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Great American Railroad Journeys: The Complete Series 2
A companion to the phenomenally successful Great British Railway Journeys, this series sees Michael Portillo swapping his treasured copy of Bradshaw's handbook for its stateside counterpart an 1879 edition of Appleton's guidebook to the railroads of America and Canada.This four-DVD set features twenty episodes covering two different journeys:St. Louis, Missouri, to the Grand CanyonThe Twin Cities to MemphisMichael makes two epic journeys through the United States: his first follows the trail of 19th-century European pioneers, beginning in St Louis, Missouri, and ending with an awe-inspiring bird's-eye view of the Grand Canyon; the second journey begins with Minnesota's Twin Cities, takes in the modern metropolis of Chicago and and ends in Memphis, Tennessee.Along the way Michael gets a taste of the Old West in Dodge City, conducts a cattle auction in Kansas, visits the birthplace of F. Scott Fitzgerald in St Paul, Minnesota, and learns of a musical dream made reality in Santa Fe; he also finds time to savour New Mexico's delectably fiery cuisine and immerses himself in the culture and history of the continent's first inhabitants: the Native Americans. -
The Vision
Dirk Bogarde, Lee Remick and Eileen Atkins head an outstanding cast in this stunning drama from the creative team behind Shadowlands. Originally screened as part of BBC2's acclaimed Screen Two strand and featuring an early TV role for Helena Bonham Carter, The Vision is a disturbing reflection of an era of televangelists, burgeoning satellite channels and ruthless media manipulation.Bogarde plays James Marriner, a faded, unhappily married former TV presenter who is persuaded to front the People Channel a right-wing, evangelical satellite network poised to launch in Europe; determined to recruit Gentle Jim as a reassuringly familiar anchorman, the network's steely, seductive boss Grace Gardner (Remick) proves hard to refuse.As the network's first live transmission looms, Marriner, whose personal life is now under surveillance, has become deeply uneasy about its aims. But Gardner makes it clear that any attempt to alert viewers to her organisation's true agenda will bring about a devastating retribution. -
Moulin Rouge
One of the most lavish British films of the silent era in both budget and scope, Moulin Rouge stars Jean Bradin, Eve Gray and Russian-German screen sensation Olga Tschechowa in the story of a young aristocrat driven to a suicide attempt after falling in love with a young dancer and her elegant, ravishingly beautiful mother.Set in and around the famous dance-halls of Paris, Moulin Rouge showcased British International Pictures' engagement of leading Continental film-makers during the late 1920s. The first British film directed by expressionist pioneer Ewald Andre Dupont, it also features Werner Brandes' stylish, distinctively European cinematography and art direction by Oscar winner Alfred Junge.Filmed at Elstree through the winter of 1927, the film was originally trade shown in March 1928 as a silent film with live musical accompaniment. It was re-released in 1929 with a recorded, synchronised score by John Reynders.SPECIAL FEATURES:Image galleryOriginal script PDF -
The Hippopotamus
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popIl poeta caduto in disgrazia Ted Wallace viene convocato nel maniero di campagna di un suo amico per indagare su una serie di miracoli inspiegabili. -
Whicker's World 3: Whicker In Europe
A broadcasting legend and one of the most recognisable faces on British television, Alan Whicker worked his own brand of quietly incisive journalism for over fifty years. A consummate interviewer with a famously affable, urbane style, his popular, award-winning documentaries continue to be a significant influence to this day.This ongoing series of releases will showcase every programme that Whicker made for ITV, in chronological order. In this third volume Whicker encounters an array of remarkable and sometimes eccentric Europeans, including the playboy prince, Johannes von Thurn und Taxis, Margaret Kenny the Dublin-born founder of Paris' famous Bluebell Girls and His Excellency, General of the Armed Forces, Alfredo Stroessner dictator of Paraguay. -
The Flaxton Boys - The Complete Third Series
The story of the Flaxton Boys protagonists of Yorkshire Television's long-running and fondly remembered children's adventure series moves on to a third generation, as this series finds the two young friends encountering further mystery and peril in and around the fictional West Riding village of Carliston. It is now 1928. Jacklin Flaxton has been killed in the Great War, leaving his widow Jane to run Flaxton Hall. Arriving home from boarding school for the summer holidays, their son Jonathan, accompanied by his friend, William, learns that the vicar plans to convert the now-derelict Stilgoe Lodge into an orphanage. But while the boys are happy to help, a series of apparent hauntings forces several workmen to flee the Lodge in terror... -
