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Samuel West - filmography
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Sword Of Xanten
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Benno Furmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt
Director: Uli Edel
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The son of a man who makes swords for a living, finds himself saving his country from danger over and over again. Little does he realise that he's heir to the throne. Based on the myth 'Ring Of The Nibelungs'.
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51%
from 1,984 member
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Van Helsing
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Beckinsale, Richard Roxburgh
Director: Stephen Sommers
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All varieties of otherworldly creatures come out to play in Stephen Sommers' gothic carnival. Frankenstein's monster, ferocious werewolves, vampire bat babies, a maniacal scientist named Igor, and a CGI Dr. Jekyll are just a few. When they come together, a thrilling fantasy adventure results, ..read more »
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58%
from 49,313 members
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Hornblower - Loyalty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Paul McGann
Director: Andrew Grieve
Certificate: 
The famed Horatio Hornblower series, which follows a man of humble beginnings who rises to maritime leadership and glory during the 18th century Anglo-French wars, now shows a slice of life during a quiet moment in an onging war with the unpredictable Napoleon. Our man Horatio takes advantage of ..read more »
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74%
from 1,898 member
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Cambridge Spies
(2 discs)
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Toby Stephens, Tom Hollander, Rupert Penry-Jones
Director: Tim Fywell
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Based on a true story, CAMBRIDGE SPIES is a BBC drama detailing the biggest spy scandal in British history. In 1934, four outstanding students at Cambridge University--Guy Burgess, Anthony Blunt, Kim Philby, Donald Maclean--who shared a passion for communism, were recruited to spy for the Soviet ..read more »
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68%
from 2,246 members
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Hornblower - Duty
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Anthony Sher
Director: Andrew Grieve
Certificate: 
Hornblower marries Maria, then heads off on a mission to find Bracegirdle, whose ship the Grasshopper has gone missing. Then the rescue of a couple adrift in a dinghy causes more problems for Horatio and his crew.
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75%
from 1,661 member
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Hornblower - Series 1 Box Set
(6 discs)
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Ioan Gruffudd, Robert Lindsay, Anthony Sher
Director: Andrew Grieve
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This 6 disc set brings together all the episodes of the first Hornblower series. Against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars, Hornblower rises from raw recruit to take charge of his own ship and proves his bravery in many battles but will he escape the charges of mutiny that he faces after a battle ..read more »
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75%
from 2,641 members
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Iris
on DVD
(2001)
Starring: Judi Dench, Kate Winslet, Hugh Bonneville
Director: Richard Eyre
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Based on the book ELEGY FOR IRIS, by John Bayley, this biopic tells the inspiring and heartbreaking story of the writer's 40-year romance with English novelist Dame Iris Murdoch. The film cuts back and forth between the young Iris and John (played by Kate Winslet and Hugh Bonneville), at the height ..read more »
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68%
from 9,377 members
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Pandaemonium
(2001)
Starring: John Hannah, Linus Roache, Samantha Morton
Director: Julien Temple
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In this biographical tale about the lives of late-18th-century poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah), director Julien Temple (THE FILTH AND THE FURY) and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce (HILARY AND JACKIE) come together to present an intriguing, ..read more »
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59%
from 348 members
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The Planets
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Samuel West, samuel west (pres/narr)
Director: David McNab
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THE PLANETS uses state-of-the-art computer graphics, unseen space footage, and interviews with leading scientists to create the most comprehensive and spectacular account of space exploration ever made. This release includes all eight 50-minute episodes of the BBC series.
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71%
from 1,866 member
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Longitude
on DVD
(1999)
Starring: Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart
Director: Charles Sturridge
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In LONGITUDE, an 18th-century clock maker named Jon Harrison (Michael Gambon) begins what is to become a 40-year task to invent a system for determining longitude at sea with a nautical timepiece. Meanwhile, 200 years in the future, naval officer Rupert Gould (Jeremy Irons) discovers Harrison's ..read more »
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74%
from 1,115 member
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Stiff Upper Lips
(1998)
Starring: Peter Ustinov, Prunella Scales, Georgina Cates
Director: Gary Sinyor
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Young upper-class fellow Edward arrives with his friend Cedric at the family manse, Ivory Hall. He plans to pair off Cedric with his sister Emily. Emily, on the other hand, falls in love with a son of local peasant, George. Old Aunt Agnes sends all the bunch off, first to Italy and then to India, ..read more »
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67%
from 11 members
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The Ripper
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Patrick Bergin, Gabrielle Anwar, Samuel West
Director: Janet Meyers
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It is 1888, and London is a city in the grip of one of the most gruesome and mysterious crime sprees in history. Women are being strangled and murdered by a madman who can't be found, a serial killer who strikes with ruthless precision. Under extreme pressure from the Royal family, the head of ..read more »
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48%
from 58 members
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Nazis: - A Warning From History
(2 discs)
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Samuel West
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The popular myths surrounding the rise and fall of the Third Reich are exposed in this programme and are followed by an in-depth look at how such a cultured nation could be responsible for such acts of inhumanity.
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76%
from 1,540 member
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Carrington
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Emma Thompson, Jonathan Pryce, Rufus Sewell
Director: Christopher Hampton
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Emma Thompson stars as young, boyish and vivacious painter Dora Carrington, with Jonathan Pryce as writer and conscientious objector Lytton Strachey, the unobtainably gay man, that she loves passionately. Directed by Christopher Hampton (DANGEROUS LIAISONS) this unorthodox love-story is based on ..read more »
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64%
from 1,054 member
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Howard's End
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Prunella Scales, Vanessa Redgrave
Director: James Ivory
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E.M. Forster's 1910 novel is adapted for the screen by Merchant Ivory Productions in this masterful Edwardian Age romance directed by James Ivory. The dying Ruth Wilcox (Vanessa Redgrave) wishes to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret Schlegel (Emma Thompson in an Academy Award-winning ..read more »
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69%
from 4,613 members
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Private Life Of A Masterpiece
(7 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Samuel West
Director: Michael Burke, Lucie Donahue
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The series reveals fascinating stories behind famous works of art. This series investigates how the pieces are created, how they have influenced others and how they have come to have a life of their own in the modern world.
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78%
from 81 members
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The First Emperor
on DVD
Starring: Hi Ching, James Pax, Jeffrey Riegel
Director: Nic Young
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Tells the tale of Emperor Ying Sheng, from his rise to power upon the death of his father at 13, to his unification of China. Presented in re-enactments and narration the film also explores the mystery of his tomb, recently re-kindled with the discovery of the Terracotta Army.
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69%
from 52 members
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