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1980s British film stubs
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The list 1980s British film stubs includes
Castaway, The Wildcats of St. Trinian's, The Wicked Lady, Tank Malling and Scrubbers.
The list consists of 173 members.
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Tank Malling
1989 U.K. based thriller film directed by James Marcus
Overview: Tank Malling (re-released as Beyond Soho in the UK and Crossfire in America) is a 1989 British thriller film directed by James Marcus and starring Ray Winstone. The film was written by James Marcus and ...
Release date: 1 December 1989Genre: Drama, Crime, ThrillerDirector: James MarcusProducer: Steve Darts, Jamie ForemanWriter: James Marcus, Mick SouthworthJohn "The Tank" Malling (Ray Winstone) is an investigative reporter intent on exposing corrupt public figures behind the Moral Revival Campaign ...
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Castaway
1986 film
Overview: Castaway is a 1986 British biographical-drama film directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Amanda Donohoe and Oliver Reed. The screenplay was by Allan Scott, adapted from the eponymous 1984 book by Lucy ...
Release date: 13 November 1986Genre: Adventure, DramaDirector: Nicolas RoegProducer: Richard Johnson, Rick McCallumWriter: Lucy Irvine, Allan ScottMiddle-aged Gerald Kingsland advertises in a London paper for a female companion to spend a year with him on a desert island. 0
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The Wildcats of St. Trinian's
1980 British film
Overview: The Wildcats of St Trinian's is the fifth British comedy film set in the fictional St Trinian's School. Directed by Frank Launder, it was released in 1980.Release date: 21 August 1980Genre: ComedyDirector: Frank LaunderProducer: Frank Launder, Ronald Searle 0
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The Wicked Lady
1983 film
Overview: The Wicked Lady is a 1983 British-American period drama directed by Michael Winner and starring Faye Dunaway, Alan Bates, John Gielgud, Denholm Elliott, and Hugh Millais. It was screened out of competition ...Release date: 21 July 1983Genre: Drama, AdventureDirector: Michael WinnerProducer: Leslie Arliss, Gordon GlennonCaroline is to be wed to Sir Ralph and invites her sister Barbara to be her bridesmaid. Barbara seduces Ralph... 0
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Scrubbers
1983 film by Mai Zetterling
Overview: Scrubbers is a 1982 British drama film directed by Mai Zetterling and produced by Don Boyd starring Amanda York, Kathy Burke, and Chrissie Cotterill. It was shot primarily in Virginia Water, Surrey, E ...Release date: 16 March 1983Genre: DramaDirector: Mai ZetterlingProducer: Susannah Buxton, Roy MintonTwo girls escape from an open borstal for two very different reasons; Annetta to attempt to visit her baby daughter... 0
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Restless Natives
1985 adventure comedy film by Michael Hoffman
Overview: Restless Natives is a 1985 Scottish adventure comedy film, directed by Michael Hoffman.Release date: 1 June 1985Genre: Adventure, Comedy, DramaDirector: Michael HoffmanProducer: Ninian Dunet, Mark BentleyTwo Scottish friends become local folk heroes and tourist attractions when they start holding up tour busses with novelty items. 0
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The Second Victory
1986 film by Gerald Thomas
Overview: The Second Victory is a 1987 British drama film directed by Gerald Thomas and produced by Melaleuka North Investments. It was released by Filmworld Distributors Inc. and was filmed in colour. It is set ...Release date: 27 May 1987Genre: DramaDirector: Gerald ThomasProducer: Morris L. West, Peter Manley 0
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Thirteen at Dinner
Television mystery film
Overview: Thirteen at Dinner is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. Adapted by Rod Browning from the 1933 Agatha Christie novel Lord Edgware Dies ...Release date: 19 September 1985Genre: Mystery, CrimeDirector: Lou AntonioProducer: Neil HartleyWriter: Agatha Christie, Rod BrowningHercule Poirot appears on a TV talk show with actor Bryan Martin who is making an action/detective movie with Jane Wilkinson... 0
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The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby
1982 British film
Overview: The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is a nine-hour adaptation of the novel by Charles Dickens. It is a recording of the stage play by The Royal Shakespeare Company at The Old Vic in London. It ...Release date: 7 November 1982Genre: DramaDirector: Jim GoddardProducer: Colin CallenderWriter: Charles Dickens, David EdgarYoung Nicholas Nickleby sets out to make his fortune in order to prevent his mother and sister from depending upon his uncle... 0
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P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang
1982 British television film directed by Michael Apted
Overview: P'tang, Yang, Kipperbang, also released as Kipperbang, is a British television film first shown on Channel 4 on its second night, 3 November 1982.Release date: 3 November 1982Genre: ComedyDirector: Michael AptedCast: John Albasiny, Abigail Cruttenden, Maurice Dee, Alison Steadman, Mark Brailsford, Christopher KarallisProducer: David Bill, Jake EbertsWriter: Jack RosenthalThe plot of one of the early Channel Four films is sweet and simple. Boy likes girl at school, but is too embarrassed to confront her... 0
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Jane Eyre
TV series or program
Overview: Jane Eyre is a 1983 British television serial adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Julian Amyes. The serial stars Zelah Clarke as the title cha ...
