George Sanders

biography: George Henry Sanders (3 July 1906 – 25 April 1972) was a British film and television actor, singer-songwriter, music composer, and author. His career as an actor spanned over forty years. His heavy upper-class English accent and smooth bass voice often led him to be cast as sophisticated but villainous characters. He is perhaps best known as Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, a rare heroic part), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), the most popular film of the year, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, for which he won an Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), King Richard the Lionheart in King Richard and the Crusaders (1954), Mr. Freeze in a two-parter episode of Batman (1966), the voice of the malevolent man-hating tiger Shere Khan in Disney's The Jungle Book (1967), the suave crimefighter The Falcon during the 1940s (a role eventually bequeathed to his elder brother, Tom Conway), and Simon Templar, The Saint, in five films made in the 1930s and 1940s.

Batman

overview: Wealthy entrepreneur Bruce Wayne and his ward Dick Grayson lead a double life: they are actually crime fighting duo Batman and Robin. A secret Batpole in the Wayne mansion leads to the Batcave, where Police Commissioner Gordon often calls with the latest emergency threatening Gotham City. Racing to the scene of the crime in the Batmobile, Batman and Robin must (with the help of their trusty Bat-utility-belt) thwart the efforts of a variety of master criminals, including The Riddler, The Joker, Catwoman, and The Penguin.

character: Mister Freeze

original_name: Batman

General Electric Theater

overview: General Electric Theater is an American anthology series hosted by Ronald Reagan that was broadcast on CBS radio and television. The series was sponsored by General Electric's Department of Public Relations.

character: Dr. Grissom

original_name: General Electric Theater

Mission: Impossible

overview:
Mission: Impossible is an American television series that was created and initially produced by Bruce Geller. It chronicles the missions of a team of secret government agents known as the Impossible Missions Force. In the first season, the team is led by Dan Briggs, played by Steven Hill; Jim Phelps, played by Peter Graves, takes charge for the remaining seasons. A hallmark of the series shows Briggs or Phelps receiving his instructions on a recording that then self-destructs, followed by the theme music composed by Lalo Schifrin.

The series aired on the CBS network from September 1966 to March 1973, then returned to television for two seasons on ABC, from 1988 to 1990, retaining only Graves in the cast. It later inspired a popular series of theatrical motion pictures starring Tom Cruise, beginning in 1996.

character: Armand Anderssarian

original_name: Mission: Impossible

Daniel Boone

overview: Daniel Boone is an American action-adventure television series starring Fess Parker as Daniel Boone that aired from September 24, 1964 to September 10, 1970 on NBC for 165 episodes, and was made by 20th Century Fox Television. Ed Ames co-starred as Mingo, Boone's Cherokee friend, for the first four seasons of the series. Albert Salmi portrayed Boone's companion Yadkin in season one only. Dallas McKennon portrayed innkeeper Cincinnatus. Country Western singer-actor Jimmy Dean was a featured actor as Josh Clements during the 1968–1970 seasons. Actor and former NFL football player Rosey Grier made regular appearances as Gabe Cooper in the 1969 to 1970 season. The show was broadcast "in living color" beginning in fall 1965, the second season, and was shot entirely in California and Kanab, Utah.

character: Col. Roger Barr

original_name: Daniel Boone

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

overview: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars is an anthology series that was telecast from 1951 until 1959 on CBS. Offering both comedies and drama, the series was sponsored by the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. The title was shortened to Schlitz Playhouse, beginning with the fall 1957 season.

character: John York

original_name: Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

overview: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show is an American variety series hosted by Dinah Shore, and broadcast on NBC from October 1956 to June 1963. The series was sponsored by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors and its theme song, sung by Shore, was "See the U.S.A. in Your Chevrolet", which continued to be used in Chevrolet advertising for several more years after the cancellation of the show.

original_name: The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

The George Sanders Mystery Theater

overview:
The George Sanders Mystery Theater is the title of a 30 minute American television mystery drama series which aired on the NBC in 1957 and hosted by character actor George Sanders.

Some of the actors who were cast in the episodes included: George Sanders, Lyle Talbot, June Vincent, S. John Launer, Paul Petersen, and John Archer.

character: Host

original_name: The George Sanders Mystery Theater

The Jimmy Durante Show

overview: The Jimmy Durante Show is a 51-episode half-hour comedy/variety television program presented live on NBC from October 2, 1954 to June 23, 1956.

original_name: The Jimmy Durante Show

The Rogues

overview: The Rogues is an American television series that appeared on NBC from September 13, 1964, to April 18, 1965, starring David Niven, Charles Boyer, and Gig Young as a related trio of former conmen who could, for the right price, be persuaded to trick a very wealthy and heinously unscrupulous mark. Although it won the 1964 Golden Globe award for Best Television Series, the show was cancelled after one season consisting of thirty episodes.

character: Leonard Carvel

original_name: The Rogues

General Electric Theater

character: William Clark

character: Major Watkins

The Bob Hope Show

overview: The Bob Hope Show hosted by Bob Hope, debuted on April 9, 1950. During the 1952-1953 season, NBC rotated with other variety shows in a Sunday night block known as "The Colgate Comedy Hour" (Sept. 1950 to Dec. 1955). Also known as, "The Chevy Show with Bob Hope." When the first special debuted in October of 1950 it was the most expensive television program made up to that point - costing an astronomical $1,500 a minute to produce. Bob Hope had his own television show and radio show at the same time. For the next three seasons, The Bob Hope Show was broadcast once a month on Tuesday nights, giving Milton Berle a week off. Bob ended his radio show in April, 1956. Bob Hope also had another show by a similar name, "The Bob Hope Show (All Star Revue)". In addition, he performed in "Specials" for many years. It is the longest running variety program in television's history with a record of 45 years of televised entertainment.

original_name: The Bob Hope Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

overview:
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows.

In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.

original_name: The Ed Sullivan Show

Checkmate

overview: Checkmate is an American detective television series starring Anthony George, Sebastian Cabot, and Doug McClure. The show aired on CBS Television from 1960 to 1962 for a total of 70 episodes and was produced by Jack Benny's production company, "JaMco Productions" in co-operation with Revue Studios. Guest stars included Charles Laughton, Peter Lorre, and Lee Marvin, among many other commensurately prominent performers.

character: Richard Gilmore

original_name: Checkmate

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

overview:
Agents Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin work for a secret intelligence service working under the auspices of the U.N.

Their immediate superior is Mr. Waverly.

Together  they operate out of a secret base beneath the streets of New York City, and accesses through several cover business such as Del Floria's Tailor Shop and the Masque Club.

This secret intelligence service is called U.N.C.L.E.

United Network Command for Law and Enforcement.

character: G. Emory Partridge

original_name: The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Screen Director's Playhouse

overview: Presented by Eastman Kodak, this show was a series of original scripts directed by acclaimed directors and featuring well-known performers. The stories ranged from musicals to comedies and dramas.

character: Charles Ferris

original_name: Screen Director's Playhouse

What's My Line?

overview: Four panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while blindfolded, their identity - by asking only "yes" or "no" questions.

original_name: What's My Line?

The 20th Century Fox Hour

overview: The 20th Century Fox Hour is an American drama anthology series televised in the United States on CBS from 1955 to 1957. Some of the shows in this series were restored, remastered and shown on the Fox Movie Channel in 2002 under the title Hour of Stars. The season one episode Overnight Haul, starring Richard Conte and Lizabeth Scott, was released in Australia as a feature film.

character: Waldo Lydecker

original_name: The 20th Century Fox Hour

Studio 57

overview: Studio 57 is an American anthology series that was broadcast on the now-defunct DuMont Television Network from September 1954 to September 1955, and in syndication from 1955 to 1956.

original_name: Studio 57

Batman

character: Mister Freeze (uncredited)

English

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Deutsch

biography:
George Sanders (* 3. Juli 1906 in Sankt Petersburg, Russisches Kaiserreich; † 25. April 1972 in Castelldefels, Spanien) war ein britischer Schauspieler, der mit der Rolle des zynischen Theaterkritikers Addison DeWitt in dem Filmklassiker Alles über Eva den Oscar gewann.  Sein Filmdebüt gab er 1936 in dem Film Find the Lady. Bereits in seinem zweiten Spielfilm im Jahr 1936 Strange Cargo spielte er eine der Hauptrollen. Für das Studio 20th Century Fox drehte er seinen ersten amerikanischen Film Signale nach London (Lloyds of London).

In der Rolle des Abenteuerhelden machte er sich schnell einen Namen und konnte seine Beliebtheit mit einprägsamen Darstellungen von Schurken (The House of the Seven Gables, 1940) noch steigern. Seine äußere Erscheinung prädestinierte ihn nicht nur als Darsteller von Aristokraten (Amber, die große Kurtisane), sondern auch für Rollen in den populären Krimi-Filmserien dieser Zeit. So spielte er von 1939 an Simon Templar (The Saint) in einer Filmreihe, und mit The Falcon kam 1941 eine ähnliche Rolle hinzu.  Alfred Hitchcock besetzte Sanders in seinen ersten Hollywoodfilmen Rebecca (1940) und Der Auslandskorrespondent (1940).

Während des Zweiten Weltkriegs trat er auch in Propagandafilmen auf, wie beispielsweise in den Filmen Ich war ein Spion der Nazis (1939) und Menschenjagd (1941). Nach dem Krieg spielte Sanders besonders häufig redegewandte und kultivierte, zugleich zwielichtig erscheinende Charaktere aus der britischen Oberklasse – so beispielsweise als Lord Henry Wotton in der Oscar-Wilde-Verfilmung Das Bildnis des Dorian Gray (1945) und als insgeheim verheirateter Verehrer von Gene Tierney in Ein Gespenst auf Freiersfüßen (1947). Für seine Darstellung des bissigen Theaterkritikers Addison DeWitt in dem satirischen Film All About Eve (dt.: Alles über Eva) wurde er mit dem Oscar als Bester Nebendarsteller belohnt.

1953 spielte Sanders in England an der Seite von Robert Taylor in der Literaturverfilmung Ivanhoe – Der schwarze Ritter. 1954 reiste er nach Neapel, wo er an Ingrid Bergmans Seite unter Roberto Rossellinis Regie in dem Ehedrama Reise in Italien die männliche Hauptrolle spielte. Wieder zurück in den Vereinigten Staaten spielte er 1955 unter Fritz Langs Regie einen aristokratischen Bösewicht in J. Meade Falkners verfilmter Abenteuergeschichte Moonfleet. Nach 1955 begann Sanders regelmäßig in Fernsehserien mitzuspielen. In dem klassischen Science-Fiction-Horrorfilm Das Dorf der Verdammten von 1960 übernahm der Schauspieler die Rolle des pensionierten Physikers Gordon Zellaby. Sanders lieh außerdem in der Originalfassung des Disney-Zeichentrickfilmklassikers Das Dschungelbuch (1967) dem Tiger Shir Khan seine Stimme. In dem britischen Horrorfilm Der Frosch, (Originaltitel Psychomania), von Don Sharp aus dem Jahr 1973 spielte Sanders seine letzte Filmrolle, einen Diener.

