Ben Cross

Ben Cross

Born: December 16, 1947
Died: August 18, 2020
in London, England, UK
Ben Cross (16 December 1947 - 18 August 2020) was a British actor of the stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the British Olympic athlete Harold Abrahams in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire and as Sarek in the 2009 reboot film Star Trek.

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Prey for the Devil
Title: Prey for the Devil
Character: Cardinal Matthews
Released: October 23, 2022
Type: Movie
In response to a global rise in demonic possessions, the Catholic Church reopens exorcism schools to train priests in the Rite of Exorcism. On this spiritual battlefield, an unlikely warrior rises: a young nun, Sister Ann. Thrust onto the spiritual frontline with fellow student Father Dante, Sister Ann finds herself in a battle for the soul of a young girl and soon realizes the Devil has her right where he wants her.
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The Last Letter from Your Lover
Title: The Last Letter from Your Lover
Character: Older Anthony O'Hare
Released: July 23, 2021
Type: Movie
A young journalist in London becomes obsessed with a series of letters she discovers that recounts an intense star-crossed love affair from the 1960s.
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Rats in the Walls
Title: Rats in the Walls
Character: Narrator
Released: May 8, 2021
Type: Movie
“Rats in the Walls” is a short animation that is inspired by one of H.P. Lovecraft’s most gripping horror tales. The film presents the story of a middle aged man who wakes up one night to horrific sounds coming from the walls of his own apartment. He believes the screeches to be the sound of rats but no one else will confirm his suspicion. In his search and difficulties in locating the source of these sounds, the protagonist is rattled by whether what is happening exists in his mind or in reality.
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The Rest Is Ashes
Title: The Rest Is Ashes
Character: Old George Smith
Released: March 6, 2020
Type: Movie
Atanas Burov (played by Assen Blatechki) is considered as the most influential politician in Bulgaria's history. The movie is about him and his love story with Dilyana Popova as the main female character.
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Once There Was a War
Title: Once There Was a War
Released: November 25, 2019
Type: Movie
Is a war big or small for someone who has lost his life in it? It's a film-trip or, as it's called today, a road movie. The road to the war is a greater ordeal than a battle… In an unprecedented march the forty-thousand strong Bulgarian Army, crossing from the southern to the western frontier of the country, covers the distance in less than two days and two nights with no roads, railway or other means of transport available… and wins the war. But this seemingly chaotic whirl of events will clearly follow the path of a young woman from the grave of her child to the death of her husband. And there will be the Cripple – a boy with his romantic urge to die for his Fatherland dying in the most important battle in life – for human dignity. There are also the bodies of two men clinging to each other in Death’s grip among the reeds in the mud. The war has made them enemies but they are more like bleeding Atlas Telamons with a peaceful sky steady on their shoulders.
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Jarhead: Law of Return
Title: Jarhead: Law of Return
Character: USMC General Betz
Released: October 1, 2019
Type: Movie
Major Ronan Jackson, an accomplished fighter pilot for the Israel Defense Forces and son of a U.S. Senator, is shot down while flying through Syrian airspace. After miraculously surviving the crash, Jackson is taken captive by a group of Hezbollah militiamen. A squad of elite soldiers, led by Gunnery Sergeant Dave Torres, risk their own lives in the hopes of saving an ally they've never met.
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Title: Pandora
Character: Harlan Fried
Released: July 16, 2019
Type: TV
In the year 2199, a young woman who has lost everything finds a new life at Earth's Space Training Academy where she learns to defend the galaxy from intergalactic threats.
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Master of Dark Shadows
Title: Master of Dark Shadows
Character: Self
Released: April 16, 2019
Type: Movie
Revealing the fascinating impact of the ground-breaking Gothic drama Dark Shadows with a compelling blend of rare footage and behind-the-scenes stories exploring the diverse talents of creator-producer-director Dan Curtis.
