Items Matching Tag 'Eileen Atkins'

Robin Hood: Director's Cut (2010) (DVD Details)
Discover the untold story of the man behind the legend as Robin, a heroic warrior, turns outlaw when he assembles a band of skilled marauders to confront injustice and lead an uprising against a weak and corrupt English King. When the rebellious hero falls for the spirited Lady Marion, he must first save her village and then confront a growing storm of threats from near and afar if he is to win...

Equus (UK) (DVD Details)
Sidney Lumet`s Oscar-nominated adaptation of Peter Shaffer`s Tony Award-winning play erupts on the screen with the same power and passion as the stage original. Richard Burton gives one of his best performances ever in this elegant and provocative tale of myth and madness. What would drive Alan Strang (Peter Firth), a troubled adolescent stable boy, to blind six horses with a metal spike?...

Avengers, The (UK) (DVD Details)
The Avengers, the hip secret-agent series from `60s TV, is reinvented for the movies with a stylish blend of wit, fabulous retro fashions and effects-packed action. Ralph Fiennes is the very dapper John Steed and Uma Thurman is the smartly catsuited Emma Peel, two secret agents who fight crime with style. Sean Connery portrays Sir August De Wynter, an evil genius out to control the world with his...

Gosford Park (US) (DVD Details)
Robert Altman directs this elegant period drama and Agatha Christie-style murder mystery that features the cream of British acting talent. Gathered at aristocrat Michael Gambon`s big house are fellow toffs Charles Dance, James Wilby and Jeremy Northam (as British matinee idol Ivor Novello) among others. Meanwhile, downstairs in the bustling servant`s quarters we encounter Alan Bates and Helen...

Gosford Park (UK) (DVD Details)
Robert Altman directs this elegant period drama and Agatha Christie-style murder mystery that features the cream of British acting talent. Gathered at aristocrat Michael Gambon`s big house are fellow toffs Charles Dance, James Wilby and Jeremy Northam (as British matinee idol Ivor Novello) among others. Meanwhile, downstairs in the bustling servant`s quarters we encounter Alan Bates and Helen...

Bertie And Elizabeth (UK) (DVD Details)
The enchanting feature - length portrayal of the life of Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, focuses on her courtship by the shy, future George VI (known as Bertie), the love story that followed and the birth of their daughters, Elizabeth and Margaret. This fascinating adaptation also covers the abdication crises of Edward VIII, the Coronation of George VI as British King, the strong relationship...