Results for : James Fox

    Gulliver's Travels (1996)
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    Gulliver's Travels (1996) [HD] (1996)

    All star adaptation of Jonathan Swift's satirical tale about a normal man who, after returning home following eight years of absence, relates fantastical tales about how he was thought to be giant in the Land of Lilliput, but was only six inches high in the Land of Brobdingnag. He also tells of his visit to the floating island of Laputa populated by scientists who are so obsessed with reason that they act with no common sense. Finally, he tells of his journey to the land where his disturbing likeness to the bestial Yahoos and his inferiority to the intelligent horses there makes him question the very worth of his humanity.

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    The Great Train Robbery
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    The Great Train Robbery [HD] (2013)

    A two-part drama that portrays the great train robbery of 8 August 1963, firstly from the point of view of the robbers and then from the point of view of the police who set out to identify and catch the robbers.

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    Harley Street
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    Harley Street [HD] (2008)

    ITV brings a new medical drama to its screens. Harley Street is set in the famous medical district in London. The show focuses on a private practice where two doctors and a cosmetic surgeon run the show.

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    Armadillo
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    Armadillo [HD] (2001)

    The British-American thriller Armadillo stars James Frain as Lorimer Black, a slick, well-spoken insurance loss adjustor whose supremely confident and aristocratic public image is a smokescreen for the insecurities stemming from his Gypsy background. Black finds himself straddling his past, present, and future as he investigates a suspicious hotel fire which may be linked with a large-scale fraud involving his own company. Along the way, he romances Flavia (Catherine McCormack), a very married -- and very miserable -- actress.

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    The Dwelling Place
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    The Dwelling Place [HD] (1994)

    Made-for-TV adaptation of the best-selling Catherine Cookson novel. In 19th century England, teenager Cissie Brodie (Tracy Whitwell) is left on her own after she loses her parents and the family home. She finds a place to stay in a cave in order to take care of her younger brothers and sisters. She falls in love with the equally poor carpenter Matthew Turnbull , who is burdened with caring for his aging parents. Cissie is raped by aristocrat Clive Fischel and ends up having a child that she must fight to keep against the child's biological grandfather.

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    Colditz (2005)
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    Colditz (2005) [HD] (2005)

    This is the story of a British prisoner of war in World War II who escapes to Britain, where he works for the secret service and falls in love with the girlfriend of another prisoner who failed to escape and was transferred to the prisoner-of-war camp at Colditz.

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    Anna Pavlova
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    Anna Pavlova [HD] (1983)

    The young talented girl Anya, dreaming of a ballet, enters the choreographic school. Due to poor health, learning for her becomes unbearably difficult, but dreams of a ballerina career make her stubbornly deal with adversity. Anna’s performance and determination does not go unnoticed by the celebrated choreographer Marius Petipa, who helps to stage Pavlova's examination performance. Such a gift becomes a starting point for Ani in the world of big ballet, her fast-paced career, position in high society and world fame make her forget about close friends and especially her faithful Michel Fokine, who invested a lot of energy in the formation of a ballerina.

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    Runners
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    Runners [HD] (1983)

    When his young daughter disappears, her father refuses to accept that she is dead and sets out on a journey to find her.

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    Cambridge Spies
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    Cambridge Spies [HD] (2003)

    The true story of Britain's most infamous spies as it follows them from their iniitial recruitment by the KGB in the mid 1930's, as students at Cambridge University, through the end of their careers in the 1950's. The series attempts to look beyond their crimes by focusing on their dedication to their cause and to each other and how they belived they were serving their country. Four-part drama telling the story of Guy Burgess, Donald Maclean, Anthony Blunt and Kim Philby.

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    King Rat
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    King Rat [HD] (1965)

    When Singapore surrendered to the Japanese in 1942, the Allied POWs, mostly British but including a few Americans, were incarcerated in Changi prison. Among the American prisoners is Cpl. King, a wheeler dealer who has managed to established a pretty good life for himself in the camp. King soon forms a friendship with an upper class British officer who is fascinated with King's enthusiastic approach to life.

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    Tamahine
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    Tamahine [HD] (1963)

    The headmaster of a stuffy British boys' school receives a surprise visit from the now-grown, and very voluptuous, daughter he fathered years earlier in the Pacific islands.

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    Bunny and the Bull
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    Bunny and the Bull [HD] (2009)

    A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.

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    Mister Lonely
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    Mister Lonely [HD] (2008)

    In Paris, a young American who works as a Michael Jackson lookalike meets Marilyn Monroe, who invites him to her commune in Scotland, where she lives with Charlie Chaplin and her daughter, Shirley Temple.

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    Mickey Blue Eyes
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    Mickey Blue Eyes [HD] (1999)

    An English auctioneer proposes to the daughter of a mafia kingpin, only to realize that certain "favors" would be asked of him.

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    Absolute Beginners
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    Absolute Beginners [HD] (1986)

    A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets involved with a pop promoter and tries to crack the big time. Meanwhile, racial tension is brewing in Colin's Notting Hill housing estate...

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    The Miniver Story
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    The Miniver Story [HD] (1950)

    The Second World War is over, and the Miniver family is trying to keep themselves together in post-War Britain, among continuing shortages and growing tensions within the family.

