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Aging artist and scholar Barry is disenchanted with his existence - disillusioned by his sexless marriage to a televangelist, and repulsed by her brand of easy-to-swallow self-help Christianity. In dire need of an outlet he turns to Irina, a Russian immigrant and prostitute. Seeking better lives, both Barry and Irina find strength in each other as they seek mutual salvation.
Bob Fisher
Three young Navy officers hit Sydney for one last night on land before being shipped over to the Gulf to fight. Sam has been mistreated at sea and is going AWOL, Dean has a fiancé and the future in-laws to meet, and Harry just loves playing cards. Throughout the night the boys lose each other, find themselves, and along the way discover courage, friendship and redemption.
Lionel
16 year old NINA has ditched ballet lessons to work weekends in a strip club, seeking financial independence from her rich father who has recently remarried a 22-year-old model. ALEX, a 30 year old architect, sees her act when dragged to the strip club one night by a builder mate. Alex is appointed to redesign the theater facilities at Nina's school and soon their paths cross again. Despite his misgivings about their age gap, a romance starts to blossom. In many ways Nina drives things on, and Alex is smitten. But when both their worlds start to come unstuck over the relationship the strength of their love is put to the test.
Minister
Stewart Kane, un irlandés que vive en la localidad australiana de Jindabyne, va a pescar con tres amigos y, unas horas después, descubren el cuerpo de una muchacha que ha sido asesinada. En lugar de regresar a casa de inmediato, los hombres siguen pescando y no dan cuenta del macabro hallazgo hasta que han pasado varios días. La última persona en enterarse es Claire, la esposa de Stewart: la conducta de su marido supone para ella un durísimo golpe que le hace perder toda la confianza que había depositado en él. En su afán por ayudar a los familiares de la víctima, Claire no sólo se enfrenta a su propia familia y a sus amistades, sino también a la familia de la joven fallecida. (FILMAFFINITY)
Sam
Sophie, una ilustradora de prestigio, está angustiada porque tiene que entregar un trabajo y se aproxima la fecha. Además, su matrimonio tampoco funciona y se entera de que su marido le engaña con una compañera. Inquietante drama con toques de thriller que gira en torno de una mujer, interpretada por Susan Sarandon, que es una madre cariñosa y trabajadora, cuya vida cambia cuando empieza a notar que pasan cosas extrañas e inexplicables en su casa
Premier Graham Berry
Australia, 1870. Ned Kelly, perteneciente a una familia de inmigrantes irlandeses, es víctima de los prejuicios y la fuerza de la policía. Pronto los Kelly se convertirán en una banda, que huye de la ley y roba bancos para sobrevivir. (FILMAFFINITY)
John Conroy
Jim Ryan and Kate Conroy love each other, but John Conroy stands in the way of their happiness until Jim Ryan recaptures a prized colt.
Martin
Catherine Waterford es la ganadora que ella deseó siempre ser, hasta que vuelve a Australia con su novio y tiene que enfrentarse con su madre de nuevo, apareciendo fantasmas del pasado que tiene que enfrentar.
Edward Brooks
Dean finds a mysterious book in his uncle's old house that records the history of the universe. When Dean is seduced by the book's knowledge, all hell breaks loose.
Andreas Borg
After more than forty years apart, Andreas and Claire embark on an affair as reckless and intense as when they were young lovers. Widowed musician Andreas decides to get back in touch with his one great love, Claire, who is still married to her first husband, John. Andreas and Claire find that the connection they shared when they were young is still there and they soon become involved in a rekindled love affair.
Professor Alan Nordstrum
Miniserie de TV. 3 episodios. Versión televisiva de la novela de Neil Shute, ya llevada al cine en 1959, en una memorable película con Gregory Peck. Aquí Rachel Ward y Bryan Brown interpretan a dos amantes que encaran la muerte por radiactividad luego del estallido de la guerra nuclear y la posterior llegada de la nube mortal a Australia.
Farmer
When Fergus and Wesley get in the bad books of a local rough in their home town in Northern Ireland they decide to flee to Australia. After making a new life for themselves in Sydney they soon outstay their visas and must go on the run again, this time from the immigration officials.
Will, a widower struggling to cope with his wife Ruth's death, is confronted by the harsh reality of trying to cope with grief, loneliness, helplessness and the responsibility of taking care of Ruth's pet cow, Tulip.
