
Natasha Parry
Actor · 1930 – 2015 · London, England, UK
Natasha Parry (2 December 1930 – 22 July 2015) was an English actress of Russian descent. The daughter of film director Gordon Parry, she was married to theatre director Peter Brook from 1951 until her death, and is the mother of filmmakers Irina Brook and Simon Brook.
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Movie7.4DramaRomanceRomeo Montague and Juliet Capulet fall in love against the wishes of their feuding families. Driven by their passion, the young lovers defy their destiny and elope, only to suffer the ultimate tragedy.
Romeo and Juliet
1968 · 753 votes
Movie6.6MysteryThrillerKit Preston begins to unravel when she receives threatening telephone calls informing her she's soon to be murdered.
Midnight Lace
1960 · 132 votes
Movie6.6ComedyMusicThe working-class Smiths change their initially sunny views on World War I after the five boys of the family witness the harsh reality of trench warfare.
Oh! What a Lovely War
1969 · 54 votes
Movie6.1ThrillerIn a spooky mansion, one of three sinister spinsters tries to poison her nephew's wife to steal a large inheritance.
Crow Hollow
1952 · 11 votes
Movie6.2CrimeDramaCalled in to investigate the murder of a model, Chief Inspector Birkett and Sergeant Saunders soon discover that the victim had been leading somewhat of an immoral life.
Girl in the Headlines
1963 · 9 votes
MovieDramaAn elderly couple in their eighties with a mixed past escape into a fantastic world, full of their desires and fears, the door to which is a motorway rest area and their son's tombstone. Having lost the keys to their car, they walk down into the woods together, then apart, to better find themselves and each other.
Movie6.7DramaThe story of G.I. Gurdjieff an Asian mystic who after a lifetimes study developed a form of meditation incorporating modern dance.
Meetings with Remarkable Men
1979 · 17 votes
Movie7.0DramaA young woman in a deep depression leaves her husband and returns to her parents. She discovers her father is having an affair, becomes jealous of his mistress and tries to turn his feelings in her direction.
Movie8.0DocumentaryTV MovieAn intimate portrait of director Peter Brook by his son, Simon Brook.
Movie8.0CrimeDramaA young writer revisits the events leading up to the murder of the couple who were sheltering her.
Pourquoi Patricia
1979 · 1 votes
Movie6.1DramaRomanceEpisodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.
Dance Hall
1950 · 7 votes
Movie8.5DramaTV MoviePeter Brook presents a new interpretation of the classic in a setting is vaguely eastern rather than Scandinavian, with a multi-ethnic cast .
The Tragedy of Hamlet
2002 · 4 votes
Movie4.7DramaTV MovieThe last vestiges of a family that has gone from cherry season to sorrow... Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled, aging aristocrat who, upon returning from a trip to Paris, must face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after defaulting on her mortgage. In denial, she continues to live in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the magnificent cherry trees are chopped down by the new owner Lopakhin, her former serf, who has his own agenda.
La Cerisaie
1982 · 3 votes
- MovieDramaTV Movie
Smith and Laye-Parker meet Kuprin and find he is less anxious to leave Russia than they supposed.
Movie7.0DramaFantasyMistaken identity, unrequited love, and the supernatural are combined in Shakespeare's classic set in the woods of Greece on a moonlit night.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
1958 · 1 votes
Movie5.3DramaA doctor's sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.
Windom's Way
1957 · 11 votes
Movie7.3HorrorTV MovieA horror novelist and his wife go to a house in the country for a short vacation. However, they soon find that one of his novels is coming true when they are haunted by the ghost of a drowned ferryman.
Haunted: The Ferryman
1974 · 8 votes
Movie8.0TV MovieHistoryIn this abridged television production, Lear vows revenge against his conniving daughters after they try to take swift control of his power.
King Lear
1953 · 3 votes
Movie6.3DramaYoung blonde woman seems to destroy everyone she comes in contact with.
The Rough and the Smooth
1959 · 11 votes
Movie6.0DramaComedyWhile his wife, Catherine, is finalizing their divorce, serial philanderer Andre invites his latest conquest, Catherine’s best friend, Patricia, over for dinner. Over the course of the evening, Andre shares his entire romantic history since first coming to London as a young man, including his liaisons with his former boss, a marriage-minded young girl and a kindhearted Frenchwoman.
Monsieur Ripois
1954 · 22 votes
Movie7.0DramaMarin Karmitz's avant-garde short film is a haunting tale about an alcoholic novelist facing a crippling case of writer's block.
Movie6.9ThrillerCrimeYoung aspiring actress Molly Lester witnesses a double murder, so its perpetrator, a killer known as The Dark Man, tries everything to maintain her silence.
The Dark Man
1951 · 7 votes
Movie7.0ComedyOn a journey from Paris to London, a Briton, a Frenchman and an American bond with each other and indulge in a romantic fantasy about a girl they see.
Golden Arrow
1949 · 1 votes
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TV7.0Talk ShowOmnibus is an American, commercially sponsored, educational television series.
Omnibus
1952 · 4 votes
TV5.1Action & AdventureSir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Elizabeth's court, often caused by Spaniard, Mendoza.
Sir Francis Drake
1961 · 7 votes
TV7.2CrimeDramaMichael Strait is a world-renowned photographer whose assignments lead him into investigating mysterious goings-on amongst the rich and glamorous and intrigue from far-flung places as Iraq, French Indochina, and Algiers.
Man of the World
1962 · 5 votes
TV7.0DramaAnthology series of thirteen one-hour love stories based on the short stories of Henry James.
Affairs of the Heart
1974 · 1 votes
TV6.7Anthology series in which characters find themselves in weird and scary situations. Not evoked by the supernatural but by other people.
Shadows of Fear
1970 · 3 votes
TVAction & AdventureMysteryYoung sailor Edmond Dantès is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes, finds treasure, and reinvents himself as the wealthy Count of Monte Cristo to exact revenge on those who betrayed him.
TV6.0DramaArmchair Theatre is a British television drama anthology series of single plays that ran on the ITV network from 1956 to 1974. It was originally produced by Associated British Corporation, and later by Thames Television from mid-1968.
Armchair Theatre
1956 · 6 votes
TV6.0DramaComedyIt happens in almost everyone's life. There is a special day - a day of unusual significance. A turning point in life, perhaps in career, romance or fortune; a day to remember. This anthology of plays, each as individual as the people and events portrayed, looks at seven such Red Letter Days.
Red Letter Day
1976 · 2 votes
TV9.5DramaAdaptation of the Aeschylus trilogy by Frederic Raphael and Kenneth McLeish.
The Serpent Son
1979 · 2 votes