John Shrapnel

8.216

Gladiator

May 04, 2000

Gladiator

2000 155 min 18688 vues

Le général romain Maximus est le plus fidèle soutien de l'empereur Marc Aurèle, qu'il a conduit de victoire en victoire avec une bravoure et un dévouement exemplaires. Jaloux du prestige de Maximus, et plus encore de l'amour que lui voue l'empereur, le fils de Marc Aurèle, Commode, s'arroge brutalement le pouvoir, puis ordonne l'arrestation du général et son exécution. Maximus échappe à ses assassins mais ne peut empêcher le massacre de sa famille. Capturé par un marchand d'esclaves, il devient gladiateur et prépare sa vengeance.

Action

7.3

Coup de foudre à Notting Hill

May 21, 1999

Coup de foudre à Notting Hill

1999 124 min 6036 vues

William vit à Notting Hill, à l'ouest de Londres. Divorcé, ce trentenaire mène une existence paisible entre sa librairie et la maison qu'il partage avec Spike, un ami. Lorsqu'un matin la belle Anna Scott, l'actrice la plus célèbre d'Hollywood, pousse la porte de sa boutique, William ignore que débute une grande aventure. Ils tombent amoureux, mais la vie les éloigne l'un de l'autre. Quelques mois plus tard, Anna, traquée par la presse, se réfugie chez William...

Romance

7.2

Troie

May 13, 2004

Troie

2004 163 min 10121 vues

Dans la Grèce antique, l'enlèvement d'Hélène, reine de Sparte, par Pâris, prince de Troie, est une insulte que le roi Ménélas ne peut supporter. L'honneur familial étant en jeu, Agamemnon, frère de Ménélas et puissant roi de Mycènes, réunit toutes les armées grecques afin de faire sortir Hélène de Troie. Mais en réalité, la sauvegarde de l'honneur familial n'est qu'un prétexte pris par Agamemnon pour cacher sa terrible avidité. Celui-ci cherche en fait à contrôler Troie et à agrandir son vaste empire. Aucune armée n'a jamais réussi à pénétrer dans la cité fortifiée, sur laquelle veillent le roi Priam et le prince Hector. L'issue de la guerre de Troie dépendra notamment d'un homme, Achille, connu comme le plus grand guerrier de son époque. Arrogant, rebelle, et réputé invincible, celui-ci n'a d'attache pour rien ni personne si ce n'est sa propre gloire…

Adventure

6.5

K-19 : Le Piège des profondeurs

Jul 19, 2002

K-19 : Le Piège des profondeurs

2002 138 min 1015 vues

En 1961, en pleine guerre froide, les Américains déploient des sous-marins nucléaires à portée de Léningrad et Moscou. Pour contrer cette menace, les Russes terminent la construction du sous-marin lance-missiles K-19. L'équipage est soumis à un rude entraînement imposé par le commandant Vostrikov. Les relations de ce dernier avec son second, Polenin, sont mauvaises. Près des côtes américaines, le sous-marin subit une très grave avarie. Coupés du monde, Vostrikov et ses hommes doivent affronter une fuite dans la zone du réacteur avec des moyens dérisoires.

Drama

5.6

Alien Autopsy

Apr 07, 2006

Alien Autopsy

2006 95 min 121 vues

Humouristic reconstruction of the 1995 scandal when two British lads were accused of having faked a documentary from the Roswell incident in 1947.

Comedy

5.5

Le Tombeau

Apr 13, 2001

Le Tombeau

2001 109 min 205 vues

Des fouilles archéologiques ont été entreprises dans un vieux quartier de Jérusalem par le professeur Sharon Golban. Après plusieurs jours de recherche, un mystérieux tombeau est mis à jour. Dans celui-ci, un squelette gît, et d'après les marques décelées sur les poignets et les pieds du cadavre, les datations exécutées au carbone 14 ainsi que les objets retrouvés aux côtés de la victime, il semblerait que cet homme fut crucifié il y a deux mille ans, sous l'époque de Ponce Pilate… Le professeur Matt Guttiérez est alors dépêché en urgence sur le lieu des fouilles par le Vatican afin de résoudre cette découverte jusqu'alors gardée secrète.

Drama

1

Hamlet Within

May 21, 2022

Hamlet Within

2022 86 min 1 vues

A radical cinematic investigation into the myth of Hamlet, the avenging prince of Denmark, William Shakespeare's creature; his origins and his unending influence on many diverse cultures.

Documentary

4.6

Alone

Apr 11, 2002

Alone

2002 90 min 7 vues

Experience the fear as you're sucked into the disturbed mind of Alex. Tormented by harrowing voices of the past Alex searches for the one girl who can silence the horror of a tortured soul. As the quest becomes darker and more sinister Alex's fear filled stalking leaves behind a trail of dead bodies. Inspector Hannah is the detective who makes a desperate attempt to piece together the mystery as he is drawn into this terrifying journey.

Horror

6.3

Tête-à-tête

May 05, 1989

Tête-à-tête

1989 95 min 98 vues

Denis, un brillant publicitaire, n'arrive pas à trouver le bon slogan pour vendre une crème anti-bactérienne révolutionnaire. Son obsession n'affecte pas seulement ses relations avec sa femme, ses amis ou son patron mais a aussi des effets sur son corps.

