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A Kind Of Loving

Schlesinger's first feature, adapted from the novel by Stan Barstow by Keith Waterhouse and Willis Hall. Set in an industrial Lancashire town, a bittersweet tale of a young draughtsman who falls for the typist working in the same factory, gets her p...

Directed by John Schlesinger

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A Prayer For The Dying

Mike Hodges’ powerful drama concerning an IRA bomber (Mickey Rourke) who accidentally kills a busload of children and, wracked with guilt, decides to lead a new life abroad. His past soon catches up with him, and he must decide whether to perform on...

Directed by Mike Hodges

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Butley

Alan Bates plays Butley, a sardonic and fairly contemptuous academic, on a mission in life to pierce all the bubbles of mediocrity and pretentiousness he sees around him. Directed by Harold Pinter from Simon Gray's play, this is is a prime example ...

Directed by Harold Pinter

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Far From The Madding Crowd

An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale of the profound effect one woman has on three men. Nicholas Roeg's cinematography is the real star of the piece and it's well accompanied by Richard Rodney Bennett's haunting soundtrack.

Directed by John Schlesinger

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Georgy Girl

A little time capsule of 'Swinging London' with Redgrave in the title role as the dowdy woman who wants to experience a little of the high life that her flatmate enjoys. Famous too for The Seekers' catchy theme tune.

Directed by Silvio Narizzano

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Hamlet (Zeffirelli, 1990)

Mel Gibson takes the lead in Zeffirelli's version of Shakespeare's Hamlet and is ably backed by an excellent supporting cast. Glenn Close plays Gertrude, Alan Bates is the usurper Claudius, Paul Scofield plays the ghost of Hamlet's father, Ian Holm ...

Directed by Franco Zeffirelli

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Far From The Madding Crowd

An adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale of the profound effect one woman has on three men. Nicholas Roeg's cinematography is the real star of the piece and it's well accompanied by Richard Rodney Bennett's haunting soundtrack.

Director: John Schlesinger

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In Celebration

Lindsay Anderson's American Film Theatre adaptation of David Storey's poignant play about a turbulent family reunion. Alan Bates is splendid as a failed artist, his lifestyle at odds with his northern mining town roots.

Directed by Lindsay Anderson

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Love in a Cold Climate

BBC adaptation of the novels by Nancy Mitford. In the 1930s three girls - Fanny, Linda and Polly - are launched into society by their well-to-do families, in the full expectation that they will find themselves suitable husbands. However, the trio of...

Directed by Tom Hooper

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Prince And The Pauper (2000)

Mark Twain's classic story of the Pauper who dreams of riches and the prince who just wants to behave like a normal boy. After a chance meeting the two boys become friends and discover that they can easily pass for each other. The Prince has to ove...

Directed by Giles Foster

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A collection of four films featuring one of Britain's loveliest actresses, Julie Christie, one of the faces of the sixties who has maintained a fine sense of perspective over her career and her roles. Features Billy Liar (Schlesinger, 1963), Darling...

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Silent Tongue

This modern western features an all star cast, including Alan Bates, Richard Harris and River Phoenix in his last screen role. The father of a grieving widower tries to kidnap the dead woman's twin to comfort his son.

Directed by Sam Shepard

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The Caretaker

An old tramp moves into the ramshackle house of two strange brothers. Based on the play that made Harold Pinter's name and featuring two of the original members of that first production - Bates and Pleasence. Mesmerising performances and dialogue im...

Directed by Clive Donner

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Recommended by MovieMail The Entertainer

Laurence Olivier was nominated for an Academy Award for his portrayal of Archie Rice, a down-and-out vaudeville entertainer in a seedy coastal resort, who is faced with an emotional crisis when he is visited by his daughter.

Directed by Tony Richardson

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The Essential Dennis Potter

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A collection of some of the best work from Dennis Potter, covering twenty years of his work for the BBC. A strikingly original and controversial dramatist, and with a prodigious output, Potter’s work constantly pushed at the boundaries of expected t...

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Adaptation of the novel by L P Hartley, scripted by Harold Pinter. Seen through the eyes of a young boy, a love affair between the daughter of an affluent rural family and a local farmer is cruelly thwarted by the class prejudice and convention. Bea...

Directed by Joseph Losey

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