1161 |
Toy Story (1995) #970
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Directed by John Lasseter. With Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rickles, Jim Varney. A cowboy doll is profoundly threatened and jealous when a new spaceman figure supplants him as top toy in a boy's room. Disney |
1162 |
Face to Face: Ken Dodd (1995) #1084
DOCUMENTARY
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41 mins. BBC. First transmitted in 1995, a special edition of The Late Show sees comedian Ken Dodd talking to Jeremy Isaacs about his career and unique approach to comedy. In this rare television interview, Dodd shares stories of his humble beginnings in 1930s Liverpool, his big break in 1965 at the London Palladium and his performance to the royal household at Windsor Castle. He also talks about his fears, regrets and philosophy of life. |
1163 |
A Close Shave (1995) #1190
ANIMATION
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Directed by Nick Park. With Peter Sallis, Anne Reid, Justin Fletcher, Peter Hawkins. Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot. |
1164 |
Pride & Prejudice (1995) #1292
TV DRAMA
Special
With Colin Firth, Jennifer Ehle, Susannah Harker, Julia Sawalha. While the arrival of wealthy gentlemen sends her marriage-minded mother into a frenzy, willful and opinionated Elizabeth Bennet matches wits with haughty Mr. Darcy. Novel by Jane Austen. |
1165 |
The Lion King (1994) #430
FILM
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Directed by Roger Allers, Rob Minkoff. With Matthew Broderick, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Whoopi Goldberg. Lion cub and future king Simba searches for his identity. His eagerness to please others and penchant for testing his boundaries sometimes gets him into trouble. Disney |
1166 |
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) #546
FILM
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Directed by Frank Darabont. With Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton, William Sadler. Two imprisoned men bond over a number of years, finding solace and eventual redemption through acts of common decency. |
1167 |
Miracle on 34th Street (1994) #952
FILM
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Directed by Les Mayfield. With Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott, J.T. Walsh. A lawyer and a little girl must prove that a man claiming to be Santa Claus is the real thing. |
1168 |
Forrest Gump (1994) #1113
FILM
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Directed by Robert Zemeckis. With Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, Gary Sinise, Sally Field. The presidencies of Kennedy and Johnson, Vietnam, Watergate, and other history unfold through the perspective of an Alabama man with an IQ of 75. |
1169 |
An Audience With Ken Dodd (1994) #1598
COMEDY
Main
60mins. Ken Dodd entertains a celebrity audience to mark 40 years in show business. Guests include Frank Carson, Paul Daniels, Warren Mitchell, Kevin Whately and Coronation Street stars Liz Dawn, Bryan Mosely and Peter Baldwin. First transmitted in 1994. |
1170 |
Much Ado About Nothing (1993) #529
FILM
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Directed by Kenneth Branagh. With Kenneth Branagh, Emma Thompson, Keanu Reeves, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Keaton. Young lovers Hero and Claudio, soon to wed, conspire to get verbal sparring partners and confirmed singles Benedick and Beatrice to wed as well. Shakespeare. |
1171 |
Schindler's List (1993) #541
FILM
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Directed by Steven Spielberg. With Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Ben Kingsley, Caroline Goodall. In German-occupied Poland during World War II, Oskar Schindler gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazi Germans. |
1172 |
Needful Things (1993) #776
FILM
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Directed by Fraser C. Heston. With Max von Sydow, Ed Harris, Bonnie Bedelia, Amanda Plummer. A mysterious new shop opens in a small town which always seems to stock the deepest desires of each shopper, with a price far heavier than expected. |
1173 |
Sleepless in Seattle (1993) #1154
FILM
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Directed by Nora Ephron. With Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Ross Malinger, Rita Wilson. A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner. |
1174 |
The Remains of the Day (1993) #1392
FILM
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The Remains of the Day: Directed by James Ivory. With John Haycraft, Christopher Reeve, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson. A butler who sacrificed body and soul to service in the years leading up to World War II realizes too late how misguided his loyalty was to his lordly employer |
1175 |
A Few Good Men (1992) #77
FILM
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Directed by Rob Reiner. With Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon. Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. |
1176 |
A Few Good Men (1992) #512
FILM
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Directed by Rob Reiner. With Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, Demi Moore, Kevin Bacon. Neo military lawyer Kaffee defends Marines accused of murder; they contend they were acting under orders. |
1177 |
Aladdin (1992) #1077
FILM
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Directed by Ron Clements, John Musker. With Scott Weinger, Robin Williams, Linda Larkin, Jonathan Freeman. When a street urchin vies for the love of a beautiful princess, he uses a genie's magic power to make himself off as a prince in order to marry her. |
1178 |
Chaplin (1992) #1391
FILM
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Chaplin: Directed by Richard Attenborough. With Robert Downey Jr., Geraldine Chaplin, Paul Rhys, John Thaw. An elderly Charlie Chaplin discusses his autobiography with his editor, recounting his amazing journey from his poverty-stricken childhood to world-wide success after the ingenious invention of the Little Tramp |
1179 |
Beauty and the Beast (1991) #431
FILM
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Directed by Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise. With Paige O'Hara, Robby Benson, Jesse Corti, Rex Everhart. Belle, whose father is imprisoned by the Beast, offers herself instead, unaware her captor to be an enchanted prince. Disney |
1180 |
La Femme Nikita (1990) #63
FILM
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Directed by Luc Besson. With Anne Parillaud, Marc Duret, Patrick Fontana, Alain Lathière. Convicted felon Nikita, instead of going to jail, is given a new identity and trained, stylishly, as a top secret spy/assassin. |