John Barry

John Barry

John Barry Prendergast OBE (3 November 1933 – 30 January 2011) was an English composer and conductor of film music. He composed the scores for eleven of the James Bond films between 1963 and 1987, as well as arranging and performing the "James Bond Theme" for the first film in the series, 1962's Dr. No. He wrote the Grammy- and Academy Award-winning scores to the films Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa, as well as the scores of The Scarlet Letter; Chaplin; The Cotton Club; The Tamarind Seed; Mary, Queen of Scots; Game of Death; and the theme for the television series The Persuaders!, in a career spanning over 50 years. In 1999, he was appointed with an OBE for services to music. Born in York, Barry spent his early years working in cinemas owned by his father. During his national service with the British Army in Cyprus, Barry began performing as a musician after learning to play the trumpet. Upon completing his national service, he formed a band in 1957, the John Barry Seven. He later developed an interest in composing and arranging music, making his début for television in 1958. He came to the notice of the makers of the first James Bond film Dr. No, who were dissatisfied with a theme for James Bond given to them by Monty Norman. Noel Rogers, the head of music at United Artists, approached Barry. This started a successful association between Barry and the Bond series that lasted for 25 years. Barry received awards including five Academy Awards: two for Born Free and one each for The Lion in Winter (for which he also won the first BAFTA Award for Best Film Music), Dances with Wolves and Out of Africa (both of which also won him Grammy Awards). He also received ten Golden Globe Award nominations, winning once for Best Original Score for Out of Africa in 1986. Barry completed his last film score, Enigma, in 2001 and recorded the successful album Eternal Echoes the same year. He then concentrated chiefly on live performances and co-wrote the music to the musical Brighton Rock in 2004 alongside Don Black. In 2001, Barry became a Fellow of the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors, and, in 2005, he was made a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. Barry was married four times and had four children. He moved to the United States in 1975 and lived there until his death in 2011. Description above from the Wikipedia page John Barry, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: John Barry
  • Popularity: 2.985
  • Known For: Sound
  • Birthday: 1933-11-03
  • Place of Birth: York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
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John Barry Movies

  • 1997
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    Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond

    Nobody Does It Better: The Music of James Bond

    7 1997 HD

    TV documentary exploring the musical world of James Bond through interviews with key figures and discussion of work of David Arnold.

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  • 1968
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    Deadfall

    Deadfall

    5.4 1968 HD

    Cat burglar Henry Clarke and his accomplices the Moreaus attempt to steal diamonds from the chateau of millionaire Salinas.

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  • 2022
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    The Sound of 007

    The Sound of 007

    7.2 2022 HD

    Pull back the curtain on the remarkable history of six decades of James Bond music, from Sean Connery’s Dr No through to Daniel Craig’s...

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  • 1958
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    6.5 Special

    6.5 Special

    1 1958 HD

    A spin-off from the BBC television show. At the suggestion of her girlfriend, a young singer decides to try and make her name in London. Catching the...

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  • 2012
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    Everything or Nothing

    Everything or Nothing

    7.1 2012 HD

    The story of three men with a shared dream: James Bond franchise producers Albert R. Broccoli and Harry Saltzman, and Bond creator and author Ian...

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  • 2002
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    Best Ever Bond

    Best Ever Bond

    5 2002 HD

    Roger Moore presents the ten best sequences ever to have appeared in the James Bond series, and cast members recall their favourite moments.

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  • 2000
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    Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

    Elizabeth Taylor: A Musical Celebration

    8 2000 HD

    Concert in honor to the great Elizabeth Taylor

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  • 2000
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    Inside 'From Russia with Love'

    Inside 'From Russia with Love'

    6.6 2000 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "From Russia with Love".

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  • 2000
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    Inside 'Dr. No'

    Inside 'Dr. No'

    6.7 2000 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film Dr. No.

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  • 2000
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    Harry Saltzman: Showman

    Harry Saltzman: Showman

    6.5 2000 HD

    The story of Harry Saltzman, producer of the first James Bond movies.

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  • 2003
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    Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    8.3 2003 HD

    A documentary of the making of Dances with Wolves told through interviews with cast and crew. It describes the financial and production details,...