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Español

biography:
Sanders nació en San Petersburgo (Rusia), siendo sus padres de nacionalidad británica. En 1917, cuando tenía once años, la familia volvió al Reino Unido al iniciarse la Revolución rusa de 1917 y, al igual que su hermano, acudió al Brighton College, en Brighton. Tras su graduación trabajó en una agencia de publicidad. La secretaria de la compañía, una aspirante a actriz llamada Greer Garson, le sugirió dedicarse a la actuación. Su hermano mayor Tom Conway también fue actor, y Sanders posteriormente le cedió el papel de "The Falcon", personaje literario central de una saga de películas.

Su debut cinematográfico británico tuvo lugar en 1934, y en 1936 hizo su primer papel en Estados Unidos, en la película Lloyd's of London. Su acento y delicadeza británicos, combinados con su aire amable, esnob y en cierto modo amenazante, fueron utilizados en el cine americano a lo largo de la siguiente década. Representó papeles secundarios en producciones de prestigio como Rebeca, en la que aguijoneaba a la siniestra Judith Anderson (Mrs Danvers), en su persecución a Joan Fontaine. También tuvo papeles protagonistas, aunque en filmes menores tales como Rage in Heaven (Alma en la sombra). Durante esos años también protagonizó series de películas basadas en los personajes The Falcon y Simon Templar (El Santo). Asimismo, fue Lord Henry Wotton en la versión filmada de The Picture of Dorian Gray (El retrato de Dorian Gray). En 1947 coprotagonizó junto a Gene Tierney y Rex Harrison el filme The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (El fantasma y la Sra. Muir).

Es en el año 1949 cuando protagoniza la película Black Jack (Jack el Negro) rodada íntegramente en Mallorca y en la que también intervienen Herbert Marshall y Agnes Moorehead. La dirigió Julien Duvivier y Alexander Salkind fue su coproductor.

En 1950 tuvo su actuación más conocida y conseguida en el papel del frío crítico teatral Addison DeWitt en Eva al desnudo, ganando el Óscar al mejor actor de reparto por su interpretación.

En 1954 co-protagonizó con Ingrid Bergman Viaggio in Italia (Te querré siempre), de Roberto Rossellini, una de las películas fundamentales del cine moderno, que fue recibida por los críticos de Cahiers du Cinéma como «la primera película moderna».

En 1960 se trasladó a vivir a Europa y sus intervenciones fueron espaciándose cada vez más, siempre dentro de los personajes fríos y cínicos en los que había especializado.

Se suicidó el 25 de abril de 1972 con barbitúricos en el hotel Rey Don Jaime de Casteldefels.

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Català

biography: George Henry Sanders (Sant Petersburg, Rússia, 3 de juliol del 1906 - Castelldefels, Catalunya, 25 d'abril del 1972) fou un actor de cinema anglès. Entre els seus nombrosos films, en els quals ha encarnat sovint un tipus de personatge dur, irònic i cerebral, cal esmentar Rebecca, This Land is Mine, ...

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日本語

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english_name: Japanese

普通话

乔治·桑德斯

biography: 乔治·亨利·桑德斯（George Henry Sanders，1906 年 7 月 3 日 - 1972 年 4 月 25 日）是英国电影和电视演员、创作歌手、音乐作曲家和作家。他的演员生涯跨越了四十多年。他沉重的上流社会英国口音和流畅的低音经常使他被塑造成复杂但邪恶的角色。他最出名的可能是《丽贝卡》（1940 年）中的杰克·法维尔、《外国记者》（1940 年，罕见的英雄角色）中的斯科特·弗利奥特、《参孙与黛利拉》（1949 年）中的加沙萨兰、当年最受欢迎的电影、艾迪生·德威特（1950 年）中的艾迪生·德威特（1950 年，他因此获得了奥斯卡奖）、《艾芬豪》（1952 年）中的布莱恩·德布瓦-吉尔伯特爵士、 《理查国王与十字军》（1954 年）中的狮心王理查德、《蝙蝠侠》（1966 年）两部曲中的冰冻先生、迪斯尼《丛林之书》（1967 年）中恶毒的憎恨人类的老虎谢尔汗的声音、1940 年代温文尔雅的犯罪斗士猎鹰（这个角色最终遗赠给他的哥哥汤姆·康威）和西蒙·圣殿骑士， 圣徒，在 1930 年代和 1940 年代制作的五部电影中。

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Pусский

Джордж Сандерс

biography:
Родился 3 июля 1906 года (Санкт-Петербург, Россия).

Ушёл из жизни 25 апреля 1972 года (Кастельдефелье, Барселона, Испания).

Родившись в России, сын англичан Джордж Сандерс вернулся в Британию вместе с семьёй накануне Великой Октябрьской революции. Закончив частную школу в Брайтоне, Сандерс работал копирайтером. Обладая красивым баритоном, Сандерс последовал совету своих коллег попробовать себя в актерстве и стал выступать в хоре лондонского Вест-Энда. За этим последовали выступления в кабаре, на радио, дублирование в театре, а затем роль в фильме "Найди леди" (1963). Он был женат четыре раза.

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普通话

佐治·山打士

biography: 佐治·亨利·山打士（George Henry Sanders，1906 年 7 月 3 日 - 1972 年 4 月 25 日）是英國電影和電視演員、創作歌手、音樂作曲家和作家。他的演員生涯跨越了四十多年。他沉重的上流社會英國口音和流暢的低音經常使他被塑造成複雜但邪惡的角色。他最出名的可能是《蝴蝶的夢想》（Rebecca）（1940 年）中的 Jack Favell 、《烽火鴛鴦》（Foreign Correspondent）（1940 年）中的 Scott ffolliott 、《霸王妖姬》（Samson and Delilah）（1949 年）中的 The Saran of Gaza 、當年最受歡迎的電影、《彗星美人》（All About Eve）（1950 年）中的 Addison DeWitt（他因此獲得了奧斯卡獎）、《劫後英雄傳》（Ivanhoe）（1952 年）中的 De Bois - Guilbert 爵士、 《十字軍龍虎鬥》（King Richard and the Crusaders）（1954 年）中的獅心王 英王理察一世、《蝙蝠俠》Batman （1966 年）兩部曲中的急凍人（Mr.Freeze）、和路迪士尼《小泰山》（The Jungle Book）（1967 年）中惡毒的憎恨人類的老虎 Shere Khan 的聲音。

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Français

biography: George Henry Sanders (3 juillet 1906 – 25 avril 1972) était un acteur de cinéma et de télévision britannique, auteur-compositeur-interprète, compositeur et écrivain. Sa carrière d'acteur s'est étendue sur plus de quarante ans. Son accent anglais prononcé et sa voix de basse profonde et suave lui ont souvent valu d'être choisi pour interpréter des personnages sophistiqués mais malfaisants. Il est peut-être surtout connu pour ses rôles de Jack Favell dans Rebecca (1940), de Scott Ffolliott dans Correspondant étranger (1940, un rare rôle héroïque), du Saran de Gaza dans Samson et Dalila (1949), le film le plus populaire de l'année, d'Addison DeWitt dans Eve (1950, pour lequel il a remporté un Oscar), de Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert dans Ivanhoé (1952), du roi Richard Cœur de Lion dans Richard et les Croisés (1954), de Mr. Freeze dans un épisode en deux parties de Batman (1966), de la voix du tigre malveillant et misanthrope Shere Khan dans Le Livre de la jungle de Disney (1967), du justicier élégant Le Faucon dans les années 1940 (un rôle finalement légué à son frère aîné, Tom Conway), et de Simon Templar, Le Saint, dans cinq films réalisés dans les années 1930 et 1940.

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Italiano

biography: George Henry Sanders (3 luglio 1906 – 25 aprile 1972) è stato un attore britannico di cinema e televisione, cantautore, compositore musicale e autore. La sua carriera di attore si è estesa per oltre quarant'anni. Il suo forte accento inglese da alta società e la voce bassa e morbida spesso lo portarono a essere scelto per personaggi sofisticati ma malvagi. È forse più conosciuto come Jack Favell in Rebecca (1940), Scott Ffolliott in Foreign Correspondent (1940, un ruolo eroico raro), The Saran of Gaza in Samson and Delilah (1949), il film più popolare dell'anno, Addison DeWitt in All About Eve (1950, per il quale vinse un Oscar), Sir Brian De Bois-Guilbert in Ivanhoe (1952), Re Riccardo Cuor di Leone in Re Riccardo e i Crociati (1954), Mr. Freeze in un episodio in due parti di Batman (1966), la voce della malvagia tigre odiatrice dagli uomini Shere Khan ne Il libro della giungla della Disney (1967), il raffinato combattente del crimine The Falcon negli anni '40 (un ruolo poi lasciato in eredità al fratello maggiore, Tom Conway), e Simon Templar, Il Santo, in cinque film realizzati negli anni '30 e '40.

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english_name: Italian

Latviešu

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english_name: Latvian

Український

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english_name: Ukrainian

title: Rebecca

overview: Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

character: Jack Favell

original_title: Rebecca

title: A Shot in the Dark

overview: Inspector Jacques Clouseau, smitten with the accused maid Maria Gambrelli, unwittingly turns a straightforward murder investigation into a comedic series of mishaps, testing the patience of his irritable boss Charles Dreyfus as casualties mount.

character: Benjamin Ballon

title: All About Eve

overview: From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

title: Things to Come

overview: The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

title: Journey to Italy

overview: Married for eight years with no children, Brits Katherine and Alex Joyce are driving to Italy, their ultimate destination just outside of Naples to sell the villa they have just inherited from his uncle, the villa where they will be staying during their time there. On the drive, they come to the realization that this trip marks the first time that they have truly been alone together, and as such don't really know one another in the true sense.

title: Ingrid Bergman Remembered

overview: Her name conjures up beauty, grace, talent and style. One of the greatest actresses of her time, she is best remembered for a natural and vulnerable persona which was so genuine and alluring. Her cinematic contributions produced such classics as "Casablanca," "Gaslight" and "Anastasia." But Ingrid's story goes deeper than the triumphs of her movie career.

title: Lured

overview: Sandra Carpenter is a London-based dancer who is distraught to learn that her friend has disappeared. Soon after the disappearance, she's approached by Harley Temple, a police investigator who believes her friend has been murdered by a serial killer who uses personal ads to find his victims. Temple hatches a plan to catch the killer using Sandra as bait, and Sandra agrees to help.

title: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

overview: In 1900, young widow Lucy Muir learns that her seaside cottage is haunted and forms a unique relationship with the ghost.

title: Man Hunt

overview: Shortly before the start of WW2, renowned British big-game hunter Alan Thorndike, vacationing in Bavaria, has Hitler in his gun sight. He is captured, beaten, left for dead, and escapes back to London where he is hounded by Nazi agents and aided by a young woman.

