Michael Crawford
Nascimento : 1942-01-19, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK
História
Michael Crawford CBE (born 19 January 1942) is an English actor and singer. He has garnered great critical acclaim and won numerous awards during his career, which covers radio, television, film, and stagework on both London's West End and on Broadway in New York City.
With a career that spans over four decades, he is known both in and out of Britain for originating the title role in The Phantom of the Opera, as well as playing the hapless Frank Spencer in the popular 1970s British sitcom, Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, which successfully earned him a place as a household name and made him famous to millions around the world.
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Self (archive footage)
Screen icon Charlotte Rampling has fascinated the world of cinema, fashion and photography with her mysterious and almost inaccessible beauty. A major figure in genre and auteur films, she is unclassifiable: between presence and absence, shyness and audacity, she's always hypnotic, magnetic and fascinating. From her film debut in the mid-1960s in England, to her unconventional career path, through the tragic loss suicide of her older sister that will irremediably mark her acting, this film is a dive into the existential quest of a complex actress, whose every facet is discovered through her roles. Through a conversation with the actress herself, along with personal archives and extracts from her films, this documentary raws a dazzling portrait of her life and career.
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Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age explores the world of Broadway from 1959 through the early 1980s as recounted by a diverse cast of Broadway stars who lived through it, creating a first-hand archive of personal backstage stories and memories. The new documentary is the long-awaited sequel to late filmmaker Rick McKay’s award-winning 2003 film Broadway: The Golden Age, continuing the saga into the '60s and '70s and spotlighting beloved classic Broadway shows including Once Upon a Mattress, Bye Bye Birdie, Barefoot in the Park, Pippin, A Chorus Line, Ain’t Misbehavin’, Chicago, and 42nd Street. Featuring a galaxy of stars including Alec Baldwin, Carol Burnett, Glenn Close, André De Shields, Jane Fonda, Robert Goulet, Liza Minnelli, Chita Rivera, Dick Van Dyke, Ben Vereen, and many more, the film also includes rare archival photos and never-before-seen footage both onstage and off.
Scrawny Kid
encontro de Jake com a garota dos sonhos toma outro rumo quando ela desaparece. Mas o avô dele, um ex-oficial da inteligencia, está dispostoa encontrá-la.
Frank Spencer
Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.
Writer
Driving his car Frank gets a call from Betty reminding him to attend daughter Jessica's cycle race. As a result he has an accident with a well-known Formula 1 driver and a well-known - except to Frank - politician. Other mishaps follow culminating in an intrusion into the cycle race where Frank accidentally sabotages Bradley Wiggins' attempt to go for the world record.
Self (archive footage)
Patricia Ward Kelly remembers Gene Kelly directing "Hello, Dolly!"
Himself
O musical estreou no Her Majesty’s Theatre em 09 de outubro de 1986, com Michael Crawford e Sarah Brightman nos papéis principais. Após isso, foram realizadas dezenas de produções em todo o mundo. Agora, em seu 25º ano de recordes, "O Fantasma da Ópera" continua a cativar o público no Her Majesty’s Theatre, no West End de Londres, depois de mais de 10 mil apresentações.
Self
Noel Edmonds, Keith Chegwin, John Craven and Maggie Philbin reunite for a one-off edition of the Saturday morning classic Swap Shop to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
Self
The story of the creation of the world's most successful musical.
Self
Live from Carnegie Hall and hosted by Julie Andrews, a host of glittering Broadway stars sing Broadway's best and most enduring love songs. This production is a filmed record of a concert given on 16 October 2000 at the City Center for Music and Dance, New York City, to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. The occasion was particularly notable in that it marked Julie Andrews' (brief) return to singing in public after a four-year hiatus. Originally broadcast on PBS's "Great Performances" (season 29, episode 8).
Self
Enchanting holiday tale of a young runaway who has broken into an old movie palace, looking for shelter on a snow-filled Christmas Eve. Closed for decades, the building is filled with countless discarded artifacts from the past. The girl is discovered by the old caretaker, who uses the ghosts and spirits that inhabit this long-abandoned world to turn her life around.
Himself
The Tony Award-winning originator of the title role in the global stage success The Phantom of the Opera, Michael Crawford brings his unique voice and charismatic presence to this one-of-a-kind concert event. Crawford performs Broadway, inspirational and traditional favorites at the Cerritos Center in Los Angeles. For his signature Phantom songs, he is joined by Dale Kristien, his co-star in the Los Angeles company of that show. He salutes that show's creator Andrew Lloyd Webber with tunes from two of the composer's other musicals. Experience Michael Crawford in Concert and savor a magical performance specifically staged for home viewing.
Cornelius (voice)
Na floresta vivem a ratinha Abigail, Edgar, a toupeira, e o ouriço Russel. Eles brincam felizes até que o homem chega com gases tóxicos, fazendo com que Michelle, amiga deles, adoeça. Com a ajuda do tio Cornelius, os três buscam um meio de salvar Michelle e a floresta.
Tracks include "The Phantom Of The Opera," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Tell Me On A Sunday," "Pie Jesu," "Amigos Para Siempre," "Love Changes Everything," "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "Oh, What A Circus," "Any Dream Will Do," "Close Every Door," "The First Man You Remember," "Anything But Lonely" and "Joseph Mega-Remix."
