Rex Harrison

Julie Andrews starred in Hollywood productions that have become iconic movies, winning an Oscar for her performance as Mary Poppins, a symbol of the magic of musicals from the 1960s. And yet, behind the squeaky-clean image hides a much more tortuous career, with its moments of glory and tough times, all of which explain the longevity of a story that is still being written.

Un documental que recorre la historia de los premios de la Academia.

Documentary about the making of 20th Century Fox's 1963 film "Cleopatra," then the most expensive film of all time.

A film biography with a difference, Sir John Mills' Moving Memories charts the life of one of Britain's most distinguished actors. Compiled from interviews with the man himself and with his family and friends, it traces his career from humble beginnings to all-time great of British cinema. The many film clips reveal an electric screen presence and a willingness to undertake a range of difficult, challenging roles.

This 30th anniversary documentary treats film fans to a behind-the-scenes look at the making of "My Fair Lady," the classic musical about a poor young girl transformed into a woman of society through the tutoring of Prof. Henry Higgins. Includes footage of the filming process, as well as discussion by modern film critics about the impact movie had on later films.

Hasta su muerte en 1984, Anna Anderson no dejó de proclamar que era la gran duquesa Anastasia, hija de Nicolás II y única superviviente de la matanza de la familia imperial rusa a manos de los bolcheviques.

An elderly couple are reunited after fifty years.

A World War II vet sets out in 1948 to avenge the death of his wife at the hands of Nazis. His targets are four Germans, a Sicilian, and a Hungarian who committed the atrocities. He is aided by a CIA operative, who has another agenda. One of the targeted men is being groomed by the US to become the West German chancellor and is to be protected. Along the way, a third person joins the team.

El rey Luis XIV, sin su conocimiento, tiene un hermano gemelo, Philippe, pero cuando se lo cuentan, inmediatamente encierra a su hermano en la Bastilla. El rey quiere aumentar su popularidad y lleva a cabo un asesinato contra sí mismo donde Philippe está vestido como el rey Luis. Pero Philippe logra escapar del asesinato y todos creen que es el verdadero rey.

David y Anansa son un matrimonio de médicos que trabaja en un programa de investigación científica en un pequeño pueblo de África. Inesperadamente, ella desaparece, pero la policía no se esfuerza demasiado por encontrarla. Al parecer, ha sido secuestrada por Suleiman, un traficante de esclavos, para ser vendida a un príncipe árabe. Al no poder contar con las autoridades locales, que niegan la existencia de tal traficante, David busca la ayuda de organizaciones ilegales; entonces se verá envuelto en un sombrío mundo donde los rescatadores son tan despiadados como los traficantes de esclavos.

Kumar, a thief by profession poses as the son of Raja Bahadur Singh to accept an invitation to the island of Sir John Locksley. The guests include K.P.W. Iyengar aka Romeo, Dr. Dubari, Colonel Columbus, and Countess Sylvia Rasmussen. A stunned Kumar finds out that all of these invitees are master criminals. Kumar's guise does not fool anyone, nevertheless Sir John permits him to stay on. The reason why John has invited them is to find a successor to take his place as he is dying of cancer. He feels that one of his invitees can be trusted to take his place and for this he has arranged for them to steal a ruby (Shalimar) worth 135 crores of rupees. This gem is placed in a secure room within his palace, which is alarmed, and guarded. He challenges one of them to steal the Shalimar - but if anyone fails then they are killed by the security system. Pitted against such veterans, it looks like Kumar has got himself into a bind that he may not come out of alive.

Tom es un ladronzuelo que por azar se encuentra con el príncipe de Gales. Ambos se sorprenden por su parecido y deciden intercambiar sus ropas, pues se prepara en el castillo real un baile de disfraces. El cambio es tan asombroso que en la corte los confunden: el verdadero príncipe es expulsado del castillo, mientras que el ladronzuelo es tratado como el heredero. Tras la muerte del rey Enrique VIII, el joven Tom ve con horror cómo va a ser coronado, mientras el verdadero príncipe intenta desesperadamente poder volver al palacio. Para ello recibirá la ayuda de un noble caído en desgracia, llamado Miles Hendon, que cree su descabellada historia.

Pilot for a proposed television anthology series with stories about love, either dramatic or comedic. In this pilot, there were three different segments: in the first, a computer falls in love with its programmer; in the second, a World War II vet falls in love with a murderer; in the third, a woman falls in love with a penniless painter.