Fantasy

4.4

Le Diable dans le Sang

May 04, 2008

Le Diable dans le Sang

2008 106 min 26 vues

Un timide professeur décide de ramener à la vie l'inquiétant poète et occultiste britannique Aleister Crowley.

Horror

7.1

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

Apr 02, 1999

Hornblower: The Frogs and the Lobsters

1999 100 min 33 vues

François de Charette est un général royaliste qui lève une force d'exilés français pour restaurer le roi de France au pouvoir. Il est soutenu par le gouvernement britannique, qui fournit des navires de la Royal Navy pour transporter un corps expéditionnaire combiné de troupes royalistes françaises (les «grenouilles») et un contingent de redcoats britanniques (les «homards») à travers la Manche jusqu'à Quiberon. Les Britanniques découvrent bientôt qu'un lieutenant portant une copie des ordres de la mission a été assassiné et les ordres volés.

War

5.5

Claim

Jul 16, 2002

Claim

2002 93 min 4 vues

A young ambitious claims assessor investigates a multi million dollar marine insurance fraud.

Crime

1

St.Stephan – Der lebende Dom

Dec 23, 1997

St.Stephan – Der lebende Dom

1997 50 min 1 vues

St. Stephen’s Cathedral ranks amongst Austria‘s most famous cultural monuments. Yet, one would not think of that Cathedral being one of the most astonishing natural areas in Austria.Georg Riha and his team have explored the Cathedral from its foundations to the top of its 136 meter spire and discovered a true botanical and zoological garden: wild animals, exotic butterflies, kestrels, moss, lichen and even trees.

1

Wachau - Land am Strome

Jun 08, 2005

Wachau - Land am Strome

2005 50 min 1 vues

Join Georg Riha and his team in this ORF-UNIVERSUM production and discover one of the most beautiful stretches along the Danube.Featuring a great number of aerial shots, this documentary captures the cultural and natural beauty of the entire region, as well as portraying the Alzinger family in their vineyards during the seasons.The Wachau, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is presented from unusual perspectives, offering spectacular views of this picturesque area.

1

Schönbrunn - Quelle der Schönheit

Dec 19, 2002

Schönbrunn - Quelle der Schönheit

2002 52 min 1 vues

Schönbrunn is a world of marvels and mystery, of public glamour and curious secrets. The wealth of its building and landscape architecture, the grand views and hidden details, the wildlife, tamed nature as well as its past and present human population supply more stories and images than even the most insatiable camera can record.Schönbrunn in the protean succession of the seasons, of light and shadow, day and night is presented by Sir Peter Ustinov and was broadcasted in the “ORF-UNIVERSUM”-series for the 250th anniversary of the Schönbrunn Zoo.

1

Wild Women of Viramba

Jan 15, 2003

Wild Women of Viramba

2003 47 min 1 vues

Following years of research, the intimacies of this female-led group of baboons, are dramatically revealed. Almost every day for the past 25 years, the Viramba troop of yellow baboons have been accompanied by scientists in one of the most extensive primate research projects ever conducted.Wild Women of Viramba, reveals the trials and tribulations of daily life, deep in the African bush. Researcher Holly Carroll has come to understand the troop, which is controlled by its female members.

Documentary

1

Hitting Town

Apr 26, 1976

Hitting Town

1976 61 min 1 vues

Ralph decides to give his sister Clare a night on the town to cheer her up. They visit a burger bar and a disco in a modern precinct, and Clare gets slightly drunk. At the end of the evening, they both end up at Clare's flat.

Drama

6.377

La Maison des ombres

Aug 17, 2011

La Maison des ombres

2011 107 min 1382 vues

En 1921, l'Angleterre est submergée par la perte et la douleur de la Première Guerre mondiale. Florence Cathcart, qui met au jour des canulars, se rend dans un pensionnat pour expliquer les observations d'un enfant fantôme. Toutes ses convictions seront bouleversées.

Horror

1

OXI, an Act of Resistance

Oct 09, 2014

OXI, an Act of Resistance

2014 100 min 1 vues

The popular resistance to the current Greek economic crisis explored and expressed through the ethical and political writings of Ancient Greece.

Documentary

1

An Organization of Dreams

Jan 02, 2009

An Organization of Dreams

2009 90 min 1 vues

A disillusioned writer follows the intertwining stories of several people, but are they his own inventions or do they really exist?

Thriller

1

The Ha-Ha

Aug 25, 1969

The Ha-Ha

1969 77 min 1 vues

A young woman has a mental breakdown in a state institution.

Drama

7

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

Jul 19, 2013

National Theatre Live: Macbeth

2013 140 min 7 vues

Performing from within the walls of a deconsecrated Manchester church, Kenneth Branagh takes the lead role in this ambitious production of William Shakespeare's tragic tale of ambition and treachery.

Drama

1

Animals of the Ocean Desert

Jun 21, 2001

Animals of the Ocean Desert

2001 50 min 1 vues

For two-thirds of the year, the Little Rann is a desert. Suddenly, in August, monsoon winds whip up the Arabian Sea and carry it 100 km inland. The desert and these mounds soon become islands and homes to high concentrations of rarely-seen, endangered and spectacular wildlife.

