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1. Earth (2007)
G | 90 min | Documentary
Feature-length version of the documentary TV series Planet Earth (2006), following the migration paths of four animal families.
Directors: Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield | Stars: James Earl Jones, Patrick Stewart, Anggun, Ulrich Tukur
Votes: 14,745 | Gross: $38.05M
2. Nature's Great Events (2009)
49 min | Documentary, Family
This exploration of the planet's most breathtaking natural events follows vast migrations, huge ocean convergences, powerful weather systems and mighty floods.
Stars: David Attenborough, Joe Stevens, Shane Moore, Owen Newman
Votes: 3,375
3. The Advocate (1993)
R | 102 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In medieval France, young lawyer Richard Courtois leaves Paris for the simpler life in the country. However, he is soon drawn into amorous and political intrigues. At the same time, he is ... See full summary »
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Colin Firth, Amina Annabi, Jim Carter, Donald Pleasence
Votes: 2,200 | Gross: $0.67M
4. Schalcken the Painter (1979 TV Movie)
68 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Can Schalcken save his love, Rose, from the clutches of a ghastly suitor before it is too late?
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Jeremy Clyde, Maurice Denham, Cheryl Kennedy, John Justin
Votes: 512
5. Arena (1975– )
60 min | Documentary
Wide-ranging arts program.
Stars: Gavin Millar, Kenneth Tynan, John Walters, Jonathan Miller
Votes: 320
6. Omnibus (1967–2003)
Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Arts documentary series with concerts and experimental dramatizations.
Stars: Humphrey Burton, Kirsty Wark, David Collings, Michael Hordern
Votes: 294
7.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Fear and Loathing in Gonzovision
(1978)
Not Rated | 51 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at "Gonzo journalist", Hunter S. Thompson with his collaborator, British illustrator, Ralph Steadman.
Director: Nigel Finch | Stars: Ralph Steadman, Hunter S. Thompson, Edward Judd, John Dean
Votes: 274
8. Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
360 min | Documentary, History
The history of the major Golden Age of Hollywood film company, RKO Pictures.
Stars: Edward Asner, Ginger Rogers, Linwood G. Dunn, Pandro S. Berman
Votes: 185
9. Leonardo (2003)
180 min | Documentary, History
An exploration of the life of Leonardo da Vinci.
Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Sherwin Nuland, Evelyn Welch
Votes: 176
10.
Nature's Great Events (2009)
Episode:
The Great Melt
(2009)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
As winter finally passes and the sun climbs over the Arctic, the 4,000,000 square mile ice-sheet rapidly begins to melt, revealing an archipelago of islands, channels and seas. For the ... See full summary »
Director: Peter Bassett | Stars: David Attenborough, Tom Fitz, Joe Stevens, Paul Beilstein
Votes: 161
11.
Nature's Great Events (2009)
Episode:
The Great Migration
(2009)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
How one lion family - the Ntudu pride - struggles to survive until the return of the great migration of wildebeest and zebra to the Serengeti in Africa.
Director: Peter Bassett | Stars: David Attenborough, Owen Newman
Votes: 151
12.
Nature's Great Events (2009)
Episode:
The Great Tide
(2009)
TV-PG | 49 min | Documentary, Family
The sardine run, which takes place each winter along the South African coast. Dolphins first find the sardines and gannets, seals, sharks and whales follow for the biggest fish supper on the planet.
Stars: David Attenborough, Didier Noirot, Joe Stevens, Steve Benjamin
Votes: 136
13. The Complete Citizen Kane (1991 TV Movie)
90 min | Documentary
A closer look at Citizen Kane and the stories behind this cinematic milestone that became one of the greatest films of all time. Made as part of the many celebrations of the movie's 50th ... See full summary »
Stars: Orson Welles, William Alland, Micheál MacLiammóir, Miriam Geiger
Votes: 107
14. Screenplay (1986–1993)
Drama
An anthology drama series.
Stars: John Kavanagh, Tony Doyle, Michael Liebmann, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 95
15. With Orson Welles: Stories of A Life in Film (1990 TV Movie)
150 min | Documentary
A two-and-a-half hour documentary retrospective on the career of Orson Welles.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Peter Bogdanovich, Charlton Heston, Micheál MacLiammóir, Leslie Megahey
Votes: 77
16.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Orson Welles Story: Part 1
(1982)
111 min | Documentary
Part 1 of an in-depth interview exploring Welles' achievements and frustrations during his life in film and theatre.