We Go On
Paralizzato dalla sua paura di morire, Miles Grissom offre una ricompensa in denaro alla prima persona che può mostrargli un fantasma, un angelo, un demone - qualsiasi cosa che gli provi che continuiamo dopo la nostra morte. Restringe le risposte a tre possibili candidati: uno scienziato, un medium e un imprenditore mondano. E insieme alla sua madre protettiva, si imbarca in un'avventura attraverso Los Angeles che si trasformerà in un incubo impensabile. -
Pie in the Sky - The Complete Series
L'ispettore Henry Crabbe (Richard Griffiths) ha intenzione di andare in pensione dopo 25 anni di servizio e aprire il suo ristorante - Pie in the Sky - con grande disappunto dei suoi superiori.Dopo essere stato colpito in servizio nel suo ultimo caso, la sua decisione viene riaffermata; tuttavia, quando la sua condotta su quel caso viene messa in discussione, è costretto a continuare su una base part-time dal duplice assistente capo Freddy Fisher (Malcolm Sinclair), che è pienamente consapevole che Henry è la ragione principale per cui tanti crimini vengono risolti. Come farà Henry a combinare la gestione di un ristorante con il suo lavoro di detective?Include tutte e cinque le serie di questo dramma poliziesco molto amato.Caratteristiche speciali:Intervista con Maggie SteedFilmografieNote di produzioneGalleria di immagini -
The Saint - The Complete Colour Series
Il leggendario attore Roger Moore interpreta il disinvolto playboy Simon Templar nella serie che lo ha reso una star mondiale. Eccitante e affascinante, e sempre con un occhio per le signore, Templar viaggia per il mondo alla ricerca di ladri e truffatori e li deruba con un'abile combinazione di inganno e fascino.Basato sulla famosa serie di storie best-seller di Leslie Charteris, questo set di 14 dischi presenta la serie completa di 47 episodi a colori insieme ad alcune caratteristiche speciali uniche e divertenti:CARATTERISTICHE SPECIALI:The Saint Steps In... a colori: documentario esclusivoQuattro commenti audio con Roger Moore, Johnny Goodman, Robert S. Baker, Peter Manley, Malcolm Christopher, Alvin Rakoff e Roy Ward BakerVersioni lungometraggio di Vendetta per il Santo e The Fiction MakersGallerie di rimorchiMateriale senza testo, bumper pubblicitari e titoli stranieriSuite musicali di Edwin AstleyPrincipessa Muna sul set newsclipGallerie di immagini -
The Nearly Man - The Complete Series
Tony Britton won a BAFTA nomination for his central performance in this finely observed drama about a veteran Labour back-bencher who risks the remains of his career when he re-engages in the grass-roots politics of his northern working-class constituency.Starting life as a single ITV Playhouse drama which won the Broadcasting Press Guild's award for Best Single Play in 1975, The Nearly Man follows the events of seven months in a critical year for Christopher Collinson a public-school MP with the perfect credentials for a candidate in the forthcoming general election. The series charts his uneasy relationship with party activists, the intrigues and aggression of politics and the impact of Collinson's renewed ambition upon his marriage.This set features all seven episodes of the series along with the single play, devised and written by BAFTA winner Arthur Hopcraft. -
The Crunch And Other Stories
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popMeglio conosciuto per le sue storie pionieristiche di Quatermass e l'adattamento straziante di Nineteen Eighty Four di George Orwell, così come i successivi trionfi televisivi come The Stone Tape e The Woman in Black, Nigel Kneale è ampiamente considerato come uno dei più grandi sceneggiatori britannici. Fece il suo nome alla BBC negli anni '50, poi scrisse drammi acclamati per ITV nei decenni successivi, tre dei quali sono presentati qui.Le opere su questo set mostrano alcuni dei temi più duraturi di Kneale: una profonda simpatia per la situazione dell'individuo che affronta una minaccia inimmaginabile; il disagio e la paranoia dell'era della guerra fredda e le paure di un futuro prossimo incerto; e la volatilità e la potenziale minaccia della folla.THE CRUNCH vede Harry Andrews nei panni di un primo ministro che cerca di evitare una catastrofe nucleare a Londra; Maxwell Shaw, Anthony Bushell e Peter Bowles sono tra i suoi co-protagonisti.LADIES' NIGHT è un' agghiacciante storia di misoginia quando i membri di un club di gentiluomini si rivoltano contro una donna che li ridicolizza; un forte cast include Alfred Burke, Ronald Pickup e Bryan Pringle.GENTRY è interpretato da Roger Daltrey in un dramma di suspense nero e comico in cui una coppia compra una casa malandata in una zona emergente ma si trova coinvolta nelle conseguenze di una rapina a mano armata. -