Documentary

5

Partition

Aug 19, 1987

Partition

1987 78 min 3 vues

The tumultuous events surrounding the sub-continent's partition in 1947 into India and Pakistan are re-imagined in Ken McMullen's complex and visually striking film. A lunatic asylum in the city of Lahore becomes a mirror image of events in the outside political world, with the same actors playing both inmates and rulers. Adapted by Tariq Ali and McMullen from famous Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto's short story 'Toba Tek Singh', Partition speaks for the countless millions that the usual British Raj films sweep out of sight. Released to mark the 60th anniversary of the partition of the Indian sub-continent, this is the film's first-ever release on DVD.

Drama

7

Selling Hitler

Jun 11, 1991

Selling Hitler

1991 256 min 2 vues

In 1981, Gerd Heidemann, a war correspondent and reporter with the German magazine Stern, makes what he believes is the literary and historical scoop of the century: the personal diaries of Adolf Hitler. Over the next two years, Heidemann and the senior management figures at Stern secretly pay 10 million German marks to a mysterious 'Dr Fischer' for the sixty volumes of 'Hitler's diaries'. However, to the dismay of all, it is discovered after the publication of first extract that the diaries are crude forgeries, faked by Stuttgart criminal Konrad Kujau.

Comedy

6

Personal Services

Feb 12, 1987

Personal Services

1987 105 min 39 vues

The story of the rise of a madame of a suburban brothel catering to older men, inspired by the real experiences of Cynthia Payne. The story follows Christine Painter as the down-at-heel waitress who, with the help of prostitute Shirley and cross-dressing Wing Commander Morten, seeks to up her earnings by turning her suburban home into a brothel. Before long she and her girls are chaining up judges, spanking Generals and attending to the needs of Honourable Members. Christine sees herself as providing a vital service to these harmless pervs and when finally the house is busted and the case comes to court, it's fair to say that the presiding judge isn't unfamiliar with her work.

Comedy

5.7

1520 par Le sang du glaive

May 12, 2005

1520 par Le sang du glaive

2005 115 min 25 vues

Après avoir grandi ensemble dans un monastère, deux amis de longue date voient le destin les séparer: l'un devient soldat, l'autre ecclésiastique. Après quelques années à combattre, le premier revient au village, se marie avec la fille du bourreau et hérite par la même occasion de cette fonction. Mais la Réforme de Martin Luther aura pour conséquences d'opposer les deux désormais ex-amis d'enfance.

Adventure

7

Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story

May 03, 2017

Britain's Nuclear Bomb - The Inside Story

2017 59 min 1 vues

In 1957, Britain exploded its first megaton hydrogen bomb - codenamed Operation Grapple X. It was the culmination of an extraordinary scientific project, which against almost insuperable odds turned Britain into a nuclear superpower. Featuring access to the top-secret nuclear research facility at Aldermaston, the programme features interviews with veterans and scientists who took part in the atomic bomb programme, some speaking for the first time, and newly released footage of the British atomic bomb tests.

Documentary

1

The Tom Machine

Nov 20, 1980

The Tom Machine

1980 47 min 1 vues

100 years in the future: Tom is both bored and worried in the humdrum, violent times. Also he is unable to remember what his job is and thus decides to leave. But everyone keeps telling him that is impossible ...

Science Fiction

6

Professional Foul

Sep 21, 1977

Professional Foul

1977 85 min 1 vues

Three philosophy professors travel to Prague for a conference. One of them, Anderson, is forced to rethink his ideas on ethics when a former student is arrested by the Czech authorities for writing about individualist approaches to morality.

Crime

6.5

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

Dec 09, 1990

The Tragedy of Flight 103: The Inside Story

1990 150 min 2 vues

Examination of the events that led to the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

Drama

8.2

Hamlet

Mar 23, 2015

Hamlet

2015 184 min 6 vues

From its sell-out run at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed production of Hamlet with BAFTA-nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This ground-breaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was the Royal Exchange's fastest-selling show in a decade.

Drama

1

The Return of the Flying Scotsman

Mar 06, 2016

The Return of the Flying Scotsman

2016 29 min 1 vues

Film following the Flying Scotsman, the world's most famous steam engine, as it returns to the tracks following a ten-year restoration which cost more than £4 million.

Documentary

6.2

Le Crépuscule des aigles

Nov 26, 1994

Le Crépuscule des aigles

1994 106 min 117 vues

1964. Les allemands ont gagné la Seconde Guerre mondiale. On s'apprête à fêter les soixante-quinze ans du Führer Adolf Hitler, et pour cet événement, le président du dernier pays à ne pas s'être soumis à la domination allemande, les États-Unis, s'apprête à signer un traité de paix, ce qui aurait assis définitivement l'emprise du Troisième Reich sur le monde. Lorsque le Sturmbannführer Xavier March est chargé d'une enquête sur deux morts, anciens hauts dignitaires, et qu'il est stoppé dans son investigation, il flaire le mauvais coup. Aidé de son collègue Max Jaeger et d'une journaliste américaine, Charlie Maguire, il va découvrir la face cachée de l'Allemagne et devenir un homme traqué.

Drama

1

Gossip from the Forest

Jul 28, 1979

Gossip from the Forest

1979 90 min 1 vues

The events around the signing of The Armistice at the end of the First World War.

Drama

7

Timon of Athens

Apr 16, 1981

Timon of Athens

1981 128 min 1 vues

Timon loves to give parties and objects to friends, but when he cannot pay his creditors, his "friends" refuse to help him, and he becomes a misanthropic hermit.