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Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short
Title: Reign of Judges: Title of Liberty - Concept Short
Character: King Aaron
Released: March 15, 2018
Type: Movie
73 BC pre-Columbian New World. A humble soldier rises unexpectedly as the protector of a young republic. Now Chief Captain of a war-weary nation, Moroni defends his country with revolutionary prowess, but his greatest struggle will be uniting a beleaguered people.
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The Hurricane Heist
Title: The Hurricane Heist
Character: Dixon
Released: February 28, 2018
Type: Movie
Thieves attempt a massive heist against the U.S. Treasury as a Category 5 hurricane approaches one of its Mint facilities.
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Title: 12 Monkeys
Character: Nicodemus
Released: January 16, 2015
Type: TV
The provocative story of Cole, a time traveler from a decimated future in a high-stakes race against the clock. Utilizing a dangerous and untested method of time travel, he journeys from 2043 to the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will all but annihilate the human race.
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Another Love Building
Title: Another Love Building
Character: Stephen Anderson
Released: December 26, 2014
Type: Movie
Nine couples attend a weekend retreat to mend their troubled relationships, only to find their counselors need more help than they do.
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Viking Quest
Title: Viking Quest
Character: King Orn
Released: October 7, 2014
Type: Movie
Erick, a young Viking warrior, joins forces with a rival clan in order to rescue a kidnapped princess from the great Midgard Serpent. It's a perilous task with a risk far greater than merely their own lives; by rescuing the princess, they might cause Ragnarök - the end of the world.
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A Common Man
Title: A Common Man
Character: DIG
Released: June 30, 2013
Type: Movie
A terrorist plants several bombs throughout the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka and threatens to detonate them unless prisoners are released.
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Jack the Giant Killer
Title: Jack the Giant Killer
Character: Agent Hinton
Released: March 12, 2013
Type: Movie
A giant beanstalk brings Jack to a land in the clouds filled with snarling, evil beasts. When the creatures make their way to the ground, Jack must figure out how to get back down before they destroy earth and everyone in it.
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Title: Banshee
Character: Mr. Rabbit
Released: January 11, 2013
Type: TV
Banshee is an American drama television series set in a small town in Pennsylvania Amish country and features an enigmatic ex-con posing as a murdered sheriff who imposes his own brand of justice while also cooking up plans that serve his own interests.
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Title: Banshee: Origins
Character: Mr. Rabbit
Released: January 11, 2013
Type: TV
Banshee: Origins is a series of webisodes based on the American drama television series produced by Cinemax called Banshee. The series offers flashbacks in-between the time where Lucas Hood was arrested and when Sheriff Lucas Hood first arrived in Banshee.
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Title: Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
Character: The Sorcerer (voice)
Released: August 13, 2012
Type: TV
Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja is an American animated television series created by Jed Elinoff and Scott Thomas for Disney XD. It is produced by Titmouse, Inc. and Boulder Media Limited. Many of the character designs were supplied by Jhonen Vasquez, the creator of Invader Zim. The series premiered on September 17, 2012.
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Black Forest
Title: Black Forest
Character: Cazmar
Released: February 24, 2012
Type: Movie
Tourists trapped in an enchanted forest do battle with evil fairy tale creatures.
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William & Kate
Title: William & Kate
Character: Prince of Wales
Released: April 18, 2011
Type: Movie
William & Kate is the first of two unrelated American television films about the relationship between Prince William and Catherine "Kate" Middleton (now The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge), directed by Mark Rosman and written by Nancey Silvers. The film was a ratings success, despite the negative reception from critics. The second film William & Catherine: A Royal Romance was produced by a different company and released in August 2011.
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Super Tanker
Title: Super Tanker
Character: Jordan
Released: January 29, 2011
Type: Movie
A meteorite brings a powerful element to the Earth during the Cold War, too powerful to ever be used it's contained until a decision is made to dispose of it in the depths of the ocean. During transit on the worlds largest and most secure Super Tanker a rogue wave damages the ship and releases the element which triggers a chain reaction in the environment and the political arena.
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Title: Ice
Character: Stephan
Released: January 2, 2011
Type: TV
It is 2020. The destructive effects of global warming cause unimaginable devastation and panic worldwide. The human race finds itself contemplating the dawn of a new ice age.
