The Great Mr Handel
A lavish period drama produced in 1942 by Lord Rank’s G.H.W. Productions Ltd.
Director: Norman Walker
Actors: Elizabeth Allan, Malcolm Keen, Max Kirby, Michael Shepley, Wilfrid Lawson
The Conscript
In 1833, when the fledgling Belgian kingdom still fears a Dutch invasion, recruits were selected annually from an age cohort by a draw of lots in each locality. In this…
Black Venus
The true story of Saartjes Baartman, a black South African worker who moves to London with her master in the early 19th century. Although she dreams of being an artist,…
The Winning Season
A comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he’s asked to run his local high school’s girls basketball team
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
This made-for-TV production originally aired on the “Climax!” show and opened up its second season. Huck and his buddy Tom Sawyer become blood brothers right before Huck takes off down…
Bhoothnath Returns
Boothnath vows to redeem himself when spirits tease him, and searches for a child to terrify. He befriends Akhrot, a slum kid, and helps him take on the country’s most…
Dream for an Insomniac
A girl with insomnia who works in a coffee house has impossibly high standards for her love and fears she will never meet a worthy man. Then in walks a…
Racer and the Jailbird
When Gino meets racing driver Bénédicte, it’s love at first sight. But Gino has a secret. The kind of secret that can endanger their lives.
The One and Only Ivan
A gorilla named Ivan who’s living in a suburban shopping mall tries to piece together his past, with the help of other animals, as they hatch a plan to escape…
Suffragette
Based on true events about the foot soldiers of the early feminist movement who were forced underground to evade the State.
What They Had
A woman must fly back to her hometown when her Alzheimer’s-stricken mother wanders into a blizzard. The return home forces her to confront her past.
The Ploughman’s Lunch
As England begins its military engagement in the Falklands, a BBC news journalist attempts to climb up from his working-class roots, at any cost, lying to those around him to…