Drama

10

Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt

Feb 17, 2004

Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt

2004 45 min 1 vues

At the dawn of history, the ancient Egyptians showed the world how to build the impossible... In an age before machines, when copper was the strongest metal yet discovered, great pharaohs like Khufu and Ramses II demonstrated how boundless ambition and vast quantities of human labour could transform rock and stone into some of the most incredible monuments ever created from carving out spectacular tombs in the Valley Of The Kings to the building of the iconic Great Pyramid. In this fascinating documentary special we uncover the secrets of Ancient Egypt Pharaoh, engineers and architects and bring to life great buildings and the ancient Egyptians saw them - towering over their great civilisation in the history of Africa, and perhaps the World....

Documentary

1

The Three Hostages

Dec 27, 1977

The Three Hostages

1977 85 min 1 vues

Retired British solider Richard Hannay is recruited by British intelligence in an attempt to recover three hostages taken prisoner by a shadowy criminal organisation

6.7

Elizabeth : l'âge d'or

Sep 09, 2007

Elizabeth : l'âge d'or

2007 114 min 1205 vues

En 1585, Elizabeth Ière règne sur l'Angleterre depuis près de trente ans. Le vent destructeur du catholicisme fondamentaliste souffle sur l'Europe, sous la conduite de Philippe II d'Espagne. Soutenu par l'Eglise de Rome, le roi dispose d'une armée puissante et d'une Armada qui domine les mers. Philippe II est déterminé à renverser la reine "hérétique" et à ramener l'Angleterre au sein de l'Église romaine catholique.Elizabeth se prépare à la guerre contre l'Espagne mais doit aussi mener un combat plus intime contre ses sentiments pour Walter Raleigh, pirate au service de Sa Majesté.L'amour étant interdit à une souveraine vouée corps et âme à son pays, la reine encourage sa dame d'honneur préférée, Bess, à se rapprocher de Raleigh. Elizabeth observe l'idylle naissante.

Drama

4.7

Hennessy

Dec 31, 1975

Hennessy

1975 103 min 11 vues

Former Irish Republican Army member Niall Hennessy lives in Belfast, Ireland, with his wife and daughter amid the ongoing Irish-British conflict. Though he still knows people in the IRA, including fugitive leader Tobin, Niall has given up his violent ways. One day his family is caught in a chaotic street shootout and killed by British forces. Overwhelmed with rage and hunted by a Scotland Yard inspector, Niall heads to London to exact his deadly revenge.

Thriller

5

England, My England

Jan 01, 1995

England, My England

1995 153 min 1 vues

The story of Henry Purcell.

History

9

Lion Queen

Jun 01, 1998

Lion Queen

1998 52 min 1 vues

Nakuru National Park in Kenya is rather like a reform centre for wayward youth. Take Scarface: as a young lioness with a reputation for killing sheep and cattle, she was due to be shot. Instead, she was chosen to establish a new pride in Nakuru. Wildlife film-maker Barbara Tyack chronicles the life of this special lion family with a weakness for climbing trees. Fabulous camerawork captures great chase sequences, some gory ones, and the odd romance

Documentary

7.7

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

Nov 30, 2015

Branagh Theatre Live: The Winter's Tale

2015 210 min 6 vues

A jealous king jeopardizes his family, friendships and succession.

Drama

7.6

Supermassive Black Holes

Nov 30, 2000

Supermassive Black Holes

2000 49 min 5 vues

"Horizon" examines the recent discovery of supermassive black holes, which spawn galaxies even as they threaten to destroy everything in their path.

Documentary

7

Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

Sep 17, 2007

Hindenburg: Titanic of the Skies

2007 100 min 2 vues

The film explores the background and build-up to this final flight to disaster. Using dramatic reconstruction, archive footage and exclusive interviews with leading historians and engineering experts, the special delves into the political and scientific events that led up to the catastrophe.

Documentary

6.3

King Charles III

May 10, 2017

King Charles III

2017 89 min 24 vues

Prince Charles' accession to the throne following the Queen's death. When he refuses to sign a controversial bill into law, political chaos ensues: a constitutional crisis, rioting on the streets and a tank in front of Buckingham Palace.

Drama

8

Troilus & Cressida

Nov 07, 1981

Troilus & Cressida

1981 190 min 1 vues

The bitter Trojan War drags on - the Greeks blame Achilles' apathy for low morale, while Troy's hero Hector challenges one of the enemy to a personal duel. And after her father exchanges Cressida for a Trojan prisoner, the war becomes personal for her distraught lover Troilus.

Drama

5.4

Two Deaths

Jun 14, 1996

Two Deaths

1996 102 min 7 vues

A tale of power, passion and obsession set in a politically torn Eastern European country.

War

5.7

Testimony

Nov 01, 1988

Testimony

1988 157 min 3 vues

The story of the great Soviet composer Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) and his life and career during the rule of Stalin.

Drama

7

The Duchess

Sep 05, 2008

The Duchess

2008 110 min 1668 vues

Fin du XVIIIe siècle, en Angleterre. Comme Lady Diana, dont elle est l'ancêtre, Georgiana, Duchesse du Devonshire, est une femme belle, charismatique, et adulée par la population. Mariée au richissime Duc, elle est contrainte d'accepter un ménage à trois avec la maîtresse de celui-ci, Bess, qui est aussi sa meilleure amie... Insatisfaite, elle s'engage dans la vie publique en faisant campagne pour le parti libéral et en luttant pour les droits des femmes. C'est ainsi qu'elle s'éprendra du futur premier ministre Charles Grey...

