Peter Duffell
Nacimiento : 1922-07-10, Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Muerte : 2017-12-12
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For the first time on DVD, the Alpha Archives Collection proudly presents a two part feature length documentary celebrating the history of the Amicus Productions film company. Founded in the early 1960s by Americans Milton Subotsky and Max J. Rosenberg, Amicus produced some classic (now cult) horror movies, including Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors, The House That Dripped Blood, Tales From The Crypt, Asylum and From Beyond The Grave. Featuring interviews with key individuals who worked for Amicus (actors, directors, etc.), and with many rare photographs and production designs throughout, this documentary is a must-see for fans of British horror cinema.
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In 1727, an Arab colt is born with the signs of the wheat ear and the white spot on his heel: evil and good. And thus begins the life of Sham. He is a gift to the King of France, through a series of adventures with his faithful stable boy, Agba, he becomes the Godolphin Arabian, the founder of one of the greatest thoroughbred racing lines of all time.
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A woman finds herself on the verge of madness after experiencing a vision of her lovers imminent death.
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During World War II, two allied soldiers escape from a Nazi POW camp to Lyons, where they accept the hospitality of mademoiselle Helene.
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A shy, introverted young girl takes a summer job at a seaside resort in Wales, where she finds the staff, the owners and patrons unlike anyone she has ever met before.
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1999: Examination of family life and political ideals in a war-ravaged future Europe, compared and contrasted with ’60s equivalents.
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British playwright Stephen Poliakoff's comical teleplay investigates Europe's changing social landscape via three strangers who meet on a train. Peter (Michael Kitchen), an English businessman on an overnight trip through Europe, shares a compartment with a beautiful American woman, Lorraine (Wendy Raebeck). But Peter's hope for romance is soon dampened by Lorraine's xenophobia and the arrival of a haughty Viennese aristocrat (Peggy Ashcroft).
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An Englishman's home is his castle, and Wallie aims to prove it.
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Con objeto de hacerse con un depósito de oro escondido durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, unos aventureros implicados en el caso deciden liberar de una prisión de máxima seguridad al criminal de guerra que conoce el paradero del tesoro.
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A young, English, ne'er-do-well who goes to stay with his sister and her wealthy fiancé/benefactor in 1930's Germany, just before the rise of the Nazi party.
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Narra 4 cuentos de terror relacionados por una vieja y fantasmal mansión en la que se realiza una investigación policial para esclarecer ciertas desapariciones. Escritos en tono paródico por Robert Bloch. 1) METHOD FOR MURDER: Un escritor conjura desde su imaginación a un estrangulador y cual es su sorpresa cuando nota que el criminal ha tomado vida real.