David M. Thompson Movies
- 2015
The Making of 'The Beast'
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Camera operator Noël Véry provides a commentary on footage shot during the making of The Beast.
- 1989
Dream Baby
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Annie Kirk's life is in chaos. She is broke, unemployed, can't pay her poll tax and has two boyfriends she wants to be shot of. She is determined to...
- 1987
Land
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The Amazonian jungle, Brazil, 1987. Ruthless landowners are evicting peasants from their land. The peasants look to the priest for help, and are...
- 2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
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Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."
- 2012
Screen Goddesses
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With the beginnings of Hollywood, the star system was born with an archetypal bad girl - the vampish Theda Bara - and the good girl - the blazingly...
- 1987
Cariani and the Courtesans
Cariani and the Courtesans01987HD
When Cariani the painter falls in love with the beautiful girl who receives mysterious visitors in the rooms below, he is drawn into a web of danger...
- 1992
The Last Romantics
The Last Romantics01992HD
A semi-fictionalized account of the life of writer F.R. Leavis, his mentor Arthur Quiller Couch, and Leavis's own students at Cambridge University.
- 1990
Rossellini
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A profile of the film director Roberto Rossellini, looking at his life, personality and films, following his career and his relationship with Ingrid...
- 1988
Shadow on the Earth
Shadow on the Earth01988HD
On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin is hurtling through space. Down below, 7-year-old Billy Wilson keeps watching the skies, itching for an encounter...
- 1992
Granada: From the North
Granada: From the North01992HD
The story of Granada, the company responsible for Britain's most enduring soap opera Coronation Street, the current affairs series World in Action,...
- 2000
Summer in the Suburbs
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After the body of a 14-year-old girl is found in a field, detective Ted Lyle and his wife Sandra are among local parents caught up in a wave of fear...
- 2003
Busby Berkeley: Going Through the Roof
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Documentary profile of legendary dance choreographer Busby Berkeley.
- 2003
This Little Life
This Little Life02003HD
A powerful one-off drama written by Rosemary Kay , winner of the BBC's Dennis Potter award for new screenwriting. Sadie and Richie MacGregor are...
- 1983
Martin Luther, Heretic
Martin Luther, Heretic01983HD
Martin Luther inspires a breakaway from the Roman Catholic church and is the founder of Protestantism.
- 2002
Robert Altman in England
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Robert Altman interviewed during the making of GOSFORD PARK (2001), as well as members of the cast and crew. Also, revealing behind the scenes...
- 1986
Asinamali
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Five black men in South Africa end up in jail - for crimes which range from shooting a security policeman to sleeping with a white boss's wife. What...
- 1966
Turner
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A documentary feature offering a general introduction to the work of the painter J.M.W. Turner.
- 1963
Francis Bacon: Paintings 1941 - 1962
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A documentary feature that attempts to approach the meaning of Francis Bacon's vision of the human predicament, without using words, just solely...
- 1974
Monet in London
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A BAFTA award winning documentary looking at Monet's work in London, particularly with the development of the theme of the dispersion of light by...
- 1979
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives
Are My Ears on Wrong?: A Profile of Charles Ives01979HD
Dramatizations and actual archival film footage and photographs combine to relate the life of American composer Charles Ives and to document the...