
Sybil Thorndike
Oyuncu · 1882 – 1976 · Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Film6.8GerilimPolis tarafından izlenen Jonathan Cooper, Kraliyet Tiyatro Akademisi'nde ümit vaad eden bir oyuncu öğrenci olan eski sevgilisi Eve Gill'in evine sığınıyor. Suç mahallinden kaçarken görülen Cooper, masum olduğunu iddia ediyor. Aktris Charlotte Inwood'un kocasının ölümünün üstüne yıkılmaya çalışıldığı, bunda da kadına olan tutkusundan yararlanıldığı konusunda ısrar ediyor. Eve, Jonathan'ın öyküsüne inanıyor ama polisin ona inanmayacağının da farkına varıyor; bu yüzden dedektifi oynamaya karar veriyor. Hizmetçi kılığına giriyor, Charlotte'nin güvenini kazanıyor ve gerçek bir dedektifin, müfettiş Wilfred Smith'in yardımıyla, Charlotte'nin katil olduğunu neredeyse kanıtlıyor.
Film6.4KomediRomantikOlmayan bir Balkan ülkesinin prensi ile Amerikalı bir şov kızının türlü yanlış anlaşılmalara gebe ilişkisini yansıtan keyifli bir romantik komedi.
Film8.0DramTV MovieBritish television film about the life of Charles Dickens directed by Ned Sherrin and starring Anthony Hopkins, Jenny Agutter and Arthur Lowe. Hopkins performance as Dickens saw him nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actor in 1971.
The Great Inimitable Mr. Dickens
1970 · 1 votes
Film6.5AksiyonDram1921 yılında İrlanda’da İngilizlere karşı savaşan IRA’nın bağımsızlık mücadelesine katılmak zorunda kalan bir gencin hikâyesi.
Film6.5DramJean Raymond an upper class woman with a gambling addiction, is given a twelve-month prison sentence resulting from her inability to pay her debts. At first she is overwhelmingly depressed by life in the women's prison; gradually, however, her misery is relieved by the many close friends she makes there. This sympathetic drama traces the contrasting lives and often faltering progress of the inmates of a women's prison.
The Weak and the Wicked
1954 · 13 votes
Film6.2DramRomantikHazel Woods, a beautiful and young Welsh girl, lives a wild, rustic life and loves animals — in particular, her pet fox. She is hotly desired by Jack Reddin, a fox hunting squire who vies for her affection and pursues her, despite the purer amorous intentions of the local pastor.
Gone to Earth
1950 · 37 votes
Film5.5DramAdaptation of Chekhov's play from the Chichester Festival.
Uncle Vanya
1963 · 2 votes
Film6.7DramA fatherless boy tries to make his fortune despite interference from his rich uncle.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1947 · 22 votes
Film6.6DramBased on the Reginald Berkeley stage play, this compelling historical drama offers a depiction of the life story of Florence Nightingale, the young 19th-century Englishwoman famously drawn to a career in nursing. Traveling to Turkey during the Crimean War, Florence gains a reputation for being devoted to the care of wounded soldiers and for pioneering higher standards for sanitary hospital conditions.
The Lady with a Lamp
1951 · 7 votes
Film6.5DramNow old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once young and handsome William Green. He changed his name to include his first wife's for the photographic portrait work he excelled at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
The Magic Box
1952 · 25 votes
Film6.8KomediIdealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.
Major Barbara
1941 · 26 votes
FilmBelgeselTarihA dramatized retelling of Colin Clark's experience on the 1957 film The Prince and the Showgirl, based on the diary he kept throughout production as third assistant director.
Film8.0The BBC's 1965 adaptation of E.M. Forster's novel, screened as part of their Play of the Month strand, adapted by Santha Ramu Rau and John Maynard, and directed by Waris Hussein.
A Passage to India
1965 · 1 votes
Film7.1KomediThree elderly residents of a nursing home, fed up with their monotonous existence, engineer an escape from their drab surroundings and head for an impromptu holiday on an Irish island.