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    A Long Way From Home
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    A Long Way From Home [HD] (2013)

    Joseph and Brenda have done what many only dream of and retired to the South of France to live out the rest of their days as if they were permanently on holiday. But retirement is not what Joseph imagined, and when he meets a young, attractive woman, Suzanne, everything he thought he knew about himself and his world is turned upside down.

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    Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature
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    Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature [HD] (2016)

    Dr James Fox takes a journey through six different landscapes across Britain, meeting artists whose work explores our relationship to the natural world. From Andy Goldsworthy's beautiful stone sculptures to James Turrell's extraordinary sky spaces, this is a film about art made out of nature itself. Featuring spectacular images of landscape and art, James travels from the furthest reaches of the Scottish coast and the farmlands of Cumbria to woods of north Wales. In each location he marvels at how artists' interactions with the landscape have created a very different kind of modern art - and make us look again at the world around us.

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    The Mystic Masseur
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    The Mystic Masseur [HD] (2001)

    Circa 1940 in Trinidad, still a British Colony, lives Ganesh Ramseyor, of East Indian origin, along with his wife, Leela. He longs to reach out to people, especially to Hindus, in order to promote the Hindu Faith, and be known as a writer. He does get considerable success, so much so that he becomes famous as a miracle worker, having cured a man of sharing intimacy with his bicycle; prevented a man from believing that he can fly; and convincing a young woman to end her fast. His fame spreads all over the island and thousands throng to seek his blessings, which he does dole out quite benevolently, without charging any fees from the poor and the needy. He then decides to spread his wings by challenging the local politician Pandit Narayan Chandrashekhar alias Cyrus T., and takes over The Hindu Organization, thence opening his way to a seat in the prestigious Member of the Legislative Assembly

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    Surviving Christmas with the Relatives
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    Surviving Christmas with the Relatives [HD] (2018)

    Two sisters come together to spend Christmas with their families in their recently deceased parents’ falling down country house, with hilariously chaotic consequences, as ancient sibling rivalries flare up again to sabotage the hoped for season of good will.

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    The Servant
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    The Servant [HD] (1963)

    A decadent London aristocrat hires a man-servant to attend to his needs. However, the balance of power starts to shift...

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    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes
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    Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 hours 11 minutes [HD] (1965)

    In order to boost circulation of his newspaper, Lord Rawnsley announces an air race and offers Β£10,000 to the first person who can fly across the English Channel. But one of the participants, Percy, plots to sabotage his competitor's planes. Will Percy triumph?

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    The Mighty Quinn
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    The Mighty Quinn [HD] (1989)

    Police chief Xavier Quinn investigates the gruesome murder of Donald Pater, one of the wealthiest residents on a Caribbean island. He was found decapitated in his Jacuzzi. Although the local political establishment, especially crooked Governor Chalk, insists that small-time thief Maubee is responsible, Xavier has his doubts. This view is complicated by the police chief's personal history with Maubee: The men have been friends since childhood.

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    Margaret
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    Margaret [HD] (2009)

    A detailed and compelling portrait of one of the most formidable characters in British politics as she faces her final days in power. The year is 1990 and Margaret Thatcher's support within the government is wavering - her hold on the premiership hangs in the balance. Then, long-serving politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns over Thatcher's attitude to Europe. His resignation speech sparks a chain of events that leads to the overthrow of Britain's first woman prime minister. This modern dramatic tragedy illustrates the strengths and fatal flaws of this iconic woman more clearly than ever before and reveals how the very aspects of her character that helped her secure power are the ones that ensured her downfall. Drama starring Lindsay Duncan.

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    Heart of Darkness
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    Heart of Darkness [HD] (1993)

    A trading company manager travels up an African river to find a missing outpost head and discovers the depth of evil in humanity's soul.

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    One Wild Oat
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    One Wild Oat [HD] (1951)

    A lawyer's plan to break up his daughter's budding romance backfires when the boyfriend's father becomes involved.

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    Doomsday Gun
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    Doomsday Gun [HD] (1994)

    Dr Gerald Bull was a genius at designing and building superguns (very large long range guns capable of shooting at ranges more than 100 miles). When an operational plan by the CIA to export sanctioned arms to apartheid-South Africa through him was exposed, the CIA denied all knowledge and he went to jail. He was later released, and moved to Belgium to start a subsidiary, of which a major project was to help Saddam Hussein build a new supergun capable of firing over 500 miles.

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    The Falklands Play
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    The Falklands Play [HD] (2002)

    The Falklands Play is a dramatic account of the political events leading up to, and including, the 1982 Falklands War. The play was written by Ian Curteis, an experienced writer who had started his television career in drama, but had increasingly come to specialise in dramatic reconstructions of history. It was originally commissioned by the BBC in 1983, for production and broadcast in 1986, but was subsequently shelved by Controller of BBC One Michael Grade due to its alleged pro-Margaret Thatcher stance and jingoistic tone. This prompted a press furore over media bias and censorship.The play was not staged until 2002, when it was broadcast in separate adaptations on BBC Television and Radio.

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