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Papillon

Duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 2^nd Apr 2010, 22:30 on BBC Two ScotlandLatest broadcast: Fri 21^st Jun 2019, 23:35 on BBC Two Wales HD

Prison drama based on a true story. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the infamous Devil's Island prison camp for a murder he did not commit, Henri 'Papillon' Charriere's only passion is to escape. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Franklin J Schaffner
Papillon:: Steve McQueen
Louis Dega:: Dustin Hoffman
Indian Chief:: Victor Jory
Julot:: Don Gordon
Toussaint:: Anthony Zerbe
Maturette:: Robert Deman
Clusiot:: Woodrow Parfrey
Lariot:: Bill Mumy
Dr Chatal:: George Coulouris
Producer:: Robert Dorfmann
Writer:: Dalton Trumbo
Writer:: Lorenzo Semple Jr

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Source: BBC Online

Planet of the Apes

Duration: 1 hour, 47 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 1^st Jan 2023, 16:45 on BBC Two HDLatest broadcast: Thu 16^th Nov 2023, 20:00 on BBC Four HD

Available for 11 months

Astronauts stranded on a hostile world are shocked to find it is an ape civilisation, with humans merely mute beasts and where being otherwise is deadly dangerous.

Contributors

George Tyler:: Charlton Heston
Cornelius:: Roddy McDowall
Zira:: Kim Hunter
Dr Zaius:: Maurice Evans
President of the Assembly:: James Whitmore
Honorius:: James Daly
Nova:: Linda Harrison
Director:: Franklin J Schaffner
Writer:: Rod Serling
Writer:: Michael Wilson

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Nicholas and Alexandra

Duration: 2 hours, 57 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 6^th Apr 2008, 12:30 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 21^st Feb 2016, 12:15 on BBC Two HD

A lavish Oscar-winning production telling the story of the last Russian royal family in the days before the 1917 revolution and their bloody execution. Starring Michael Jayston. Show more

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Tsar Nicholas II:: Michael Jayston
Alexandra:: Janet Suzman
Alexis:: Roderic Noble
Olga:: Ania Marson
Tatiana:: Lynne Frederick
Marie:: Candace Glendenning
Anastasia:: Fiona Fullerton
Grand Duke Nicholas:: Harry Andrews
Queen Mother Marie Fedorovna:: Irene Worth
Rasputin:: Tom Baker
Count Fredericks:: Jack Hawkins
Dr Botkin:: Timothy West
Director:: Franklin J Schaffner
Writer:: James Goldman
Author:: Robert K Massie
Producer:: Franklin J Schaffner
Producer:: Sam Spiegel
Composer:: Richard Rodney Bennett
Director of photography:: Freddie Young

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DramaHistorical

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Source: BBC Online

The Boys from Brazil

Duration: 2 hours, 3 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 27^th Jul 2006, 23:40 on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: Mon 2^nd May 2011, 23:35 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)

Thriller. Nazi hunter Ezra (Laurence Olivier) learns Dr Josef Mengele has ordered his neo-Nazi followers to kill 65 men of similar age, birthday and backgrounds by a certain date. Show more

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Dr Josef Mengele:: Gregory Peck
Ezra Lieberman:: Laurence Olivier
Eduard Siebert:: James Mason
Esther Lieberman:: Lilli Palmer
Barry Kohler:: Steve Guttenberg
Sidney Beynon:: Denholm Elliott
Mrs Doring:: Rosemary Harris
Director:: Franklin J Schaffner
Henry Wheelock:: John Dehner
Producer:: Martin Richards
David Bennett:: John Rubinstein
Author:: Ira Levin

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