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In their isolated world on the Yorkshire Moors, the Bronte sisters found an escape in the childhood fantasies that would help mould the novels now regarded as classics of world literature; the grey-stone parsonage at Haworth in which they spent much of their short lives has becom...e a place of literary pilgrimage. In this acclaimed mini-series, distinguished playwright, author and critic Christopher Fry tells the extraordinary story of a troubled family of genius.
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This is the story of an almost impossible choice a choice between love and duty. A choice to be made by the King of England, Edward VIII. To choose love is to deny his birth right and throw an Empire into constitutional crisis, to choose duty is to deny himself. While still the P...rince of Wales in 1936, the future Edward VIII meets the married American socialite, Wallis Simpson. Their relationship causes furore in the palace and in parliament, especially when King George V dies, Mrs Simpson gets divorced, and King Edward announces his intentions to marry her. His liaison with Mrs Simpson scandalised the country and led to his abdication, less than a year after taking the throne.
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Clean, a man with a violent and criminal past, seeks redemption after being awakened by personal tragedy. He dedicates his life to his broken community, and the safety of young girl who reminds him of his daughter. When her life is put in danger, it ignites a return to the darkne...ss and violence hes worked so hard to leave behind. In his attempts to save her, he might very well save himself.
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Travelling the dirt roads of Wessex in search of work, Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) a farm worker, auctions his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter in a moment of drunken madness at a country fair. Years later, Susan and her daughter Elizabeth-Jane (Jodhi May) return,... seeking Michael in Casterbridge where he has become a rich and respected member of Wessex society. Driven by the need to make amends, he re-marries Susan but in a tragic twist of fate, she dies, but not before leaving a letter containing a shocking revelation. As a romance blossoms between ElizabethJane and the mayor's charismatic business manager Farfrae (James Purefoy), Henchard becomes convinced that the young man is determined to destroy him and orders Elizabeth-Jane never to see him again, setting a chain of events in motion that will change their lives forever... THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE: THE MINI-SERIES will appeal to audiences who enjoyed LADY JANE, JUDE, DOCTOR ZHIVAGO.
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On October 30, 1974, perhaps the most famous heavyweight championship boxing match of all time took place in Kinshasa, Zaire: the "Rumble in the Jungle" between champion George Foreman and challenger Muhammad Ali. In historical footage and interviews, this documentary explores th...e relationship between AfricanAmericans and the African continent during the Black Power era in terms of both popular culture and international politics, including the brutality of thendictator Mobutu Sese Seko.
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The acclaimed film of Alexandre Dumas classic story, about good and evil twin brothers one is the imprisoned man in the hideous iron mask, the other is his foppish, elegant twin, King Louis XIV of France. The man trapped by his brother, King Louis XIV of France, in a brutal iron ...mask is Philippe (Richard Chamberlain - The Count of Monte Cristo). He is the assumed dead twin to the King who, though the rightful heir to the throne, was spirited into obscurity from birth for political motives and is ignorant of his true identity. His destiny: to assume the throne in place of his brother, Louis, who is manipulated by Fouquet (Patrick McGoohan - The Prisoner). Both the captain of the Musketeers, DArtagnan (Louis Jourdan - Dracula), and Colbert (Sir Ralph Richardson - The Four Feathers), the Kings Minister for Home Affairs, are determined that France has her real King, and plan to restore the wilting fortunes of the throne by substituting Philippe for the King...... THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK (1977) will appeal to audiences who enjoyed THE THREE MUSKETEERS, and THE IRON MASK.
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In 1991 war-torn Somalia the personnel and the families of both the South Korean and the North Korean embassies have the same goal: to escape from Mogadishu.
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An exploration of Ted Kaczynksi's life in Lincoln, Montana in the years leading up to his arrest as The Unabomber.
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The Baja 1000, this is a place where dreams go to die. Grand visions and hopes, materialized, but rarely sustained. The desert has this mysterious allure, there is freedom, solitude, and opportunity. The desert is the unforgiving canvas of life, and this is a story about the art ...of racing with it and against it.
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Pop legend Phil Collins "makes an impressive acting debut" (LA Herald-Examiner) in this "endearing" (Los Angeles Times), award-winning comedy about love, life and family on the lam. Based on actual events surrounding the Great Train Robbery of 1963, Buster follows the exploits of... a lovable husband and father who provides for his family by stealing. Wanted for his involvement in one of the most daring robberies ofall time, Buster (Collins) must pack up his clan and hightail it to Mexico. But when his wife grows tired of sunshine and margaritas and moves back to England, Buster faces a tough choice: remain a free man in Mexico or face the music in London so he can one day be with his family again.... BUSTER will appeal to audiences who enjoyed THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, TEA WITH MUSSOLINI, CARRY ON.
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