Release date: 9 October 1983Genre: RomanceDirector: Julian AmyesProducer: Barry LettsWriter: Alexander Baron, Charlotte BrontëThe story of Jane Eyre, the plain quakerish governess is told from her childhood until she arrives at Thornfield Hall to tutor the young Adele... 0
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Dead Man's Folly
Television mystery film
Overview: Dead Man's Folly is a 1986 British-American made-for-television mystery film featuring Agatha Christie's Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It is based on Christie's 1956 novel Dead Man's Folly. The film ...Release date: 8 January 1986Genre: Drama, Mystery, CrimeDirector: Clive DonnerCast: Peter Ustinov, Jean Stapleton, Constance Cummings, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jonathan Cecil, Kenneth CranhamProducer: Neville Cawas Bardoliwalla, Neil HartleyWriter: Agatha Christie, Rod Browning 0
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A Shocking Accident
1982 film
Overview: A Shocking Accident is a 1982 British short comedy film directed by James Scott and produced by Christine Oestreicher, based on Graham Greene's short story by the same name. In 1983, Oestreicher won the ...Release date: 1 October 1982Genre: Short, Comedy, RomanceDirector: James ScottProducer: Richard Craven, Christine Oestreicher 0
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Transmutations
1985 British horror film
Overview: Underworld (also called Transmutations) is a 1985 British horror film directed by George Pavlou, written by Clive Barker and James Caplin, and starring Denholm Elliott, Nicola Cowper, Steven Berkoff, Larry ...Release date: 29 November 1985Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Action, ThrillerDirector: George PavlouProducer: Clive Barker, James CaplinWhen high class hooker Nicole is kidnapped from her brothel, Rich businessman Hugo Motherskille hires her ex love Roy Bain to find her... 0
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The Rainbow
1989 film
Overview: The Rainbow is a 1989 British drama film co-written and directed by Ken Russell and adapted from the D. H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow (1915). Sammi Davis stars as Ursula, a sheltered young pupil, then ...Release date: 5 May 1989Genre: DramaDirector: Ken RussellProducer: D.H. Lawrence, Ken RussellA young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England. 0
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The Dressmaker
1988 film by Jim O'Brien
Overview: The Dressmaker is a 1988 British drama film directed by Jim O'Brien and starring Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw and Pete Postlethwaite. It is an adaptation of the 1973 novel The Dressmaker by Beryl Bainbridge ...Release date: 16 December 1988Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: Jim O'BrienCast: Joan Plowright, Billie Whitelaw, Pete Postlethwaite, Jane Horrocks, Tim Ransom, Pippa HinchleyProducer: Beryl Bainbridge, John McGrathDuring WWII in England, a girl (Rita) falls in love with an American soldier (Wesley). She is very proper but Wesley wants more than a simple kiss... 0
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Strapless
1989 film
Overview: Strapless is a 1989 film written and directed by David Hare.Release date: 14 May 1989Genre: Drama, RomanceDirector: David HareProducer: David Hare, Rick McCallum 0
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Steaming
1985 British film
Overview: Steaming is a British drama film directed by Joseph Losey, released in 1985, the year after his death. The last film that Losey directed, it was adapted by Nell Dunn and Patricia Losey from Dunn's play ...Release date: 28 September 1985Genre: DramaDirector: Joseph LoseyProducer: Robin Bextor, Nell Dunn 0
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Silver Dream Racer
1980 British film
Overview: Silver Dream Racer is a 1980 motor-racing film starring British pop star David Essex and Beau Bridges. The film was produced, written and directed by David Wickes. It was the last film to be made by the ...Release date: 13 June 1980Genre: Drama, SportDirector: David WickesProducer: René DupontWriter: Michael Billington, David Wickes 0
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Scandalous
1984 American film
Overview: Scandalous is a 1984 British-American comedy film directed by Rob Cohen and starring Robert Hays, John Gielgud and Pamela Stephenson.Release date: 20 January 1984Genre: Comedy, MysteryDirector: Rob CohenProducer: John Byrum, Larry CohenAn investigative reporter following an espionage story goes to London and gets involved with murder, scam artists and rock concerts. 0
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