title: Village of the Damned

overview: In a small English village everyone suddenly falls unconscious. When they awake every woman of child bearing age is pregnant. The resulting children have the same strange blond hair, eyes and a strong connection to each other.

title: Rage in Heaven

overview: A jealous man frames his wife's suspected lover for murder.

title: Foreign Correspondent

overview: American crime reporter John Jones is reassigned to Europe as a foreign correspondent to cover the imminent war. When he walks into the middle of an assassination and stumbles on a spy ring, he seeks help from a beautiful politician’s daughter and an urbane English journalist to uncover the truth.

title: The Jungle Book

overview: The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.

title: Ivanhoe

overview: Sir Walter Scott's classic story of the chivalrous Ivanhoe who joins with Robin of Locksley in the fight against Prince John and for the return of King Richard the Lionheart.

title: The Strange Woman

overview: In early 19th century New England, an unscrupulous woman uses her beauty and wits to seduce, deceive and control the men around her.

title: Tales of Manhattan

overview: Ten screenwriters collaborated on this series of tales concerning the effect a tailcoat cursed by its tailor has on those who wear it. The video release features a W.C. Fields segment not included in the original theatrical release.

title: In Search of the Castaways

overview: Two teenagers, Mary (Hayley Mills) and Robert (Keith Hamshere) are lead by Professor Paganel (Maurice Chevalier) on a search expedition for the children's shipwrecked sea captain father. This Disney film was based upon Jules Verne's 1868 adventure novel Captain Grant's Children.

title: Endless Night

overview: Shiftless dreamer Michael Rogers fantasizes about a lifestyle above his means and marries a wealthy, young girl who just came of age. They hire a famous architect to build their dream home amidst a series of suspicious incidents. The spouse has dark intentions toward his naive, inexperienced bride. Secrets from his past and sinister ties to their house guest Greta lead to a terrible turn of unexpected events.

title: The House of the Seven Gables

overview: In 1828, the bankrupt Pyncheon family fight over Seven Gables, the ancestral mansion. To obtain the house, Jaffrey Pyncheon obtains his brother Clifford's false conviction for murder. Hepzibah, Clifford's sweet fiancée, patiently waits twenty years for his release, whereupon Clifford and his former cellmate, abolitionist Matthew, have a certain scheme in mind.

title: The Lodger

overview: In Victorian era London, the inhabitants of a family home with rented rooms upstairs fear the new lodger is Jack the Ripper.

title: Hangover Square

overview: When composer George Harvey Bone wakes with no memory of the previous night and a bloody knife in his pocket, he worries that he has committed a crime. On the advice of Dr. Middleton, Bone agrees to relax, going to a music performance by singer Netta Longdon. Riveted by Netta, Bone agrees to write songs for her rather than his own concerto. However, Bone soon grows jealous of Netta and worries about controlling himself during his spells.

title: Quiet Please, Murder

overview: A forger steals and kills for a rare book from a library in order to make forgeries to  sell to rich suckers.

title: The Black Swan

overview: When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners in ridding the Caribbean of buccaneers. When one of them apparently abducts the previous governor's pretty daughter and joins up with the rebels, things are set for a fight.

title: Moonfleet

overview: Set in the eighteenth century, Moonfleet is about John Mohune, a young orphan who is sent to the Dorset village of Moonfleet to stay with an old friend of his mother's, Jeremy Fox. Fox is a morally ambiguous character, an elegant gentleman involved with smugglers and pirates.

title: Samson and Delilah

overview: When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.

title: Solomon and Sheba

overview: Near death, King David has a vision that his poet son, Solomon, should succeed him, rather than hot-headed Adonijah. Furious, Adonijah departs the court, swearing he will become king. Other rulers are concerned that Solomon's benevolent rule and interest in monotheism will threaten their tyrannical, polytheistic kingdoms. The Queen of Sheba makes an agreement with the Egyptian pharaoh to corrupt Solomon for their mutual benefit.

title: While the City Sleeps

overview: Newspaper men compete against each other to find a serial killer dubbed "The Lipstick Killer".

title: The Girl from Rio

overview: Sumuru, the beautiful leader of the all-female kingdom of Femina, plans to use her women to take over the world.

title: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

overview: George Sanders stars in this engrossing melodrama about a very domineering sister who holds a tight grip on her brother -- especially when he shows signs of falling in love.

title: Witness to Murder

overview: A woman fights to convince the police that she witnessed a murder while looking out her bedroom window.

title: A Date with the Falcon

overview: In the second film of the series (and not a second part of anything), Gay Lawrence, aka The Falcon, is about to depart the city to marry his fiancée, Helen Reed, when a mystery girl, Rita Mara, asks for his aid in disposing of a secret formula for making synthetic diamonds. He deliberately allows himself to be kidnapped by the gang for which Rita works. His aide, "Goldy" Locke, trails the kidnappers and brings the police. But the head of the gang escapes, and the Falcon continues the pursuit.

title: Allegheny Uprising

overview: South western Pennsylvania area of colonial America, 1760s. Colonial distaste and disapproval of the British government is starting to surface. Many local colonists have been killed by American Indians who are armed with rifles supplied by white traders.

title: Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

overview: Sir Arthur Blake has inherited title and lands from his brother. He also has his orphaned nephew Benjamin working for him as a bonded servant. While he believes the lad was born out of wedlock and so cannot claim the inheritance, he is taking no chances. Benjamin eventually rebels against his uncle and sets sail to try and make his fortune. This may enable him to return to prove his claim to being the rightful heir to the estate.

original_title: Son of Fury: The Story of Benjamin Blake

title: The Last Voyage

overview: The S. S. Claridon is scheduled for her five last voyages after thirty-eight years of service. After an explosion in the boiler room, Captain Robert Adams is reluctant to evacuate the steamship. While the crew fights to hold a bulkhead between the flooded boiler room and the engine room and avoid the sinking of the vessel, the passenger Cliff Henderson struggles against time trying to save his beloved wife Laurie Henderson, who is trapped under a steel beam in her cabin, with the support of the crew member Hank Lawson.

title: Death of a Scoundrel

overview: A Czech refugee uses women to advance his business interest.

title: The Falcon's Brother

overview: A gentlemanly detective known as The Falcon calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.

title: The Falcon Takes Over

overview: While an escaped convict, Moose Malloy, goes in search of his ex-girlfriend Velma, police inspector Michael O'Hara attempts to track him assuming him to be a prime suspect for a number of mishaps.

title: The Gay Falcon

overview: Having forsaken the detective business for the safer confines of personal insurance, Gay Laurence is compelled to return to his sleuthing ways. Along with sidekick Jonathan "Goldie" Locke, he agrees to look into a series of home party robberies that have victimized socialite Maxine Wood. The duo gets more than they bargained for when a murder is committed at Wood's home, but Lawrence still finds time to romance the damsel.

title: From the Earth to the Moon

overview: Set just after the American civil war, businessman and inventor Victor Barbicane invents a new source of power called Power X. He plans to use it to power rockets, and to show its potential he plans to send a projectile to the moon. Joining him for the trip are his assistant Ben Sharpe, Barbicane's arch-rival Stuyvesant Nicholl, and Nicholl's daughter Virginia. Nicholl believes that Power X goes against the will of God and sabotages the projectile so that they cannot return to earth, setting up a suspenseful finale as they battle to repair the projectile.

title: This Land Is Mine

overview: Somewhere in Europe, in a city occupied by the Nazis, a gentle school teacher finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance, cowardice and courage.

title: The Saint's Double Trouble

overview: Reformed jewel thief Simon Templar lands in hot water when a look-alike smuggles stolen goods out of Egypt.

title: The Kremlin Letter

overview: After an unauthorized letter suggesting U.S. support for a Russian attack on China is sent to Moscow, a former naval officer and his team go undercover to retrieve it. Their plans are disrupted when a cunning politician raids their hideout.

title: The Picture of Dorian Gray

overview: A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.

title: Call Me Madam

overview: Washington hostess Sally Adams becomes a Truman-era US ambassador to a European grand duchy.

title: The Quiller Memorandum

overview: After two British Secret Intelligence Service agents are murdered at the hands of a cryptic neo-Nazi group known as Phoenix, the suave agent Quiller is sent to Berlin to investigate.

title: The Saint Strikes Back

overview: Suave private detective Simon "The Saint" Templar arrives in San Francisco and meets Val, a woman whose police inspector father killed himself after being accused of corruption and dismissed from the force. Convinced of the man's innocence, Templar takes it upon himself to vindicate the memory of Val's father. To do so he must take on the city's most dangerous criminal gang, while also battling hostile members of the police department.

title: Psychomania

overview: A gang of young people call themselves the Living Dead. They terrorize the population from their small town. After an agreement with the devil, if they kill themselves firmly believing in it, they will survive and gain eternal life. Following their leader, they commit suicide one after the other, but things don't necessarily turn out as expected...

title: Appointment in Berlin

overview: The "war of nerves" which gripped the European continent in 1938, is the background for this war thriller starring George Sanders.

title: Mr. Moto's Last Warning

overview: A Japanese man claiming to be Mr. Moto, of the International Police, is abducted and murdered soon after disembarking from a ship at Port Said in Egypt. The real Mr. Moto is already in Port Said, investigating a conspiracy against the British and French governments.

title: The Son of Monte Cristo

overview: Rightful owner of the kingdom, the Duchess of Zona, is engaged in a power struggle with the evil General Gurko. Edmond, the son of Monte Cristo, dons many disguises to come to the aid of the Duchess.

title: King Richard and the Crusaders

overview: Based on Sir Walter Scott's The Talisman, this is the story of the romantic adventures of Christians and Muslims during the battle for the Holy Land in the time of King Richard the Lionheart.

title: Summer Storm

overview: It's a tale of power and passions when a Russian siren, who wants the finer things in life, sinks her hooks into a judge, a decadent aristocrat and an estate superintendent, with surprising results.

title: Lloyd's of London

overview: Norfolk, England, 1770. The nephew of an innkeeper and the son of a reverend maintain a very close friendship until, after living a great adventure, they must separate their paths. The former will head his footsteps to London and bound his destiny to Lloyd's, a thriving insurance company; the latter will eventually become one of the greatest heroes in the history of the British Empire.

title: Five Golden Hours

overview: A petty crook gallantly consoles wealthy widows and is doing all right in his chosen profession until he meets and falls in love with a lovely baroness, who knows all about get-rich-quick schemes.

title: The Saint Takes Over

overview: The Saint Takes Over, released in 1940 by RKO Pictures, was the fifth motion picture featuring the adventures of Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint" the Robin Hood-inspired crimefighter created by Leslie Charteris.  This film focuses on the character of Inspector Henry Farnack. When Farnack is framed by a gang he is investigating, it is up to The Saint to clear his name.

title: I Can Get It for You Wholesale

overview: A ruthless fashion designer steps on everyone in her way in order to reach the top of her profession. Eventually she is forced to choose between her ambition and the man she loves.

