William Alwyn

Nacimiento : 1905-11-07, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England, UK

Muerte : 1985-09-12

Películas

El precio de la muerte
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Rex y Stella Black ponen en marcha un plan para estafar 50.000 libras a una compañía de seguros. Rex finge su muerte en un accidente aéreo, cambia de aspecto y, utilizando un pasaporte robado, vuela a España, donde Stella se reúne con él. Sin embargo, la personalidad de Rex empieza a cambiar, lo que se agrava con la llegada de Stephen, un joven investigador de seguros que lo pone muy nervioso. Stella, asustada, intenta seducirlo para alejar el peligro, pero Rex, convencido de que Stephen ha descubierto el fraude, intenta eliminarlo. (FILMAFFINITY)
Los hijos del capitán Grant
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Mary y Robert, hijos del capitán Grant, reciben un día la visita del profesor Panagel, que ha encontrado en una botella un mensaje del capitán. Pronto organizarán una expedición para intentar rescatar a su padre. Los jóvenes se verán envueltos en una aventura llena de situaciones peligrosas en la que tendrán que enfrentarse a crueles indígenas, traficantes de armas e inclemencias de la naturaleza, entre otros peligros.
Vida para Ruth
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Cuando la hija de John Harris es gravemente herida en un accidente de navegación, el hospital le dice que ella va a necesitar una transfusión de sangre urgente. Debido a sus creencias religiosas, Harris se niega a dar el permiso y la niña muere. Cuando la investigación libera a Harris de toda culpa, el médico a cargo del caso intenta llamar a la policía para presentar cargos de homicidio contra Harris.
Arde, bruja, arde
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Norman Taylor es profesor de Psicología en la pequeña y prestigiosa universidad británica de Hempnell. Allí vive plácidamente con su esposa Tansy, disfrutando de una acomodada posición y de un notable prestigio académico: sus alumnos lo adoran y sus compañeros lo admiran (y envidian). Un fin de semana, Norman descubre que su mujer realiza pequeños rituales mágicos y confecciona amuletos con los que pretende proteger su hogar y la carrera de su marido frente a las asechanzas externas. Racionalista y escéptico, Norman la obliga a a abandonar esas actividades y a rechazar cualquier tipo de superstición. Sin embargo, a partir de ese momento, la tranquilidad desaparece y sus vidas llegan a adquirir tintes trágicos.
Sombras de sospecha
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Una mujer comienza a sospechar que su marido es culpable del asesinato de su socio.
Los robinsones de los mares del sur
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Una familia que busca una nueva vida a través del mar, naufraga hasta una isla desierta. Todos los miembros intentar crear un hogar de lo más apacible pero la presencia de los piratas creará muchas complicaciones.
The Professionals
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A renowned safecracker and his crew try to rob a bank by entering the vault through the sewer system.
Devil's Bait
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The police, with the help of a baker, try to find the owner a loaf of bread accidentally poisoned with potassium cyanide.
El tercer hombre en la montaña
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Film basado en una historia real. Rudi Matt (James MacArthur), un joven que trabaja de cocinero, está decidido a conquistar la Ciudadela (el Cervino o Matterhorn), el pico nevado que se cobró la vida de su padre. Alentado por su novia (Munro) y por un famoso escalador inglés (Michael Rennie), se somete, durante un tiempo, a unas sesiones de entrenamiento extenuantes gracias a las cuales estará preparado para afrontar terribles peligros antes de coronar la montaña.
Los asesinos del Kilimanjaro
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Un ingeniero norteamericano llega a Mombasa para acabar las obras de un ferrocarril africano y para encontrar a su predecesor, que ha desaparecido misteriosamente. Mientras prosigue las obras, tendra que hacer frente a diversos obstáculos, especialmente a las violentas tribus locales, a los árabes traficantes de esclavos y a los animales salvajes.
Luces de rebeldía
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Dublín, 1921. Un grupo de fuerzas especiales del Ejército Británico es enviado para combatir al IRA. Un estudiante de medicina americano, de origen irlandés, espera mantenerse al margen del conflicto; pero, a partir del momento en que ayuda a un amigo herido, no sólo se coloca al margen de la ley, sino que entra en la organización, cuyo líder es su antiguo profesor Sean Lenihan. (FILMAFFINITY)
La última noche del Titanic
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El novelista Eric Ambler adaptó el libro del historiador Walter Lord que relata minuciosamente la primera y última travesía del Titanic, el lujoso barco de pasajeros, que se hundió en las frías aguas del Atlántico Norte en abril de 1912.