Drama

5.9

Les 101 Dalmatiens

Nov 27, 1996

Les 101 Dalmatiens

1996 103 min 3356 vues

Pongo et Perdy, superbes dalmatiens, vivent a Londres avec leurs maitres respectifs, Roger, concepteur de jeux vidéo et Anita, dessinatrice de mode pour la maison de couture de Cruella d'Enfer. Lorsqu'ils se croisent au parc, c'est le coup de foudre autant pour les chiens que pour les maitres. Et c'est ainsi que, quelques mois plus tard, les deux couples attendent un heureux évènement. Mais Cruella, obsédée par la fourrure, enlève Pongo et Perdy.

Family

2

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

Sep 16, 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus the King

1986 111 min 1 vues

Plagues are ravaging Thebes, and the blind fortune-teller Tieresias tells Oedipus, the King, that the gods are unhappy. The murder of the former king has gone unavenged, and Oedipus sets out to find the killer.

Drama

1

Theban Plays: Antigone

Sep 19, 1986

Theban Plays: Antigone

1986 111 min 1 vues

In a final battle for the control of Thebes, Oedipus's two sons kill each other. Creon issues an order that no one is to bury Polynices upon pain of death. But Antigone is determined that her brother's body will have the proper rites of burial.

Drama

1

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

Sep 17, 1986

Theban Plays: Oedipus at Colonus

1986 112 min 1 vues

Oedipus's wanderings come to an end when he finds his final resting place, as foretold by the gods. But his brother-in-law and his son each try to take him away.

Drama

6.278

Mirrors

Aug 15, 2008

Mirrors

2008 111 min 1826 vues

Un ancien flic, forcé de démissionner de son travail après un accident ayant couté la vie de son associé, travaille à présent comme veilleur de nuit dans un grand magasin brûlé et abandonné. Seuls quelques miroirs ont survécu aux flammes. Il réalise que ceux-ci cachent un horrible secret qui les menace, lui et sa famille.

Horror

6.9

Nicolas et Alexandra

Nov 29, 1971

Nicolas et Alexandra

1971 189 min 69 vues

Biographie du dernier monarque russe, le tsar Nicolas II et sa tsarine, Alexandra.Czar Nicolas II, le monarque inepte de la Russie, insensible aux besoins de son peuple, est renversé et exilé en Sibérie avec sa famille.

Drama

6

King Lear

Sep 19, 1982

King Lear

1982 185 min 5 vues

King Lear, old and tired, divides his kingdom among his daughters, giving great importance to their protestations of love for him. When Cordelia, youngest and most honest, refuses to idly flatter the old man in return for favor, he banishes her and turns for support to his remaining daughters. But Goneril and Regan have no love for him and instead plot to take all his power from him. In a parallel, Lear's loyal courtier Gloucester favors his illegitimate son Edmund after being told lies about his faithful son Edgar. Madness and tragedy befall both ill-starred fathers.

Drama

6.1

Whistle

Aug 22, 2002

Whistle

2002 29 min 23 vues

Whistle depicts the dreary off-hours of an ultra-technological hit-man who becomes 'involved' in the life of one of his victims. The hit-man's wife is not only fully cognizant of her husband's day job but she is also the cold-blooded contact with his bosses when the conscience crisis sets in!

Drama

1

Poppyland

Jan 13, 1985

Poppyland

1985 90 min 1 vues

He is a respectable pillar of London society who yearns for an idyllic existence away from the noise and the smoke. She feels hemmed in by the confines of an isolated fishing village and dreams of the bright lights, and even brighter people, of the great metropolis. On a hot August day in 1883, Clement Scott, the writer, and Louie Jermy, the miller's daughter, meet each other for the first time.

Romance

10

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

Nov 06, 1978

Edward & Mrs. Simpson

1978 350 min 1 vues

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her.

TV Movie

10

King Arthur: His Life and Legends

Sep 18, 1995

King Arthur: His Life and Legends

1995 137 min 1 vues

The legend of King Arthur spans centuries and has inspired countless novels and films. But who was King Arthur, and what was his real legacy? Through reenactments and historical images, this A&E production explores the romance, adventure and politics of the noble ruler of Camelot. He inspired the Knights of the Round Table and fought to defend England, only to be betrayed by the one he loved most, his own Queen Guinevere.

Documentary

1

Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece

Jun 01, 2004

Seven Wonders of Ancient Greece

2004 52 min 1 vues

Greece, a land of breathtaking beauty and light. A land where science, art and inspiration from the gods combined to produce some of the world's greatest marvels of architecture and design. The ancient Greeks used buildings and structures to reflect the variety of life at the core of their civilisation - they built the first theatres, staged the first sports events and worshipped in some of the most spectacular temples ever built.

History

1

Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome

Jan 01, 2004

Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome

2004 52 min 1 vues

Able to inspire wonder and awe in all who gazed upon them, The Seven Wonders of Ancient Rome - the Pantheon, the Aqueducts of Rome, the Via Appia, the Baths of Caracalla, Trajan's Markets, Circus Maximus and the Colosseum - were the works of great men who translated fantastic visions into the epitome of human achievement. These visionaries included ambitious Emperors like Hadrian and engineers with revolutionary ideas such as Apollodorus. By the second century AD, Rome had become the 'caput mundi' - the head of the world.