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Ice
Title: Ice
Character: Stephen
Released: January 2, 2011
Type: Movie
It is 2020. Findings by environmental scientist Professor Thom Archer suggest that Halo, the corporate energy company drilling on the Greenland Glacier are causing it to melt. Archer's warnings are ignored, so he heads to the Arctic to find indisputable evidence. Upon arrival, he realizes humankind is under immediate threat, and races home to save his family. The glacier collapses, with devastating consequences. Astonishing weather patterns emerge and plunge the world's temperatures into steep decline.
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The Guardian
Title: The Guardian
Character: Sergeant
Released: October 1, 2010
Type: Movie
A widowed mother, who lives alone in a secluded house, has a premonition that her son in the Air Force is going to die in a plane crash. No one believes her. Impossible to do anything about it, when he is halfway around the world piloting his plane over enemy territory, all she can do is imagine a miracle.
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Title: Ben Hur
Character: Emperor Tiberius
Released: April 4, 2010
Type: TV
The struggle between the Roman Empire and its rebellious conquest Judaea, and two best friends caught in a terrible moment in history.
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Hellhounds
Title: Hellhounds
Character: King Leander
Released: July 19, 2009
Type: Movie
A Greek warrior must travel to the Underworld and battle killer hellhounds in order to rescue his murdered bride from the clutches of Hades.
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Star Trek
Title: Star Trek
Character: Sarek
Released: May 6, 2009
Type: Movie
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.
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Lost City Raiders
Title: Lost City Raiders
Character: Nicholas Filiminov
Released: October 31, 2008
Type: Movie
The year is 2048, and global warming has flooded much of Earth's land areas. A father and his two sons try to salvage treasures from sunken buildings when they are given an important assignment by the New Vatican.
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Hero Wanted
Title: Hero Wanted
Character: Cosmo Jackson
Released: March 28, 2008
Type: Movie
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
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Species: The Awakening
Title: Species: The Awakening
Character: Tom Hollander
Released: October 2, 2007
Type: Movie
A scientist, Dr Holander, takes his niece Miranda to Mexico in an attempt to reverse the effects of the alien DNA he used to create her. However the treatment goes horribly wrong, and sets Miranda on a killing spree as she sets out to find a mate.
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Finding Rin Tin Tin
Title: Finding Rin Tin Tin
Character: Nikolaus
Released: August 15, 2007
Type: Movie
The true story of the legendary German Shepherd who was found by American pilot Lee Duncun in France during World War I, and later became the most famous animal star in Hollywood history.
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When Nietzsche Wept
Title: When Nietzsche Wept
Character: Josef Breuer
Released: August 2, 2007
Type: Movie
Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.
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Grendel
Title: Grendel
Character: King Hrothgar
Released: January 13, 2007
Type: Movie
King Higlack of the Gauths entrusts prince Finn and a fire ball weapon to his champion, slayer Beowulf. They lead twelve men on a mission to help king Hrothgar of the Danes, whose once glorious realm is terrorized by the undefeated monster Grendel. The task is made more difficult as Hrothgar kept gruesome secrets.
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Wicked Little Things
Title: Wicked Little Things
Character: Aaron Hanks
Released: November 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Karen, Sarah, and Emma Tunney are all moving to a small town in Pennsylvania where, unknown to them, in 1913, a horrid mine accident trapped dozens of children alive, underground. But there's a problem. They're still alive.
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Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Title: Behind Enemy Lines II: Axis of Evil
Character: Cmdr. Tim Mackey
Released: October 17, 2006
Type: Movie
Navy SEALS, headed by Lt. Bobby James, are dispatched to North Korea on a covert mission, all in an effort to take out a missile site...
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Title: Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial
Character: Rudolf Hess
Released: September 25, 2006
Type: TV
Nuremberg: Nazis on Trial, is a BBC documentary film series consisting of three one-hour films that re-enact the Nuremberg War Trials of Albert Speer, Hermann Göring and Rudolf Hess. They were broadcast on BBC Two in 2006 to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the trials.
