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Hugh Hudson directs this nostalgic tribute to Cambridge University
athletes Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell, recounting the events of
the 1924 Olympics. Abrahams (Ben Cross) is a Jew who experiences
racial prejudice at Cambridge, while Liddell (Ian Charleson) is a
Scot who runs for the glory of God. The two become rivals on the
track, and both are chosen to represent Britain at the Paris
Olympics. However, a problem arises when Lidell learns that he is
expected to compete on the Sabbath; something that goes directly
against his religious beliefs. The film won Oscars for Best
Picture, Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score and Best
Costume Design, and received a further three nominations.
A collection of 23 dramas based on the novels of Catherine Cookson:
'The Mallen Secret', 'The Mallen Curse', 'The Mallen Girls', 'The
Mallen Streak', 'The Fifteen Streets', 'The Wingless Bird', 'The
Round Tower', 'The Black Velvet Gown', 'The Black Candle', 'The Rag
Nymph', 'The Moth', 'The Girl', 'The Tide of Life', 'The Glass
Virgin', 'The Gambling Man', 'The Man Who Cried', 'The Cinder
Path', 'The Dwelling Place', 'The Colour Blind', 'The Tilly
Trotter', 'The Storyteller', 'The Secret' and 'Dinner of Herbs'.
Urbane. Brilliant. Brave. Funny. Famous. Handsome. Nigel Havers is
the real-life charmer you might expect. In a career that has taken
him from a schoolboy production of A Midsummer Night's Dream to the
red carpet on Oscar Night with Chariots of Fire, via starring roles
in the West End stage, classic television series like Don't Wait Up
and a cameo in Little Britain, the Hollywood blockbusters that made
him a household name are only the beginning. With characteristic
modesty and a captivating eye for the absurd, he treats us to the
highlights and lowlights of a life like no other; a life in which
chilling reality (watching his father Michael - later the Attorney
General - begin his prosecution of the Yorkshire Ripper) and
beguiling fantasy (sleeping with 'Elizabeth Taylor') continuously
and arrestingly collide.
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Farewell to the King (DVD)
Nick Nolte, Nigel Havers, Frank McRae, Gerry Lopez, Marilyn Tokuda, …
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R417
Discovery Miles 4 170
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Ships in 15 - 30 working days
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War drama in which a US deserter is taken in by a Borneo jungle
tribe only to find that the tribe are threatened by his country's
enemies as well. Learoyd (Nick Nolte) is sent to fight the Japanese
in tough jungle conditions and deserts, only to end up in a POW
camp anyway. Narrowly escaping death at the hands of a firing
squad, he flees into the Borneo jungle where he is taken in by a
tribe of natives called the Dayaks. The Dayaks grow to worship
Learoyd due to certain physical characteristics they perceive as
holy, and he is anointed king. When a British officer (Nigel
Havers) seeks out this 'King' for help in defeating the Japanese,
Learoyd remains reluctant to fight. However, as the relationship
between the men grows stronger and the Japanese begin to threaten
the Dayaks, Learoyd's warlike qualities come to the fore...
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