Alive and Kicking
1959 · 7 votes
Film6.0MaceraAksiyonIrish seaman Vic Brennan persuades his Dublin family to finance a truck-hauling business in the remote African town of Jebanda. The only stipulation is that his cousin Samuel, a timid bank clerk, accompany Vic and his Corsican bride, Marie, to Africa and protect the family fortune.
The Big Gamble
1961 · 7 votes
Film7.0DramSilent adaptation of the Victor Hugo classic focusing on the character of Esmeralda rather than Quasimodo.
Esmeralda
1922 · 1 votes
Film10.0DramA Lancashire mill girl has an illicit adventure with the owner's son while on holiday. Based on the once notorious Houghton play.
Hindle Wakes
1931 · 1 votes
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Maurya, who lives in a village on the coast of Ireland, has lost her husband, father-in-law, and five sons to the sea. With a sense of foreboding, she predicts that by nightfall she will have no living sons remaining.
Film6.9GerilimCrisis in the air: A passenger aboard a commercial airplane flying from London to New York threatens to detonate a bomb over the Atlantic.
Jet Storm
1959 · 16 votes
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Two well meaning spinsters' plans in reforming an old jailbird, receive a set back, when unexpectedly into their possession comes a substantial amount of money, which was not made by the Royal Mint.
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Focuses on the suspenseful, intertwined stories of the Chancery court injustices and the scandalous secrets surrounding Lady Dedlock's past. Part of serial Tense Moments from Great Plays.
Bleak House
1922 · 1 votes
Film8.1DramTarihThe tragic story of Lady Jane Grey, the young queen who reigned in England for nine days before she was executed.
Tudor Rose
1936 · 8 votes
Film6.9DramTarihIn Victorian London, young Adelaide is born into luxury, but marries starving artist Henry. His alcoholism and their lack of money lead to many quarrels. During one such fight, Henry slips down a flight of stairs and dies. A neighbor, Mrs. Mounsey, is the only witness, and she blackmails the young widow by threatening to tell the cops that Adelaide killed her husband. Luckily, lawyer Gilbert swoops in to help Adelaide.
Film8.5KomediThe happy-go-lucky young Smiley gets into more strife as he attempts to prove himself a responsible citizen by helping others - all so he can earn a new gun from Sergeant Flaxman.
Smiley Gets a Gun
1958 · 2 votes
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Dizi6.8Talk ShowThe Dick Cavett Show has been the title of several talk shows hosted by Dick Cavett on various television networks.
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · 22 votes
Dizi5.2DramA BBC television anthology series featuring productions of classic and contemporary stage plays usually broadcast on BBC1. Each production featured a different work, often using prominent British stage actors in the leading roles. The series was transmitted from October 1965 to September 1983.
BBC Play of the Month
1965 · 8 votes
Dizi7.5Talk ShowTonight Starring Jack Paar is an American talk show hosted by Jack Paar under The Tonight Show franchise from 1957 to 1962. It originally aired during late-night. During most of its run it was broadcast from Studio 6B inside the RCA Building. The same studio would also host early episodes of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Its theme song was an instrumental version of "Everything's Coming Up Roses", and the closing theme was "So Until I See You" by Al Lerner.
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · 6 votes
Dizi7.0DramITV Playhouse is a British comedy-drama TV series that ran from 1967 to 1983, which featured contributions from playwrights such as Dennis Potter, Rhys Adrian and Alan Sharp. The series began in black and white, but was later shot in colour and was produced by various companies for the ITV network, a format that would inspire Dramarama. Actors appearing in the series included Leslie Anderson, Gwen Nelson, Ricky Alleyne, Pat Heywood, Michael Elphick, Ian Hendry, Edward Woodward, Margaret Lockwood, Jessie Matthews and Lloyd Peters.
ITV Playhouse
1967 · 3 votes
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Armchair Mystery Theatre is a 60-minute United Kingdom television anthology mystery series. Thirty-four episodes aired from 1960-65. It was hosted by Donald Pleasence and produced by Leonard White.
Armchair Mystery Theatre
1960 · 1 votes
Dizi6.0DramArmchair 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