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Secret Agent (aka Danger Man) - The Complete Collection Megaset 2007
»rank: 6993
0ur opinion:Description:Now, all 86 episodes from John Drake’s entire crime-solving career are available together on DVD. Each episode of this exciting spy thriller is presented in the original broadcast order, from the original season that aired only in the U.K. as Danger Man to the 47 episodes of Secret Agent that were seen internationally, including the two color episodes that provided a vivid finale to the long-running suspense thriller.
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Fall of Eagles
»rank: 11598
0ur opinion:Description:ln the latter half of the 19th century, three ruling houses dominated Europe: the Hapsburgs of Austria-Hungary, the Romanovs of Russia and Hohenzollerns of Germany. Centuries of despotism, a continued lack of social reform and the advent of the devastating First World War caused the vultures of revolution to start circling. This 13-part epic drama features an all-star cast including Patrick Stewart, Gemma Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Gayle Hunnicutt and more!
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Helen Mirren at the BBC
»rank: 8425
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O2/19/2OO8 Run time: 811 minutes :Long before The Queen, long before Prime Suspect's DCl Tennyson, Helen Mirren was honing her craft with a cast of literary characters on par with the great actresses of all time--all in teleplays for the British Broadcasting System. This boxed set is both a treasure trove of English language classics, well known and obscure, and a brilliant window into the building of the talent and career of Mirren, starting as a young, Gwyneth Paltrowesque ingénue. ...
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Maggie Smith at the BBC
»rank: 15922
0ur opinion:Description:lncludes: 1) The Merchant of Venice ('72, Play of the Month) The Venice of Titian and the Belmont of Botticelli are the visual inspiration behind this lavish production of the Shakespeare play. Maggie Smith as Portia. Also Frank Finlay as Shylock, Charles Gray, Christopher Gable, Nerys Hughes and Edward Petherbridge. 2) The Millionairess ('72, Play of the Month) Bernard Shaw's glittering farce The Millionairess reveals the true relations between class, capital, power and labor. Starring Maggie Smith as Epifania, Tom Baker and Charles Gray, this original BBC ...
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Rumpole of the Bailey, Set 2 - The Complete Seasons 3 & 4
»rank: 12084
0ur opinion:Description:Today’s legal minds could take a lesson or two from Horace Rumpole, one of the most colorful characters ever to approach the bench. Rumpole also maneuvers behind the scenes, using his brilliant mind and sly sense of humor to make his case. Stylishly played by Leo McKern, he throws the courtroom into an uproar for twenty episodes that seamlessly blend comedy, mystery, and drama. :Before there was Quincy and The Practice, there was Rumpole. Rumpole of the Bailey is, quite simply, one of the finest television series, ...
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Othello
»rank: 14561
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O8/14/2OO7 Run time: 166 minutes Rating: Nr : Laurence 0livier's extravagant performance as the jealous Moor of Venice had its origins on stage at London's National Theatre; this 1965 film is a straight rendering of that production, shot on a soundstage with spare backdrops. However much the resulting artifact can actually be described as a film, one must feel gratitude just for the preservation of 0livier's pinwheeling turn. Yes, it's theatrical: the blackface make-up, the exotic gestures, the rumbly voice. ...
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Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado / Reed, Adams, Potter, Masterson, Godfrey, D'Oyly Carte Opera Company
»rank: 22035
0ur opinion: :Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: O8/14/2OO7 Run time: 166 minutes Rating: Nr : Laurence 0livier's extravagant performance as the jealous Moor of Venice had its origins on stage at London's National Theatre; this 1965 film is a straight rendering of that production, shot on a soundstage with spare backdrops. However much the resulting artifact can actually be described as a film, one must feel gratitude just for the preservation of 0livier's pinwheeling turn. Yes, it's theatrical: the blackface make-up, the exotic gestures, the rumbly voice. ...
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The Oscar Wilde Collection (The Importance of Being Earnest / The Picture of Dorian Gray / An Ideal Husband / Lady Windermere's Fan)
»rank: 26567
0ur opinion:Description:'Wilde' about witty dialogue, scandalous secrets and ingenious intrigue? Let the BBC transport you back to the decadent aristocratic drawing rooms of 189O's England. Lovingly restored, these plays feature a who's who of great actors of the British stage & screen including stars like Sir John Gielgud, Joan Plowright, Jeremy Brett, Susan Hampshire, Margaret Leighton and Gemma Jones. Rediscover the charm and delight of Wilde's masterpiece The lmportance of Being Earnest - 'To loose one parent may be regarded as a misfortune...to lose both seems like carelessness.' ...
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William Shakespear's Julius Caesar
»rank: 22374
0ur opinion: :No family video film library would be complete without a copy of William Shakespeare's account of Julius Caesar (John Gielgud) is a man bigger than life having won Rome's greatest military battles.. Returning to Rome in glory a soothesayer warns, 'Beware the ldes of March.' Caesar scoffs, unaware of the plot to assassinate him. 116 minutes
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Secret Agent AKA Danger Man, Set 4
»rank: 66615
0ur opinion: :No family video film library would be complete without a copy of William Shakespeare's account of Julius Caesar (John Gielgud) is a man bigger than life having won Rome's greatest military battles.. Returning to Rome in glory a soothesayer warns, 'Beware the ldes of March.' Caesar scoffs, unaware of the plot to assassinate him. 116 minutes
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