord d'un avion commercial volant de Londres à New York menace de faire exploser une bombe sur l'Atlantique.
Thriller
The Weak and the Wicked
5.9

The Weak and the Wicked

Feb 02, 1954

The Weak and the Wicked
1954 88 min 9 vues
Jean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
Drama
Uncle Vanya
1

Uncle Vanya

Nov 20, 1963

Uncle Vanya
1963 120 min 1 vues
Adaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.
Drama
The Lady with a Lamp
5.5

The Lady with a Lamp

Sep 22, 1951

The Lady with a Lamp
1951 110 min 5 vues
Based on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.
Drama
Esmeralda
1

Esmeralda

Jun 01, 1922

Esmeralda
1922 13 min 1 vues
Silent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.
Drama
BBC Play of the Month
5

BBC Play of the Month

Sep 12, 1983

BBC Play of the Month
1983 min 7 vues
Play of the Month is a BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays which were usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983; the producer most associated with the Play of the Month was Cedric Messina. Some of the 121 episodes are missing from the archives, having been junked in the 1960s and 1970s. Unless stated otherwise, the indication that the play is "lost" is taken from the lostshows.com website page as of 25 May 2013.
Drama