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  • 2000
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    Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

    Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever'

    7 2000 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever"

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  • 2007
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    Lights, Action, Music

    Lights, Action, Music

    7 2007 HD

    A wonderful journey through the meaning and relevance of film music composition. Featuring great, albeit brief, insights from some of the modern...

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  • 2000
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    A Song of Africa

    A Song of Africa

    1 2000 HD

    An impressively done new documentary taking a look back at the making of this picture. Interviews with everyone from director Pollack to composer...

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  • 2000
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    The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

    The Bond Sound: The Music of 007

    6 2000 HD

    Documentary discussing the many songs featured in the James Bond films

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  • 1995
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    The World of James Bond

    The World of James Bond

    6 1995 HD

    Elizabeth Hurley hosts a one hour documentary on the history of the James Bond film series to tie in with the seventeenth Bond film, GoldenEye.

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  • 1999
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    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    1 1999 HD

    Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz, with his incomparable trumpet playing and beaming smile. This video profiles...

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  • 1995
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    Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

    Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball'

    6.8 1995 HD

    A behind the scenes look at the James Bond film "Thunderball".

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  • 2004
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    After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

    After Midnight: Reflecting on a Classic 35 Years Later

    1 2004 HD

    Documents the casting process and development of characters for the movie Midnight Cowboy.

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  • 1990
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    Dances with Wolves

    Dances with Wolves

    7.8 1990 HD

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  • 1985
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    Out of Africa

    Out of Africa

    7.175 1985 HD

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  • 1986
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    Peggy Sue Got Married

    Peggy Sue Got Married

    6.1 1986 HD

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  • 1963
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    From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

    7.067 1963 HD

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  • 1964
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    Goldfinger

    Goldfinger

    7.3 1964 HD

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  • 1965
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    Thunderball

    Thunderball

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1967
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    You Only Live Twice

    You Only Live Twice

    6.564 1967 HD

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  • 1969
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    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    6.6 1969 HD

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  • 1971
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    Diamonds Are Forever

    Diamonds Are Forever

    6.4 1971 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Man with the Golden Gun

    The Man with the Golden Gun

    6.438 1974 HD

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  • 1979
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    Moonraker

    Moonraker

    6.2 1979 HD

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  • 1983
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    Octopussy

    Octopussy

    6.33 1983 HD

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  • 1985
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    A View to a Kill

    A View to a Kill

    6.223 1985 HD

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  • 1987
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    The Living Daylights

    The Living Daylights

    6.5 1987 HD

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  • 1998
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    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

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  • 1994
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    The Specialist

    The Specialist

    5.9 1994 HD

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  • 1976
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    King Kong

    King Kong

    6.224 1976 HD

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  • 1998
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    Swept from the Sea

    Swept from the Sea

    6.5 1998 HD

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  • 1992
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    Chaplin

    Chaplin

    7.434 1992 HD

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  • 1976
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    Robin and Marian

    Robin and Marian

    6.3 1976 HD

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  • 2001
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    Enigma

    Enigma

    6.3 2001 HD

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  • 1995
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    The Scarlet Letter

    The Scarlet Letter

    6 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    Indecent Proposal

    Indecent Proposal

    6.367 1993 HD

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  • 1984
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    The Cotton Club

    The Cotton Club

    6.5 1984 HD

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  • 1964
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    Seance on a Wet Afternoon

    Seance on a Wet Afternoon

    7.2 1964 HD

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  • 1969
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    Midnight Cowboy

    Midnight Cowboy

    7.518 1969 HD

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  • 1985
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    A Killing Affair

    A Killing Affair

    6 1985 HD

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  • 1982
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    Frances

    Frances

    6.858 1982 HD

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  • 1986
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    Howard the Duck

    Howard the Duck

    5.395 1986 HD

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  • 1975
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    The Day of the Locust

    The Day of the Locust

    6.275 1975 HD

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  • 1966
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    The Chase

    The Chase

    7.08 1966 HD

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  • 1998
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    Mercury Rising

    Mercury Rising

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1985
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    Jagged Edge

    Jagged Edge

    6.3 1985 HD

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  • 1979
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    The Black Hole

    The Black Hole

    5.8 1979 HD

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  • 1964
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    Zulu

    Zulu

    7.385 1964 HD

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  • 1960
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    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

