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Chiefs (TV Mini Series)Chiefs (TV Mini Series) (1983)
Dir. Jerry London
Feat. Charlton Heston, Keith Carradine, Brad Davis
A well–regarded television series stretching across three generations of policemen in a small city in the American South, beset by changing…
ConstanceConstance (1983)
Dir. Bruce Morrison
Feat. Donogh Rees
Donogh Rees gives a restrained performance in this post–war period drama as a school–teacher whose fanciful dreams are realised and then…
Dangerous CornerDangerous Corner (1983)
Dir. James Ormerod
Feat. Daniel Day-Lewis, Susan Fleetwood, Anthony Valentine
A dated, though juicy BBC potboiler with Daniel Day–Lewis amongst a circle of friends hiding illicit affairs and other unsavory secrets.…
Day After, TheDay After, The (1983)
Dir. Nicholas Meyer
Feat. Jason Robards Jr., JoBeth Williams, Steve Guttenberg
Emmy award–winning cautionary tale of the Reagan era chillingly dramatises the day after (and less successfully – the day 'before') a…
Dresser, TheDresser, The (1983)
Dir. Peter Yates
Feat. Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay
Classic backstage tale of the theatre, with an imperious actor–manager (Finney) being pampered and supported by his loyal dresser (Courtenay).…
Eddie and the CruisersEddie and the Cruisers (1983)
Dir. Martin Davidson
Feat. Michael Pare, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano
Unusual drama, only partially realised, based around a legendary presumed–dead 60s rock’n’roller (Michael Pare) whose life is investigated…
El NorteEl Norte (The North) (1983)
Dir. Gregory Nava
Feat. Zaide Silvia Gutierrez, David Villalpando
The journey northward of a Guatemalan brother and sister (Zaide Silvia Gutierrez and David Villalpando) on the run is an epic saga of the modern…
Experience Preferred, but Not EssentialExperience Preferred, but Not Essential (1983)
Dir. Peter Duffell
Feat. Elizabeth Edmonds, Sue Wallace
Amusing, low–key drama about a young woman waitressing at a seaside resort.
ExposedExposed (1983)
Dir. James Toback
Feat. Nastassja Kinski, Harvey Keitel, Rudolph Nureyev
Typically unrestrained effort from cult director Toback has Nastassja Kinski in fine form as a midwestern girl seeking fame in New York CIty. If…
Fanny and AlexanderFanny and Alexander (1983) Recommended
Dir. Ingmar Bergman
Feat. Kristina Adolphson, Borje Ahlstedt, Pernilla Allwin
Dir. Bergman's last film is his least typical, yet one of his finest. It tells a semi–autobiographical family saga through the eyes of two…

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