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Great Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 1: India: East to West

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan. Show more

Oscar-winning drama. A one-time boxing hopeful learns about responsibility through his love for the sister of a murdered docker. Music by Leonard Bernstein.

Contributors

Terry Malloy:
Marlon Brando
Edie Doyle:
Eva Marie Saint
Father Barry:
Karl Malden
Johnny Friendly:
Lee J Cobb
Charley Malloy:
Rod Steiger
Kayo Dugan:
Pat Henning
'Pop' Doyle:
John Hamilton
Moose:
Rudy Bond
Director:
Elia Kazan
Producer:
Sam Spiegel
Director of photography:
Boris Kaufman

Genres

Formats

Talking Pictures

On the Waterfront

Duration: 30 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

An examination of On the Waterfront, revealing how behind its success lies a story of betrayal and resentment, born from America's anti-communist fervour of the 1950s. Show more

Duration: 2 hours, 50 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

War epic. In 1970, Captain Willard is given a secret mission by the top brass to travel into Cambodia to 'terminate' a decorated American colonel who has gone rogue and is presumed insane. Show more

Contributors

Colonel Kurtz:
Marlon Brando
Photo Journalist:
Dennis Hopper
Lt Colonel Kilgore:
Robert Duvall
Captain Willard:
Martin Sheen
General:
GD Spradlin

Duration: 59 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Documentary about primatologist Jane Goodall, who became accepted by a group of wild African chimpanzees and whose work transformed our understanding of man's closest relatives. Show more

Great Railway Journeys

Series 4

Episode 1: India: East to West

Duration: 49 minutes

on BBC Four HD

Available for 7 months

Ian Hislop travels from Kolkata, the former capital of the British Raj and present seat of the Marxist government of West Bengal, to Rajasthan. Show more

BBC Four HD

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