Stars: Leslie Megahey, Orson Welles, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Wise
Votes: 74
17.
Arena (1975– )
Episode:
The Orson Welles Story: Part 2
(1982)
54 min | Documentary
Part 2 of an in-depth interview exploring Welles' achievements and frustrations during his life in film and theatre.
Stars: Leslie Megahey, Orson Welles, Anthony Perkins, Peter Bogdanovich
Votes: 54
18. Duke Bluebeard's Castle (1988 TV Movie)
64 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Music
Judith arrives at Bluebeard's dark castle hoping her love can convince him to reveal the secrets behind the locked interior doors.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Robert Lloyd, Elizabeth Laurence, John Woodvine, Leone Amis
Votes: 47
19. The Mysteries of Hieronymus Bosch (1983 TV Movie)
76 min | Documentary
Nicholas Baum goes on a journey to Den Bosch, Hieronymus Bosch's town, and gives his explanation about what he thinks the painter's works originally meant.
Star: Nicholas Baum
Votes: 46
20. Diary for a Tale (1998)
R | 96 min | Drama
A young man works in the port of Buenos Aires translating the love letters that prostitutes receive and seeks inspiration for his works in them.
Director: Jana Bokova | Stars: Germán Palacios, Silke, Inés Estévez, Enrique Pinti
Votes: 44
21.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Birth of a Titan
(1987)
60 min | Documentary, History
Stars: Edward Asner, Rudy Vallee, James G. Stewart, Murray Spivack
Votes: 33
22.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Getting to Dylan
(1987)
Not Rated | 50 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Todays theme is Getting to Dylan.
Director: Christopher Sykes | Stars: Suzanne Bertish, Denise Donlon, Ian Dury, Bob Dylan
Votes: 29
23.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Howard's Way
(1987)
64 min | Documentary, History
Howard Hughes' purchase of RKO has a devastating effect on the studio.
Stars: Edward Asner, Richard Fleischer, Robert Mitchum, Mario Zamparelli
Votes: 27
24.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Let's Face the Music and Dance
(1987)
54 min | Documentary, History
This hour's episode gives valuable background on the making of the popular Astaire-Rogers musicals at RKO in the 1930s, with clips of some of the dance numbers, and interviews with participants including the two stars.
Stars: Edward Asner, Hermes Pan, Fred Astaire, Katherine Brown
Votes: 26
25.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
Dark Victory
(1987)
60 min | Documentary, History
RKO's contribution to film noir and social drama.
Stars: Edward Asner, Edward Dmytryk, Richard Fleischer, Ginger Rogers
Votes: 24
26.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
A Woman's Lot
(1987)
59 min | Documentary, History
We learn about the actresses of RKO studio. Stories are focused on movies with Katharine Hepburn, Ginger Rogers and Lucille Ball and their impact on RKO in the 1930s.
Stars: Edward Asner, Ginger Rogers, Pandro S. Berman, Katharine Hepburn
Votes: 23
27.
Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (1987)
Episode:
It's All True
(1987)
60 min | Documentary, History
The story of Orson Welles' short and highly controversial career at R.K.O.
Stars: Edward Asner, William Alland, Miriam Geiger, James G. Stewart
Votes: 22
28. 2nd House (1973–1976)
45 min | Talk-Show
BBC Arts program derived from Full House (1972).
Stars: Melvyn Bragg, Edwin Mullins, Roger McGough, Struan Rodger
Votes: 19
29. Butoh: Body on the Edge of Crisis (1990)
89 min | Documentary, History
Although Butoh is often viewed as Japan's equivalent of modern dance, in actuality it has little to do with the rational principles of modernism. Butoh is a theater of improvisation which ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Yoko Ashikawa, Akiko Motofuji, Nario Goda, Tatsumi Hijikata
Votes: 16
30.
Screenplay (1986–1993)
Episode:
Cariani and the Courtesans
(1987)
82 min | Drama
A painter falls in love with a woman whom he suspects may be a thief and a prostitute.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Paul McGann, Simon Callow, Michael Gough, Diana Quick
Votes: 15
31.