title: The Moon and Sixpence

overview: Loosely inspired from Gauguin's life, the story of Charles Strickland, a middle-aged stockbrocker who abandons his middle-classed life, his family, his duties to start painting, what he has always wanted to do. He is from now on a awful human being, wholly devoted to his ideal: beauty.

title: The Saint In Palm Springs

overview: George Sanders makes his final appearance as crook-turned-detective Simon Templar, a.k.a. "The Saint," in The Saint in Palm Springs. The gimmick in this one is a set of rare stamps, smuggled from England. Wendy Barrie is the true heir to this treasure, and the Saint is engaged to protect her and the stamps. Our hero meets Barrie in a posh Palm Springs resort, where a gang of homicidal thieves have converged to relieve the girl of her inheritance. Three murders and one kidnapping attempt later, the villains are foiled by the Saint, with the aid of his onetime partner in crime Pearly Gates (Paul Guilfoyle). The Saint in Palm Springs is the sixth in RKO's series of films based on the character created by Leslie Charteris.

title: The Saint in London

overview: Suave soldier of fortune Simon Templer gets mixed up with a gang of counterfeiters who've murdered and robbed an European count of 1,000,000 pounds. He is aided reluctantly by Scotland Yard inspector Teal, who's convinced that Templar himself pulled off the heist, and less reluctantly by light-fingered Dugan and dizzy socialite Penny Parker.

title: Sundown

overview: Englishmen fighting Nazis in Africa discover an exotic mystery woman living among the natives and enlist her aid in overcoming the Germans.

title: Assignment: Paris

overview: Paris-based New York Herald Tribune reporter Jimmy Race is sent by his boss behind the Iron Curtain in Budapest to investigate a meeting involving the Hungarian ambassador.

title: A Touch of Larceny

overview: After falling in love with an American woman, Virginia Killain, who is engaged to another man, British Naval Commander Max Easton, hatches a plan that will get him enough money to support Virginia in the lifestyle she is accustomed to. Easton's plan is to disappear for a time making it seem that he has defected to the Soviets taking important Naval secrets from his job at the Admiralty and to return and sue the newspapers for slander. Not everything goes as planned for Commander Easton.

title: Action in Arabia

overview: Reporter Michael Gordon uncovers intrigue in Damascus, where the Allies and Nazis struggle for control of Arab sympathies.

title: Warning Shot

overview: Hounded by the press for shooting a doctor, an ousted Los Angeles policeman works his own case.

title: The King's Thief

overview: An ex-soldier turned highwayman uncovers a plot to take control of England from King Charles II.

title: Her Cardboard Lover

overview: A flirt tries to make her fiancée jealous by hiring a gigolo.

title: The Rebel

overview: Anthony Hancock gives up his office job to become an abstract artist. He has a lot of enthusiasm, but little talent, and critics scorn his work. Nevertheless, he impresses an emerging very talented artist. Hancock proceeds to con the art world into thinking he is a genius.

title: The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

overview: A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.

title: Bitter Sweet

overview: A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.

title: Forever Amber

overview: Amber St Clair, orphaned during the English Civil War and raised by a family of farmers, aspires to be a lady of high society; when a group of cavaliers ride into town, she sneaks away with them to London to achieve her dreams.

title: Dark Purpose

overview: An American woman in Italy falls in love with a man, unaware that he has an insane wife hidden in the attic.

title: Confessions of a Nazi Spy

overview: FBI agent Ed Renard investigates the pre-War espionage activities of the German-American Bund.

title: The Night of the Assassin

overview: During the civil war in Cyprus, an island nation split between the Greeks and the Turks, a British peacekeeping officer is trying to prevent a Greek guerrilla fighter from escalating the violent situation even further.

title: Lancer Spy

overview: An Englishman impersonates an imprisoned German officer and "returns" to Germany to become a national hero. A female German spy is assigned to check him out but falls in love with him.

character: Baron Kurt von Rohback / Lt. Michael Bruce

title: The Body Stealers

overview: In Britain, bodies of NATO paratroopers are being snatched during routine jumps by a mysterious red-beam of otherworldly origin.

title: Doomwatch

overview: The waters surrounding an island become contaminated by chemical dumping, and people who eat fish caught in those waters become deformed and violent.

title: Jupiter's Darling

overview: Rome is on the verge of being conquered by Hannibal. While Rome's ruler, Fabius Maximus, plots a defense against Hannibal's armies, Fabius' fiancée, Amytis, is curious about the fearless conqueror. Amytis travels to Hannibal's camp just to get a look at him, but she ends up being captured. However, she is instantly smitten by the Carthaginian commander, so she tries to shift his attentions away from Rome -- and to her instead.

title: Four Men and a Prayer

overview: The sons of a disgraced British officer try to clear his name.

title: A Scandal in Paris

overview: A smooth-talking French thief wangles his way into an important position as prefect of police.

title: The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

overview: A self-serving journalist uses influential women in late-1800s Paris and denies the one who truly loves him.

title: The Whole Truth

overview: On the French Riviera, movie producer Max Poulton is on location shooting a film starring his lover, Gina Bertini. But when the rueful Max ends his fling with Gina to return to his loyal wife, Carol, the jilted actress threatens to reveal details of their affair to Carol. Later, at a party at Max's villa, investigator Carliss arrives with news that Gina has been killed and that Max is a murderer suspect.

title: Laura

overview: A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.

title: The Fan

overview: Lord Windermere appears to all – including his young wife Margaret – to be the perfect husband. The couple's happy marriage is placed at risk when he starts paying visits to a mysterious beautiful newcomer, Mrs. Erylnne, who is determined to make her entry into London's high society. Worse, the secret gets back to Margaret that Windermere has been giving Mrs. Erylnne large sums of money.

title: Green Hell

overview: A group of adventurers head deep into South American jungle in search of an ancient Incan treasure.

title: Cairo

overview: An assortment of international criminals plans to steal priceless Egyptian artifacts from a Cairo museum. MGM remake of Asphalt Jungle set in Egypt.

title: That Certain Feeling

overview: When Larry Larkin's comic strip needs some freshening up, he calls in ghost-writer Francis X. Dignan to help him with the strip. Things get complicated when Francis rekindles his love for his ex-wife, who happens to be Larkin's secretary and soon-to-be wife.

title: Slave Ship

overview: Action-filled drama about a ship captain, ashamed of his background in the slave trade, forced against his will to again transport human cargo.

title: Never Say Goodbye

overview: In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.

title: The Seventh Sin

overview: In post-WWII Hong Kong, unhappily married Carol has an affair with a married man. Her husband discovers it and presents her with a choice: travel with him to a remote mainland village or face the scandal of a very public divorce.

title: Trunk to Cairo

overview: Audie plays a James Bond-type action hero assigned to destroy a Neo-Nazy weapons factory headed by nemesis George Sanders.

title: The Scarlet Coat

overview: An American officer goes undercover to unmask a Revolutionary War traitor.

title: The Light Touch

overview: After a professional art thief steals a religious painting from an Italian museum, he tries to cheat his partner by claiming the painting was accidentally destroyed but his suspicious partner and the police are determined to find it.

title: One Step to Hell

overview: A British colonial policeman in Africa, circa 1900, pursues a band of escaped killers across territory so wild, it lies just "one step to hell."

title: That Kind of Woman

overview: A young G.I. falls in love with a kept woman on a train to New York.

title: Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

overview: A murderer enriches his finances by marrying and then killing off a series of wealthy women.

title: International Settlement

overview: In Shanghai amidst Sino-Japanese warfare an adventurer (Sanders) collecting money from gun suppliers falls in loves with a French singer (Del Rio).

title: Paris After Dark

overview: Andre Marbel is the upper-class doctor who is able to continue his practice above suspicion even though he is a leader in the French Resistance. His nurse supports his activities, but her Nazi-brainwashed husband provides the tension.

title: Cone of Silence

overview: A seasoned pilot is condemned for an error which causes a crash. The pilot later dies in a crash with similar circumstances and an examiner looks for scientific reasons for the crashes.

title: Nurse Edith Cavell

overview: British nurse Edith Cavell is stationed at a hospital in Brussels during World War I. When the son of a former patient escapes from a German prisoner-of-war camp, she helps him flee to Holland. Outraged at the number of soldiers detained in the camps, Edith, along with a group of sympathizers, devises a plan to help the prisoners escape. As the group works to free the soldiers, Edith must keep her activities secret from the Germans

title: The Best House in London

overview: In Victorian London, the British Government attempts a solution to the problem of street prostitution by establishing the world's most fabulous brothel.

title: The Cracksman

overview: Ernest Wright's peerless prowess as a locksmith comes to the attention of a tough big-time crook, who feels that the little man would be a valuable asset to his crime kingdom. In order to inveigle him into a series of jobs, he sets up a beautiful hostess as a trap, into which the hapless Ernest inevitably falls..!

title: They Came to Blow Up America

overview: Based on a true incident that occurred in 1942 when nine Nazi saboteurs were put ashore on the coast of Long Island, New York, by submarine, with orders to blow up various defense installations.

title: F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

overview: An Interpol agent is tasked with investigating the deaths of several other agents.

title: Dishonour Bright

overview: A man is cited as the co-respondent in a divorce case, but is cheerfully unashamed when he appears in court.

title: Good Times

overview: Given the opportunity to headline their own feature film by studio executive Mr. Mordicus, Sonny and Cher have three days to come up with an idea for a hit movie or they'll have to use the studio's hackneyed script.

title: Black Jack

overview: A man who lost everything in the war now smuggles contraband into and out of Spain, but the law's closing in.

title: Love, Life and Laughter

overview: Gracie plays a London publican's daughter named after Nell Gwynn, who much like the original, becomes romantically involved with a King(John Loder).

title: The Lady Escapes

overview: A young husband schemes to regain his wife, who earlier had left him and now is involved with a European playboy.

title: The Man Who Could Work Miracles

overview: An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them.

title: Ecco

overview: A documentary highlighting some of the oddest, strangest and more grotesque examples of human behavior. Included are a tour of the Grand Guignol theater in Paris, a man who sticks long needles through his body, reindeer being castrated, and footage of lesbians and strippers.

title: So This Is London

overview: American (Churchill) in London dislikes England until his daughter (Lehmann) falls for the son (Granger) of the Lord (Drayton) with whom he wants to conclude a business deal.

title: The Golden Head

overview: Stevenson, the famous English criminal expert visits Hungary with his family. While he is chairing a conference on criminology, infamous art treasure robbers steal the golden herm of Saint László. Suspicion is cast on the Stevenson children.

title: The Outsider

overview: A controversial osteopath sets out to cure the daughter of a famous surgeon - and falls in love with her in the process.

title: Love Is News

overview: When a crafty reporter uses false pretenses to get a story out of heiress Tony Gateson, she turns the tables on him, telling the press that they are engaged. Suddenly he's front page news, every salesman is at his doorstep, and he loses his job. A series of misadventures ensues with him alternately back on his job and fired and her ex-fiancé showing up.

