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Richard the Lionheart (1963)Richard the Lionheart: Series 1 (5 Episodes)
'Richard the Lionheart', was one of the most ambitious British television series of the 1960s. A moated castle was built, 3000 costumes made, jousts were fought and over 100 horses employed to create a convincing backdrop to this historical romp. Starring Dermot Walsh, the series follows Richard's return from his Crusade to England and his new Kingdom, but our Good King Richard will need wits as sharp as his sword if he's to confound the relentless villainy of those that would steal the English throne... - Director:
- Ernest Morris
- Cast:
- Dermot Walsh, Robin Hunter, Trader Faulkner
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Complete first series of the British television comedy about two mismatched couples who meet in the village's local cricket team over the course of one long, hot summer. Bohemian Kevin and Maggie Costello (Timothy Spall and Josie Lawrence) are a complete contrast to uptight Mim Dervish (Brenda Blethyn) and her fanatical cricketer husband Roger (Robert Daws). As the two women form a tentative friendship, and the two men form a friendly rivalry, Mim discovers a long-stifled independent streak, something that has unforseen repercussions.
1. The Captain
Roger's dreams of an easy win at today's cricket match begin badly when his Volvo won't start. Kevin comes to his rescue in his battered Renault, but he brings Maggie with him. This is the first time that Roger and Mim have met her and they're gobsmacked!
2. Getting to Know You
Maggie and Min get on like a house on fire and it looks like the start of a great new friendship. Maggie has other things to contend with, however, as Dennis - the team 'wolf in wimp's clothing' tries his hand at chatting her up...
3. The Committee Meeting
Mim's catering skills are put to the test when the team turn up on her doorstep for a meeting that Roger's not told her about. She gets even more upset when she overhears the men saying that they don't intend to take their wives away on the next trip.
4. Sex
Roger approaches Kevin for some tips on spicing up both his and Mim's sex life. Kevin is only too happy to oblige but the outcome is not quite what Roger anticipates!
5. The Team Tea
Maggie confronts the heartache of being unable to conceive, and in the race against her biological timeclock she learns her test results from the doctor...
6. The Night Before Cromer
Tension mounts as the team and their wives arrive at the hotel in Cromer for the away match with arch enemy Fatty Woolacott. Roger gives them all strict instructions to have an early night and puts a complete ban on 'naughties'...
7. The Match in Cromer
The day of the all-important Cromer away match dawns and the team are playing well. Will Roger finally realise his dream and beat arch-rival Fatty Woolacott or has fate got something else in store?- Director:
- Nick Hurran
- Cast:
- Brenda Blethyn, Robert Daws, Josie Lawrence
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A biting satire about bribery and corruption in the European Union. Malcolm Bradbury's delicious four-part comedy, first shown on Channel 4 in 1990, sees idealistic young Eurocrat Hans Joachim Dorfmann (Cristoph Waltz) get a rude awakening when he takes up his new position in Brussels. Reporting to cynical, self-seeking British diplomat Michael Spearpoint (an impeccably Machiavellian Ian Richardson), Dorfmann is dismayed to find himself instantly lionised by powerful director-general Jean-Luc Villeneuve (Jacques Sereys) and Agriculture commissioner Gianna Melchiore (Anita Zagaria). As he accepts a brief to root out fraud whilst ridding the market of a huge surplus of rotting plums, Dorfmann also finds himself courted by shady fixer Vlad Milcic (Alexei Sayle), and seduced by the beautiful and mysterious Nadine (Almanta Suska). Easily deceived but fiercely well-intentioned, Dorfmann blunders along upsetting rivals, drawing fire and sparking mayhem in an intricate web of double-dealing misadventure. - Director:
- David Tucker
- Cast:
- Christoph Waltz, Ian Richardson, Almanta Suska
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The Salzburg Festival (2006)The Salzburg Festival: A Brief History