I Accuse!
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Alfred Dreyfus, a German-Jewish captain serving in the French Army, is falsely accused of treason and made a scapegoat for military espionage in an act of institutional anti-Semitism. Sent to prison, he becomes a cause célèbre for the novelist Émile Zola, who dubs it the "Dreyfus Affair." Eventually, Dreyfus is pardoned when the military cover-up is made public, and he returns to France. But his name is forever tarnished by the accusations of treason.
Agente secreto SZ
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Londres, Inglaterra, durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Tras vivir una trágica experiencia vital, la joven Violette Szabo se une al Ejecutivo de Operaciones Especiales y cruza las líneas enemigas alemanas como agente secreto para ayudar a un grupo de la Resistencia francesa.
Manuela
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James Prothero, forty-three years old and up to his ears in alcohol, is the skipper of a tramp ship due to leave South America for Britain – and he’s sick to death of carting goods back and forth across the world. Then he meets Manuela, a beautiful native girl smuggled on board by one of his crew, and comes to realise that she, too, is a lost soul. Gradually a love affair develops between them, and Prothero becomes dangerously blind to the responsibilities of his position.
Zarak
Music
Cuando el audaz Zarak besa a la joven Salma, el padre de ésta ordena la muerte de aquel. Pero Zarak consigue huir, siendo perseguido implacablemente por un oficial británico. Entre ambos hombres surgirá un respeto mutuo en extremas circunstancias.
Safari
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Un excéntrico millonario, Sir Vincent Brampton, y su novia Linda Latham contratan al cazador Ken Duffield para que encabece un safari en el corazón de la selva africana con la intención de cazar leones. Duffield, además, busca al responsable de la muerte de su hijo, un individuo de la tribu Mau-Mau.
La tienda negra
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Durante la retirada británica, David Holland se refugia en una tribu beduina y se casa con la hija del jeque. No obstante, muere cuando intenta reunirse con su regimiento. (FILMAFFINITY)
Geordie
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Concerned about his small stature, a young Scottish boy applies for a mail-order body building course, successfully gaining both height and strength. The film was released as "Wee Geordie" in the USA.
Svengali
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A man hypnotizes a young woman into being an opera singer.
El millonario
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Dos hermanos millonarios de avanzada edad deciden hacer una apuesta: uno de ellos afirma que, si le regalan un talón de un millón de libras a un hombre sin recursos, con la única condición de no utilizarlo durante un mes, podrá salir adelante. El otro sostiene lo contrario. Eligen a un abogado americano que está arruinado y se encuentra en Londres solo y sin amigos. Al recibir el dinero su vida dará un vuelco.
Personal Affair
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A British girl disappears for three days after a frank talk with the wife of a Latin teacher she loves.
El señor de Ballantry
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Durante el siglo XVIII, dos hermanos enfrentados toman diferentes partidos en bandos opuestos que luchan por el trono de Inglaterra; el príncipe Carlos, heredero de los Estuardo, llama a las armas a sus compatriotas para derrocar al rey Jorge.
Historia de Malta
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Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). En 1942, Malta es bombardeada por la aviación alemana. En este escenario surge un romance entre un piloto, que es profesor universitario, y una muchacha maltesa.
The Long Memory
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Phillip Davidson (John Mills) visita un barco para pedirle al capitán la mano de su hija Fay. Una vez a bordo, se ve envuelto en una pelea provocada por las actividades criminales de Boyd, un traficante de personas. El barco se incendia, y durante la investigación de los hechos se halla un cadáver carbonizado.
El temible burlón
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Siglo XVIII. Todo un clásico del cine de piratas que narra las correrías de Burt Lancaster y su acrobático e inseparable compañero Cravat, unos temibles corsarios que aterrorizan a las tripulaciones de los barcos que navegan por el Mediterráneo.
Mandy
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Mandy es una niña sorda de nacimiento y, por consiguiente, también muda, pero gracias a un tratamiento innovador podría conseguir aprender a hablar. (FILMAFFINITY)
Saturday Island
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When their hospital ship sinks in the South Pacific during World War II, military nurse Elizabeth Smythe (Linda Darnell) and Marine Michael Dugan (Tab Hunter) find themselves stranded — and soon enough, falling in love — on an idyllic tropical island. But when British pilot William Peck (Donald Gray) crash-lands on their cozy little atoll, Dugan suddenly discovers he has a rival in love.