Leonardo (2003)
Episode:
The Man Who Wanted to Know Everything
(2003)
Documentary, History
This first episode examines the first half of Leonardo's life, from his birth near Florence to his famous achievements in the great cities of the Italian Renaissance, Florence and Milan.
Directors: Sarah Aspinall, Tim Dunn | Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, James Faulkner, Paul Brooke
Votes: 14
32.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Ray Bradbury: The Illustrated Man
(1980)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Ray Bradbury talks about his work, and acts out some scenes from his life and imagination.
Stars: Ray Bradbury, Joshua Davis, Sharon Sharth, Alex Wheatley
Votes: 13
33.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Made in Ealing
(1986)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
A look at the films produced at Ealing Film Studios in London.
Director: Roly Keating | Stars: Richard Attenborough, Jill Balcon, Michael Balcon, Alberto Cavalcanti
Votes: 10
34.
Leonardo (2003)
Episode:
The Secret Life of the Mona Lisa
(2003)
Documentary, History
This third programme in the series on Leonardo da Vinci begins by stating that the Mona Lisa is the most famous image in the history of art - but how and why has it become so famous? To ... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Rossiter | Stars: Alan Yentob, Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, Dolya Gavanski
Votes: 9
35.
Omnibus (1967–2003)
Episode:
Hitchcock: Its Only A Movie
(1986)
Not Rated | Documentary, Biography, Music
Hitchcock: Its Only A Movie.
Director: Tristram Powell | Stars: Leslie Megahey, Alfred Hitchcock
Votes: 8
36.
Release (1967–1969)
Episode:
Suddenly I Know What I Have to Do/Tolkien in Oxford
(1968)
Documentary
J.R.R. Tolkien strolls through Oxford, pointing out places in his life.
Directors: Leslie Megahey, Colin Nears | Stars: John Ezard, Barbara Hepworth, J.R.R. Tolkien
Votes: 8
37.
Leonardo (2003)
Episode:
Dangerous Liaisons
(2003)
Documentary, History
The year is 1500. Leonardo da Vinci is 48 years old and has been forced to leave Milan - his home for the past 18 years. He travels east, towards Venice, a city under threat of invasion ... See full summary »
Directors: Sarah Aspinall, Tim Dunn | Stars: Mark Rylance, Che Cartwright, James Frain, Adam Croasdell
Votes: 6
38. Artists and Models (1986– )
Drama
Biographical studies of the French artists David, Ingres and Gericault.
Stars: Ronald Chenery, Angela Graham-Jones, Harry Parkinson, Rosemary Hirst
Votes: 5
39. Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown (1987)
57 min | Documentary
Driven by their mutual admiration of classical architecture, Robert Venturi and Denise Scott-Brown have worked together to create a space of unique post-Modernist construction. Filmed ... See full summary »
Director: Michael Blackwood | Stars: Colin Amery, Alvin Boyarsky, Philip Finkelpearl, Jules Lubbock
40. Review (1969–1972)
40 min | Documentary
Weekly arts magazine.
Stars: James Mossman, David Hugh Jones, Keith Dewhurst, Jim Douglas Henry
43. The Savage (1977 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Gauguins Life and Painting in Tahiti based on his book Noa Noa.
Director: Leslie Megahey | Stars: Leo McKern, Martin Jarvis, Nicola Blackman, Hira Talfrey
44. Painting with Light (1987)
230 min | Family
Stars: Martin Holbrook, David Hockney, Jennifer Bartlett, Larry Rivers
45. Contrasts (1967–1969)
Music
Stars: Yehudi Menuhin, Oliver Ford Davies, Alan Dobie, Timothy Bateson
46. While We're on the Subject (1970– )
280 min | Family
Stars: John Tusa, Michael Frayn, Shirley Conran, Jann Haworth
47. Star Close-up (1969–1970)
35 min | Documentary
Stars: Derek Hart, Mickey Rooney, Joan Fontaine, Jackie Coogan
48. The Art of Arts TV (2008)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Suzy Klein, David Attenborough, Waldemar Januszczak, Leslie Megahey
49. Rembrandt Times Three (1992 TV Movie)
50 min | Family
Directors: Oscar Grillo, Ken McMullen | Stars: Ken McMullen, Oscar Grillo, John Berger