title: Operation Snatch

overview: Legend has it that if the famous Barbary Apes leave the Rock of Gibraltar, it's a sign that the British will lose control of it. During World War II, a British officer is put in charge of the apes. When he detects that the animals' morale is slipping, he hatches a plan to go behind the German lines to "kidnap" a new ape for his charges to lift their spirits before the Germans find out about their condition and use it as propaganda.

title: The Candy Man

overview: An American actress travels to Mexico to make a movie and brings her daughter with her. Upon arriving in Mexico, she is spotted by a drug dealer who also heads a kidnapping ring. He plants one of his drug-addicted "customers" with the actress as her nanny in order to be kidnap the child for ransom, but things don't work out as planned.

title: Rendezvous

overview: A soap-opera/murder mystery that builds to a deliriously melodramatic finale.

title: A Brief Encounter with the Rossellini Family

overview: Commissioned by a Swedish newspaper, this news-reel like short on the life of the famous Swedish actress is a kind of ‘at home with Ingrid Bergman’ reportage, depicting her at work and spending time with her children. Kort möte med familjen Rossellini happened to be made during the production of Journey to Italy in Naples and on Capri, thereby providing us with a unique record from the making of this legendary film.

title: Laura

overview: A detective is assigned to a case of murder. During the investigation he finds himself taking a more than professional interest in the victim, the mysterious Laura.

title: Footsteps on the Ceiling

overview: A meditation on ambition and careerism utilizing altered footage from All About Eve, with a soupçon of reflection on the themes of memory, film within gay culture and video image processing.

title: The Dream

overview: In 1887 France, a mother is starting to become worried about her young son. He has a recurring dream in which he looks for his dead father. His mother gets worried even more when he tells her that he has met a wealthy nobleman who wants to take him aboard ship for a trip to the West Indies.

title: The Bitter Waters

overview: At the beginning of the 20th century, a rich American boy touring Europe with his uncle stops at a trendy German resort and meets a pretty young girl who is there with her mother, a widow. The young couple fall for each other, until the young girl's mother's past begins to have an effect on their relationship.

title: Disney's Greatest Villains

overview: The Slave in the Magic Mirror is the host of this show, designed to explain that all heroes need villains to balance things out. Without villains, there would be no heroes. Villains from Disney films abound here.

title: World by Night

overview: A tour in colour and 'scope of cabarets and night-spots around the world.

title: Bob Hope's World of Comedy

overview: Bob's favorite memories and funniest moments on TV  The biggest Stars! ... The biggest laughs!  On DVD for the first time, this special 90 minute collection proves that laughter is the universal language with a sidesplitting salute to slapstick, satire, sketch comedy and zingers. Featuring Bob's funniest moments on television, this tribute includes a virtual who's who of legendary entertainers like Bing Crosby, Jackie Gleason, Roy Rogers, Ingrid Bergman, Bob Newhart, Lucille Ball, Ann-Margret, Jack Benny, Angie Dickinson, Steve Allen, Johnny Carson, Danny Thomas, Don Rickles, Milton Berle, Redd Foxx, Dorothy Lamour, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Dyan Cannon, Debbie Reynolds, Lassie and more.

title: Death In Hollywood

overview: HOLLYWOOD. Tinseltown. Land of the stars. A city where an actor can reach the greatest heights overnight - and descend just as rapidly. What goes up must come down, and Hollywood's failing stars leave a legacy of sadness, pain and disappointment in their wake. Here, in graphic detail, are the shocking stories behind the deaths of the silver screen's most beloved celebrities, as well as it's lesser known players. Packed with stunning newsreel footage, and previously unrevealed facts, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD documents many a celebrity's morbid demise due to suicide, drug and alcohol abuse, disease, and even murder. From the outrageous to the tragic, DEATH IN HOLLYWOOD leaves no tombstone unturned in it's quest to dig up the truth about Hollywood's dearly departed.

title: The Stranger Came Home

overview: Someone knocked out a man and left him for dead during a fishing trip in Portugal. That someone is either his fetching wife, or two business partners, all sporting guilty faces after his unexpected return. Two more murders and a frame-up befall the quartet before an inspector closes the case.

place_of_birth: Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire [now Russia]

title: Rebecca

title: A Shot in the Dark

title: All About Eve

title: Things to Come

title: Journey to Italy

title: Ingrid Bergman Remembered

title: Lured

title: The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

title: Man Hunt

title: Village of the Damned

title: Rage in Heaven

title: Foreign Correspondent

title: The Jungle Book

title: Ivanhoe

title: The Strange Woman

title: Tales of Manhattan

title: In Search of the Castaways

title: Endless Night

title: The House of the Seven Gables

title: The Lodger

title: Hangover Square

title: Quiet Please, Murder

title: The Black Swan

title: Moonfleet

title: Samson and Delilah

title: Solomon and Sheba

title: While the City Sleeps

title: The Girl from Rio

title: The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

title: Witness to Murder

title: A Date with the Falcon

title: Allegheny Uprising

title: The Last Voyage

title: Death of a Scoundrel

title: The Falcon Takes Over

title: The Falcon's Brother

title: The Gay Falcon

title: From the Earth to the Moon

title: This Land Is Mine

title: The Saint's Double Trouble

title: The Kremlin Letter

title: The Picture of Dorian Gray

title: Call Me Madam

title: The Quiller Memorandum

title: The Saint Strikes Back

title: Psychomania

title: Appointment in Berlin

title: Mr. Moto's Last Warning

title: The Son of Monte Cristo

title: King Richard and the Crusaders

title: Summer Storm

title: Lloyd's of London

title: Five Golden Hours

title: The Saint Takes Over

title: I Can Get It for You Wholesale

title: The Moon and Sixpence

title: The Saint in London

title: The Saint In Palm Springs

title: Sundown

title: Assignment: Paris

title: A Touch of Larceny

title: Action in Arabia

title: Warning Shot

title: The King's Thief

title: Her Cardboard Lover

title: The Rebel

title: The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders

title: Bitter Sweet

title: Forever Amber

title: Dark Purpose

title: Confessions of a Nazi Spy

title: The Night of the Assassin

title: Lancer Spy

title: The Body Stealers

title: Doomwatch

title: Jupiter's Darling

title: Four Men and a Prayer

title: A Scandal in Paris

title: The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

title: The Whole Truth

title: Laura

title: The Fan

title: Green Hell

title: Cairo

title: That Certain Feeling

title: Slave Ship

title: Never Say Goodbye

title: The Seventh Sin

title: Trunk to Cairo

title: The Scarlet Coat

title: The Light Touch

title: That Kind of Woman

title: One Step to Hell

title: Bluebeard's 10 Honeymoons

title: International Settlement

title: Paris After Dark

title: Cone of Silence

title: Nurse Edith Cavell

title: The Best House in London

title: The Cracksman

title: They Came to Blow Up America

title: F.B.I. Operation Baalbeck

title: Dishonour Bright

title: Good Times

title: Black Jack

title: Love, Life and Laughter

title: The Lady Escapes

title: The Man Who Could Work Miracles

title: Ecco

title: So This Is London

title: The Golden Head

title: The Outsider

title: Love Is News

title: Operation Snatch

title: The Candy Man

title: Rendezvous

title: Laura

title: Footsteps on the Ceiling

title: The Dream

title: The Bitter Waters

title: Disney's Greatest Villains

title: World by Night

title: Bob Hope's World of Comedy

title: Death In Hollywood

title: The Stranger Came Home


James L. Brooks

biography:
James Lawrence Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American director, producer, screenwriter and co-founder of Gracie Films. He co-created the sitcoms The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Taxi, and The Simpsons and directed the films Terms of Endearment (1983), Broadcast News (1987), and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received numerous accolades, including three Academy Awards, 22 Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award.

Brooks started his career as an usher at CBS, going on to write for the CBS News broadcasts. He moved to Los Angeles in 1965 to work on David L. Wolper's documentaries. He wrote for My Mother the Car and My Friend Tony and created the series Room 222. Grant Tinker hired Brooks and producer Allan Burns at MTM Productions to create The Mary Tyler Moore Show in 1970. Brooks and Burns then created two successful spin-offs from Mary Tyler Moore: Rhoda (a comedy) and Lou Grant (a drama). Brooks left MTM Productions in 1978 to co-create the sitcom Taxi (1978-1983).

Brooks moved into feature film work when he wrote and co-produced the 1979 film Starting Over. His next project was the critically acclaimed film Terms of Endearment, which he produced, directed and wrote, winning an Academy Award for all three roles. He earned acclaim for his films Broadcast News (1987) and As Good as It Gets (1997). He received mixed reviews for  I'll Do Anything (1994), Spanglish (2004), and How Do You Know (2010). Brooks also produced Cameron Crowe's Say Anything... (1989) and Wes Anderson's Bottle Rocket (1996).

In 1986, Brooks founded Gracie Films, a television and film company. Although he did not intend to do so, Brooks returned to television in 1987 as the producer of The Tracey Ullman Show. He hired cartoonist Matt Groening to create a series of shorts for the show, which led in 1989 to The Simpsons. The Simpsons won numerous awards and is still running after over 35 years. Brooks also co-produced and co-wrote the 2007 film adaptation of the show, The Simpsons Movie. Brooks has received 53 Emmy nominations, winning 21 of them.

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The Simpsons

overview: Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

character: James L. Brooks (voice)

original_name: The Simpsons

original_language: en

Prisoners of Gravity

overview: Prisoners of Gravity was a Canadian public broadcasting television news magazine program that explored speculative fiction — science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books — and its relation to various thematic and social issues. Produced by TVOntario, the show was the brainchild of former comic retail manager Mark Askwith and writer Daniel Richler, and was hosted by Rick Green. The series aired 139 episodes over 5 seasons from 1989 to 1994.

character: Self

original_name: Prisoners of Gravity

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

overview: 30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.

character: Rabbi (uncredited)

original_name: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

overview: The story of legendary comedian Garry Shandling, featuring interviews from nearly four dozen friends, family and colleagues; four decades’ worth of television appearances; and a lifetime of personal journals, private letters and home audio and video footage.

original_name: The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Saturday Night Live

overview: A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

character: Paul Reynolds (uncredited)

original_name: Saturday Night Live

The Andy Griffith Show

job: Writer

overview:
The Andy Griffith Show is an American sitcom first televised on CBS between October 3, 1960 and April 1, 1968. Andy Griffith portrays the widowed sheriff of the fictional small community of Mayberry, North Carolina. His life is complicated by an inept, but well-meaning deputy, Barney Fife, a spinster aunt and housekeeper, Aunt Bee, and a precocious young son, Opie. Local ne'er-do-wells, bumbling pals, and temperamental girlfriends further complicate his life. Andy Griffith stated in a Today Show interview, with respect to the time period of the show: "Well, though we never said it, and though it was shot in the '60s, it had a feeling of the '30s. It was when we were doing it, of a time gone by."