The Card
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A charming and ambitious young man finds many ways to raise himself through the ranks in business and social standing - some honest, some not quite so. If he can just manage to avoid a certain very predatory woman...
The Magic Box
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Now old, ill, poor, and largely forgotten, William Freise-Greene was once very different. As young and handsome William Green he changed his name to include his first wife's so that it sounded more impressive for the photographic portrait work he was so good at. But he was also an inventor and his search for a way to project moving pictures became an obsession that ultimately changed the life of all those he loved.
Lady Godiva Rides Again
Music
Marjory gana un premio de belleza en su ciudad y se encuentra desfilando como lady Godiva, aunque no del todo. Acaba compitiendo para el título mundial en Londres.
Night Without Stars
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A partially blind Englishman retires to the French Riviera. He meets and falls for the Widow of a French Resistance fighter but is horrified when he discovers she is involved with smugglers and murderers.
The Magnet
Music
A classic Ealing comedy in which a young boy steals a magnet and becomes a hero.
Secreto de Estado
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Un norteamericano (Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) se da cuenta de que el monarca de un ignoto estado europeo ha sido reemplazado por un sosías.
Madeleine
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Siglo XIX. Los Smith, una poderosa y rica familia de Glasgow, se trasladan a una nueva casa. Una de las hijas, Madeleine, es la niña de los ojos de su padre. Él desea que su hija se case con cierto caballero de notable posición, pero el corazón de Madeleine pertenece a un joven humilde... (FILMAFFINITY)
La salamandra de oro
Music
Un arquéologo se encuentra con una organización terrorista en un viaje a África.
The Cure for Love
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Sergeant Jack Hardacre returns from the war to his contemptible fiancée Janey Jenkins intending to reconcile with her against all odds. But he falls in love with a charming new lodger Milly Southern instead.
The Rocking Horse Winner
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A strange and tragic tale of a young boy who is able to predict race winners at the horse track by riding his own rocking horse to aid his parents out of their endless round of debts.
Daybreak in Udi
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An African tribe in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana work to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.
The History of Mr. Polly
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Quiet and somewhat direction-less, Alfred Polly uses the money he inherits from his father to marry and to set up shop in a small town. His heart is in neither of these enterprises and he eventually resorts to desperate measures to break free. His random wanderings in the countryside lead him to a new opportunity that just might be what he's been looking for all along.
Three Dawns to Sydney
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A documentary that follows the flight of a BOAC Lancastrian airliner travelling from London to Sydney that offers some observations from the passengers and of the places en route (Sicily, Lydda, Karachi, Singapore and Darwin).
El ídolo caído
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El matrimonio Baines es personal de servicio de una embajada. La pareja cuida de Felipe, que es el hijo del embajador. El señor Baines (Ralph Richardson) y el pequeño son dos compañeros inseparables pero la señora Baines (Sonia Dresdel) trata de una manera dura y autoritaria al pequeño. Baines se enamora de una secretaria de la embajada. Felipe intenta ocultar el secreto. Pero la mujer se entera de lo ocurrido por la indiscreción del pequeño. Poco después, el señor Baines es acusado de matar a su esposa, que cae por las escaleras. Estrenada el 31 de Agosto 1948 en el Festival de Venecia.
So Evil My Love
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In the late 19th century, on board a ship sailing from Jamaica to England, Olivia Harwood, a recent widow, takes on the task of caring for several malaria patients, including Mark Bellis, a mysterious and tormented painter.
Escape
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A convict sentenced to three years for killing a detective escapes from a prison and goes on the run aided by a local girl.
The October Man
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Jim Ackland, who suffers from a head injury sustained in a bus crash , is the chief suspect in a murder hunt, when a girl that he has just met is found dead on the local common, and he has no alibi for the time she was killed.
El rebelde
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Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt. Boycott (Cecil Parker) band together to assert their rights. Patriotic farmer Hugh Davin (Stewart Granger) leads the rebels. Choosing nonviolent resistance, the villagers ostracize their nemesis, who squanders his fortune to repair his ruined reputation and wagers what's left on a horse race.
Take My Life
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When her husband is wrongly accused of murder, an opera singer sets out to find the real culprit.