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Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Title: Hannibal: Rome's Worst Nightmare
Character: Fabius Maximus
Released: May 5, 2006
Type: Movie
It is 200 years before the birth of Christ and Rome is the new superpower of the ancient world. She believes she is invincible - but one man is destined to change that. He is a man bound by oath to avenge the wrongs inflicted on his home and, in pursuit of revenge, he will stop at nothing. Hannibal explores the man behind the myth, revealing what drove the 26-year-old to mastermind one of the most audacious military moves in history. With 40,000 soldiers and 37 elephants, he marched 1,500 miles to challenge his enemies on their own soil. It was an act so daring that few people believed it possible.
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Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Title: Undisputed II: Last Man Standing
Character: Steven Parker
Released: April 11, 2006
Type: Movie
Heavyweight Champ George "Iceman" Chambers is sent to a Russian jail on trumped-up drug charges. In order to win his freedom he must fight against the jailhouse fighting champ Uri Boyka in a battle to the death. This time he is not fighting for a title, he is fighting for his life!
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S.S. Doomtrooper
Title: S.S. Doomtrooper
Character: Professor Ullman
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
A genetically bred Nazi super soldier fights Allied troops.
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The Mechanik
Title: The Mechanik
Character: William Burton
Released: November 2, 2005
Type: Movie
A Russian ex-hit man is called back to Russia for one last job. This time against his former employees, the Russian mob.
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Title: Frederick Forsyth's Icon
Character: Anatoly Grishin
Released: May 30, 2005
Type: TV
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Icon
Title: Icon
Character: Anatoly Grishin
Released: January 1, 2005
Type: Movie
A former US Operative, who lived in Russia in his earlier years and had been married there with a child, comes out of retirement to face down a former enemy, now running as a candidate for President in modern Russia. Working with a Russian policewoman, they work to uncover a plot to use biological weapons against certain factions of the Russian people to commit genocide. The virus would also be released in other populations, but would be treated making the candidate a hero. A side plot has the agent being reunited with his long lost daughter.
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Exorcist: The Beginning
Title: Exorcist: The Beginning
Character: Semelier
Released: August 20, 2004
Type: Movie
Years before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil’s soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa.
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Title: Spartacus
Character: Titus Glabrus
Released: April 18, 2004
Type: TV
Spartacus, who was enslaved by the Romans after they murdered his father, leads fellow slaves in an attempt to overthrow the repressive Roman Empire.
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The Red Phone: Checkmate
Title: The Red Phone: Checkmate
Character: Nigel Ballister
Released: April 1, 2004
Type: Movie
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Spartacus
Title: Spartacus
Character: Titus Glabrus
Released: March 17, 2004
Type: Movie
Sentenced to spend out the rest of his adult life laboring in the harsh deserts of Egypt, the Thracian slave Spartacus gets a new lease on life when he is purchased by the obese owner of a Roman gladiator school. Moved by the defiance of an Ethiopian warrior, Draba, Spartacus leads a slave uprising which threatens Rome's status quo. As Spartacus gains sympathy within the Roman Senate, he also makes a powerful enemy in form of Marcus Lucinius Crassus, who makes it a matter of personal honor to crush the rebellion.
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She Me and Her
Title: She Me and Her
Released: December 12, 2002
Type: Movie
About a pair of twin sisters who both want to succeed in showbiz. Problems arise when it's obvious only one sister has the talent to succeed. The other sister becomes extremely jealous and cause a minor chaos.
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The Red Phone - Manhunt
Title: The Red Phone - Manhunt
Character: Nigel Ballister
Released: November 10, 2001
Type: Movie
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The Order
Title: The Order
Character: Ben Ner
Released: May 5, 2001
Type: Movie
When Rudy, an artifacts smuggler, goes to Jerusalem to rescue his kidnapped archeologist father, he faces deportation by a scheming police chief. Now, to find his dad and recover a sacred scroll, he'll have to outwit officials and a ruthless sect. With the help of a beautiful Israeli cop, Rudy battles a faction of religious zealots determined to see a holy war at all costs.