The series never placed lower than seventh in the Nielsen ratings and ended its final season at number one. It has been ranked by TV Guide as the 9th-best show in American television history. Though neither Griffith nor the show won awards during its eight-season run, series co-stars Knotts and Bavier accumulated a combined total of six Emmy Awards. The show, a semi-spin-off from an episode of The Danny Thomas Show titled "Danny Meets Andy Griffith", spawned its own spin-off series, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., a sequel series, Mayberry R.F.D., and a reunion telemovie, Return to Mayberry. The show's enduring popularity has generated a good deal of show-related merchandise. Reruns currently air on TV Land, and the complete series is available on DVD. All eight seasons are also now available by streaming video services such as Netflix.

department: Writing

original_name: The Andy Griffith Show

The Tracey Ullman Show

overview: The Tracey Ullman Show is an American television variety show, hosted by British-born actress and onetime pop singer Tracey Ullman. It debuted on April 5, 1987 as the Fox network's second primetime series after Married... with Children (1987–1997), and ran until May 26, 1990. The show is produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television. The show blended sketch comedy shorts with many musical numbers, featuring choreography by Paula Abdul. The show also produced The Simpsons shorts before it spun off into its own show, which was also produced by Gracie Films and 20th Century Fox Television.

original_name: The Tracey Ullman Show

job: Executive Producer

department: Production

Rhoda

original_name: Rhoda

job: Producer

The Critic

overview: Jay Sherman is a TV movie critic who is forced to review the most pathetic films which he always rates as "It stinks." In addition to the film parodies, the show also deals with his personal life: working for a tyrannical media mogul boss, his lovelife and his family.

original_name: The Critic

Phenom

overview: A teenage tennis prodigy tries to balance a social life with her  ambition for stardom, under constant pressure from her driven coach, but  with lots of support from her mom.

original_name: Phenom

That Girl

overview: That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take a number of offbeat "temp" jobs to support herself in between her various auditions and bit parts. Ted Bessell played her boyfriend Donald Hollinger, a writer for Newsview Magazine; Lew Parker and Rosemary DeCamp played Lew Marie and Helen Marie, her concerned parents. Bernie Kopell, Ruth Buzzi and Reva Rose played Ann and Donald's friends. That Girl was developed by writers Bill Persky and Sam Denoff, who had served as head writers on The Dick Van Dyke Show earlier in the 1960s.

original_name: That Girl

The Doris Day Show

overview: The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for its many abrupt format changes over the course of its five-year run. It is also remembered for Day's statement, in her autobiography Doris Day: Her Own Story, that her husband Martin Melcher had signed her to do the TV series without her knowledge, a fact she only discovered when Melcher died of heart disease on April 20, 1968. The TV show premiered on Tuesday, September 24, 1968.

original_name: The Doris Day Show

Taxi

overview: Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form a special bond among themselves, becoming friends and supporting each other through the inevitable trials and tribulations of life.

original_name: Taxi

My Mother the Car

overview: The story of the relationship between a man and his mother, the latter having been reincarnated as a 1928 Porter automobile.

original_name: My Mother the Car

Sibs

original_name: Sibs

Accidental Family

overview: Accidental Family is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC during the first part of the 1967-68 U.S. television season.

original_name: Accidental Family

The Associates

overview: The Associates is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1979–1980. The series starred Martin Short and was cancelled after nine of its thirteen episodes aired, but was nominated for two Golden Globes after its cancellation. The series was produced by Paramount Television.

original_name: The Associates

What About Joan?

overview: The life of a high school teacher who depends on the daily support, counsel, and friendship of her two best friends.

original_name: What About Joan?

Lou Grant

overview: The trials of a former television station manager turned newspaper city editor, and his journalist staff.

original_name: Lou Grant

job: Creator

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers

overview: Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers is a 1974-1975 United States comedic television series starring Paul Sand which centers around a musician in Boston, Massachusetts, and his personal relationships. It was Sand's only starring role in a television series. The show aired from September 14, 1974, to January 4, 1975.

Español

biography: Director de cine estadounidense, nacido en North Bergen (Nueva Jersey). Antes de dedicarse al cine, trabaja durante muchos años en televisión donde después de realizar diversos oficios participa en la producción de series emblemáticas del medio en los sesenta, como El show de Mary Tyler Moore, Lou Grant o Taxi. Escribe el guión de Comenzar de nuevo (1979), de Alan J. Pakula. Debuta como director con la adaptación de la novela de Larry McMurtry, La fuerza del cariño (1983), que además escribe y produce. Retrato de la relación entre una madre y una hija a través de los años, acapara los Oscar de la Academia de ese año. El propio Brooks gana tres, mejor película, mejor director y mejor guión, y su pareja protagonista, Shirley MacLaine y Jack Nicholson, reciben los de mejor actriz y mejor actor secundario. En total, cinco premios de once candidaturas para esta amarga comedia. Cuatro años más tarde, con su segunda película, Al filo de la noticia (1987), obtiene otras nueve nominaciones, pero no consigue ninguno de los premios. Protagonizada por William Hurt, Holly Hunter y Albert Brooks, esta espléndida historia sobre las relaciones de un grupo de periodistas en una emisora local de televisión le sitúa como uno de los más personales directores del Hollywood de los últimos tiempos, un verdadero psicopatólogo de la comedia romántica. Al mismo tiempo que continúa con su carrera cinematográfica, no abandona la televisión, medio para el que crea y produce junto con Matt Groening una de las series de dibujos animados más famosas de la historia, Los Simpson. En 1993 dirige la fallida Aprendiendo a vivir, protagonizada por Nick Nolte y Anne Heche. Mejor imposible (1997) es otra muestra de su capacidad para dirigir actores. Nicholson consigue su tercera estatuilla y uno de sus papeles más memorables, en el que da vida a un neurótico escritor que se enamora a pesar suyo de una camarera, una desconocida Helen Hunt que también resultó premiada.

Português

biography:
James Lawrence Brooks é um diretor, produtor e roteirista americano. Crescendo em North Bergen, Nova Jersey, Brooks enfrentou uma vida familiar fragmentada e passava o tempo lendo e escrevendo. Depois de abandonar a Universidade de Nova York, ele conseguiu um emprego como assistente na CBS, passando a escrever para as transmissões da CBS News. Ele se mudou para Los Angeles em 1965 para trabalhar nos documentários de David L. Wolper. Depois de ser despedido, ele conheceu o produtor Allan Burns, que lhe garantiu um emprego como escritor na série My Mother the Car.

Brooks escreveu para vários programas antes de ser contratado como editor de histórias em My Friend Tony e mais tarde criar a série Room 222. Grant Tinker contratou Brooks e Burns na MTM Productions para criar The Mary Tyler Moore Show em 1970. O programa, um dos primeiros para apresentar uma mulher trabalhadora independente como personagem principal, foi aclamado pela crítica e ganhou vários prêmios Primetime Emmy para Brooks. Brooks e Burns então criaram dois spin-offs de sucesso de Mary Tyler Moore na forma de Rhoda (uma comédia) e Lou Grant (um drama). Brooks deixou a MTM Productions em 1978 para co-criar a sitcom Taxi que, apesar de ganhar vários Emmys, teve baixa audiência e foi cancelada duas vezes.

Ele começou a trabalhar no cinema quando escreveu e co-produziu o filme de 1979, Starting Over. Seu próximo projeto foi o filme Aclamado pela crítica, Terms of Endearment, que ele produziu, dirigiu e escreveu, ganhando um Oscar por todos os três cargos. Baseando seu próximo filme, Broadcast News, em suas experiências jornalísticas, o filme lhe rendeu mais duas indicações ao Oscar. Embora seu trabalho de 1994, I'll Do Anything, tenha sido prejudicado pela atenção negativa da imprensa devido ao corte de todos os seus números musicais gravados, As Good as It Gets (co-escrito com Mark Andrus) recebeu mais elogios. Passaram-se sete anos até seu próximo filme, que veio na forma de Spanglish de 2004. Seu sexto filme, How Do You Know, foi lançado em 2010. Brooks também produziu e orientou Cameron Crowe em Say Anything ... (1989) e Wes Anderson e Owen Wilson em Bottle Rocket (1996).

Embora não tivesse a intenção de fazê-lo, Brooks voltou à televisão em 1987 como produtor de The Tracey Ullman Show. Ele contratou o cartunista Matt Groening para criar uma série de curtas para o show, que acabou levando aos Simpsons em 1989. Os Simpsons ganharam vários prêmios e ainda está em cartaz após 20 anos. Brooks também co-produziu e co-escreveu a adaptação cinematográfica de 2007 do programa, The Simpsons Movie. No total, Brooks recebeu 47 indicações ao Emmy, vencendo 20 delas.

日本語

ジェームズ・Ｌ・ブルックス

biography: ニューヨーク大学中退後、ＣＢＳニュース入社。その後デヴィッド・ウォルパーのドキュメンタリー会社で「黒人教師ディックス」などを製作。良質なテレビ・ムービーを次々と演出し、“The Marry Tyler Moore Show”でエミー賞を獲得した。81年の「結婚ゲーム」でシナリオを書いたのをきっかけに劇場用映画に携わるようになり、83年の「愛と追憶の日々」で監督デビュー。初監督作品ながら、アカデミー監督賞、作品賞など五部門に輝いて一躍注目を受けるようになった。87年の2作目「ブロードキャスト・ニュース」でもＮＹ批評家協会賞の作品賞と監督賞を受賞。製作者としても活躍、「ビッグ」などをプロデュース。97年の「恋愛小説家」でも出演者たちの個性を遺憾なく引き出し、ジャック・ニコルソン、ヘレン・ハントをアカデミー主演賞へと導いた。

普通话

詹姆斯·劳伦斯·布鲁克斯

biography:
詹姆斯·劳伦斯·布鲁克斯（James Lawrence Brooks）是美国导演、制片人和编剧。布鲁克斯在新泽西州北卑尔根长大，经历了破碎的家庭生活，并通过阅读和写作来打发时间。从纽约大学辍学后，他在哥伦比亚广播公司（CBS）找到了一份招待员的工作，继续为哥伦比亚广播公司新闻广播撰稿。他于1965年移居洛杉矶，为David L. Wolper的纪录片工作。被解雇后，他遇到了制片人艾伦·伯恩斯（Allan Burns），后者为他找到了一份编剧的工作，担任《我的母亲》系列的编剧。

布鲁克斯在被聘为《我的朋友托尼》的故事编辑之前，为几个节目撰稿，后来创作了《222号房间》系列。1970 年，格兰特·廷克 （Grant Tinker） 聘请了 MTM Productions 的布鲁克斯和伯恩斯 （Brooks and Burns） 创作了玛丽·泰勒·摩尔秀 （The Mary Tyler Moore Show）。该剧是最早以独立职业女性为主角的节目之一，广受好评，并为布鲁克斯赢得了多项黄金时段艾美奖。布鲁克斯和伯恩斯随后以玛丽·泰勒·摩尔（Mary Tyler Moore）的两部成功的衍生作品《罗达》（喜剧）和卢·格兰特（剧情片）的形式创作。布鲁克斯于 1978 年离开 MTM Productions，共同创作了情景喜剧《出租车》，尽管赢得了多项艾美奖，但收视率很低，两次被取消。