The Belstone Fox
Combining exquisite imagery of both landscape and wildlife and with fine performances from a top-line cast including Eric Porter, Jeremy Kemp, Oscar nominee Rachel Roberts and Bill Travers The Belstone Fox is a captivating film for the whole family. Written and directed by Born Free's James Hill and with original music from the legendary Laurie Johnson it is featured in a brand-new High Definition transfer from the original film elements in its original theatrical aspect ratio.Based on David Rook's acclaimed novel The Ballad of the Belstone Fox (which went on to inspire Disney's The Fox and the Hound) it tells the story of Tag, an orphaned fox cub reared with a litter of foxhound puppies and who forms a close friendship with a pup named Merlin. Years pass and Tag's wily ways keep him safe but when he is eventually cornered he embarks on a course of action which could end in tragedy...SPECIAL FEATURES:Original theatrical trailerTextless materialImage gallery -
Silver Dream Racer
Pop legend David Essex stars opposite Beau Bridges in a bittersweet story set in the cut-throat world of motorcycle racing. Featuring thrilling scenes filmed at the 1979 British Grand Prix and a powerful score by John Cameron (and a memorable top-ten hit for Essex himself) Silver Dream Racer is presented here in a brand-new transfer from original film materials in its original, as-exhibited aspect ratio.Aspiring racer Nick Freeman returns to his job as a garage mechanic after losing out to his underhanded American rival Bruce McBride. A twist of fate, however, gives Nick one more chance: when his brother is killed in a motorcycle accident, Nick inherits the untested, super-fast 500cc prototype on which he was working. Despite a series of crushing setbacks, he finally has the chance to prove both himself and the Silver Dream Machine ...SPECIAL FEATURES:Alternative Happy endingOriginal theatrical trailerImage galleryPromotional PDF -
Out of Town: Volume One
Hugely popular and fondly remembered to this day, Out of Town saw Jack Hargreaves exploring rural life in Britain reflecting on its character, traditions, history and folklore, and the skills that had passed from generation to generation.With his extensive experience, knowledge and love of the countryside, Hargreaves' easygoing presentation style enthralled both rural and urban viewers the series becoming so popular it ultimately ran for over two decades. An unsentimental record of a bygone time, Out of Town set the bar high for all country matters series that followed in its footsteps.This volume contains the 35 editions that remain from 1980/1 including the unbroadcast 21st anniversary special and an episode never previously released on DVD. -
Great British Railway Journeys - Series 5-8
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popArmato della sua copia vittoriana di Bradshaw's Railway Handbook, Michael Portillo si mette sui binari, viaggiando da costa a costa per scoprire cosa rimane della Gran Bretagna di Bradshaw.Appassionato di treni, Michael Portillo traccia la grande storia d'amore britannica con le ferrovie in questa serie di successo fenomenale. Armato della sua copia del famoso manuale ferroviario di George Bradshaw, ripercorre quattordici viaggi che furono documentati per la prima volta nella guida vittoriana (più uno aggiuntivo dalla sua compagna irlandese!), testimoniando cosa è cambiato e scoprendo come è nato il nostro amore per le ferrovie. Durante tutto il viaggio, si ferma in alcune delle più belle città della Gran Bretagna e in villaggi isolati, incontrando persone straordinarie e ascoltando come le loro vite sono state plasmate dalle ferrovie.Questo set di 15 dischi comprende la serie completa 5-8. -
Dick Spanner, P.I.: - The Complete Series
Produced by legendary Thunderbirds creator Gerry Anderson, this tongue-in-cheek stop-motion animation series introduced the questionable talents of the world's strangest private investigator a Chandleresque robot detective who operates in a futuristic parallel universe!Anderson's long-term collaborator Shane Rimmer (who famously provided the voice of Thunderbird pilot Scott Tracy) voices the wisecracking puppet as he bungles his way through two intriguing cases over twenty-two episodes: The Case of the Maltese Parrot and The Case of the Human Cannonball. Alongside these two stories presented here as digital restorations in their as-transmitted format this set also includes:Compilation versions of both storiesThe Case of the Missing EpisodeImage galleryPDF materialMore TBC -