A self-proclaimed "knight" and his hapless squire travel the Spanish countryside, attacking "giants" that are really windmills in his attempt to win the love of the fair Dulcinea.

The title character is a married provincial schoolmaster and a notorious philanderer. He is a russian Don Juan except that he himself doesn't seek to seduce; the women around him simply find him irresistibly attractive, and he is only too happy to go along. The play predates the realism of Chekhov's later works in its desjointedness, but many of its scenes show the seeds of brilliance that would eventually emerge.

EEUU /// Charlie Dyer (Rex Harrison) y Harry Leeds (Richard Burton), una pareja de homosexuales que conviven desde hace 30 años como un auténtico matrimonio, viven de los ingresos que les proporciona la peluquería que regentan en Londres. Cuando uno de ellos es detenido por escándalo contra la moral y las buenas costumbres, la situación degenera en drama.

Suspecting that her husband might be having an affair, a wife plots to catch him in the act.

Un superhéroe enmascarado busca una reliquia dorada en su intento de impedir el despojo de un arcaico sepulcro egipcio.

Comedia musical en la que un hombre puede comunicarse con los animales. Aunque fue candidata al Oscar a la mejor película, apenas tuvo éxito en taquilla. Eddie Murphy hizo un remake años después.

El señor Cecil Fox (Rex Harrison), un millonario excéntrico y maquinador, decide trasladar a su propia vida la farsa que propone la obra teatral "Il Volpone", escrita por Ben Jonson, dramaturgo inglés del siglo XVII. Fox fingirá que está a punto de morir y, por lo tanto, de hacer testamento, noticia que atraerá hasta su palacio de Venecia a tres mujeres que fueron importantes en su pasado. (FILMAFFINITY)

Renacimiento italiano, principios del siglo XVI (Cinquecento). Cuando el papa Julio II encarga a Miguel Ángel que pinte el techo de la Capilla Sixtina, el artista rechaza el trabajo. El Papa lo obliga a aceptarlo, pero Miguel Ángel destruye su obra y huye de Roma. Cuando, por fin, reanuda el proyecto, éste se convierte en un enfrentamiento de férreas voluntades, avivado por constantes diferencias artísticas y temperamentales. Drama histórico basado en un bestseller de Irving Stone.

This promotional film showcases the automobile whose adventures are chronicled in The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964). After the car is filmed in various European shooting locations, it becomes the star attraction in an international automobile show in New York City. We even see a fashion show whose colors and styles are based on the 1930 model vehicle.

Ambientada en los años 20. Un lujoso Rolls Royce Phantom II de color amarillo va pasando, a través de los años, por las manos de los más extraños personajes. Así, será testigo de las pintorescas historias de amor que protagonizan sus dueños, todos ellos orgullosos de poseer tan elegante vehículo: un aristócrata inglés engañado por su esposa francesa, un gángster de Chicago que pasa las vacaciones en Italia con su prometida, y una intrépida millonaria americana. (FILMAFFINITY)

Versión cinematográfica del mito de Pigmalión, inspirada en la obra teatral homónima del escritor irlandés G.B. Shaw. En una lluviosa noche de 1912, el excéntrico y snob lingüista Henry Higgins conoce a Eliza Doolittle, una harapienta y ordinaria vendedora de violetas. El vulgar lenguaje de la florista despierta tanto su interés que hace una arriesgada apuesta con su amigo, el coronel Pickering: se compromete a enseñarle a hablar correctamente el inglés y a hacerla pasar por una dama de la alta sociedad en un plazo de seis meses.

La apasionada y ambiciosa reina egipcia Cleopatra tiene la determinación de seducir al emperador romano Julio César. Cuando Julio César es asesinado, Cleopatra redirige sus atenciones a su general Marco Antonio, quien jura llegar al poder. Pero el sucesor del césar tiene otros planes...

Jimmy Boule, famoso ladrón de cuadros y propietario de un hotel de moda en Madrid, por encargo de Muñoz, un aristócrata español, y con la complicidad de una amiga roba un cuadro de Velázquez en la mansión de unos amigos, donde está pasando el fin de semana. Cuando Muñoz se hace con el lienzo, chantajea a Jimmy, obligándolo a robar un cuadro del Museo del Prado. (FILMAFFINITY)

La policía intenta proteger a la esposa de un importante financiero que ha sido amenazada de muerte por una voz anónima. A pesar de los esfuerzos de los agentes, el cerco se estrecha cada vez más.