Lawrence Hammill
La familia Kerrigan vive muy feliz en su humilde casita de Melbourne. Está situada al lado del aeropuerto, cosa que para ellos no supone ningún inconveniente. El problema aparece cuando el Gobierno decide que es hora de hacer una ampliación para el aterrizaje de los aviones. La familia luchará con todas sus armas y con mucho humor para conservar su preciada casa, llevando incluso el caso ante los tribunales.
Old Stanley
Set during WWII, an Australian and Japanese soldier play a deadly game of Cat and mouse in a South Pacific Jungle.
Muirhead
Durante unas vacaciones en la montaña, los Chamberlain pierden a su hija Azaria, una niña de pocos meses. La madre le cuenta a la policía que durante la noche oyó ruidos y vio cómo un dingo (un perro salvaje australiano) entraba en la tienda de campaña y se llevaba al bebé. Como, a pesar de la minuciosa búsqueda llevada a cabo por la policía, el cuerpo de la niña nunca se encontró, la madre acabó siendo acusada de asesinato.
Dr. Rayment
Tells the story of Robert Tudawali who starred in the first ever Australian technicolour feature film, "Jedda". Station hand, actor and then Aboriginal activist, Tudawali died in 1967 at the age of 38 in tragic circumstances. Includes brief excerpts from "Jedda". Stars Ernie Dingo in the title role.
Max Bell
In the Australian outback, a small boy determines to see that a nasty, curmudgeonly miser gets the Christmas spirit.
Host
Bonecrusher and Our Waverley Star... it was the race of the century, the stuff of sporting legends. It's all captured here in this tribute to the Cox Plate, Australia's race of races. Race of the Century also brings you other great Cox Plate winners: Tulloch and Gunsynd, Kingston Town and Noholme, Surround and Tobin Bronze.
Stewart Simpson Sr.
A rock star falls for a rich man's son who competitively board-sails the coast of Western Australia.
Tramways supervisor
Malcolm is a chronically shy mechanical genius, who has just been fired for building his own tram. He gets Frank, who has just been released from jail, to move in to help pay the bills and, with Frank's help, Malcom turns to a life of crime.
Helen's Father
My First Wife is about the dramatic collapse of the marriage between John and Helen. It is also a film about our children and the future we offer them. Helen has decided to leave, and it is John who lacks the inner resources to cope with the impending tragedy. Slowly he is sucked into a tunnel of despair – fighting his conservative nature and the romantic memories of his married life.
Cassidy
Ron, a young man in his late teens or early 20s, but emotionally younger, has no visible, employable assets, yet rails at his status in life -- blaming everyone for the fact that his dreams are not coming true.
The Headmaster
Sue is an Australian teenager in the late '70s, and her life mainly consists of doing what all the other girls do: watching the surfing boys and having sex with those same surfing boys. The girls have to follow lots of strange customs, e.g. do not eat or go to the bathroom when a boy is around. Ugly girls have two choices - being bitches and hating boys, or being generally cheap and looked down upon by everyone. The afternoons are spent on the beaches, in the backseats of cars, or at home-alone parties where sex and alcohol are the main ingredients. Parents and teachers are trying to straighten the kids out, but it's not easy.
Lt. Col. Denny
Sudáfrica, 1901. Tres lugartenientes australianos son sometidos a un consejo de guerra por asesinato. El oficial encargado del proceso lee las notas preliminares que implican a Harry Harbord ‘Breaker’ Morant, George Witton y Peter Handcock de la muerte de un misionero alemán y de varios prisioneros Boer confinados en una prisión custodiada por el ejército inglés. El oficial defensor, el Comandante Thomas, entiende que el proceso presenta ciertas irregularidades. (FILMAFFINITY)
Sid Mitchell
Comedy about a womanizing journalist on a Sydney newspaper who confronts job problems and impotence in the context of Australian media and politics of the 1970's. A somewhat lesser Australian film comparable to the American film Shampoo.
Jack Henderson
Un grupo de ladrones planea un atraco para robar veinte millones de dólares de una empresa de seguridad.
Harry Ferguson
A man is brutally beaten so he and 4 others head to the beach for refuge and relaxation. It soon becomes clear that they've been imprisoned by person or persons unknown. Then an unknown mad killer begins picking off the vacationers, one by one.
Dr. Miller
Un profesor descubre que uno de sus estudiantes tiene una enfermedad rara de la sangre.
Duncan Fraser
Un viejo capitán y su joven esposa comparten muchas aventuras después de que naufragaron y fueron capturados por los aborígenes en una isla cerca de Australia.
Redwood
A beautiful woman, Kate (Tina Grenville), is released from a sanatorium unaware that while she was away her husband John (George Lazenby) has begun an affair with her sister Marianne (Wendy Hughes). The two sisters live together in a creepy apartment block while John is away, and find themselves stalked by some mysterious strangers.
