Yvonne Mitchell
Nascimento : 1915-07-07, London, England, UK
Morte : 1979-03-24
História
Yvonne Mitchell (7 July 1915 [Reference books give her year of birth as 1925. However, her name appears in the birth indexes for England and Wales for the July–September quarter of 1915.] – 24 March 1979) was an English stage, television and film actress. After beginning her acting career in theatre, Mitchell progressed to films in the late 1940s. Her roles include Julia in the 1954 BBC adaptation of George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four. She retired from acting in 1977.
Elvira
The arrival of some unwanted visitors interrupts the peaceful Cuban home life of sisters Dolores, Carmen and Elvira, as their presence stirs up unwelcome memories.
Mam'selle
The legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt's unconventional life and career are examined in this biopic. At an audition in 1860, the teenage Bernhardt proclaims herself the greatest actress of her time. Her career blossoms, as does her private life. But art and life don't stay balanced, much to the frustration of her lovers. The eccentric Bernhardt eventually does marry another actor, but it's her life on stage that ultimately gives her the most satisfaction.
Hilda
Barão extremamente religioso tenta encontrar uma cura para seus filhos incestuosos, sucessivamente, assassinatos misteriosos ocorrem no vilarejo local, todas as vítimas morrem em um bosque.
Anna Strauss
A musical based on the life and music of Johann Strauss, Jr.
Edith Eastwood
A mother and daughter hatch a scheme to murder their family's domineering and sadistic patriarch.
Katke
A história do épico líder mongol Genghis Khan, considerado o "Príncipe dos Conquistadores", desde sua infância até se rebelar em sua juventude. Ameaças de um rival fará Genghis Khan lutar contra as perseguições e formar um grande exército que conquista todo o Oriente.
Elenora Moreno
An affable drifter on the lam for a murder he didn't commit hides out in a circus.
Miss Mary Floyd
When the atheistic ranting of Irish-American author James Mulcahy upsets the inhabitants of the Irish village to which he has retired, a mob threatens him. But moments after he has dared God to strike him dead, a stranger appears and does so. The man, dubbed "Johnny Nobody" by the press, claims no knowledge of Mulcahy or even of himself. He asks the help of the village priest, Father Carey, in his upcoming trial for Mulcahy's murder. While the amnesiac Johnny goes to trial, Father Carey mulls questions of belief raised by the case. And then, the good father learns a little more about Johnny Nobody...
Constance Wilde
No auge de sua fama, Oscar Wilde irrita o marquês de Queensberry por ter o que (corretamente) se acredita ser um relacionamento romântico com o filho de Queensberry, Lord Alfred Douglas ("Bosie"), que é vinte anos mais novo que Wilde. Quando Queensberry calunia Wilde, o artista decide levar o assunto a tribunal e causa a sua própria queda.
Sister Gerta
In wartime Italy nuns in a convent regularly smuggle Jewish children out of a nearby internment camp. The Italian army officer in charge suspects what may be going on but deliberately turns a blind eye. When the Germans take over the camp security the nuns' activities become far more dangerous.
Mildred
Two Scotland Yard detectives investigate the murder of a young woman of mixed race who had been passing for white. As they interview a spate of suspects -- including the girl's white boyfriend and his disapproving parents -- the investigators wade through a stubbornly entrenched sludge of racism and bigotry.
Anya
In Tiger Bay, the docklands of Cardiff, rough-and-tumble street urchin Gillie witnesses the brutal killing of a young woman at the hands of visiting Polish sailor Korchinsky. Instead of reporting the crime to the authorities, Gillie merely pockets a prize for herself — Korchinsky's shiny black revolver — and flees the scene. When Detective Graham discovers that Gillie has the murder weapon, the fiery young girl weaves a web of lies to throw him off course.
Mrs. Pawley
A British schoolteacher moves to Jamaica to teach after a tumultuous divorce and meets an exciting new woman.
Amy Preston
A married, middle-aged woman is shocked to discover that her husband, who she thought was content in their marriage, has become infatuated with a beautiful younger woman and is planning to leave his family for her.
Matron Hilda MacFarlane
Locked in her cell, a murderer reflects on the events that have led her to death row.
Mrs. Stella Hampden
An English pacifist's (John Mills) sons run away from school and hijack a plane to Vienna to petition for peace.
Julia
Um homem que trabalha para 'The Party' (O Partido) (um império todo poderoso liderado por um homem conhecido apenas como 'Big Brother' (Grande Irmão)) começa a ter pensamentos de rebelião e amor por um colega. Juntos, eles procuram ajudar a derrubar a festa.
Sonja
During World War II, a German woman, Inga, goes missing and is presumed dead. Her infant son is placed in an orphanage where, years later, he's adopted by a childless couple. The adoptive parents' happiness is shattered when Inga reappears and insists on custody of her son.
Monica Marsden
A bitter burglar, a prostitute and an elderly shoplifter spend their first day out of jail.
Australia
In Ischia, a priest uses the money a young woman has made on the black market toward a home for illegitimate children.
Lizavetta Ivanova
An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. An army officer, who is also a fanatic about cards, murders her for the secret, then finds himself haunted by the woman's spirit.
Factory Worker at Gate
Depressing and realistic family drama about the struggles of unemployment and poverty in 1930s Lancashire. The 20-year-old Kerr gives an emotionally charged performance as Hardcastle, one of the cotton workers trying to make life better. Interlaced with humour that brings a ray of sunshine to the pervasive bleakness, this remains a powerful social study of life between the wars, and was a rare problem picture to come out of Britain at the time.