The Fabulous Fifties, CBS, combines style, humor, and imagination. It was rich in touches of quality showmanship and equally rich in the memories of a decade which it revived. In recognition, the Peabody Television Award for entertainment is presented to The Fabulous Fifties, with a special word of praise for producer Leland Hayward and the top talent which appeared in this memorable entertainment special*. *The two-hour special featured comic takes and commentary about the previous decade by, among others, Rex Harrison and Julie Andrews, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Dick Van Dyke, Shelley Berman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green, Jackie Gleason, Eric Severeid and Henry Fonda.

Jimmy Broadbent (Rex Harrison) quiere introducir a su joven hija (Sandra Dee) en los salones de la alta sociedad londinense para que pueda conocer jóvenes solteros y ricos. Pero a la chica ese ambiente le resulta demasiado aburrido. Sus padres se quedan horrorizados cuando se enteran de que está saliendo con el batería de un grupo de rock.

Charles Hathaway wakes up in West Wales with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. With the help of a Cardiff specialist he traces his life back to his gorgeous wife and their large London house, so all seems well with the world. But more detective work starts to uncover an alarming chain of further stunning wives and a way of going on that the new Charles finds pretty unacceptable.

Durante la Tercera Cruzada, Ricardo Corazón de León se propone expulsar a los infieles de Tierra Santa. Mientras tanto, en el campo cristiano reina la discordia: Sir Gilles Amaury y Conrad de Montferrat conspiran contra el rey y, a pesar de que el fiel Sir Kenneth Huntingdon lo previene, Ricardo no le hace caso. Una noche, un arquero enviado por los conspiradores hiere gravemente al rey. En estas circunstancias, Sir Gilles Amaury expulsa a Sir Kenneth del ejército inglés. En su exilio, Sir Kenneth, descubre la conspiración urdida por Sir Gilles y logra desenmascarar a todos los hombres que han traicionado al rey Ricardo. Finalmente cristianos y musulmanes se unen en la batalla para salvar a Lady Edith del malvado Sir Gilles y devolver el poder al rey Ricardo.

In New York, a surly, down-on-his-heels playwright meets a country girl who's giving up trying to act and returning home. He goes with her for inspiration when his agent convinces a stage star to take his next effort. When he returns to Broadway, his girl stays behind and starts seeing a local businessman.

In turn-of-the-century New York, the marriage of John and Abby Edwards unfolds over the years.

A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.

A devoted family man tries to help a beautiful alcoholic showgirl with her life, and becomes the the only suspect when someone else murders her.

El director de orquesta Alfred De Carter (Rex Harrison) sospecha que su mujer le es infiel. Durante uno de sus conciertos, imagina tres maneras de resolver sus problemas conyugales. Pero la realidad dista mucho de la ficción.

A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.

Nueva Orleáns, siglo XIX. Stephen Fox (Rex Harrison), un jugador profesional, gana una inmensa plantación en una partida de cartas. Una vez instalado en su nueva propiedad, contrae matrimonio con la bella Odalie (Maureen O'Hara). El problema es que, precisamente en la noche de bodas, aparece con la intención de quedarse el capitán Mike Farrell (Victor McLaglen), un antiguo compañero de aventuras del señor Fox.

Lucy Muir es una joven viuda que decide irse a vivir a orillas del mar, a una casa encantada que perteneció al capitán Gegg, un marinero cuyo fantasma se le aparece. Al principio, el capitán utiliza los mismos trucos que le sirvieron para librarse de otros inquilinos, pero con Lucy no funcionan.

Adaptación cinematográfica de las memorias de la británica Anna Leonowens que, a finales del siglo XIX, fue institutriz de los hijos del rey de Siam. En 1956 se hizo un remake musical con Yul Brynner y Deborah Kerr y, en 1999, otro protagonizado por Jodie Foster.

Vivian Kenway, a young Englishman from an aristocratic background, flunks out of Oxford, and decides to use his considerable charm to achieve his goal of, apparently, making dissipation his career. His derelictions include seduction, betrayals of sweethearts, family and friends, and Marriage for money. All this with no signs of remorse or redemption, since his life as a completely unprincipled rake is quite enjoyable...for him, at least. Then, World War II breaks out and he is given a chance to die a heroic death for flag and country. Maybe.

