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Bergmann |
The Blood of Others -- TV Mini-Series (Films A2)Directed by Claude Chabrol Based on Le sang des autres by Simone de Beauvoir |
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Two young French lovers are torn apart by World War II. Jean, a union organizer, is taken prisoner by the Germans. Helene uses her friendship with a German man to get him released from prison, but this action is seen by Jean's friends as proof of her disloyalty. Synopsis. |
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Reilly: The Ace of Spies -- TV Series |
Sidney Reilly |
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Based on a true story, the series dramatizes the life of Sidney Reilly, a Russian Jew who became one of the greatest spies to ever work for the British. Among his exploits in the early 20th century were the infiltration of the German General Staff in 1917 and a near-overthrow of the Bolsheviks in 1918. His reputation with women was as legendary as his genius for espionage. "He was absolutely unscrupulous and ruthless. That's why he was so successful. He was the first modern agent because he was so ruthless. Until Reilly came along, spying was like a chess game played by gentleman." -- Sam Neill |
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Mr. Gentleman |
The Country Girls -- TV Movie (London Films)Directed by Desmond Davis Based on The Country Girls by Edna O'Brien |
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Two young girls in rural Ireland long to escape the banality of their homes, one the daughter of a middle class doctor, the other the child of a drunken father. Sent to a Catholic boarding school, Kate pines for the their town's local exotic, the married Pierre Gentleman while Baba's mischievous spirit leads them both into trouble. "It's about a girl at school and an older man, whom I play ... [The book] rather shocked the Irish at the time." -- Sam Neill |
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Ivanhoe -- TV Movie (Columbia Pictures Television)Directed by Douglas Camfield Based on Ivanhoe: A Romance by Sir Walter Scott Soundtrack: Ivanhoe/Camille by Allyn Ferguson (PCD 135) |
Brian de Bois-Guilbert |
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Ivanhoe, a dashing English knight, falls for the daughter of a Jewish moneylender on his return home from the Crusades. But he also finds himself in the midst of a power struggle for the throne of England. "Wonderful cast" -- Sam Neill |
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Sergeant D.J. Costello |
Attack Force Z/The Z Men |
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A group of soldiers in a Special Z force unit, are sent to a small Japanese-occupied Pacific island to rescue the survivors of an airplane crash. They find the airplane deserted. Their subsequent search for the men who had been onboard stirs up more trouble among the Japanese and local resistance. "Actually, we shot this in 1979. Made some great friends." -- Sam Neill |
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Enigma (Embassy Pictures)Directed by Jeannot Szwarc Based on The Enigma by Michael Barak |
Dimitri Vasilikov |
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on DVD in Germany. "What interested me about the character was that Dimitri wasn't presented as the stereo-typed KGB 'heavy'. There is a dark and a light side to his personality, and the role works on a number of different levels. Enigma is a film about relationships more than politics. Yet, at the same time, it should never be forgotton that Dimitri is an extremely dangerous man." -- Sam Neill |
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Marian |
From a Far Country -- TV Movie |
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The film tells the story of Pope John Paul II's life and how he became the first non-Italian in 400 years to ascend the throne of Saint Peter. "I met the Pope at the end of filming ... It was a very moving experience for me." -- Sam Neill |
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The Final Conflict: Omen III (20th Century Fox)Directed by Graham Baker Novelization: The Final Conflict: Omen III by Gordon McGill (Signet, 1980) Soundtrack: The Final Conflict by Jerry Goldsmith (Varese Sarabande 0-3020-65282-2) |
Damien Thorn |
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In the third film of the Omen series, a grown Damien continues his quest as the son of Satan to destroy the forces of good. "Being the anti-Christ must be the loneliest job in the world. You can't go around telling people you're the anti-Christ. Only a few people would want to sit at the same table with you." -- Sam Neill |
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Mark |
Possession (Marianne Productions)Directed by Andrezej Zulawski |
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Returning home from a mysterious mission, Mark finds that his wife has left him and their son for another man. But things aren't so simple, as he discovers when he confronts his wife's lover who claims not to have seen her for weeks. Mark hires a man to follow her and the man disappears under mysterious circumstances. "The Wall is the central image the whole time and for much of the time on Possession we seemed to be filming in it's shadow. There's an extremely claustrophobic atmosphere about the place, even when filming in the Western sector." -- Sam Neill |
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Lucinda Brayford -- TV Mini-Series |
Tony Duff |
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The series follows the life of Lucinda Brayford, a young Australian woman. She marries an English gentleman and moves with him back to Britain. Despite the presence of her son Steven, Lucinda grows lonely as her marriage falls apart. |
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Ben Dawson |
The Sullivans -- TV Series (9 Network) |
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An Australian soap opera. Dawson is injured when he is kicked by a startled horse. While recuperating, he romances Kitty Sullivan. "Played my first cad." -- Sam Neill |
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