Documentary

6.2

Jeanne, papesse du diable

Aug 16, 1972

Jeanne, papesse du diable

1972 110 min 6 vues

Based on the medieval legend of Pope Joan, who was made Pope for a brief period around 855 A.D. The movie presents her existence as fact, though it is questionable that Pope Joan really did exist, and portrays her relationships with other notables of the time.

Drama

9.5

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

Jun 25, 2009

National Theatre Live: Phèdre

2009 125 min 4 vues

A new English adaptation of the classic French tragedy Phèdre by Jean Racine (1639-1699). It retells the ancient Greek tale of the wife of the Atenian King Theseus, who conceived a forbidden love for his son (by an earlier wife) Hyppolytus. All ends badly for all.

Drama

4.4

Mary, Mother of Jesus

Nov 14, 1999

Mary, Mother of Jesus

1999 88 min 13 vues

Mary, Mother of Jesus is a 1999 made-for-television Biblical film that retells the story of Jesus through the eyes of Mary, his mother.

Drama

7

Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

May 31, 2001

Mountain Men: The Ghosts of K2

2001 50 min 1 vues

The dramatic stories of Fritz Wiessner’s 1939 K2 expedition and Charlie Houston’s return in 1953. K2 is one of the hardest mountains in the world to climb. This film focuses on the expeditions of Fritz Wiessner and Charlie Houston in 1953. An award winner at the Banff, Telluride, Trento and Prague film festivals.

Documentary

1

The Race for Everest

May 27, 2003

The Race for Everest

2003 60 min 1 vues

The dramatic story of the British expedition that made the first ascent of Everest. Combining interviews with the surviving members of the 1953 British and 1952 Swiss attempt on Everest with rare archival material, this film tells the story of the race to climb Everest in the early 1950s and its climax in 1953.

Documentary

1

The Burston Rebellion

Feb 24, 1985

The Burston Rebellion

1985 87 min 1 vues

Drama reconstructing the events of a strike by the schoolchildren of a Norfolk school in 1914, who refused to accept the dismissal of their teachers, Tom and Annie Higdon, who were both socialists.

Drama

1

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

Jan 01, 1999

The Strange Case of Delfina Potocka

1999 109 min 1 vues

In 1945, the new Polish government asked for the heart of Chopin previously buried in Paris. A woman called Paulina Czernika approached the government claiming to have some love letters from the composer to her great-grandmother, the Countess Delfina Potocka.

History

1

Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

Jan 01, 2014

Building Burma's Death Railway: Moving Half the Mountain

2014 59 min 1 vues

Moving Half The Mountain documents the true stories of the survivors from one of the worst atrocities of the Second World War the brutal use of prisoners (POWs) and forced local labour by the Japanese to build a railway linking Thailand to Burma. These men are now in their twilight years but their memories are as clear as though it were yesterday.

Documentary

4.5

SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

Jan 01, 1992

SS-3: The Assassination of Reinhard Heydrich

1992 54 min 1 vues

Reinhard Heydrich was considered the most dangerous man in Nazi Germany after Hitler himself. The plot to kill him masterminded in England and carried through to finality in Prague in 1942, is told in this gripping dramatised documentary special. Featuring meticulous reconstructions, coupled with authentic historical film, some of it never shown before the film powerfully presents a vivid account of the only successful assassination of a leading Nazi in World War II. It also chillingly recreates the terrible human cost of SS savagery against the Resistance and the total obliteration of the village of Lidice.

Documentary

1

Flayed

Feb 22, 1978

Flayed

1978 137 min 1 vues

'There's absolutely no escape. No chairs or tables to hold on to, no fags to light or drinks to pour: no small talk or trivial daytime chatter. Just the naked person.'

8.6

I Am Not an Animal

Oct 19, 2004

I Am Not an Animal

2004 min 780 vues

I Am Not An Animal is an animated comedy series about the only six talking animals in the world, whose cosseted existence in a vivisection unit is turned upside down when they are liberated by animal rights activists.

Animation

7.4

Elizabeth R

Mar 24, 1971

Elizabeth R

1971 min 18 vues

This historical mini-series documents the reign of Elizabeth I with each episode focusing on one dramatic period in the lengthy reign of the Virgin Queen, including her ascension to the throne, her various marital intrigues, her problems with her cousin Mary, Queen of Scots, and the threatened invasion of the Spanish Armada.

Drama

7.2

Apparitions

Dec 18, 2008

Apparitions

2008 min 31 vues

Apparitions is a BBC drama about Father Jacob Myers, a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, played by Martin Shaw, who examines evidence of miracles to be used in canonisation but also performs exorcisms. As he learns, Jacob's duties run deeper than just sending demons back to Hell; he later must prevent them all from escaping. Unlike most portrayals of exorcism and spirit possession in fiction, Apparitions is more religiously accurate and fact-based, incorporating the nature of demonic possession as described by the Church. It also recounts historical events associated with Christianity and other Abrahamic religions, which may have been caused by Heaven or Hell, indicating that the War described in the Bible may not have fully concluded. The series is written by Joe Ahearne.

Mystery

6.2

Edward and Mrs Simpson

Dec 20, 1978

Edward and Mrs Simpson

1978 min 5 vues

While still the Prince of Wales, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furor in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs. Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intention to marry her.

Drama

7.3

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

Oct 26, 2006

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of an Empire

2006 min 22 vues

Turning points in ancient Roman history and some of the Empire's greatest stories are brought to life in this drama documentary series.

