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The Greatest Male Performances
I Claudius - Parts 1 And 2 [VHS] [1976]I Claudius - Parts 1 And 2 [VHS] [1976]
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Derek Jacobi's totally unrivaled, subtle and brilliant performance as the Emperor Claudius was a complete work of genius.
The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - Catherine Of Aragon [VHS] [1970]The Six Wives Of Henry VIII - Catherine Of Aragon [VHS] [1970]
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Keith Michell was spell-binding in this dramatic masterpiece. Without doubt, the definitive Henry VIII.
Henry VIII And His Six Wives [VHS] [1972]Henry VIII And His Six Wives [VHS] [1972]
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Keith Michell's performance was so outstanding in the television serial, that two years later he played the king in this epic as well and was breathtaking here too.
The Forsyte Saga - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1967]The Forsyte Saga - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1967]
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Eric Porter's magnificent performance as Soames was a masterpiece.
Jesus Of Nazareth [VHS] [1977]Jesus Of Nazareth [VHS] [1977]
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Robert Powell was so magnificent that it was almost if he were Jesus. You have to see it to believe it.
The Mayor Of Casterbridge [VHS] [1978]The Mayor Of Casterbridge [VHS] [1978]
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The brilliant Alan Bates gave his greatest performance as Hardy's tragic hero. Extremely powerful and moving.
The Singing Detective - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1986]The Singing Detective - Vol. 1 [VHS] [1986]
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Michael Gambon was superb in this complex and riveting masterpiece.
Middlemarch [VHS] [1994]Middlemarch [VHS] [1994]
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Douglas Hodge was brilliant as the arrogant, but pitiable Tertius Lydgate.
Middlemarch [DVD] [1994]Middlemarch [DVD] [1994]
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The excellent Patrick Malahide was also perfectly cast as the pedantic Edward Casaubon.
Ivanhoe [VHS][1997]Ivanhoe [VHS][1997]
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Ciaran Hinds was magnificent as Bois-Guilbert in this powerful drama.
The Mayor Of Casterbridge [VHS]The Mayor Of Casterbridge [VHS]
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In this more recent adaptation of 'The Mayor of Casterbridge', Ciaran Hinds was not as good as Alan Bates, but was still very moving.
Rasputin [VHS]Rasputin [VHS]
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The marvellous Alan Rickman delivers a flawless and disturbing performance as the infamous monk in this intense and very accurate drama.
Anna Karenina - Part 1 [VHS] [1978]Anna Karenina - Part 1 [VHS] [1978]
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The thing about Tolstoy's masterpiece was that ALL his characters were multi-dimensional human beings. This serial conveys this brilliantly and that genius Eric Porter is perfectly cast as Karenin.
Anna Karenina - Part 2 [VHS] [1978]Anna Karenina - Part 2 [VHS] [1978]
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Stuart Wilson gives his greatest performance as Count Vronsky, presenting him as a fully-rounded human being. Very powerful.
Brideshead Revisited [VHS] [1981]Brideshead Revisited [VHS] [1981]
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The very talented Anthony Andrews gives his greatest performance as the alcoholic Sebastian in this superlative drama.
The Gathering Storm [VHS] [2002]The Gathering Storm [VHS] [2002]
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Albert Finney was excellent as Winston Churchill in this wonderful drama.
Madness of King George [VHS] [1995]Madness of King George [VHS] [1995]
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Nigel Hawthorne gives his greatest performance in this powerful and accurate film.
Gandhi [VHS] [1982]Gandhi [VHS] [1982]
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An extraordinary film with an even more extraordinary performance from Ben Kingsley - simply a masterpiece.
I Claudius - Parts 3 And 4 [VHS] [1976]I Claudius - Parts 3 And 4 [VHS] [1976]
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John Hurt was mesmerising and disturbing as the insane Emperor Caligula.
Edward The Seventh [VHS] [1975]Edward The Seventh [VHS] [1975]
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Timothy West was perfectly cast as King Edward VII in this wonderful and accurate dramatisation of his life.
The Forsyte Saga - Vol. 4 [VHS] [1967]The Forsyte Saga - Vol. 4 [VHS] [1967]
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Nicholas Pennell was excellent as the long-suffering Michael.
Hitler: The Rise Of Evil [VHS] [2003]Hitler: The Rise Of Evil [VHS] [2003]
Robert Carlyle was very disturbing as Hitler in this enthralling drama.
Pride and Prejudice (1995) [VHS]Pride and Prejudice (1995) [VHS]
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Colin Firth was simply perfect as Mr Darcy.
The Way We Live Now [VHS] [2001]The Way We Live Now [VHS] [2001]
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David Suchet was magnificent as Melmotte in this brilliant production.
War and Peace (Volume 1) [VHS] [1972]War and Peace (Volume 1) [VHS] [1972]
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Anthony Hopkins was wonderful in this excellent adaptation of Tolstoy's masterpiece.