Charles Dance
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Patrick is a comatose patient at an isolated psychiatric hospital. Assumed brain dead and medically a "vegetable," his doctor and nurses use his body for painful and barbaric experiments. When a new nurse, Kathy joins his medical team, Patrick finds his opportunity for bloody revenge. Using telekinetic powers he has hidden from everyone else, Patrick manipulates Kathy, using her as his pawn as he goes on a rage filled murder spree killing everyone...
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Masterpiece volume 2
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Mrs. de Winter revives Manderley's famous ball, but, encouraged by Mrs. Danvers to copy her dress from a painting, she incurs Maxim's wrath. Mrs. Danvers' taunting reaches a climax as she declares Rebecca is still ruler at the house.
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Masterpiece volume 1
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English
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Daphne du Maurier's tale of romance and suspense stars Charles Dance as Maxim de Winter and Emilia Fox as his new bride, who finds that the head housekeeper of Manderley, Mrs. Danvers (Diana Rigg), is devoted to her dead mistress, Rebecca.
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The peaceful life of two aging sisters is shattered when they take in a young Polish violinist who they find injured after having been washed ashore near their coastal English home. Their town is suspicious of any visitors and things get worse when he befriends a Russian woman who is visiting the town.
7) Henry VIII
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This tale of Henry VIII depicts the sexual intrigue, betrayal and rivalry that existed within his Court, in a reign hallmarked by political and religious upheaval, violence and corruption.
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English
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The UK is in peril. Five days before the PM is to host her first G12 summit, MI7's security is breached and every agent in the field identified and exposed. The only hope of finding the perpetrator is to bring an agent out of retirement, but with most of them either dead or close to it, the head of MI7 is left with only one choice, and his name is English.
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Beset by the political tension of an unsettled ear, Gandhi calls for British removal from India. Police Superintendent Ronald Merrick arrests an Indian news reporter. Daphne Manner arrives from London. Merrick vents his frustrations on Kumar in a vicious jailhouse beating. Daphne gives birth. Mildred Layton prepares for her daughter's wedding. The Governor finds out about Merrick's abuse. Sarah is seduced by an officer. Susan delivers a baby boy....
11) Childhood's end
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Omnipotent aliens arrive to save humanity from self-destruction. Under their benign gaze, war, famine and injustice become things of the past. But a small group of people are beginning to question whether this "Golden Age of Man" comes at a secret and terrible price. And when the Supervisor for Earth, Karellen, finally reveals his true form to the world, the sight is as profound as it is disturbing.
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It took five grueling years to build Titanic, and yet she sank in less than three hours. Among the 1,500 souls who perished were some of the men who actually helped build her, the so-called 'guarantee group,' who sailed to America as a reward for their labor. This extraordinary film, narrated by Charles Dance and featuring detailed CGI models, reveals the untold story of violence, determination and political drama behind the construction of Titanic....
14) Secret state
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A British deputy prime minister is thrown into a world of political machinations and conspiracy he never knew existed.
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Acclaimed mystery novelist Agatha Christie has written some of the world's most loved crime stories, including the tales of Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and more. These collector's items will introduce new viewers to the Agatha Christie mysteries by featuring some of the best television adaptations. This volume includes And Then There Were None; Five Little Pigs; and Death on the Nile.
17) Last action hero
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Danny Madigan knows all the first three Jack Slater movies in and out. The fourth one is just about to be released, too, and with a magical ticket Danny really gets to know that movie in and out, literally speaking. During one of the action climaxes, Danny is transported into the movie, into a world following other rules than the real one. Benedict, one of the evil guys, gets ahold of the ticket and escapes out to the real world, a world where evil...
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Tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.