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MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 1998 (TNT - ENGLISH VERSION)
9:45 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(The Barretts of Wimpole Street)
Film - USA, 1957 101'
Jennifer Jones: Edward Moulton-Barrett
John Gielgud: Elizabeth Barrett
Bill Travers: Robert Browning
Virginia McKenna: Henrietta
Susan Stephen: Captain Surtees Cook
Vernon Gray: Wilson
Directed by Sidney Franklin
Sumptuously produced story of the celebrated love affair between poets Elizabeth
Barrett and Robert Browning, which brought them into bitter conflict with her
tyrannical father. Sidney Franklin's remake of his own 1934 film which in turn
was based on a play.
11:30 Flipper's New Adventure
(Flipper's New Adventure)
Film - USA, 1964
Luke Halpin: Sandy
Pamela Franklin: Penny
Helen Cherry: Julia
Brian Kelly: Porter Ricks
Tom Helmore: Sir Halsey Hopewell
Francesca Annis: Gwen
Directed by Leon Benson
The further adventures of the gifted dolphin. Flipper and his young friend Sandy
travel to an island in the Bahamas where they stumble across a gang of
kidnappers who are holding a wealthy family hostage. Can they foil the
criminals' plot?
13:15 Her Highness and the Bellboy
(Her Highness and the Bellboy)
Film - USA, 1945 118'
Hedy Lamarr: Priness Veronica
Robert Walker: Jimmy Dobson
June Allyson: Leslie Odell
Carl Esmond: Baron Zoltan Faludi
Agnes Moorehead: Countess Zoe
Rags' Ragland: Albert Weever
Directed by Richard Thorpe
Hedy Lamarr, Robert Walker, June Allyson, Carl Esmond, Agnes Moorehead, `Rags'
Ragland. Romantic comedy about a a lovelorn princess who arrives in New York in
search of a reporter she once met in her homeland. After being mistaken for a
maid at her hotel, she befriends the bellboy who made the error and appoints him
as her personal aide.
Complications ensue when the object of her royal affection seems to reject her
advances, while her trusty servant falls heavily for his mistress.
15:15 Little Women
(Little Women)
Film - USA, 1949 115'
June Allyson: Jo March
Margaret O'Brien: Beth March
Elizabeth Taylor: Amy March
Janet Leigh: Meg March
Mary Astor: Marmee March
Peter Lawford: Laurie
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy
Second screen version of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel about growing up in
the United States of the 1860s. Four sisters are left to fend for themselves
when their father goes off to fight in the Civil War. The story focuses on
independent-minded sister Jo, who is torn between family responsibilities and
her desire to be a writer.
17:30 Deep in My Heart
(Deep in My Heart)
Film - USA, 1954 127'
Jose Ferrer: Sigmund Romberg
Merle Oberon: Dorothy Donnelly
Helen Traubel: Anna Mueller
Doe Avedon: Lilian Romberg
Walter Pidgeon: Cameo
Paul Henreid: J.J. Shubert
Directed by Stanley Donen
Lavish dramatisation of the life of Broadway composer Sigmund Romberg, who was
one of the most successful figures in the musical genre for nearly forty years.
Includes a brief cameo by Gene Kelly, seen dancing with his brother Fred for the
only time on film.
20:00 The Barretts of Wimpole Street
(The Barretts of Wimpole Street)
Film - USA, 1957 101'
Jennifer Jones: Edward Moulton-Barrett
John Gielgud: Elizabeth Barrett
Bill Travers: Robert Browning
Virginia McKenna: Henrietta
Susan Stephen: Captain Surtees Cook
Vernon Gray: Wilson
Directed by Sidney Franklin
Sumptuously produced story of the celebrated love affair between poets Elizabeth
Barrett and Robert Browning, which brought them into bitter conflict with her
tyrannical father. Sidney Franklin's remake of his own 1934 film which in turn
was based on a play.
22:00 The Postman Always Rings Twice
(The Postman Always Rings Twice)
Film - USA, 1946 110'
Lana Turner: Cora Smith
John Garfield: Frank Chambers
Cecil Kellaway: Nick Smith
Hume Cronyn: Arthur Keats
Audrey Totter: Madge Garland
Leon Ames: DA Kyle Sackett
Directed by Tay Garnett
Classic film noir about an amoral drifter who takes a job as handyman at a
remote roadhouse, where he gets involved with the frustrated young wife of the
middle-aged owner. Their passionate affair eventually leads to murder - and a
perilous journey for the fugitive couple. Based on the novel by James M Cain.
0:00 Skyjacked
(Skyjacked)
Action Adventure - USA, 1972
Charlton Heston: Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
Yvette Mimieux: Angela Thacher
James Brolin: Jerome K. Weber
Claude Akins: Sgt. Ben Puzo
Jeanne Crain: Mrs. Clara Shaw
Susan Dey: Elly Brewster
Directed by John Guillermin
A commercial flight is hijacked by a madman who demands that it is diverted to
Moscow.
2:00 Coma
(Coma)
Film - USA, 1978 109'
Genevieve Bujold: Dr. Susan Wheeler
Michael Douglas: Dr. Mark Bellows
Richard Widmark: Mrs. Emerson
Rip Torn: Dr. George
Lois Chiles: Dr. George A. Harris
Elizabeth Ashley: Nancy Greenly
Directed by Michael Crichton
Taut medical thriller in which a Boston doctor uncovers a dangerous conspiracy
when she investigates unexplained deaths at her hospital. Her suspicions are
aroused by an alarmingly high number of fatalities following minor operations.
Her enquiries are blocked by her superiors at first, and, when she persists, she
finds her own life is in danger.
Director Michael Crichton's screenplay is based on the novel by Robin Cook.
4:15 The Hunger
(The Hunger)
(16:9)
Film - 1983 93'
Catherine Deneuve: Miriam
David Bowie: John
Susan Sarandon: Sarah Roberts
Cliff DeYoung: Tom Haver
Beth Ehlers: Alice Cavender
Dan Hedaya: Lt. Allegrezza
Directed by Tony Scott
Stylish, erotic updating of vampire myths in which a female vampire and her
companion cruise New York's clubland, luring victims back to their apartment
where they drink the fresh blood that will enable them to remain immortal. The
film was made famous by a stunning piece of editing and make-up in which David
Bowie ages 200 years in just a few minutes. Based on the novel by Whitley
Strieber.
6:00 Skyjacked
(Skyjacked)
Action Adventure - USA, 1972
Charlton Heston: Capt. Henry 'Hank' O'Hara
Yvette Mimieux: Angela Thacher
James Brolin: Jerome K. Weber
Claude Akins: Sgt. Ben Puzo
Jeanne Crain: Mrs. Clara Shaw
Susan Dey: Elly Brewster
Directed by John Guillermin
A commercial flight is hijacked by a madman who demands that it is diverted to
Moscow.
8:00 Invasion Quartet
(Invasion Quartet)
Film - USA, 1961 87'
Bill Travers: Godfrey Pringle
Spike Milligan: Brigadier
John LeMesurier: Doctor Barker
Gregoire Aslan: Medical Board Officer
Maurice Denham: Debrie
Millicent Martin: Duty Officer
Directed by Jay Lewis
Wartime comedy in which a group of injured officers escape from a British
military hospital and devise a plan to destroy a Nazi cannon. They manage to
steal a boat and sneak across the Channel into France to dismantle the weapon.
Their troubles really begin when they try to cycle back to safety, disguised as
Germans.
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