Documentary

1

Bodyguards

Jun 05, 1997

Bodyguards

1997 min 1 vues

Bodyguards is a British television series that focuses on the cases of a specialized bodyguard unit called the Close Protection Group in service of the UK government. The lead cast members were Sean Pertwee as Ian Worrell and Louise Lombard as Liz Shaw. Sean Pertwee's Father, Jon Pertwee, also starred next to a character called Liz Shaw in one of the television shows he is best known for - Dr. Elizabeth Shaw was his first companion when he played the Third Doctor in Doctor Who. A pilot episode, featuring Josette Simon as a visiting dignitary, was broadcast in 1996. One series of six episodes followed, in 1997.

Action & Adventure

7

Natural World

Mar 20, 2020

Natural World

2020 min 22 vues

Conçue par Sir David Attenborough en 1967, Natural World est la plus ancienne série documentaire sur la nature diffusée à la télévision britannique. Les tâches de production sont partagées entre son unité d'histoire naturelle interne, les sociétés de production britanniques indépendantes et les principaux cinéastes animaliers du monde entier.

Documentary

1

Predators Killing for a Living

Aug 25, 1997

Predators Killing for a Living

1997 min 1 vues

Documentary

5.6

Between the Lines

Dec 21, 1994

Between the Lines

1994 min 10 vues

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.

Drama

7.4

New Tricks

Sep 29, 2015

New Tricks

2015 min 51 vues

New Tricks is a British comedy-drama that follows the work of the fictional Unsolved Crime and Open Case Squad of the Metropolitan Police Service. Originally led by Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman, it is made up of retired police officers who have been recruited to reinvestigate unsolved crimes.

Drama

7.2

Meurtres en sommeil

Apr 11, 2011

Meurtres en sommeil

2011 min 37 vues

Peter Boyd est le chef d'une équipe de police multi-discipline de détective et scientifique, La brigade des affaires classées, qui enquête sur d'anciens meurtres non résolus en utilisant les méthodes modernes, pas encore disponibles au moment de l'enquête initiale.

Crime

5

About Face

Feb 11, 1991

About Face

1991 min 1 vues

About Face is a series of twelve unconnected half-hour sitcoms all starring Maureen Lipman in the lead role. Each episode featured a guest cast of well known actors and actresses. The episodes were written by Richard Harris, Geoffrey Perkins, Chips Hardy & John Henderson, Astrid Ronning, John Wells, Paul Smith & Terry Kyan, Jack Rosenthal, Carol Bunyan and Ian Hislop & Nick Newman. It was made for the ITV network by Central Independent Television.

6.3

G.B.H.

Jul 18, 1991

G.B.H.

1991 min 12 vues

GBH was a seven-part British television drama written by Alan Bleasdale shown in the summer of 1991 on Channel 4. The protagonists were Michael Murray, the Militant tendency-supporting Labour leader of a city council in the North of England and Jim Nelson, the headmaster of a school for disturbed children. The series was controversial partly because Murray appeared to be based on Derek Hatton, former Deputy Leader of Liverpool City Council — in an interview in the G.B.H. DVD Bleasdale recounts an accidental meeting with Hatton before the series, who indicates that he has caught wind of Bleasdale's intentions but does not mind as long as the actor playing him is "handsome". In normal parlance, the initials "GBH" refer to the criminal charge of grievous bodily harm - however, the actual intent of the letters is that it is supposed to stand for Great British Holiday.

Drama

7.4

Jonathan Creek

Mar 14, 2014

Jonathan Creek

2014 min 58 vues

Working from his home in a converted windmill, Jonathan Creek is a magician with a natural ability for solving puzzles. He soon puts this ability to the use of solving impossible crimes and mysterious murders.

Mystery

6.6

Kavanagh

Mar 29, 1999

Kavanagh

1999 min 5 vues

Kavanagh QC est une série télévisée britannique réalisée par Carlton Television pour ITV entre 1995 et 2001. Elle a été diffusée sur ITV3 en août 2011; Les séries 1 à 6 sont disponibles sur les DVD de la région 2.

Crime

7.554

Inspecteur Barnaby

Jul 23, 2024

Inspecteur Barnaby

2024 min 299 vues

L'inspecteur Barnaby, accompagné de son adjoint, enquêtent sur les crimes commis dans la région anglaise fictive du Midsomer...

Crime

7.1

Meurtres à l'anglaise

Aug 16, 2007

Meurtres à l'anglaise

2007 min 27 vues

Cette série met en scène les enquêtes de deux agents de Scotland Yard : l'inspecteur Lynley, huitième comte d'Asherton, et sa collègue, le sergent Havers. Bien que tout sépare ces deux individus - Lynley est un aristocrate distingué tandis qu'Havers est une prolétaire révoltée ayant à sa charge sa mère atteinte de la maladie d'Alzheimer - leur coopération est très efficace.

Crime

6

Justice

Aug 16, 1974

Justice

1974 min 2 vues

Justice is a British drama television series which originally aired on ITV in 39 hour-long episodes between 8 August 1971 and 16 October 1974. Margaret Lockwood stars as Harriet Peterson a female barrister in the North of England. It was made by Yorkshire Television and was based loosely on Justice Is a Woman, an episode of ITV Playhouse broadcast in 1969 in which Lockwood had previously also played a barrister. The theme music was Crown Imperial by William Walton.