The Salzburg Festival has hosted every great star of the opera and concert hall, from Toscanini to Anne-Sophie Mutter, from Fischer-Dieskau to Barenboim, from Pollini to Mitsuko Uchida. In this film, the first to tell the story of this remarkable Festival, set in the birthplace of Mozart, director Tony Palmer has been granted unprecedented access to Austria's film archives. Highlights include performances of Jedermann from 1920 to the present day featuring actors such as Maximilian Schell and Klaus Maria Brandauer; Don Giovanni (with Furtwangler in 1954 and a controversial performance directed by Peter Sellars in the 90s); a wealth of footage of Herbert von Karajan, including performances and never-before-seen home movies; and a film of the Nazi hierarchy at the Festival during the Second World War. Alongside this historical footage, the film interviews contemporary stars including Placido Domingo, Valery Gergiev, Lang Lang, James Levine, Anna Netrebko, Riccardo Muti and Simon Rattle, who tell their stories and open their hearts about this unique Festival. - Director:
- Tony Palmer
- Cast:
- Wilhelm Bachhaus, Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez
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Robin (Richard Greene) and his outlaws stumble across a dying stranger in Sherwood Forest. He bears a strange gold emblem of a falcon and a daisy and - with his last breath - warns Robin of terrible danger. As the Sheriff's men frantically search Sherwood Forest for the stranger, Robin Hood must solve the mystery in this, his greatest adventure. Why is the Archbishop of Canterbury and Lord Chancellor in Nottinghamshire? What is the significance of the gold emblem? And why is Lord Newark seeking to recruit Robin as an assassin? A grant conspiracy is abroad in the land - and neither nobleman nor commoner are safe... - Director:
- Terence Fisher
- Cast:
- Richard Greene, Peter Cushing, Niall MacGinnis
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Before he went on to direct the entire series of the legendary Carry On films Gerald Thomas made Raising The Wind based on a script by famed film score composer Bruce Montgomery. It follows the zany hi-jinks of an outlandish group of wacky music students who decide to share an apartment together in order to cut costs. But the situation becomes less than idyllic when one of the students sells one of his compositions and risks losing out on his scholarship. Luckily one of the gang has a cunning plan... Raising The Wind is an incredibly witty and endearing college comedy populated by mad professors, deaf landladies, evil music publishers, absent-minded lecturers, battling students and manic conductors. - Director:
- Gerald Thomas
- Cast:
- James Robertson Justice, Leslie Phillips, Paul Massie
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Everything Must Go tells the story of Nick Porter (Will Ferrell) a man who sells "salesmanship" for a living, but the days of being on top of his game are long gone. After delivering an inspiring presentation to his sales staff, Nick is fired for falling off the wagon one last time. He returns home to discover his wife has left him, changed the locks on their suburban home and dumped all his possessions out on the front yard. Faced with his life imploding, Nick puts it all on the line, or more accurately, on the lawn. - Director:
- Dan Rush
- Cast:
- Will Ferrell, Rebecca Hall, Christopher Jordan Wallace
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McVicar (1980)L.A. Prisoner
This is the incredible true story of John McVicar - a man who took on the entire prison system and refused to surrender. Roger Daltrey gives a powerful performance as McVicar in a film that is shocking, brutal and full of gritty violent realism. Based on the true life story of professional British criminal John McVicar, the film strongly depicts the brutal aspects of British prison life and follows McVicar into his eventual rehabilitation. - Director:
- Tom Clegg
- Cast:
- Roger Daltrey, Adam Faith, Cheryl Campbell
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The Big Heat (1953)Los sobornados
Ruthless criminals, a dedicated honest cop, sultry women and a gripping plot - all the elements of a classic police action-drama are here in force. Police Sergeant Bannion (Glenn Ford) is investigating the apparent suicide of a corrupt cop, then is suddenly ordered to stop - and The Big Heat is on. Driven to unravel the mystery, Bannion continues probing until an explosion meant for him, kills his wife. He resigns from he force and soon learns that behind it all is the powerful underworld led by Mike Lagana (Alexander Scourby) and his cold-blooded henchman, Vince Stone (Lee Marvin). When Stone's girl Debby (Gloria Grahame) makes a play for Bannion, Stone disfigures her face and in revenge, she tells all she knows. A life-or-death confrontation between Bannion and Stone brings this classic film noir thriller to a climatic unmissable finale! - Director:
- Fritz Lang
- Cast:
- Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando
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Stalky and Co. (1982)Stalky & Co.