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Young Blades
Title: Young Blades
Character: Cardinal Richelieu
Released: February 23, 2001
Type: Movie
Young Blades is a historical fantasy television series that aired on PAX (now Ion Television) .... (1978); The Three Musketeers (1993); The Musketeer (2001); The Three Musketeers (2011); 3 Musketeers (2011); The Three Musketeers (2013).
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Title: The Potato Factory
Character: Ikey Solomon
Released: July 17, 2000
Type: TV
The Potato Factory tells the story of three strong-willed people battling against a background of hardship and poverty to escape a past that tries to catch up with them. Based on the best-selling novel by iconic Australian author Bryce Courtenay.
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The Venice Project
Title: The Venice Project
Character: Rudy Mestry / Bishop Orsini
Released: September 9, 1999
Type: Movie
Roland is an avant-garde artist in Venice, California whose sister lives on their family's estate in Venice, Italy. Their father is near death and announces that his home and priceless collection of art have been bequeathed to the Italian government.
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Tower of the First Born
Title: Tower of the First Born
Character: Michael Shannon / Zadick
Released: June 1, 1998
Type: Movie
Despite her friends' warnings, a woman travels to the Sahara, determined to find her missing archaeologist father and the magical tower he was searching for. Aided by a mysterious prince, she battles outlaws and the desert's harsh conditions.
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Solomon
Title: Solomon
Character: Salomone
Released: December 15, 1997
Type: Movie
David, now an old man, is still king of Israel. Among his sons, the ambitious Adonijah and the clever Solomon, fierce rivals, since both are prospective heirs to the throne and only one can be.
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Title: Trial & Retribution
Released: October 19, 1997
Type: TV
Trial & Retribution is a feature-length ITV police procedural television drama series that began in 1997. It was devised and written by Lynda La Plante as a follow-on from her successful television series Prime Suspect. Each episode of the Trial & Retribution series is broadcast over two nights. The 2008 series 10 had 10 episodes, the longest run of the drama so far. The latest series was number 12 which aired in February 2009.
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The Invader
Title: The Invader
Character: Renn
Released: September 12, 1997
Type: Movie
A good alien from a dying race must impregnate an Earth woman to avoid extinction of his race. A bad alien whose race helped wipe out good alien's race doesn't want to see this happen.
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The Corporate Ladder
Title: The Corporate Ladder
Character: Jay Williams
Released: May 10, 1997
Type: Movie
A new assistant to a powerful executive wants more than just to do a good job, she wants to run the company! And she'll do anything to get to the top, even murder.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Title: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Character: Capt. Nemo
Released: March 23, 1997
Type: Movie
In the 19th century, an expert marine biologist is hired by the government to determine what's sinking ships all over the ocean. His daughter follows him. They are intercepted by a mysterious captain Nemo and his incredible submarine.
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Turbulence
Title: Turbulence
Character: Captain Samuel Bowen
Released: January 9, 1997
Type: Movie
On a flight transporting dangerous convicts, murderer Ryan Weaver manages to break free and cause complete chaos throughout the plane. As various people on board fall victim to Weaver, it is ultimately down to flight attendant Teri Halloran to keep the aircraft from crashing, with on-ground support from an air traffic controller. While Halloran struggles to pilot the plane, Weaver continues to terrorize the surviving members of the crew.
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Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Title: Robert Rylands' Last Journey
Character: Cromer
Released: October 18, 1996
Type: Movie
Loosely (and controversial) adaptation of the novel "All Souls" by Javier Marias. It tells the story of a Spanish professor at Oxford who witnesses the return of a very popular man there.
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Honey Sweet Love
Title: Honey Sweet Love
Character: Pearson
Released: May 8, 1996
Type: Movie
A British commander falls in love with a local Sicilian girl during World War II.
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Title: Poltergeist: The Legacy
Character: Samuel Warden
Released: April 21, 1996
Type: TV
The adventures of the members of a secret society known as the Legacy and their efforts to protect humankind from occult dangers.
