In this 1994 BBC adaptation of George Eliot's novel, altruism, social reform, and romantic love struggle to survive against snobbery, economic oppression, and self-indulgence. Set in the fictional town of Middlemarch in the 1830s, the film begins when Dr. Tertius Lydgate (Douglas Hodge) arrives in the community to begin a medical practice. Because ...
The 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis is the subject of this made-for-TV effort. Starring William Devane as President John Kennedy, the movie explores the events of the 13-day period when the world stood on the brink of nuclear war. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Screenwriter George Axelrod turns Alfred Hitchcock's classic comedy-thriller into a capering screwball comedy showcase for Cybill Shepherd and Elliot Gould in this style-less remake of The Lady Vanishes. On an express train traveling through pre-World War II Germany, Amanda Kelly (Cybill Shepherd) befriends a cute old nanny, Miss Froy (Angela ...
Adapted from the one-act play by Hugh Whitemore, Pack of Lies originally aired as a "Hallmark Hall of Fame" presentation on April 26, 1987. Emmy-nominated Ellen Burstyn plays a Canadian housewife living in England, who dutifully allows a government agent (Alan Bates) into her house. The agent sets up a surveillance post in Burstyn's bedroom, ...
Raquel Welch plays a cocktail waitress whose high-school daughter reveals that her history teacher is espousing anti-Semitic teachings. The waitress-mom takes the hateful teacher to court. The teacher's best defense is to attack the waitress's questionable past which turns this "scandal" into a Peyton Place-type affair. ~ All Movie Guide
Without ever revealing the diagnosis, this film chronicles the inner life and outer circumstances of Deborah Blake (Kathleen Quinlan), a young mental patient. As the film opens, she is being accompanied by her subdued parents to yet another mental hospital. This one looks clean and cheerful, at least. Her treatment is handled by Dr. Fried (Bibi ...
Grace Kelly, the high-society beauty who became an Oscar-winning actress and then a European princess, is the subject of this TV biopic. Cheryl Ladd has the looks and poise of the original Grace, though she isn't quite as charismatic. The early portion of the film retraces the stormy relationship between Grace and her gruff Philadelphia ...
Paddy Considine, Uma Thurman, and Jonathan Pryce star in this feature adaptation of acclaimed writer David Hare's searing play, an uncompromising study of alcohol addiction and obsession. Paul is a poet and recovering alcoholic in search of employment. Offered a job by a kind billionaire businessman, Paul soon discovers that despite their ...
Two Catholic boarding school students (Dominic Guard and Dai Bradley) embark upon a carefully calculated campaign to drive their hated headmaster (Richard Burton) insane. The boys launch their scheme by cooking up the most bizarre and depraved of imaginary sins, then recite these infractions in the Confessional. This sadistic little game gets ...
A made-for-TV miniseries set during World War II, Monte Carlo features a Russian singer (Joan Collins) who works in the French city. She moonlights, however, as an Allied spy to retaliate against the Nazis who murdered her husband. ~ John Bush, All Movie Guide
Description: Dominic Guard, Richard Burton. New in new packaging. Language: English. Run time: 95 mins. Factory Wrapped. UPC: 090328903305. Delivery confirmation. Movie Description. This gripping and bizarre story of a Catholic priest and his students at an all-boys boarding school contains mystery, intrigue, murder and leads to a Hitchcock-like shock... read more
Description: William Devane. Very good in very good packaging. Language: English. Run time: 155 mins. Originally released: 1974. ex-rental, boxart has little ware, tape in good condition, fast delivery is our promice to you. read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: BBC Warner
Date: 04/17/2007
UPC:794051289926
Description: Ben Kingsley, Jenny Agutter, Patrick Ryecart, Freddie Jones, Jonathan Coy. Good. 2007 Run time: 993. Used. Good. All discs are Good. Case might have marks/stickers/cracks. Fully Guaranteed. Please Check the ratings before you buy! read more
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Description: Very Good. VHS Tape In Color. "While George Eliot's Middlemarch may not have been the most popular book amidst the high school English crowd, the BBC's adaptation is so remarkable that you may find yourself revisiting the once-dreaded novel. Over the course of six hours, we are immersed in the lives of Dorothea Brooke, Mr. Ladislaw, Dr. Lydgate, and, by the end, you'll be wanting even more. Taking place in Middlemarch, England, in the early 19th century, the stories of the townsfolk are woven ... read more
Format: DVD
DVD region: 1
Studio: BBC Warner
Date: 04/19/2005
UPC:794051231123
Description: Sian Pattenden, Judy Cornwell, Alan Cox, Gemma Walker, Katharine Irwin. New. Run time: 731. Buy with confidence-Satisfaction Guaranteed! read more
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