1979年，他编剧并联合制作了电影《重新开始》，开始从事故事片工作。他的下一个项目是广受好评的电影《爱的条款》，他制作、导演和编剧，获得了奥斯卡金像奖。根据他的下一部电影《广播新闻》，这部电影以他的新闻经历为基础，为他赢得了另外两项奥斯卡金像奖提名。尽管他 1994 年的作品《I'll Do Anything》因其所有录制的音乐编号被削减而受到负面媒体关注的阻碍，但与马克·安德鲁斯 （Mark Andrus） 合写的《As Good as It Gets》赢得了进一步的赞誉。距离他的下一部电影已经过去了七年，这部电影是 2004 年的 Spanglish。他的第六部电影《你怎么知道》于 2010 年上映。布鲁克斯还制作并指导了卡梅隆·克劳（Cameron Crowe）的《说什么》......（1989 年）和 Wes Anderson 和 Owen Wilson 的 Bottle Rocket （1996 年）。

尽管他不打算这样做，但布鲁克斯于 1987 年重返电视，担任特蕾西·乌尔曼秀的制片人。他聘请了漫画家马特·格罗宁（Matt Groening）为该剧创作了一系列短片，最终导致了1989年的《辛普森一家》。《辛普森一家》赢得了无数奖项，20年后仍在上演。布鲁克斯还参与制作并共同编写了 2007 年该剧改编的电影《辛普森一家电影》。布鲁克斯总共获得了 47 项艾美奖提名，赢得了其中的 20 项。

普通话

佔士·布祿士

biography:
佔士·布祿士（James Lawrence Brooks）是美國導演、製片人和編劇。布魯克斯在新澤西州北卑爾根長大，經歷了破碎的家庭生活，並透過 透過 透過 透過 透過 通過閲讀和寫作來打發時間。從紐約大學輟學後，他在哥倫比亞廣播公司（CBS）找到了一份招待員的工作，繼續為哥倫比亞廣播公司新聞廣播撰稿。他於 1965 年移居洛杉磯，為 David L.Wolper 的紀錄片工作。被解僱後，他遇到了製片人艾倫·伯恩斯（Allan Burns），後者為他找到了一份編劇的工作，擔任《論盡我阿媽》系列的編劇。

布魯克斯在被聘為《我的朋友託尼》的故事編輯之前，為幾個節目撰稿，後來創作了《222 號房間》系列。1970 年，格蘭特·廷克 （Grant Tinker） 聘請了 MTM Productions 的布魯克斯和伯恩斯 （Brooks and Burns） 創作了瑪麗·泰勒·摩爾秀 （The Mary Tyler Moore Show）。該劇是最早以獨立職業女性為主角的節目之一，廣受好評，併為布魯克斯贏得了多項黃金時段艾美獎。布魯克斯和伯恩斯隨後以瑪麗·泰勒·摩爾（Mary Tyler Moore）的兩部成功的衍生作品《羅達》（喜劇）和盧·格蘭特（劇情片）的形式創作。布魯克斯於 1978 年離開 MTM Productions，共同創作了情景喜劇《計程車》，儘管贏得了多項艾美獎，但收視率很低，兩次被取消。

1979 年，他編劇並聯合製作了電影《重新開始》，開始從事故事片工作。他的下一個項目是廣受好評的電影《愛的條款》，他製作、導演和編劇，獲得了奧斯卡金像獎。根據他的下一部電影《廣播新聞》，這部電影以他的新聞經歷為基礎，為他贏得了另外兩項奧斯卡金像獎提名。儘管他 1994 年的作品《I'll Do Anything》因其所有錄製的音樂編號被削減而受到負面媒體關注的阻礙，但與馬克·安德魯斯 （Mark Andrus） 合寫的《As Good as It Gets》贏得了進一步的讚譽。距離他的下一部電影已經過去了七年，這部電影是 2004 年的 Spanglish。他的第六部電影《你怎麼知道》於 2010 年上映。布魯克斯還製作並指導了卡梅隆·克勞（Cameron Crowe）的《説什麼》. . . . . . （1989 年）和 Wes Anderson 和 Owen Wilson 的 Bottle Rocket （1996 年）。

儘管他不打算這樣做，但布魯克斯於 1987 年重返電視，擔任特蕾西·烏爾曼秀的製片人。他聘請了漫畫家馬特·格羅寧（Matt Groening）為該劇創作了一系列短片，最終導致了 1989 年的《阿森一族大電影》。《阿森一族大電影》贏得了無數獎項，20 年後仍在上演。布魯克斯還參與製作並共同編寫了 2007 年該劇改編的電影《辛普森一家電影》。布魯克斯總共獲得了 47 項艾美獎提名，贏得了其中的 20 項。

Deutsch

biography: James Lawrence Brooks ist ein US-amerikanischer Regisseur, Produzent, Drehbuchautor und Mitbegründer von Gracie Films. Er war Mitentwickler der Sitcoms „The Mary Tyler Moore Show“, „Taxi“ und „Die Simpsons“ und führte Regie bei den Filmen „Zeit der Zärtlichkeit“ (1983), „Nachrichtenfieber“ (1987) und „Besser geht’s nicht“ (1997). Er wurde vielfach ausgezeichnet, unter anderem mit drei Oscars, 22 Emmys und einem Golden Globe.

title: Being Mary Tyler Moore

overview: With unprecedented access to the Mary Tyler Moore Estate, friends, family, and colleagues, Being Mary Tyler Moore constructs an intimate mosaic of Mary's sixty-year career in show business.

title: Thank You Very Much

overview: Andy Kaufman's provocative comedy often outraged audiences, challenging them to confront their own presumptions. Through never-before-seen footage and intimate recollections, filmmaker Alex Braverman explores Kaufman’s brief but impactful life and career. As the lines between performance and reality blur in our present age, Kaufman’s genius resonates more than ever.

title: Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

overview: Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their high school drama club.

title: Misery Loves Comedy

overview: Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.

title: Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

overview: An in-depth look of the 40 year journey, from post-war Germany to Hollywood royalty, of Hans Zimmer, the man who’s become the dominant force in the world of movie soundtracks. His film credits include The Lion King, Rain Man, Pirates of The Caribbean, Gladiator, The Dark Knight Trilogy, 12 Year A Slave, The Thin Red Line, The Da Vinci Code and Dune.

title: James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice

overview: A retrospective documentary on Brooks's career in television and film, featuring actresses Marilu Henner and Julie Kavner, among other collaborators.

title: Lost in America

overview: David and Linda Howard are successful yuppies from LA. When he gets a job disappointment, David convinces Linda that they should quit their jobs, liquidate their assets, and emulate the movie Easy Rider, spending the rest of their lives traveling around America...in a Winnebago.

title: Modern Romance

overview: A film editor breaks up with his girlfriend, unsure if he is in love.

title: Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

title: Harry Benson: Shoot First

overview: What we know today about many famous musicians, politicians, and actresses is due to the famous work of photographer Harry Benson. He captured vibrant and intimate photos of the most famous band in history;The Beatles. His extensive portfolio grew to include iconic photos of Muhammad Ali, Michael Jackson, and Dr. Martin Luther King. His wide-ranging work has appeared in publications including Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker. Benson, now 86, is still taking photos and has no intentions of stopping.

title: Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

overview: Since 1987, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored individuals for the significant impact they've had on the Disney legacy. See the 2024 honorees become Disney Legends.

title: Real Life

overview: A pushy, narcissistic filmmaker persuades a Phoenix family to let him and his crew film their everyday lives, in the manner of the ground-breaking PBS series "An American Family".

title: Mike Nichols: An American Master

overview: With charm and wit, Nichols discusses his life and 50-year career as a performer and director.

title: Dreams on Spec

overview: "Dreams on Spec" takes an intimate look at how far people will go - and how much they will sacrifice - for the chance to pursue their dreams. This feature-length documentary delves into the lives of three aspiring Hollywood screenwriters as they pour their hearts into their spec scripts, pitch their ideas to anyone who will listen, go to meetings, hold table reads, and work at low-level day-jobs - all in the hopes of one day seeing one of their beloved creations made into a movie. These poignant portraits are intercut with wisdom from a "Greek Chorus" of superstar Hollywood creative-types like James L. Brooks, Nora Ephron, Gary Ross, and Carrie Fisher to forge a funny and compelling look at inspiration, creativity, and solitude in the movie industry.

title: The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

overview: Interviews with individuals involved in the making of Wes Anderson's 1996 film "Bottle Rocket."

title: Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

overview: "Alan Pakula: Going for Truth" encompasses the personal and professional life of Alan J. Pakula, a lauded filmmaker and extremely private man, who was unflinching in his commitment to bringing some of the most memorable movies of the last half of the 20th century to the big screen.

title: The Process

overview: The Process, a documentary film that takes the audience for an inside, behind the scenes look of world renowned acting and directing coach, Larry Moss. The film follows Moss working with a young director and his actors, through a rehearsal process that will elicit a richer comedic performance by exploring the subtext of gifted comedic writers. The film also features Academy Award Winner James L. Brooks and USC Cinematic Arts Professor, Barnet Kellman, and a special clip with Tracey Ullman and Mel Brooks from The Tracey Ullman Show.

title: Audience Research

overview: Albert Brooks goes to a research institute to find out why people don't like him and how he can change that.  Saturday Night Live, Season 1 Episode 9

title: The Simpsons: America's First Family

overview: The Simpsons: America's First Family is a 50 minute program which features the production of The Simpsons, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the series.

title: Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

overview: The life and times of famous Jack Nicholson include his 30-years relationship with Anjelica Houston and find out his sister is his real mother.

title: The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

overview: The nominees for the 1998 Oscar for Best Director — Steven Spielberg, James Cameron, James L. Brooks, Gus Van Sant and Curtis Hanson — discuss their craft in this panel organized by the DGA and moderated by director Jeremy Kagan.

original_title: The Director's Vision: Hollywood's Best Discuss Their Craft

title: Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

overview: A feature documentary profiling the most revered screenwriter in movie history, Paddy Chayefsky stands alone as the only writer to win three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay: for Marty (1955), The Hospital (1971) and Network (1976).

title: The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

overview: The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special – In 3-D! On Ice! is a documentary special that examined the "cultural phenomenon" of the American animated television series The Simpsons.

original_title: The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special - In 3D! On Ice!

title: The Simpsons Movie

overview: After Homer accidentally pollutes the town's water supply, Springfield is encased in a gigantic dome by the EPA and the Simpsons are declared fugitives.