Drama

7.561

Le 10ème Royaume

Mar 06, 2000

Le 10ème Royaume

2000 min 237 vues

Projetée à travers un miroir magique, Virginia va se laisser entraîner dans une folle aventure, dans une réalité où fées et sorcières côtoient lutins, princes et autres créatures incroyables. Le prince Wendell White, transformé en chien par sa méchante belle-mère le jour de son couronnement, compte sur l'aide de Virginia pour récupérer son trône...

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1

Invasion: Earth

Jun 12, 1998

Invasion: Earth

1998 min 14 vues

Invasion: Earth is a BBC science fiction mini-series. It was made in collaboration with the Sci Fi Channel, and released in 1998 as six fifty minute episodes.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6

Centrepoint

Oct 29, 1990

Centrepoint

1990 min 2 vues

A young man is reunited with his father, who has been presumed dead for ten years, and then tries to unravel the truth behind his disappearance.

7.5

The Woman in White

May 12, 1982

The Woman in White

1982 min 2 vues

In Victorian England, Laura and her half-sister Marian are entwined in a terrifying web of deceit. Laura's doppelganger, a mysterious woman dressed all in white, may hold the key to unlock the mystery.

Drama

5.6

Between the Lines

Dec 21, 1994

Between the Lines

1994 min 10 vues

Detective Superintendent Tony Clark is an ambitious member of the Complaints Investigation Bureau, an internal organisation that investigates claims of corruption inside the police in England and Wales. Along the way Clark overcomes strong influence from his superiors and problems in his private life, most notably the break-up of his marriage following an affair with WPC Jenny Dean.

Drama

6

Wycliffe

Jul 06, 1998

Wycliffe

1998 min 3 vues

Cette série met en scène les enquêtes policières du surintendant Charles Wycliffe et son équipe en Cornouailles. Wycliffe se heurte souvent à son supérieur, le commissaire Stevens, qui lui reproche de ne pas participer davantage à la gestion du service et « d’être trop sur le terrain ». En effet, Wycliffe déteste la routine et aime fouiller la vie et la psychologie des victimes de ses enquêtes.

Crime

7.1

Cosmos 1999

Nov 12, 1977

Cosmos 1999

1977 min 128 vues

En 1999, la Terre entrepose ses déchets nucléaires sur la Lune où est déjà installée la base lunaire "Alpha". Le 13 septembre, une explosion de ces stocks provoque une telle réaction en chaîne que la Lune quitte l’orbite terrestre puis le système solaire. Dans l’incapacité de regagner la Terre, les 311 survivants commandés par le charismatique commandant Koenig, errent sur l’astre dans le cosmos et affrontent toutes sortes de dangers.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.554

Inspecteur Barnaby

Jul 23, 2024

Inspecteur Barnaby

2024 min 299 vues

L'inspecteur Barnaby, accompagné de son adjoint, enquêtent sur les crimes commis dans la région anglaise fictive du Midsomer...

Crime

6.846

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

Dec 14, 1994

Shakespeare: The Animated Tales

1994 min 13 vues

An animated adaptation of twelve of Shakespeare's best-known plays. The series was produced by S4C for the BBC, but animated by some of the foremost artists of Soyuzmultfilm, the former Soviet Union's main animation studio. Each 26-minute play is directed by a different animator, in a wide variety of styles: cel animation for Macbeth, stop-motion puppets in Twelfth Night, and paint on glass for Hamlet.

Animation

4.2

Armchair Thriller

Jan 01, 1981

Armchair Thriller

1981 min 5 vues

Armchair Thriller is a British television programme, broadcast on ITV in two series in 1978 and 1980. Owing something to some of the off-shoots of the earlier Armchair Theatre, the new series used scripts adapted from published novels and stories. Although not properly a horror series it included several supernatural elements. Armchair Thriller was produced by Thames Television, but it included serials made by Southern Television. The format was of a twice weekly 25 minute episodes, usually screened on a Tuesday or Thursday at 20:00-21:00.

Drama

1

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

Mar 20, 1988

The Modern World: Ten Great Writers

1988 min 1 vues

This documentary series uses drama and commentary to shed light on the lives and works of Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, T. S. Eliot, Henrik Ibsen, James Joyce, Franz Kafka, Thomas Mann, Luigi Pirandello, Marcel Proust and Virginia Woolf.

7.843

Merlin

Dec 24, 2012

Merlin

2012 min 959 vues

Dans la mythique cité de Camelot, certaines histoires se racontent comme on le fait aujourd'hui, au XXIème siècle. Entre enchantements et mystères, c'est là qu'un jeune homme nommé Merlin se lie d'amitié avec un certain Arthur...

Action & Adventure

7.8

Inspecteur Morse

Jan 20, 1993

Inspecteur Morse

1993 min 120 vues

L'inspecteur Morse est un policier bien particulier de la ville d'Oxford. Amateur de bière et amoureux des mots, il entretient des relations plutôt tendues avec ses supérieurs. Mais avec son adjoint, l'inspecteur Lewis, ils résolvent toutes les enquêtes qui leurs sont confiées.

Crime

9

La loi du lion

Oct 04, 2017

La loi du lion

2017 min 1 vues

Filmée sur six années, la saga exceptionnelle de trois familles de lions se déroule autour d'une oasis tanzanienne qui sert de refuge à la faune locale.

Documentary