Dr. Fairburn
Y justo cuando crees que no hay nada más que temer, comenzarás a experimentar el terror definitivo de END PLAY.
Father
Tony Petersen, a married electrician and ex-footballer, goes to university to study English. Petersen is odd man out at the uni. He receives extracurricular help from his stuffy professor's beautiful lecturer wife in her office. Their get-togethers there are quite rootine. The professor is also seeing one of his students after class. Petersen and the professor's wife talk about having a baby. But then she accepts an appointment to Oxford, provoking a rage in Petersen...
John Mitchell
A prison visitor becomes involved with a convicted sex offender.
Jacko
Scobie Malone (Rod Taylor), un detective australiano, debe viajar a Londres para detener al Alto Comisario Sir James Quentin (Christopher Plummer), acusado de haber matado a su primera esposa. Sir Quentin admite el crimen, pero Malone sospecha que con esa confesión el caso no queda resuelto. Además, Malone, sin pretenderlo, se convierte en el guardaespaldas del diplomático, salvándolo de dos atentados. Entre los sospechosos se encuentran Sheila (lilli Palmer), la actual esposa del funcionario, su secretaria Lisa (Camilla Sparv), la fascinante señora Cholon (Daliah Lavi) e, incluso, el embajador norteamericano Townsend (Franchot Tone)
Dr. Tony Grant / Angry Young Man / Public Relations Officer (voice)
Zero-X es una nave construida para transportar navegantes vivos a Marte. Un viaje que estará lleno de aventuras y problemas. No sólo descubrirán algo muy extraño que habita en el lejano planeta, sino que, además, serán víctimas de un sabotaje. Afortunadamente para ellos el equipo de “Rescate Internacional” seguirá atentamente la misión
Alan Kent
El padre Sandor, abad de Kleinberg, envía un mensaje a los miembros de una expedición que se dirige a las montañas, aconsejándoles no seguir adelante. A pesar del aviso, los Kent deciden continuar el viaje. Al anochecer, su aterrado cochero se niega a seguir avanzando y los abandona en medio del bosque. En tal circunstancia, aparece un misterioso carruaje negro que los conduce a un enorme y misterioso castillo, donde son hospitalariamente recibidos por el conde Drácula.
Major Dryden
Based on the true story of a British secret agent, shot down over Malaya near to a Allied POW forced labour camp. There she is hidden, disguised as a youthful prisoner, until her escape can be effected. The costs of keeping her identity secret fall on all the POW's as the Japanese embark on a policy of ruthless terror to extract her and the focus shifts to the conflicts of the group' s collective concerns against the necessities of personal survival.
Inspector Craddock
Miss Marple pertenece al consejo de administración de un buque escuela y uno de sus miembros ha sido asesinado. El inspector que lleva la investigación concluye que la muerte se ha debido a un fallo cardíaco, pero miss Marple cree que ha sido envenenado, tras examinar la caja de rapé del muerto. Cuarta y última película de Margaret Rutherford en el papel de Miss Marple.
Inspector Craddock
La señorita Marple se une a una compañía de teatro para demostrar la inocencia de un hombre acusado de asesinar a una ex actriz. Durante el juicio, el jurado decide que los hechos no están suficientemente probados. Tercera película de Margaret Rutherford en el papel de la señorita Marple.
Inspector Craddock
Miss Marple y Mr Stinger son testigos de la muerte por ataque cardíaco de Mr. Enderby, un personaje muy anciano y muy rico. A pesar de las apariencias, tienen dudas sobre lo que ha sucedido realmente. Como la policía no comparte sus sospechas, Miss Marple deberá investigar por su cuenta. Segunda película de Margeret Rutherford en el papel de Miss Marple.
Serial in 6 episodes. Dogs and children adventures showing how one very determined boy gets the very large pet he wants and unmasks two dog-thieves.
Inspector Craddock
Miss Marple cree haber presenciado un crimen: mientras viaja en el tren de Paddington y su tren se cruza con otro, cree ver por la ventanilla como, en el otro tren, una joven es estrangulada . Pero la policía no encuentra evidencias de que el crimen se haya cometido y cree que ha sido una alucinación de la anciana, con lo que ésta decide investigar por su cuenta. La primera de las cuatro películas en las que Margaret Rutherford interpretó a miss Marple.