    6.5 1960 HD

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  • 1971
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    The Last Valley

    The Last Valley

    6.6 1971 HD

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  • 1980
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    Somewhere in Time

    Somewhere in Time

    7.5 1980 HD

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  • 1971
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    Mary, Queen of Scots

    Mary, Queen of Scots

    6.717 1971 HD

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  • 1964
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    Goldfinger

    Goldfinger

    7.3 1964 HD

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  • 1962
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    Dr. No

    Dr. No

    6.99 1962 HD

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  • 1974
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    The Dove

    The Dove

    6.5 1974 HD

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  • 1966
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    Dutchman

    Dutchman

    4.6 1966 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    From Russia with Love

    From Russia with Love

    7.067 1963 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Thunderball

    Thunderball

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1968
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    Deadfall

    Deadfall

    5.4 1968 HD

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  • 1970
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    Monte Walsh

    Monte Walsh

    6.2 1970 HD

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  • 1967
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    The Whisperers

    The Whisperers

    6.4 1967 HD

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  • 1973
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    The Glass Menagerie

    The Glass Menagerie

    7.6 1973 HD

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  • 1968
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    Boom!

    Boom!

    6.2 1968 HD

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  • 1983
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    High Road to China

    High Road to China

    5.8 1983 HD

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  • 1965
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    Boy and Bicycle

    Boy and Bicycle

    5.7 1965 HD

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  • 1998
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    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

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  • 1998
    imgMovies

    Playing by Heart

    Playing by Heart

    6.6 1998 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    Seance on a Wet Afternoon

    Seance on a Wet Afternoon

    7.2 1964 HD

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  • 1964
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    Sophia Loren in Rome

    Sophia Loren in Rome

    1 1964 HD

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  • 1983
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    The Golden Seal

    The Golden Seal

    5.7 1983 HD

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  • 1972
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    Follow Me!

    Follow Me!

    7.6 1972 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Frances

    Frances

    6.858 1982 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    Elizabeth Taylor in London

    Elizabeth Taylor in London

    6 1963 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Born Free

    Born Free

    6.8 1966 HD

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  • 1960
    imgMovies

    Beat Girl

    Beat Girl

    5.8 1960 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    Born Free

    Born Free

    6.8 1966 HD

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  • 1980
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    Touched by Love

    Touched by Love

    4.6 1980 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Doll's House

    A Doll's House

    5.5 1973 HD

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  • 1975
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    Love Among the Ruins

    Love Among the Ruins

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1962
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    The Amorous Prawn

    The Amorous Prawn

    6.5 1962 HD

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  • 1977
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    The White Buffalo

    The White Buffalo

    5.9 1977 HD

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  • 1995
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    Across the Sea of Time

    Across the Sea of Time

    5.2 1995 HD

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  • 1978
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    Game of Death

    Game of Death

    6.4 1978 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Murder by Phone

    Murder by Phone

    5.3 1982 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Willa

    Willa

    3 1979 HD

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  • 1977
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    First Love

    First Love

    3.8 1977 HD

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  • 1988
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    Masquerade

    Masquerade

    5.667 1988 HD

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  • 1968
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    The Lion in Winter

    The Lion in Winter

    7.4 1968 HD

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  • 1987
    imgMovies

    Hearts of Fire

    Hearts of Fire

    3.6 1987 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    The Deep

    The Deep

    6.023 1977 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Ipcress File

    The Ipcress File

    6.8 1965 HD

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  • 1984
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    Mike's Murder

    Mike's Murder

    5.6 1984 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    5.5 1964 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Starcrash

    Starcrash

    4.2 1978 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Walkabout

    Walkabout

    7.276 1971 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

    6.5 1966 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

    6.5 1966 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Inside Moves

    Inside Moves

    6.4 1980 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    King Rat

    King Rat

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    Midnight Cowboy

    Midnight Cowboy

    7.518 1969 HD

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  • 1964
    imgMovies

    Man in the Middle

    Man in the Middle

    6.4 1964 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Walkabout

    Walkabout

    7.276 1971 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    6.1 1972 HD

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  • 2003
    imgMovies

    Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic

    8.3 2003 HD

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  • 1990
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    The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

    The Making of 'Dances with Wolves'

