Martin Shaw
Nascimento : 1945-01-21,
História
Martin Shaw is an English actor. He is known for his roles in the television series The Professionals, The Chief, Judge John Deed and Inspector George Gently. He has also acted on stage and in film, and has narrated numerous audiobooks and presented various television series, including the 2006 series Martin Shaw: Aviators.
John Dellow
Em abril de 1980, uma série de homens armados invadem a embaixada iraniana localizada em Princes Gate, na cidade de Londres. Eles fazem todos de refém e durante os seis dias seguintes, um impasse tenso acontece. Um grupo de soldados altamente treinados se prepara para uma invasão nunca vista antes no mundo.
Self
A new documentary on the Criterion Collection edition of Roman Polanski's 1971 adaptation of Macbeth featuring interviews with the director, producer Andrew Braunsberg, assistant executive producer Victor Lownes, and actors Francesca Annis and Martin Shaw.
Presenter
Actor and aviator Martin Shaw takes to the skies to rediscover one of the most audacious and daring raids of World War II. On the morning of 18th February 1944, a squadron of RAF Mosquito bombers, flying as low as three metres over occupied France, demolished the walls of Amiens Jail in what became known as Operation Jericho. The reasons behind the controversial raid remain a mystery to this day. This dramatic documentary investigates the missing pieces of the story, with interviews from survivors and aircrew, and tries to find out why the raid was ordered and by whom.
Himself
Martin Shaw takes a fresh look at one of the most famous war stories of them all. The actor, himself a pilot, takes to the skies to retrace the route of the 1943 raid by 617 Squadron which used bouncing bombs to destroy German dams. He sheds new light on the story as he separates the fact from the myth behind this tale of courage and ingenuity. Using the 1955 movie The Dam Busters as a vehicle to deconstruct the raid, he tries to piece together a picture of perhaps the most daring attack in the history of aviation warfare.
Himself
Until recently geometry was 'cold', incapable of describing the irregular shape of a cloud, the slope of a mountain or the beauty of the human body. With fractal geometry, Benoit Mandelbrot gave us a language for our natural world. In this captivating documentary, the man himself explains this groundbreaking discovery.
Adam Dalgliesh
London's Dupayne Museum is in danger of closing since one of the trustees feels that the money expended on preserving the past could be better spent addressing the problems of living people. One of the museum's collections concerns murders committed between the world wars. When a killing that reflects one of the cases on display occurs, history seems to be repeating itself.
voice of Oscar Wilde
The story of Oscar Wilde's life, told by his grandson and others.
Self
This classic Vegan Society video remains one of the most entertaining and informative introductions to veganism. Viewers will learn why avoiding meat, leather, dairy and eggs is not only the most healthy way to live but also the most compassionate. Highly recommended for both existing vegans and anyone considering becoming a vegan.
Chief Supt. Mike Barclay
When a local black politician is murdered an undercover police officer unveils a web of police corruption which puts lives at risk and threatens the whole community.
Ian McBride
Docudrama film exploring the efforts of World in Action researchers Ian MacBride and Chris Mullin in proving that the "Birmingham Six" only admitted to the bombing under extreme duress, and that the five IRA members were in fact responsible for the deadly attacks
Don DeMarco
An escaped convict, pursued by an obsessive policeman, hides out in a travelling circus
Roskov
A spy is looking for his old colleague who now works for the other side.
Zax
In a dystopian future, the population is divided between the elite "numbers" and the destitute "names" who escape the hardships of the their lives at a magic cabaret run by Zax. When Zax falls for a slumming-it "number" he builds a robot replica of her.
Sir Henry Baskerville
Sherlock Holmes comes to the aid of his friend Henry Baskerville, who is under a family curse and menaced by a demonic dog that prowls the bogs near his estate and murders people.
Archibald Carlyle
Adaptation of the novel by Mrs Henry Wood.
Jack Butcher
Past and present intertwine: An elderly couple returns to the hotel where they became close when they were young and flashbacks to the earlier visit reveal the origins of both their pleasures and problems. Somewhere between the past and the present, Dennis Potter attempted to find "the shape of a life, of two lives..."
Dave
When a nightclub owner buys a derelict dolphinarium, he and a young woman seem to be haunted by the ghost of Buddy Boy, the star attraction. Created as an episode of Nigel Kneale's "Beasts" horror anthology miniseries.
King Ferdinand
A scholarly king and his three companions swear off the society of women for three years, only to have a diplomatic visit from a French princess and her three ladies-in-waiting thwart their intentions.
Karel Curda
Checoslováquia em 1942 - O General da SS Reinhard Heydrich é nomeado para se tornar o Protetor do Reich na Boêmia e Morávia. O terror e a opressão que se seguem faz com que as autoridades aliadas em Londres autorizem uma missão secreta para matar o homem que veio a ser conhecido como "O Açougueiro de Praga". Um esquadrão de expatriados checos são lançados de paraquedas na Checoslováquia, a fim de assassinar o novo governador alemão. Baseado em uma história verdadeira, detalha a Operação Alvorada desde as preparações, sua execução e as maciças represálias alemãs que se seguiram.
Rachid
Esta é uma espetacular aventura passada nas misteriosas terras antigas, habitadas por incríveis criaturas! Simbad (John Phillip Law) - Príncipe de Bagdá e lendário marinheiro - acha um intrigante mapa e sai em busca da desconhecida ilha de Lemuria, levando a bela escrava Margiana (Caroline Muron) e o Grão Vizir de Marabia. O Príncipe Koura (Tom Baker), um maligno feiticeiro que tenta obter o controle de Marabia com a manipulação de espíritos do mal, segue-os para impedir o sucesso de Simbad. Mas o marinheiro encontra Lemuria a despeito dos terríveis feitiços lançados por Koura em seu caminho. Em Lemuria, Simbad e sua corajosa tripulção lutam contra uma estátua de seis espadas, um centauro de um olho só e um Grifo, fabuloso animal com cabeça de águia e garras de leão. Finalmente Simbad confronta-se a Koura, num duelo de vida e morte!
Dave Irwin
A professional footballer suffers an injury which could jeopardise his career.
Self
A 1971 documentary by Frank Simon featuring rare footage of the film’s cast and crew at work.
Banquo
Após profecia de bruxas - que dizem que ele seria rei -, Macbeth mata o soberano e assume o trono. Só que, em seu reinado de sangue, ele jamais alcança a paz: sua esposa, tomada pela culpa, começa a enlouquecer; ao mesmo tempo, os inimigos conspiram para retomar o poder.