title: The Simpsons Movie

title: The War of the Roses

overview: Barbara and Oliver Rose live happily as a married couple. When Barbara starts to wonder what life would be like without Oliver and likes what she sees, the two begin a campaign to force each other to leave their house, with their divorce lawyer D'Amato caught in the middle.

title: Spanglish

overview: Mexican immigrant and single mother Flor Moreno finds housekeeping work with Deborah and John Clasky, a well-off couple with two children of their own. When Flor admits she can't handle the schedule because of her daughter, Cristina, Deborah decides they should move into the Clasky home. Cultures clash and tensions run high as Flor and the Claskys struggle to share space while raising their children on their own, and very different, terms.

title: As Good as It Gets

overview: A misanthropic author, a single mother and waitress, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.

title: As Good as It Gets

title: Say Anything...

overview: Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.

title: Big

overview: When a young boy makes a wish at a carnival machine to be big—he wakes up the following morning to find that it has been granted and his body has grown older overnight. But he is still the same 13-year-old boy inside. Now he must learn how to cope with the unfamiliar world of grown-ups including getting a job and having his first romantic encounter with a woman.

title: Terms of Endearment

overview: Aurora, a finicky woman, is in search of true love while her daughter faces marital issues. Together, they help each other deal with problems and find reasons to live a joyful life.

title: Terms of Endearment

title: Terms of Endearment

title: Jerry Maguire

overview: Jerry Maguire used to be a typical sports agent: willing to do just about anything he could to get the biggest possible contracts for his clients, plus a nice commission for himself. Then, one day, he suddenly has second thoughts about what he's really doing. When he voices these doubts, he ends up losing his job and all of his clients, save Rod Tidwell, an egomaniacal football player.

title: Broadcast News

overview: A high-strung news producer finds herself in a love triangle between a talented but self-doubting reporter and a charming news anchor who embodies the growing trivialization of news that she is determined to fight against.

title: Broadcast News

title: Bottle Rocket

overview: Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a harebrained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

title: How Do You Know

overview: After being cut from the USA softball team and feeling a bit past her prime, Lisa finds herself evaluating her life and in the middle of a love triangle, as a corporate guy in crisis competes with her current, baseball-playing beau.

title: How Do You Know

title: How Do You Know

title: Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"

overview: In a daycare far, far away… but still in Springfield, Maggie is on an epic quest for her stolen pacifier. Her adventure brings her face-to-face with young Padawans, Sith Lords, familiar droids, Rebel scum, and an ultimate battle against the dark side, in this original short celebrating the Star Wars galaxy.

original_title: Maggie Simpson in "The Force Awakens from Its Nap"

title: When Billie Met Lisa

overview: Lisa Simpson is discovered by chart-topping artists Billie Eilish and FINNEAS while searching for a quiet place to practice her saxophone. Billie invites Lisa to her studio for a special jam session she’ll never forget.

title: I'll Do Anything

overview: Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.

title: I'll Do Anything

title: Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

overview: Maggie must navigate an eventful first day in daycare. At the Ayn Rand School for Tots, Maggie is diagnosed with average intelligence. Barred from the gifted children, she longs to escape from her glue-guzzling classmates. But when a lonely caterpillar befriends her, she makes it her mission to save it from a ruthless butterfly smashing toddler.

title: The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

overview: Loki is banished from Asgard once again and must face his toughest opponents yet: the Simpsons and Springfield’s mightiest heroes. The God of Mischief teams up with Bart Simpson in the ultimate crossover event paying tribute to the Marvel Cinematic Universe of superheroes and villains.

title: Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

title: Thursday's Game

overview: Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years. When a disagreement breaks up the game, they decide to continue meeting and doing different things together, instead of staying home with their wives. When the wives find out that the games stopped some time ago, they are a quite upset. Just what have they been doing on Thursday nights?

title: Thursday's Game

title: The Simpsons in Plusaversary

overview: The Simpsons host a Disney+ Day party and everyone is on the list… except Homer. With friends from across the service and music fit for a Disney Princess, Plusaversary is Springfield's event of the year.

title: Welcome to the Club

overview: Heart set on becoming a princess, Lisa Simpson is surprised to learn being bad might be more fun.

title: Ella McCay

overview: An idealistic young politician juggles familial issues and a challenging work life while preparing to take over the job of her mentor, the state’s longtime incumbent governor.

title: Ella McCay

title: Ella McCay

title: Jumpin' Jack Flash

overview: Terry works for a bank, and uses computers to communicate with clients all over the world. One day, she gets a strange coded message from an unknown source. After decoding the message, Terry becomes embroiled in an espionage ring. People are killed, and Terry is chased. Throughout, she remains in contact with this mysterious person, who needs Terry's help save his life.

title: Spanglish

title: A Terrifying Message from Al Gore

overview: Al Gore attempts to promote his film, An Inconvenient Truth (2006).

title: The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

overview: Includes the following episodes from the Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror V, Treehouse of Horror VI, Treehouse of Horror VII, and Treehouse of Horror XII.

title: The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show

title: Ride

overview: Overbearing mom, Jackie, travels cross-country to be with her son, Angelo, after he drops out of college to become a surfer. She meets a surf instructor who convinces her to try to accept her son's wishes and allow him to follow his dreams.

title: Carlton Your Doorman

overview: Rhoda's camera-shy doorman gets his own special in which we see his daily habits, including flirting with joggers and making the rounds of local watering holes.

title: 50/50

overview: Inspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease.

title: The Edge of Seventeen

overview: Two high school girls are best friends until one dates the other's older brother, who is totally his sister's nemesis.

title: I'll Do Anything

title: Cindy

overview: A revisionist twist on Cinderella with an all-black cast and set in Harlem during WWII. Cindy is a country bumpkin who moves from South Carolina to live with her father and his new family. When her stepmother and two stepsisters refuse to take her to the Sugar Hill Ball, her draft-dodging, chauffeur neighbor whips up a little "magic" and at the ball she catches the eye of the richest man in Harlem.

title: Cindy

title: May the 12th Be with You

overview: It's Mother's Day and Marge Simpson joins the moms of Disney+ on a special holiday outing that turns into an epic galactic adventure filled with heroes, villains, and Stewie from Family Guy.

title: Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

overview: On their way to daycare, Homer loses track of Maggie who hops in Grogu's hovering pram for a hyperspace-hopping adventure across the galaxy. Facing a squadron of Imperial TIE fighters, Maggie brings the battle to Springfield in this epic short celebrating all things Star Wars.

title: My Own Private Idaho

overview: In this loose adaptation of Shakespeare's "Henry IV," Mike Waters is a hustler afflicted with narcolepsy. Scott Favor is the rebellious son of a mayor. Together, the two travel from Portland, Oregon to Idaho and finally to the coast of Italy in a quest to find Mike's estranged mother. Along the way they turn tricks for money and drugs, eventually attracting the attention of a wealthy benefactor and sexual deviant.

title: Spanglish

title: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

overview: When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.

title: The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

overview: A collection of episodes that was released on 1 October 1999 on VHS and on 8 September 2003 at DVD as part of the series The Simpsons Classics.

title: Riding in Cars with Boys

overview: In 1965, a young woman with dreams of becoming a writer has a son at the age of 15 and struggles to make things work with the drug-addicted father.

title: Starting Over

overview: After divorcing his ambitious singer wife, a middle-aged man begins a new relationship with a teacher.

title: Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

overview: When Maggie Simpson is rescued by a cute young baby from playground peril, it's girl meets boy, girl loses boy, guess what happens next?

original_title: Maggie Simpson in "Playdate with Destiny"

title: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

overview: Sideshow Bob teams up with the most infamous villains of Disney+ to share the true meaning of the Halloween season. Filled with music, mayhem, and madness, this short from "The Simpsons" is simply to die for.

title: The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

overview: The residents of Springfield search for Christmas cheer.

title: The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

title: As Good as It Gets

title: The Simpsons | Balenciaga

overview: When Homer forgets to buy Marge a birthday present, he contacts Balenciaga begging for help in supplying an extravagant gift which leads to all the inhabitants of Springfield being flown to Paris to take part in modeling at Fashion week.

title: The Simpsons Movie 2

title: Icebox

overview: Forced to flee his home in Honduras, Óscar seeks asylum in the United States, only to find himself trapped in the immigration system.

title: Broadcast News

title: Starting Over

title: The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

overview: When a ruthless debt collector comes to Springfield, Homer and Ned's lives are sucked into the artfully violent world of prestige TV.

title: The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

title: Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition

overview: Homer and Marge's fun couples' date night goes off the rails when Marge learns Homer left the kids unsupervised with only the doorbell camera as a babysitter. Frustrated with her imperfect husband, a tipsy Marge stirs up a trilogy of fantasies of a different Homer.

title: Being Mary Tyler Moore

title: Thank You Very Much

title: Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

title: Misery Loves Comedy

title: Hans Zimmer: Hollywood Rebel

title: James L. Brooks: A Singular Voice

title: Lost in America

title: Modern Romance

title: Hans Zimmer: The Sound of Hollywood

title: Harry Benson: Shoot First

title: Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

title: Real Life

title: Mike Nichols: An American Master

title: Dreams on Spec

title: The Making of 'Bottle Rocket'

title: Alan Pakula: Going for Truth

title: The Process

title: Audience Research

title: The Simpsons: America's First Family

title: Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

title: Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words

title: The Simpsons Movie

title: The Simpsons Movie

title: The War of the Roses

title: Spanglish

title: As Good as It Gets

title: As Good as It Gets

title: Say Anything...

title: Big

title: Terms of Endearment

title: Terms of Endearment

title: Terms of Endearment

title: Jerry Maguire

title: Broadcast News

title: Broadcast News

title: Bottle Rocket

title: How Do You Know

title: How Do You Know

title: How Do You Know

title: When Billie Met Lisa

title: I'll Do Anything

title: I'll Do Anything

title: Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

title: The Good, the Bart, and the Loki

title: Maggie Simpson in "The Longest Daycare"

title: Thursday's Game

title: Thursday's Game

title: The Simpsons in Plusaversary

title: Welcome to the Club

title: Ella McCay

title: Ella McCay

title: Ella McCay

title: Jumpin' Jack Flash

title: Spanglish

title: A Terrifying Message from Al Gore

title: The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror

title: The Best of the Tracey Ullman Show

title: Ride

title: Carlton Your Doorman

title: 50/50

title: The Edge of Seventeen

title: I'll Do Anything

title: Cindy

title: Cindy

title: May the 12th Be with You

title: Maggie Simpson in "Rogue Not Quite One"

title: My Own Private Idaho

title: Spanglish

title: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

title: The Simpsons: Too Hot For TV

title: Riding in Cars with Boys

title: Starting Over

title: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

title: The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

title: The Simpsons: O C'mon All Ye Faithful

title: As Good as It Gets

title: The Simpsons | Balenciaga

title: The Simpsons Movie 2

title: Icebox

title: Broadcast News

title: Starting Over

title: The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

title: The Simpsons: A Serious Flanders

title: Extreme Makeover: Homer Edition