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Comedy starring the Marx Brothers
Groucho Marx plays a bankrupt stage manager who tries to put on a play without any money.
With Lucille Ball and Ann Miller. Director William A Seiter
0 FILMS: pages 41-48

Contributors

Unknown:
Marx Brothers
Unknown:
Groucho Marx
Unknown:
Ann Miller.
Director:
William A Seiter

Continuing the season of films directed bv
Billy Wilder. Starring Charles Laughton
Agatha Christie 's celebrated courtoom drama about the murder trial of Leonard Vole.
● FILMS: pages 41-48

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Wilder.
Unknown:
Charles Laughton
Unknown:
Agatha Christie
Unknown:
Leonard Vole.
Sir Wilfred Robarts:
Charles Laughton
Leonard Vole:
Tyrone Power
Christine Vole:
Marlene Dietrich
MissPlimsoll:
Elsa Lanchester
Brogan Moore:
John Wiluams
Mayhew:
Henry Daniell

Moksha. The last decade has been one of the most violent in India's history: Indira Gandhi and her son Rajiv were murdered, the caste war raged, and separatist forces in various states threatened to break up the nation. Bangalore newspaper editor E R Sethuram reflects on a turbulent decade and wonders whether he was right when he decided ten years ago to draw back from his contemplation of taking on the saffron robe of a holy man. Producer Subniv Babuta
Series producer Peter Firstbrook (Postponed from 31 December)

Contributors

Unknown:
Indira Gandhi
Producer:
Subniv Babuta
Producer:
Peter Firstbrook

Dvořák's Cello Concerto
The famous French cellist
Paul Tortelier is at his most expansive as he guides two young musicians through a work close to his heart. This programme, first shown in 1987, was recorded at the Royal Northern College of Music. With students
Clive Greensmith and Hans Nygaard and pianist John Wilson.
Producer Rodney Greenberg

Contributors

Unknown:
Paul Tortelier
Unknown:
Clive Greensmith
Unknown:
Hans Nygaard
Pianist:
John Wilson.
Producer:
Rodney Greenberg

BBC2's weekly cinema night looks at transformation movies, and interviews Percy Adlon , director of the cult hit Bagdad Cafe. Plus why three directors regard 30s French film-maker Jean Vigo as one of cinema's greatest. With Howard Schuman. Executive producer Daniel Wolf Series producer Paul Kerr
A Barraclough Carey production for BBCtv
9.50pm Bagdad Cafe
Moving Pictures presents the first showing on network television of Percy Adlon 's comedy, which led to the C4 TV series, starring Marianne Sagebrecht A large German tourist is stranded at a run-down motel in the wilds of Arizona where she discovers a new life.
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 FILMS: pages 41-48

Contributors

Unknown:
Percy Adlon
Unknown:
Jean Vigo
Unknown:
Howard Schuman.
Producer:
Daniel Wolf
Producer:
Paul Kerr
Unknown:
Barraclough Carey
Unknown:
Percy Adlon
Unknown:
Marianne Sagebrecht
Jasmin:
Marianne Sagebrecht
Brenda:
Cch Pounder
Rudi Cox:
Jack Palance
Debby:
Christine Kauffman
Phyllis:
Monica Calhoun

Continuing the season of Billy Wilder films.
Starring Kirk Douglas
Newspaper reporter
Chuck Tatum is on the way down until a man trapped in a rock fall offers the chance of a scoop.
● TELETEXT SUBTITLES: page 888 ● FILMS: pages 41-48

Contributors

Unknown:
Billy Wilder
Unknown:
Chuck Tatum
Chuck Tatum:
Kirk Douglas
Lorraine:
Jan Sterling
Herbie Cook:
Bob Arthur
Jacob Q Boot:
Porter Hall

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