To survive in this school, throw away the rulebook. Behind the doors of Study No. 5 in Mr. Prout's (John Sterland)'s house, you will find a typical group of private schoolboys. You'll also find revenge, hatred, violence and passion. A stunning adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name, this series follows a group of boys in an unnamed school known as the 'Coll'. Meet Stalky (Robert Addie), the charming but ruthless leader of the pack, M'Turk (Robert Burbage), a comic John Ruskin devotee, and Beetle (David Parfitt), the literary brains of the group widely known to be based on Kipling himself. The boys are determined to make their mark on the world, defend the honour of their house and leave the school as men of valour and achievement. - Director:
- Rodney Bennett
- Cast:
- Robert Addie, David Parfitt, Robert Burbage
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8½ (1963)Otto e mezzo / Eight and a Half
Marcello Mastroianni is (Fellini's alter ego) Guido, a successful filmmaker who, embarking on his next film, discovers he has a complete "director's block": he has no story to tell! Harassed by his producers, his mistress (Sandra Milo) and his wife (Anouk Aimee), while struggling to find the inspiration for his film, he increasingly retreats in dreamy recollections of his life and lovers, until fantasy, memories and reality merge in the director's mind - and on screen, in an astonishing, masterful spectacle, culminating in an electrifying triumph of optimism. As Guido-Federico says at the end of 8 1/2: "Life is a party, let's live it together!" - Director:
- Federico Fellini
- Cast:
- Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale
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It Happened to Jane (1959)La indómita y el millonario
In this classic romantic comedy, Jane Osgood (Doris Day), a single mum with two children, is in the live lobster business. But when her first big order for the Marshall Town Country Club turns up dead through no fault of her own, it kills her chances for a successful season. Discovering budget cuts at the railroad are to blame, she turns to George Denham (Jack Lemmon), her longtime admirer and an attorney, to seek compensation from the railroad's tyrannical owner, Harry Foster Malone (Ernie Kovacs). Jane wins in her local courthouse, but Malone agrees to pay only for the lobsters, not damages. She refuses his offer on principle and the battle is on. The press has a field day with this modern-day David and Goliath story. And the whole country turns to Cape Anne, Maine, to watch as one woman stands up to "the meanest man in the world." It could happen to anyone but... - Director:
- Richard Quine
- Cast:
- Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs
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New Year's Concert: 2018: Vienna Philharmonic (Riccardo Muti) (2018)Neujahrskonzert 2018
Coverage of the Wiener Philharmoniker's 2018 New Year's Concert featuring Riccardo Muti on the conductor's podium. This year's concert features works by Johann Strauss, Franz von Suppé and Alphons Czibulka.
Tracklisting:
- Johann Strauss IIThe Gypsy Baron: Entrance March
- Josef Strauss
Viennese Frescoes op. 249
- Johann Strauss II
Bridal Parade op. 417
Light of Heart op. 319
- Johann Strauss I
Maria Waltz op. 212
Wilhelm Tell Galopp op. 29b
- Franz von Suppé
Boccaccio: Ouverture
- Johann Strauss II
Myrtle Blossoms op. 395
- Alfons Czibulka
Stephanie-Gavotte op. 312
- Johann Strauss II
Magic Bullets op. 326
Tales from the Vienna op. 325
Festival March op. 452
Town and Country op. 322
A Masked Ball op. 272
Roses from the South op. 388
- Josef Strauss
Letter to the Editor op. 240
Bis
- Johann Strauss II
Thunder and Lightning op. 324
New Year's Address
The Blue Danube op. 314
- Johann Strauss I
Radetzky March op. 228- Director:
- Henning Kasten
- Cast:
- Riccardo Muti, Wiener Philharmony
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Clarissa (1991)Samuel Richardson's Clarissa - History of a Young Lady
Sean Bean plays Lovelace, a handsome young rake with one ruthless ambition: to seduce - and thus destroy - the beautiful young virgin Clarissa Harlowe (Saskia Wickham), a wealthy heiress famed for her virtue. As Clarissa is forced by her scheming family into the predatory Lovelace's arms, it seems that his strategy is certain to succeed. But Lovelace has failed to reckon with both Clarissa's strength of character and his one fatal weakness: his own heart. For the first time in his life, he is shocked to find himself genuinely infatuated by his prey - a failing that drives him to new heights of decadence and sows the seeds of his own destruction. - Director:
- Robert Bierman
- Cast:
- Saskia Wickham, Lynsey Baxter, Hermione Norris
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Ben White (Bill Paterson) is so fed up with the sleaze and corruption in British politics, he quits his prestigious job as a TV foreign correspondent to stand as an independent candidate. During the General Election he trounces the disreputable Conservative MP Paul Madison (Robert Duncan) and his outspoken wife, Victoria (Celia Imrie). But can he handle media intrusion, parliamentary skulduggery and an illicit romance at Westminster? When he attempts to pass a new law to curb press freedom Ben swiftly finds himself the target of press harassment by a tabloid reporter Pam 'The Ferret' (Dervla Kirwan), writer for The Comet. And, after reuniting with MP Helen Nash (Samantha Bond), who happens to be an old and married flame, Ben finds both his personal and political lives exposed to public scrutiny. Can he survive the scandal? - Director:
- Guy Jenkin
- Cast:
- Bill Paterson, Josephine Butler, John Bowler
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