Conway
Una banda de atracadores, compuesta por un padre ya anciano y sus cuatro vástagos adultos, atracan un banco en un pequeño poblado africano, y en su huida a través de la jungla matan a un policía, amigo de Tarzán. Éste acaba con uno de los atracadores y detiene a otro de ellos, a quien conducirá ante la justicia en Kairobi. El resto de la familia irá al rescate del detenido y, al tiempo, a vengarse de Tarzán, quien pretende tomar una lancha hacia la ciudad africana; destruido el medio de transporte por los atracadores, Tarzán deberá viajar a través de la selva, acompañado, de paso, por los viajeros de la lancha...
Capt. Braddock
A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.
Luke Parker
Shirley Jones and Max Bygraves portray parents of the title character, an infant who talks like an adult.
Alan Dawson
Life in Emergency Ward 10 is a 1959 film directed by Robert Day. It stars Michael Craig and Wilfrid Hyde-White. It was based on the television series Emergency – Ward 10
Jim Muldoon
An Australian "swagman" finds his wife with another man, so he takes the daughter, Buster, with him. On the road together, going from town to town and from farm to farm, father and daughter explore new depths of understanding and bonding.
Mr. Stevens
Smiley Greevins is a cheeky, mischievous, imaginative little boy who lives in the small town of Murrumbilla in the Australian outback. His father Bill is a poor drover who is often away from home. Much to the exasperation of his overworked wife, Ma Greevins, Bill is also very fond of the drink. Smiley is determined to buy himself a push bike and so he takes on odd jobs in an effort to save up enough money. But Smiley always seems to get caught up in some sort of misadventure. Smiley is a classic Australian film that will delight audiences of all ages.
Peter Merriman
A body is found floating in the Torres Strait and pearler Ted King is asked to investigate. He discovers the murder is connected to a people smuggling ring and involves one of his men, Yusep. He is helped by Peter Merriman, the playboy owner of King's company who romances King's daughter Rusty. Yusep kidnaps Rusty but Merriman and King rescue her.
Lt. Harry Carstairs
Durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, un pequeño grupo de hombres valientes y obstinados consiguieron frenar el avance del mariscal Rommel en el Norte de África. En 1941, Rommel había conseguido que los ingleses iniciaran la retirada. El único obstáculo entre él y el Canal de Suez era la fortaleza de Tobruk, defendida por un pequeño destacamento australiano. El capitán McRoberts (Richard Burton), brillante estratega, está al mando de la operación. Conoce su inferioridad numérica y sabe que sólo cuenta con el arrojo de sus hombres y con su propio ingenio para derrotar al enemigo.
Alan Blake
Fred Ward is imprisoned for horse stealing. He escapes from Cockatoo Island and under the name of Captain Thunderbolt becomes a bushranger, working with his friend and fellow escapee Alan Blake.
Matt
La historia de dos granujas (Lawford y Boone) que planean robar en el rancho de un irlandés borrachín. Pero uno de ellos queda cautivado por la belleza de la hija de la víctima (O'Hara).
Narrator
Shot almost entirely in 'Kelly Country', near the country town of Benalla, The Glenrowan Affair takes us back to the era of Victoria's most notorious bushranger, showcasing thrilling action sequences and horsemanship as time and again the Kelly Gang outwit the law. The film begins with old timer, Dinny (some say he knows too much for an outsider) telling the story of the Kelly Gang to a visiting sketch artist. His tale unfolds as Ned Kelly and Joe Byrne surprise the constabulary in the bar of the Glenrowan Hotel and Ned shoots a constable in the hand. The Glenrowan Affair includes the ambush at Eleven Mile Creek, the hold up at the Jerilderie Bank and the siege at the Glenrowan Hotel where Ned, dressed in a suit of homemade armour, taunts the 'traps' in a hail of gunfire before he is shot and captured.
John King
A family buy land set around a water hole in a remote location, that is occupied by native Australians. The two groups clash.
Sam Curzon
A romance set in the world of the sport of kings. The Curzons are a racehorse breeding family, who need to strengthen their blood stock to re-establish a fading reputation.
Terry Regan
Featuring Charles 'Bud' Tingwell in only his second film and first lead role, which helped prepare him for his part in the 1953 World War Two Hollywood action drama, 'The Desert Rats'. 'Always Another Dawn' celebrates the Australian Navy's contribution to the Allied victory in WW2. The ship (Dauntless) is based on the real-life HMAS Yarra, which was sunk by a Japanese cruiser squadron on 4 March 1942 with 138 lives lost. Assisted by the Royal Australian Navy, filming took place at Flinders Naval Depot Melbourne and aboard the destroyer HMAS Bataan.