    6.5 1990 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    Walkabout

    Walkabout

    7.276 1971 HD

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  • 1995
    imgMovies

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    Cry, the Beloved Country

    6.7 1995 HD

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  • 1993
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    My Life

    My Life

    6.7 1993 HD

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  • 1984
    imgMovies

    Until September

    Until September

    4.9 1984 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    Body Heat

    Body Heat

    7 1981 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Night Games

    Night Games

    4.5 1980 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    The Corn Is Green

    The Corn Is Green

    7 1979 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    Starcrash

    Starcrash

    4.2 1978 HD

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  • 1978
    imgMovies

    The Betsy

    The Betsy

    4.5 1978 HD

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  • 1974
    imgMovies

    The Tamarind Seed

    The Tamarind Seed

    6.2 1974 HD

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  • 1971
    imgMovies

    They Might Be Giants

    They Might Be Giants

    6.9 1971 HD

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  • 1969
    imgMovies

    The Appointment

    The Appointment

    5.5 1969 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Wrong Box

    The Wrong Box

    6.5 1966 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Mister Moses

    Mister Moses

    6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Party's Over

    The Party's Over

    6.6 1965 HD

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  • 1965
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    The Knack... and How to Get It

    The Knack... and How to Get It

    5.9 1965 HD

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  • 1980
    imgMovies

    Raise the Titanic

    Raise the Titanic

    5.3 1980 HD

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  • 1968
    imgMovies

    Petulia

    Petulia

    5.9 1968 HD

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  • 1966
    imgMovies

    The Quiller Memorandum

    The Quiller Memorandum

    5.7 1966 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    The L-Shaped Room

    The L-Shaped Room

    6.7 1962 HD

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  • 1977
    imgMovies

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    Eleanor and Franklin: The White House Years

    5.1 1977 HD

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  • 1977
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    The Gathering

    The Gathering

    7 1977 HD

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  • 2023
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    The Final Game of Death

    The Final Game of Death

    10 2023 HD

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  • 1963
    imgMovies

    The Cool Mikado

    The Cool Mikado

    1 1963 HD

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  • 1998
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    Mercury Rising

    Mercury Rising

    6.3 1998 HD

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  • 1965
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    King Rat

    King Rat

    7 1965 HD

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  • 1983
    imgMovies

    Svengali

    Svengali

    4.7 1983 HD

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  • 1982
    imgMovies

    Hammett

    Hammett

    6.2 1982 HD

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  • 1972
    imgMovies

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    6.1 1972 HD

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  • 1981
    imgMovies

    The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    The Legend of the Lone Ranger

    5.1 1981 HD

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  • 1979
    imgMovies

    Hanover Street

    Hanover Street

    5.6 1979 HD

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  • 1975
    imgMovies

    Love Among the Ruins

    Love Among the Ruins

    6.8 1975 HD

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  • 1985
    imgMovies

    Out of Africa

    Out of Africa

    7.175 1985 HD

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  • 2019
    imgMovies

    Game of Death Redux

    Game of Death Redux

    5.8 2019 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    The Ipcress File

    The Ipcress File

    6.8 1965 HD

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  • 1992
    imgMovies

    Ruby Cairo

    Ruby Cairo

    4.9 1992 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Four in the Morning

    Four in the Morning

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1965
    imgMovies

    Four in the Morning

    Four in the Morning

    6.2 1965 HD

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  • 1962
    imgMovies

    Mix Me a Person

    Mix Me a Person

    6.2 1962 HD

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  • 1963
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    Tonight in Person

    Tonight in Person

    7 1963 HD

    A series of weekly programmes presenting music in the folk idiom from many parts of the world.

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  • 2006
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    Legends

    Legends

    5 2006 HD

    The story of the big names that have shaped the musical genres, plus an occasional stopgap for the new rock 'n' roll - comedy.

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  • 1971
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    4.9 1971 HD

    The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular...

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  • 1970
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    3 1970 HD

    The story of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, from early youth to his election as President of the United States, as told from Eleanor's point of view.

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  • 1970
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    Great Performances

    Great Performances

    5 1970 HD

    The adventures of two married game wardens in Kenya. George Adamson and Diana Muldaur live with their adopted lioness Elsa the Lioness, where they...

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