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Animal Farm
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Julia Ormond, Peter Ustinov
Director: John Stephenson
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British production of George Orwell's revolutionary novel, where animals (workers) take over their farm (means of production) and form a society. An esteemed cast of actors voice the convincing animatronic animals, which, BABE-style, were created by the Jim Henson Creature Shop. Director Stephenson ..read more »
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55%
from 424 members
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The Crucible
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Winona Ryder, Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Scofield
Director: Nicholas Hytner
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The film adaptation of Arthur Miller's classic, fact-based play, which was a veiled metaphor for the "Red Scare" McCarthy Hearings of the 1950s. Set in 1690s Salem, Massachusetts, the story concerns Abigail (Ryder), a teenager who once had an affair with married farmer John Proctor (Day-Lewis). ..read more »
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65%
from 3,287 members
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London / Robinson In Space
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Paul Scofield
Director: Patrick Keiller
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Two features. 'London' offers an insight into the city through various fictive stories. Also features 'Robinson In Space' where Robinson undertakes an engaging journey around England.
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67%
from 481 members
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Quiz Show
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Paul Scofield, Rob Morrow
Director: Robert Redford
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In 1958 when television quiz shows ruled the airwaves, Charles Van Doren was the wildly popular champion of a successful TV show called Twenty-One. A national celebrity who appeared on the covers of both Time and Life magazines, Van Doren was an American folk hero--the intellectual's answer to ..read more »
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67%
from 3,084 members
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Hamlet
on DVD
(1990)
Starring: Mel Gibson, Glenn Close, Alan Bates
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
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Acclaimed director Franco Zeffirelli teamed with Mel Gibson for this energetic, earthy adaptation of the classic Shakespeare tragedy. From study abroad, the young Prince of Denmark returns home to find his mother has married his uncle, and his father's ghost is urging him to action; but what action?..read more »
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from 1,142 member
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Henry V
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Paul Scofield
Director: Kenneth Branagh
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Kenneth Branagh makes his directorial debut and also plays the title role in HENRY V, an ambitious film that began a resurgence of interest in films of Shakespeare's plays. Henry is a young king seeking a way to make his mark on history. He gets his chance when he learns he can make a legal claim ..read more »
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from 2,666 members
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Scorpio
on DVD
(1973)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Paul Scofield
Director: Michael Winner
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Burt Lancaster stars as Cross, a US intelligence veteran whose CIA chief McLeod (John Colicos) has marked him for termination. On the run from the assassin, the old spy takes refuge with his Soviet counterpart--a retired KGB operative, Zharkov (Paul Scofield). That action only makes matters worse, ..read more »
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51%
from 190 members
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King Lear
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Paul Scofield
Director: Peter Brook
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Five features. In 'The Taming Of The Shrew' Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton star in this earthy, robust version of the classic Shakespeare comedy, which was director Franco Zeffirelli's first film. Michael York plays Lucentio, the young student who falls for comely Bianca (Natasha Pyne) and ..read more »
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65%
from 157 members
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A Man For All Seasons
on DVD
(1966)
Starring: Robert Shaw, Paul Scofield, Orson Welles
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Certificate: 
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS, based on Robert Bolt's stage play, is an excellent biographical drama about the conflicts faced by Sir Thomas More (Paul Scofield) when King Henry VIII (Robert Shaw) asks him to break with Rome and grant him a divorce. The film is a powerful, cerebral story, supported by an ..read more »
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72%
from 3,998 members
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The Train
on DVD
(1964)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Paul Scofield, Jeanne Moreau
Director: John Frankenheimer
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The duo of director John Frankenheimer and actor Burt Lancaster again join forces with the latter starring as French railway inspector Labiche. With Allied forces closing in on occupied Paris, Herman Goering orders Col. Franz von Waldheim (Paul Scofield) to move the priceless art from the Jeu de ..read more »
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68%
from 1,064 member
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Carve Her Name With Pride
(1958)
Starring: Virginia McKenna, Paul Scofield, Jack Warner
Director: Lewis Gilbert
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The moving and dramatic story of Violette Szabo (McKenna), a courageous WW2 secret agent who was captured in northern France...
Carve Her Name With Pride is the inspiring true life story of Violette Szabo. During World War II, Violette (Virgina McKenna) volunteers to parachute into France as ..read more »
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from 408 members
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Charles Dickens Collection
(8 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Michael Hordern, Maggie Smith, Bob Hoskins
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Featuring a box set of the BBC adaptations of popular tales from Charles Dickens. Includes: 'The Pickwick Papers', 'Oliver Twist', 'A Christmas Carol', 'Martin Chuzzlewit', 'David Copperfield', 'A Tale Of Two Cities', 'Great Expectations', and 'Our Mutual Friend'.
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69%
from 2,379 members
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London
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(1994)
Starring: Paul Scofield
Director: Patrick Keiller
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Run time: 160 minutes
London is neither feature film nor documentary, but a provocative essay in the form of a journal, recording fictitious journeys through a very real city. Writer, director and photographer Keiller shot the film during 1992, a year which witnessed the re-election of John Major, the continuation of ..read more »
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from 28 members
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Robinson in Space
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Starring: Paul Scofield, Paul Scofield (Pres/Narr)
Director: Patrick Keiller
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Run time: 82 minutes
In Robinson in Space Robinson returns with his travelling companion and researcher to undertake a hugely enjoyable journey around England. He has been commissioned by an international advertising agency to investigate the 'problem of England'. Although this problem is never clearly stated - let ..read more »
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Paul Schofield is sublime 23 November 2004
...What a voice. A restrained performance by Paul Scofield packs a powerful punch, the best I've seen by any actor. A fantastic supporting cast, particularly John Hurt, is the ...
An excellent movie from a great writer 6 March 2005
Balancing Act 4 August 2008