Two Englishmen (Richard Attenborough, Jack Watling) train with the Royal Air Force, ending with a bombing raid on Berlin.

The WW II romance set in Grosvenor square aka Eisenhower's home where the GIs stayed in London. Neagle loves Harrison. There arrives patriot GI Dean Jagger to rouse things up in the square. Snotty British Neagle and Jagger clash and fall for each other. What will Harrison have to say or do about these? What will the consequences be? Will the three finally become two and which two in this extremely patriotic love and war story.

Adaptación cinematográfica de una exitosa comedia teatral de Noël Coward. El fantasma de la mujer de un novelista se ha propuesto hacerle la vida imposible a su nueva esposa.

Idealistic young Barbara is the daughter of rich weapons manufacturer Andrew Undershaft. She rebels against her estranged father by joining the Salvation Army. Wooed by professor-turned-preacher Adolphus Cusins, Barbara eventually grows disillusioned with her causes and begins to see things from her father's perspective.

Checoslovaquia, marzo de 1939, en vísperas de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Mientras los invasores alemanes ocupan Praga, el inventor Axel Bomasch logra huir y llegar a Inglaterra; pero aquellos que necesitan poner sus conocimientos al servicio de la maquinaria de guerra nazi, con el propósito de llevar a cabo sus malvados planes de destrucción, no se detendrán ante nada para capturarlo.

Bob Stevens awakens in a hospital with a gunshot wound to his head, and is told that he has been in Paris for ten days. However, this cannot be true because he insists that he crashed his plane and has no recollection of being anywhere for ten days. Bob decides to follow a note found in his jacket, to the woman who wrote it, "Miss D", and get to the bottom of the whole strange situation.

Jane apenas se las arregla para llegar a fin de mes en la casa de la familia en Yorkshire. Enamorada del médico local Freddie, ella sugiere matrimonio, pero descubre que heredó dieciocho millones libras.

Secret agents try to defeat terrorists on the Orient Express.

Andrew Manson, un joven médico que consigue su primer empleo en una población minera de Gales, se entrega al cuidado de trabajadores enfermos y gentes oprimidas. Las circunstancias, sin embargo, acabarán poniendo a pruebo sus principios morales.

On the sidewalks of the London theater district the buskers (street performers) earn enough coins for a cheap room. Charles, who recites dramatic monologues, sees that a young pickpocket, Libby, also has a talent for dancing and adds her to his act. Harley, the theater patron who never knew Libby took his gold cigarette case, is impressed by Libby's dancing and invites her to bring Charles and the other buskers in his group to an after-the-play party. Libby comes alone. A theatrical career is launched.

A couple of lonesome wives, Marion Carter and Diana Cheswick fall for philanderer Leonard Drummon, and arrange to get their husbands, Geoffrey Carter and Morgan Cheswick, off to Paris so they can be free for one night of fun and frolic. The husbands are all for this as they think it will cure their wives of being infatuated with this man-about-town. And they might run into some fun in Paris. Actually, the philanderer is the one who put the idea in their heads to go away so the coast will be clear for his marauding raid party, with no intentions of curing anybody of anything.

El despótico alcalde de un pequeño pueblo británico maltrata a una pobre vendedora ambulante, cuya perrita le ha sido confiscada por no haber pagado las tasas municipales. Un periodista que presencia la escena y la publica en su periódico será llamado a declarar en el juicio como testigo.

Actor Edmund Davey becomes a star overnight when his wife and co-star teams up with the secretary of a noted stage critic to produce a glowing review of his 'Othello'.

When mild mannered Joe comes into an inheritance, he leaves his job as a clerk, and embarks on a sea cruise. Posing as a successful writer, Joe attracts various attractive women to him on the voyage, but his deceptions start to land him in trouble.

Charles (Henry Hewitt), Joseph (Ian Fleming), and Sir Benjamin (John Charlton) are in love with Maria (Dodo Watts), and Lady Sneerwell (Anne Grey) is in love with Charles.

Set in Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge football ground and featuring appearances from many real-life players from the day, this is the first film to feature football as its central theme and is recognisably modern and authentic. It deals with the day to day dramas, conflicts and love interests of players and managers in the run-up to the Cup Final.