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First Knight
Title: First Knight
Character: Malagant
Released: July 7, 1995
Type: Movie
The timeless tale of King Arthur and the legend of Camelot are retold in this passionate period drama. Arthur is reluctant to hand the crown to Lancelot, and Guinevere is torn between her loyalty to her husband and her growing love for his rival. But Lancelot must balance his loyalty to the throne with the rewards of true love.
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Hellfire
Title: Hellfire
Character: Marius Carnot
Released: January 23, 1995
Type: Movie
Gabriella finds an unfinished symphony that was written by her late uncle Octave Barron who found inspiration through murder. Thrilled by it's possibilities she hires Marius (Ben Cross) to complete the symphony. As he begins work on the piece he finds himself stuck in a bizarre murdering cycle handed down from the original composer.
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Temptress
Title: Temptress
Character: Dr. Samudaya
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Karin brings a statue home from her travels to Asia and it soon begins to have a strange effect on her. She has an insatiable sexual appetite and develops strange fetishes such as pain and death. Soon, she gets out of control and only her boyfriend Matt has the power in his love to exorcise the demon spirits from Karin's body.
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The Ascent
Title: The Ascent
Character: Major Farrell
Released: September 15, 1994
Type: Movie
The real-life adventure of a dashing Italian soldier who escapes a British prisoner-of-war camp because he dreams of climbing 17,000-foot Mt. Kenya and planting the Italian flag at the summit. The obsessive British camp commander pursues him, and the two men are locked in a battle of wills, fuelled by honor and their love for the same woman.
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The Criminal Mind
Title: The Criminal Mind
Character: Carlo Augustine
Released: October 25, 1993
Type: Movie
A Los Angeles district attorney must choose between family loyalty and his job when his long-lost brother turns out to be a powerful mob figure.
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Deep Trouble
Title: Deep Trouble
Character: Campagna
Released: May 22, 1993
Type: Movie
Charles Madigan visits Alice, to tell her that her father died in an accident while the two professional treasure hunters were diving at the coast of Gibraltar. Whilst practicing, Madigan finds a car wreck underwater with recently stolen diamonds in it, which he keeps. This gets him the attention of the gangster Arman Campana and finally lets him find out the truth about his friend's death. He tries to win police officer Paul Valence - who's competing with him for Alice's love - to help him use the diamonds in his revenge.
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Cold Sweat
Title: Cold Sweat
Character: Mark Cahill
Released: May 7, 1993
Type: Movie
Mark Cahill is a good family man with a loving wife and two wonderful children. Mark also happens to be a hit man who is haunted by his last victim, a blonde, who keeps appearing in his bedroom at the worst of times. His life becomes even more complicated when he becomes caught up in the schemes of two business partners, one of the partner's spouse and her boyfriend(s).
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The Diamond Fleece
Title: The Diamond Fleece
Released: September 17, 1992
Type: Movie
Jeweller Phillippe Golden purchases one of the largest diamonds ever from an auction. Diamond thief Rick Dunne is released from prison to consult in constructing safety precautions. However, Inspector Outlaw suspects that Rick may be up to his old wiles.
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Live Wire
Title: Live Wire
Character: Mikhail Rashid
Released: September 3, 1992
Type: Movie
Danny O'Neill is a bomb disposal expert assigned to a case where terrorists have developed an "invisible" liquid explosive which is activated within the human body.
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Eye of the Widow
Title: Eye of the Widow
Character: Nassiri
Released: October 17, 1991
Type: Movie
A new international terrorist group attack the castle of an Austrian prince during his party, but one of the guests, a contractor, deals with them. The CIA then hires him to find the men behind the attack and take them out. This big budget film with many 'A' stars was barely released. In fact, despite being a U.S. production filmed in Europe, it was never widely screened theatrically in America nor did it receive a video release.
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She Stood Alone
Title: She Stood Alone
Character: William Lloyd Garrison
Released: April 15, 1991
Type: Movie
Prudence Crandall establishes herself in Cantenbury, and starts a girls-school. When Eliza Harris, a black girl, wants to take lessons at this school, the local people resist and forbid their daughters to go to the school any longer. William Lloyd Garrison, writer of The Liberator, helps Prudence to turn her school to a black girls-school.