Phineas Taylor Barnum
Barnum the musical traces Phineas Taylor Barnum's career from 1835 to 1881 when he joined James A. Bailey to form the circus which was called The Greatest Show on Earth. Barnum is a defender of "the noble art of humbug" with a philosophy, and has a free wheeling ambition to make a fortune. He buys the oldest woman in the world, named Joyce Heath, as a sideshow attraction. Barnum builds a museum of curiosities supported by his wife Charity, who would like him to settle down.
Woody
Um autor de histórias em quadrinhos, Woody, é o criador de Condorman, o homem pássaro. À partir dai, resolve assumir a identidade de seu personagem e se envolve em várias aventuras de espionagem.
Ferdinand Vanek
Two TV Plays by Vaclav Havel, one called 'Audience', and one called 'Private View'.
White Rabbit
An all-star cast highlights this vibrant musical adaptation of Lewis Carroll's immortal tale. One day, plucky young Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole and discovers a world of bizarre characters.
Harry Hayes
From Great Britain, the United States, France, Italy, Australia and behind the Iron Curtain. They are the most superbly conditioned animals in the world. They are also the pawns of powerful nations, the victims of dangerous drugs and the object of many men's ambitions. Once every four years they come together... for the Olympic Games.
Harry England
A car salesman journeys to France and encounters an apparently lonely woman. He immediately begins to successfully woo her only to learn that she is actually a baron's wife. Fortunately, the baron believes in open marriages and winds up hiring the Englishman to teach his son (from an earlier marriage) everything about automobiles. Meanwhile the car salesman finds himself falling seriously in love with the wife. The baron really doesn't mind as he himself is involved with another.
Cornelius Hackl
Dolly Levy é uma viúva socialite que trabalha como casamenteira. Ela viaja para Yonkers para encontrar uma parceira para o "meio-milionário" Horace Vandergelder. Dory insentiva os dois funcionário de Vangergelder a viajar para Nova Yorque para procurar garotas onde acaba se metendo em grandes confusões.
Goodbody
An inept British WWII commander leads his troops to a series of misadventures in North Africa and Europe.
Michael Tremayne
Brothers Michael and David Tremayne decide to steal the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London, not for criminal purposes, but to make themselves famous.
Hero
Um escravo astuto deve unir uma cortesã virgem e seu jovem mestre apaixonado para ganhar sua liberdade. Pseudolus é o escravo mais preguiçoso de Roma e tem apenas um desejo: comprar sua liberdade. Quando seu mestre e sua amante saem para o dia, ele descobre que o jovem mestre se apaixonou por uma virgem da casa de Lico, um traficante de escravos especializado em mulheres bonitas. Pseudolus inventa um acordo em que ele será libertado se puder adquirir a garota para o jovem herói. É claro que não pode ser tão simples assim quando tudo começa a dar errado. (e 12 - Estimado 12 Anos)
Alan Crabbe
Based on David Stuart Leslie's novel Two Left Feet is a story about Alan Crabbe (Michael Crawford a callow youth desperate for a date with any girl who can offer him the experience he lacks. Every time Alan tries a manful stride into the jungle of sex, his two left feet turn the attempt into a trip-and-stumble. Then he meets Eileen (Nyree Dawn Porter), the new waitress at the corner cafe, who signal unmistakable messages with her large inviting eyes.
Colin
Em Londres um professor, Colin (Michael Crawford), aluga quartos em sua casa. Um inquilino, Tolen (Ray Brooks), é um sedutor incansável, que transa pelo menos 5 horas por dia. Colin quer aprender um pouco da arte de sedução, pois em dois anos só esteve com duas mulheres. A situação incomoda tanto Colin que ele imagina uma longa fila de jovens mulheres na sua casa, esperando para entrar no quarto de Tolen. Sentindo ciúme de Tolen com as mulheres, Colin lhe pede conselhos para ser um bom conquistador mas estes se revelam pouco práticos. Então Colin decide que seu primeiro passo será comprar uma cama grande e, quando está fazendo isto, conhece Nancy Jones (Rita Tushingham), que acaba de chegar na cidade. (e 16 - Estimado 16 Anos)
Sgt. Junior Sailen
Buzz Rickson é um temerário piloto de bombardeiro da WW2, com um desejo de morte. Falhando em tudo que não seja voar, Rickson vive para as missões mais perigosas. Sua tripulação convive com este aspecto de sua personalidade só porque sabem que ele sempre os traz de volta vivos.
Kent
The boys of Melbury Primary School are plunged into turmoil when the new French Master turns out to be a Mistress! Madelin Leforge's (the French Mistress) effect on the boys is swift and amazing. Suddenly everyone wants extra French Lessons just to glimpse the teacher in revealing shorts and bikinis. As discipline crumbles, a scandal explodes when the Head discovers the mademoiselle's mother was an old flame. Madeline must be dismissed to save further embarrassments.
Jim Fenn
A young lad wants to play cornet and despite the efforts of a rival, wins a competition and a place in the local band by sheer grit and perseverance.
Peter Toms
The Battersea Bats are a gang of four kids who have their den in an abandoned building near the Thames, and they have a plan of action in mind because in about a week there is a soapbox derby being held, a contest they mean to win.