William Walton
Рождение : 1902-03-29, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
Смерть : 1983-03-08
История
Sir William Walton was a British music composer.
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Animation of a poem from Edith Sitwell's "Façade".
Self
A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983), made shortly before his death. The film includes the only full-length interview ever recorded with Walton. Filmed at his home on Ischia and in Oxford, London & Oldham, it includes contributions from Laurence Olivier, Sacheverell Sitwell and Lady Susana Walton. Specially performed extracts of his music are conducted by Simon Rattle in his first substantial contribution to television when he was in his early 20s, with Simon Preston, Julian Bream, Yvonne Kenny, Yehudi Menuhin, Iona Brown, John Shirley-Quirk, Elgar Howarth & Ralph Kirshbaum, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Christ Church Cathedral Choir, Oxford & Los Paraguayos.
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Nearly a thousand miles away from their beloved Moscow, Chekhov's Three Sisters live in virtual exile. Olga , a schoolmistress, attempts to support her siblings and the home that is the sole legacy of their late father.
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Адаптация великого произведения Шекспира о беспринципном восхождении Ричарда III на престол Англии.
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Внезапно умирает король Дании. Его вдова, Гертруда, спешно вступает в брак с братом покойного мужа Клавдием, которого провозглашают новым королем. Принцу Гамлету является призрак и сообщает, что он предательски отравлен собственным братом.
В поначалу застенчивом и мечтательном юноше зреет жажда мести и ненависть к убийце отца, и жалость к обманутой матери, идущей на поводу у собственных чувств. В свою очередь, Клавдий также хочет смерти пасынка.
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1415 год. 28-летний английский король Генрих вторгся во Францию. Одержав серию побед, английская армия столкнулась с в разы превосходящей ее армией соперника.
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The quiet village of Bramley End is taken over by German troops posing as Royal Engineers. Their task is to disrupt England's radar network in preparation for a full scale German invasion. Once the villagers discover the true identity of the troops, they do whatever they can to thwart the Nazis plans.
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История создания легендарного истребителя Спитфайера. Боевое применение его во время Второй Мировой войны. В фильме принимали участие летчики Королевских ВВС Англии. Картина была снята при поддержке Уинстона Черчиля, что позволило снимать прямо в районе реальных боевых действий. Один из последних фильмов Лесли Говарда. 1 июня 1943 года. Рейс N777 Лиссабон-Лондон, самолет DC-3 «Дакота». Сбит над Бискайским заливом немецким истребителем. Все погибли.
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Based on the true story of Melbourne Johns, an aircraft factory foreman sent to France to prevent the Nazis getting hold of some vital equipment.
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Wartime propaganda piece giving the warning "Be like Dad, Keep Mum". A gossipy housewife is overheard talking about what her son is doing by a Nazi spy.
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Adapted from the best-selling novel by K. J. Benes, A Stolen Life serves as a tour de force for German actress Elizabeth Bergner, whose husband Paul Czinner directed the film. Bergner stars as identical twins Sylvina and Martina, whose mild sibling rivalry intensifies when one of the girls tricks the other's sweetheart Alan McKenzie (Michael Redgrave) into proposing to the wrong twin.
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Film version of Shakespeare's comedy of a young woman who disguises herself as a man to win the attention of the one she loves.
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The story of the fighter plane and pilots that helped win the Battle of Britain in World War II
