Robert Hardy
One of England's most successful and enduring character actors, with a prolific screen career on television and in films, Robert Hardy was acclaimed for his versatility and the depth of his performances. Born in Cheltenham in 1925, he studied at Oxford University and, in... Read full bio →
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
With their warning about Lord Voldemort's return scoffed at, Harry and Dumbledore are targeted by the Wizard authorities as an authoritarian bureaucrat slowly seizes power at Hogwarts.
Lassie
A family in financial crisis is forced to sell Lassie, their beloved dog. Hundreds of miles away from her true family, Lassie escapes and sets out on a journey home.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Harry finds himself unwittingly selected as an underaged competitor in the Tri-Wizard Tournament; a dangerous multi-school competition. Harry must deal with those who think he cheated to enter and those who plot against him to ensure he doesn't succeed.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
It's Harry's third year at Hogwarts; not only does he have a new "Defense Against the Dark Arts" teacher, but there is also trouble brewing. Convicted murderer Sirius Black has escaped the Wizards' Prison and is coming after Harry.
The Gathering
Itinerant traveler Cassie Grant comes out of a car accident in Glastonbury, England, with partial memory loss. The deeply regretful driver allows her to convalesce at a large rural home, where she becomes friends with the woman's stepson, Michael.
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Harry ignores warnings not to return to Hogwarts, only to find the school plagued by a series of mysterious attacks and a strange voice haunting him.
The Lost World
An expedition leaves for the Amazon to prove the existence of dinosaurs.
The 10th Kingdom
Virginia and Tony, a father and daughter living in Manhattan, find themselves in a parallel universe where Snow White, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood are struggling to maintain order. Their kingdoms have been fragmented by trolls, giants and goblins.
Sibirskiy tsiryulnik
Douglas is a foreign entrepreneur, who ventures to Russia in 1885 with dreams of selling a new, experimental steam-driven timber harvester in the wilds of Siberia. Jane is his assistant, who falls in love with a young Russian officer, André, and spends the next 10 years perfecting the harvester and pursuing her love, who has been exiled to Siberia.
Mrs Dalloway
As society hostess Clarissa Dalloway prepares for another of her legendary parties, she finds herself haunted by figures and scenes from her passionate adolescence.
Gulliver's Travels
An Englishman returns after nine years abroad and tells strange stories of the tiny people of Lilliput, the giants of Brobdingnag, the flying island Laputa and the Houyhnhnms, a race of intelligent horses.
Sense and Sensibility
Rich Mr. Dashwood dies, leaving his second wife and her daughters poor by the rules of inheritance. Two daughters are the titular opposites.
Frankenstein
Victor Frankenstein is a promising young doctor who, devastated by the death of his mother during childbirth, becomes obsessed with bringing the dead back to life. His experiments lead to the creation of a monster, which Frankenstein has put together with the remains of corpses. It's not long before Frankenstein regrets his actions.
A Feast at Midnight
A new student at a British public school forms a secret society centered around cooking and midnight feasting with other school misfits and outcasts.
The Master Blackmailer
Holmes and Watson attempt to break the grip of a ruthless blackmailer of their clients.
Northanger Abbey
Teenage Catherine enjoys reading Gothic Novels. She visits Bath and meets Henry and his sister Eleanor. Upon returning home, Eleanor invites Catherine as her companion. There Catherine's begins to suspect a dark secret at Northanger Abbey.
The Shooting Party
1913, shortly before the outbreak of WWI. A group of aristocrats gathers at the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby for a weekend shoot. As the terminal decrepitude of a dying class is reflected in the social interactions and hypocrisy of its members, only world weary Sir Randolph seems to realise that the sun is setting.
Winston Churchill: The Wilderness Years
The story of Winston Churchill's life between 1929, when he lost his cabinet position, and 1939, when he joined Great Britain's War Cabinet - a period he described as the most difficult in his life.
La gifle
A Parisian teacher loses his cool when his teenage daughter tells him she plans to drop out of school and move in with her boyfriend.
Dark Places
The heir of a mysterious estate must unveil its secrets and discover its treasures before a scheming doctor and his seductive sister can steal what is rightfully his.
Psychomania
A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life.
Le silencieux
Le physicien Tibère est enlevé par les Soviétiques et doit travailler pour eux. Quelques années plus tard, ce sont les Anglais qui le kidnappent. Tibère se voit alors contraint de dénoncer deux espions.
Young Winston
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.
Demons of the Mind
A physician discovers that two children are being kept virtually imprisoned in their house by their father. He investigates, and discovers a web of sex, incest and satanic possession.
10 Rillington Place
A British crime drama based on the book by Ludovic Kennedy. The film dramatises the case of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
How I Won the War
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Berserk
A lady ringmaster milks the publicity from a string of murders.
The Spy Who Came in from the Cold
British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the cold war during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.
Torpedo Run
A submarine commander is on a relentless pursuit of a Japanese aircraft carrier in the South Seas during World War II.