Larga es la noche
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Irlanda, principios del siglo XX. Johnny McQueen es uno de los militantes más importantes del Sinn Fein, el brazo político del IRA (1905), cuyo objetivo es la independencia de Irlanda. La necesidad de conseguir fondos para financiar la lucha armada lo lleva a elaborar un plan para atracar un banco.
Verde es el peligro
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El inspector Cockrill nos cuenta esta historia: mientras Londres está en alerta máxima por la caída de las bombas volantes alemanas, debe resolver el caso de las muertes acaecidas en un hospital de emergencia rural. Basado en "Green for Danger" de Christianna Brand.
I See a Dark Stranger
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Determined, independent Bridie Quilty comes of age in 1944 Ireland thinking all Englishmen are devils. Her desire to join the IRA meets no encouragement, but a German spy finds her easy to recruit. We next find her working in a pub near a British military prison, using her sex appeal in the service of the enemy. But chance puts a really vital secret into her hands, leading to a chase involving Bridie, a British officer who's fallen for her, a German agent unknown to them both, and the police...paralleled by Bridie's own internal conflicts.
Land of Promise
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Described as a 'film argument' about homes and houses, this film is in three parts showing houses as they were, houses as they are and houses as they might be.
The Rake's Progress
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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.
Medal for the General
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A retired general helps out by sheltering some evacuees during WWII.
Hacia adelante
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Listos para luchar y morir por su país, un grupo de civiles de toda clase y condición se someten a un entrenamiento básico ante el inminente estallido de la Segunda Guerra Mundial (1939-1945). Aunque al principio se quejan de la rígida disciplina que implica su nuevo régimen de vida, no tardan en adaptarse y adquirir las habilidades necesarias para cumplir con su cometido, además de sentirse orgullosos de ello. Durante su participación en la invasión del norte de África, su barco será alcanzado por los alemanes. (FILMAFFINITY)
On Approval
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Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.
Tunisian Victory
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Documentary made by the U.S. Army Signal Corps after the North African campaign.
World of Plenty
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An opening narration explaining that the film's purpose is to examine the "world strategy of food", in terms of its production, distribution and consumption. The film is then divided into three parts: "Food - As It Was", "Food - As It Is" and "Food - As It Might Be".
Escape to Danger
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During the Second World War a British schoolteacher working in Denmark is caught up when the Germans invade.
Fires Were Started
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Un nuevo hombre se incorpora a las filas de una brigada de bomberos de Londres durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Pronto conocerá a sus compañeros e intenta disfrutar del tiempo libre cuando llega su primera alarma y debe unirse al grupo para acudir a un almacén situado en la calle Trinidad, cerca de los puertos, donde las explosiones están haciendo mucha mella. (FILMAFFINITY)
Summer on the Farm
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A look at the rural farming community during WW II and how farmers help stop food shortages during the war.
Wales: Green Mountain, Black Mountain
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A documentary look at Wales's turbulent relationship with England, and its commitment to the defence of Britain during World War II through its industries, social rituals, rural life and future prospects
Our Film
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A British factory is inefficient because of pre-war rules and red tape. A Soviet trades union representative shows workers and management the value of unity.
They Flew Alone
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The story of flyer Amy Johnson the girl from Yorkshire who won the hearts of the British public in the 1930s with her record-breaking solo flights around the world. Her marriage to fellow aviator Jim Mallison was less noteworthy.
Penn of Pennsylvania
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Penn of Pennsylvania is a 1941 British historical drama film directed by Lance Comfort and starring Deborah Kerr, Clifford Evans, Dennis Arundell, Henry Oscar, Herbet Lomas and Edward Rigby. The film depicts the life of the Quaker founder of Pennsylvania, William Penn. It portrays his struggle to be granted a colonial charter in London and attracting settlers to his new colony as well as his adoption a radical new approach with regard to the treatment of the Native Americans. It is also known by the alternative title Courageous Mr. Penn.
The Western Isles
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A young man returns to his home of the Outer Hebrides of Scotland after surviving a German submarine attack.
Steel Goes to Sea
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A British documentary depicting the manufacture of a ship, demonstrating the moulding and the hammering of the steel and the gradual creation of the vessel.
The Green Girdle
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In a bid to encourage city-dwellers to leave behind the restrictions of war, 'The Green Girdle' escapes from the austere urban landscape of inner-city London and savours the natural delights of the capital’s rural surroundings.
Air Outpost
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Sharjah airport in the 1930's Showing the airport, town, Emirate and Imperial Airways staff. An early British documentary produced by many pioneers of the medium.