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Title: Dark Shadows
Character: Barnabas Collins
Released: January 13, 1991
Type: TV
Dark Shadows is a primetime television series which aired on NBC from January to March 1991. A re-imagining of the 1966–1971 ABC daytime gothic soap opera Dark Shadows, the revival was developed by Dan Curtis, creator of the original series.
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Nightlife
Title: Nightlife
Character: Vlad
Released: August 23, 1989
Type: Movie
At a museum of Mexico City arrives a perfectly conservated mumie. It is a vampire who has died years ago and who returns to life in search of his lost love Angelique. But unfortunately for him the young woman has met a doctor and fallen in love with him who supplies her with the blood she needs to resist the vampire attacks.
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Title: Tales from the Crypt
Character: Benjamin A. Polosky
Released: June 10, 1989
Type: TV
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?
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The Jeweller's Shop
Title: The Jeweller's Shop
Character: Stephane
Released: April 7, 1989
Type: Movie
Burt Lancaster stars as the titular merchant in this classic adaptation of Pope John Paul II's best-selling play "The Jeweller's Shop," an inspiring drama about three married couples and their ups and downs in holy matrimony. With a faithful jeweler acting as their spiritual adviser, three sets of husbands and wives struggle to live their lives with love, steering clear of avarice and infidelity. Olivia Hussey and Ben Cross also star.
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Title: Twist of Fate
Character: Benjamin Grossman
Released: January 8, 1989
Type: TV
SS-Lieutenant Colonel Helmut Von Schreader conceives an unusual plan to escape the aftermath of the Second World War by disguising himself as a Jewish Concentration Camp victim. Under the alias of Ben Grossman, Von Schreader is liberated from the camps and immigrates to Palestine where he joins the Zionist movement. Twenty five years later, living as a hero of Israel and a General in the Israeli Army, the underground SS organization ODESSA locates Von Schreader and orders to him to again serve the cause of the Third Reich.
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Paperhouse
Title: Paperhouse
Character: Dad
Released: September 10, 1988
Type: Movie
A young girl lost in the loneliness and boredom of reality finds solace in an ill boy, whom she can visit in a surreal dream world that she drew in her school composition book.
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Steal the Sky
Title: Steal the Sky
Character: Munir Redfa
Released: August 26, 1988
Type: Movie
An Israeli agent entices an Iraqi jet pilot to defect with his MIG fighter.
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The Unholy
Title: The Unholy
Character: Father Michael
Released: April 22, 1988
Type: Movie
A priest battles a demon that kills sinners in the act of sinning.
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The Grand Knockout Tournament
Title: The Grand Knockout Tournament
Character: Self
Released: June 19, 1987
Type: Movie
The Grand Knockout Tournament (colloquially also known as It's a Royal Knockout) was a one-off charity event which was shown on British television on 19 June 1987. It followed the format of It's a Knockout, a slapstick TV gameshow which was broadcast in the UK until 1982. The event was staged on the lakeside lawn of the Alton Towers stately home-cum-theme park.
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Strong Medicine
Title: Strong Medicine
Character: Martin Taylor
Released: January 1, 1986
Type: Movie
TV Movie A woman starts working for a prestigious pharmaceutical company that's developing a new miraculous cure. Soon, she discovers what a devious and cut-throat business pharmaceutical industry can be.
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Title: The Twilight Zone
Released: September 27, 1985
Type: TV
This 1980s revival of the classic sci-fi series features a similar style to the original anthology series. Each episode tells a tale (sometimes two or three) rooted in horror or suspense, often with a surprising twist at the end. Episodes usually feature elements of drama and comedy.
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The Assisi Underground
Title: The Assisi Underground
Character: Padre Rufino
Released: May 3, 1985
Type: Movie
This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943.