The Professionals - The Complete Series
Zavvi - La casa della cultura popTanto atteso, tanto atteso: I professionisti come non li avete mai visti prima.Bodie e Doyle non hanno bisogno di presentazioni, ma se la serie vi fosse sfuggita dal suo debutto nel 1977, il loro capo George Cowley, capo del CI5, non potrebbe essere più succinto della sua frase di apertura: anarchia, atti di terrorismo, crimini contro il pubblico. Per combatterlo ho uomini speciali esperti dell'esercito, della polizia, di ogni servizio. Questi sono i professionisti .Con il perfetto cast di Martin Shaw, Gordon Jackson (completamente controcorrente) e il tanto rimpianto Lewis Collins, la serie è andata avanti per 57 episodi pieni di azione e ha avuto un impatto immediato sul pubblico britannico e poi internazionale che è durato 35 anni. Ma la serie non è mai stata così bella. Restaurata con cura dai negativi originali della telecamera, la serie potrebbe essere stata realizzata ieri. Non importa quante volte avete visto The Professionals, questa è un'esperienza nuova, come vederlo per la prima volta.CARATTERISTICHE DI QUESTA EDIZIONE:Restauri di tutti i 57 episodi dai negativi originali della telecameraNuovissime tracce 5.1 da elementi sonori originaliBrani mono originali rimasterizzati come trasmessiBrani rimasterizzati di sola musica con le partiture originali di Laurie JohnsonTutti gli episodi della prima serie presentano titoli originali di Assault CourseSenza muri: 1996 Channel 4 documentario su The ProfessionalsUlteriori filmati da Everest Was Also Conquered e Look After AnnieSequenza di titoli grezziParaurti originali dell'annuncioRiprese e filmati dietro le quinteTrailer per le vendite negli Stati UnitiGallerie fotografiche con centinaia di immagini rare e inediteATV Today: due newsclip con Martin Shaw e Lewis CollinsI professionisti al servizio dei professionisti: spezzoni di un promo NAAFI del 1982Allora e oggi I file di localizzazione PDFFilmato sul restauroMateriale PDF con sceneggiature e memorabiliaTutti gli episodi sono presentati nel loro ordine di produzione originaleInglese HOH sottotitolib -
Chicken
The powerful feature-film debut of acclaimed young director Joe Stephenson, this compelling coming-of-age drama builds upon on a remarkable central performance from newcomer Scott Chambers.Chambers plays Richard, a fifteen-year-old boy with learning difficulties who lives in a shabby caravan with his older brother, Polly. Life for the siblings is harsh, with the engaging, nature-loving teenager yearning for stability while frequently finding himself on the wrong side of his brother's destructive, often violent moods.Finding it easier to communicate with animals none more so than his beloved hen, Fiona Richard nevertheless forms a strong friendship with rebellious seventeen-year-old Annabel, whose family have recently acquired the farmland on which the brothers live. But growing conflict with the new landowners will lead to a situation that severely tests Richard's natural optimism, as a world of privilege collides with the brothers' precarious, marginalised existence. -
Kidnap and Ransom
TREVOR EVE RETURNS AS HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR DOMINIC KING IN ITV's ACCLAIMED CRIME DRAMA.Dominic King (Trevor Eve) is in Srinagar, Kashmir negotiating the release of the Mehtas, a British Asian family kidnapped while on holiday. As the handover is completed, the police arrive and a shoot-out ensues. Dominic secures the release of the family but the kidnappers get away. In their panic they board a tourist bus taking all the passengers hostage. When the tourist bus crashes in a packed market square, Dominic begins the challenge of negotiation for the safety of the stranded multi-national group of people.Trevor Eve heads a stellar cast that includes fellow original series cast members Helen Baxendale (Friends; Cold Feet), Natasha Little (Mistresses) and Amara Karan (The Darjeeling Limited) alongside guest stars Sean Gilder (Shameless), Sharon Small (Downton Abbey), Madhur Mittal (Slumdog Millionaire), Christopher Fairbank (Five Daughters), Owen Teale (Game of Thrones) and Kimberley Nixon (Cranford).Created by acclaimed scriptwriter Patrick Harbinson (24, Law & Order, ER), written by Michael Crompton (Silent Witness) and directed by David Drury (Ashes to Ashes).Exclusive bonus feature: Interview and behind the scenes featuring Trevor Eve and Helen Baxendale -
Libera Nos
Documentary about the practice of exorcism and people's issues of everyday life: the contrasts between ancient traditions and modern habits.