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Attention
Title: Attention
Character: Alberto
Released: February 14, 1985
Type: Movie
On the plane back to Rome, a well-known journalist indulges in an unbridled and somewhat melodramatic erotic fantasy involving his estranged wife and his stepdaughter.
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Title: The Far Pavilions
Character: Ashton Pelham-Martyn
Released: April 22, 1984
Type: TV
Adapted from M.M. Kaye's best-selling novel, this dramatic HBO miniseries follows two star-crossed lovers -- the young British officer Ash (Ben Cross) and the betrothed princess Anjuli (Amy Irving) -- as they face daunting odds in their quest to be together. Set in India during the time of the British Raj, this haunting (and BAFTA-nominated) love story features spectacular scenery and an epic saga of battle, treachery and intrigue.
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Title: The Citadel
Character: Dr. Andrew Manson
Released: January 20, 1983
Type: TV
A faithful ten part BBC adaptation of A.J. Cronin's book of the same name published in 1937 about a young Scottish doctor (Ben Cross) trying to find a place for himself in the dysfunctional medical system of Wales and England in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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Coming Out of the Ice
Title: Coming Out of the Ice
Character: Gen. Tuchachevsky
Released: December 31, 1982
Type: Movie
A biographical film about Victor Herman, based on the memoir of the same name.
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Life After Death
Title: Life After Death
Character: Simon
Released: February 2, 1982
Type: Movie
"We were so close, we loved each other, we made a whole together. I feel cut in half." Meg struggles with the sudden death of her husband.
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Title: The Flame Trees of Thika
Character: Ian
Released: September 1, 1981
Type: TV
Elspeth and her unconventional parents decide to settle down in Kenya and begin a coffee plantation. This is a time of discovery for Elspeth, as she encounters the incredible beauty and cruelty of nature, and new friendships with both Africans and British expatriates. A side plot involves the beautiful and bored British Lettice Palmer who enters into an affair with a handsome safari guide. Eventually, however, the excitement of Elspeth's life is disrupted by the onset of WW I, and the changes it brings.
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Chariots of Fire
Title: Chariots of Fire
Character: Harold Abrahams
Released: May 15, 1981
Type: Movie
In the class-obsessed and religiously divided UK of the early 1920s, two determined young runners train for the 1924 Paris Olympics. Eric Liddell, a devout Christian born to Scottish missionaries in China, sees running as part of his worship of God's glory and refuses to train or compete on the Sabbath. Harold Abrahams overcomes anti-Semitism and class bias, but neglects his beloved sweetheart in his single-minded quest.
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Title: The Professionals
Character: Stuart
Released: December 30, 1977
Type: TV
The lives of Bodie and Doyle, top agents for Britain's CI5 (Criminal Intelligence 5), and their controller, George Cowley. The mandate of CI5 was to fight terrorism and similar high-profile crimes. Cowley, a hard ex-MI5 operative, hand-picked each of his men. Bodie is a cynical ex-SAS paratrooper and mercenary whose nature ran to controlled violence, while his partner, Doyle, comes to CI5 from the regular police force, and is more of an open minded liberal. Their relationship is often contentious, but they are the top men in their field, and the ones to whom Cowley always assigned to the toughest cases.
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A Bridge Too Far
Title: A Bridge Too Far
Character: Trooper Binns
Released: June 15, 1977
Type: Movie
The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
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Title: Wessex Tales
Character: Matthaus Tina
Released: November 7, 1973
Type: TV
An anthology series based on the Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories written by novelist Thomas Hardy.
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Title: Play for Today
Character: Simon
Released: October 15, 1970
Type: TV
Play for Today is a British television anthology drama series, produced by the BBC and transmitted on BBC1 from 1970 to 1984. During the run, more than three hundred programmes, featuring original television plays, and adaptations of stage plays and novels, were transmitted. The individual episodes were between fifty and a hundred minutes in duration.
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Liberty
Title: Liberty
Character: Dr. Boucher
Released: December 31, 1969
Type: Movie
Born with valuable and powerful abilities, a young woman escapes a confidential, brutal experiment. Federal agents will stop at nothing to capture her.